Oliver Martin Updates: 5th on Depth Chart. 1st Catch as a Hawk is a TD! Eligible 3 Yrs('19,'20,'21)
Aug 31, 2019 Update:
Oliver's 1st catch as a Hawkeye occurred in his 1st game as a Hawkeye and it is a TOUCHDOWN.
As a result, Iowa extended it's 3rd quarter lead over Miami (OH) to 17-7.
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Aug 28, 2019 Update:
Aug 27, 2019 Update:
From the Des Moines Register Reporters:
Aug 9, 2019 Update:
Kirk Ferentz says NCAA only recently received Oliver Martin petition
Chad Leistikow,
Hawk Central
Published Aug. 9, 2019, 2:25 p.m. CT
IOWA CITY, Ia. — The paperwork has been submitted, but only recently, in the quest to gain wide-receiver transfer Oliver Martin immediate eligibility for the Iowa football program.
Head coach Kirk Ferentz said the petition to the NCAA, which is largely in the hands of the UI compliance office (and an attorney hired by the Martin family), was filed "within the last two weeks." So it’s a misnomer to suggest the NCAA has been sitting on the former Michigan receiver’s case.
What took so long? Ferentz didn't offer that information. Nor does he have any clue what the NCAA will rule.
“Oliver doesn’t have any information; I don’t have any information,” Ferentz said during Iowa’s media day Friday. “There’s not much we can do. So, we’ll just remain neutral. I’d like to be optimistic, but I don’t have any grounds for that.”
Martin continues to practice well, Ferentz said. But with the season approaching fast, a quick ruling either way would help coaches determine whether Martin will be part of the 2019 plans as a redshirt sophomore or whether he’ll have to sit out until 2020.
Iowa is seven practices into fall camp, and its season opener is Aug. 31 against Miami of Ohio.
“If he can get eligibility,” Ferentz said. “I certainly think he’ll help our football team this year.”
Martin, the former Iowa City West standout, joined the Hawkeyes in early June after two years at Michigan and a quick stay in the NCAA transfer portal. Iowa was his first choice, and he was immediately welcomed back to his hometown.
On our Hawk Central radio show in June, wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland said Martin had been doing well. As for his eligibility, he said then: "Either way, he’s going to contribute. He’s going to help the program."
https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...pdate-media-day-michigan-transfer/1969080001/
Aug 6, 2019 Update:
Still NOTHING.
Aug 1, 2019 Update:
No ruling yet; no known timetable.
July 19, 2019 ORIGINAL POST
Great article from Chad Leistikow.
Some excerpts:
[Ferentz] later got a question about the NCAA’s transfer portal and chuckled.
Ferentz joined the chorus of many Big Ten coaches here, saying he is confused why some players are granted immediate eligibility after transferring and others are not. He and the Hawkeyes are currently in that state of limbo. They're waiting to hear from the NCAA on whether Michigan transfer Oliver Martin will be cleared to play in 2019 for the Hawkeyes.
“Just some clarity on that whole thing would really help," Ferentz said. "I understand how the portal works. That’s pretty clear. What is confusing is who gets a pass to the field and who doesn’t, and that didn’t start this past 12 months, either."
The Martin family has hired an attorney to help with his petition.
Ferentz, in a later interview with Iowa reporters, couldn't offer a timetable of when the NCAA will rule. Athletics director Gary Barta said in a separate interview that his research showed that 60% to 70% of immediate-eligibility waivers for transfers have been approved. That would seem to increase Martin's odds.
“I’m not an expert on the topic at all, but as an outsider, it certainly seems like your chances of getting things your way increase (with an attorney)," Ferentz said. "We’ll just wait and see."
Martin loves it at Iowa, and a source says he has acclimated quickly to the wide-receivers room; building culture is an important piece to the Hawkeyes 'formula, and Martin is on the right track.
“He’s been training with the team all summer long and doing a great job," Ferentz said. "Seems to have fit right in with everybody. Obviously knows Iowa City a little bit. I think he’s doing a great job."
As for the waiver?
"We obviously think he’s a really good football player and good young person," Ferentz said. "If he could help our football team, I’m all for anyone helping us. But we’re not counting on it. That’d be a bonus.”
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LINK: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...r-portal-oliver-martin-recruiting/1772814001/
Aug 31, 2019 Update:
Oliver's 1st catch as a Hawkeye occurred in his 1st game as a Hawkeye and it is a TOUCHDOWN.
As a result, Iowa extended it's 3rd quarter lead over Miami (OH) to 17-7.
Watch:
CLICK ON IMAGES FOR LARGER VIEW
Aug 28, 2019 Update:
Aug 27, 2019 Update:
From the Des Moines Register Reporters:
Aug 9, 2019 Update:
Kirk Ferentz says NCAA only recently received Oliver Martin petition
Chad Leistikow,
Hawk Central
Published Aug. 9, 2019, 2:25 p.m. CT
IOWA CITY, Ia. — The paperwork has been submitted, but only recently, in the quest to gain wide-receiver transfer Oliver Martin immediate eligibility for the Iowa football program.
Head coach Kirk Ferentz said the petition to the NCAA, which is largely in the hands of the UI compliance office (and an attorney hired by the Martin family), was filed "within the last two weeks." So it’s a misnomer to suggest the NCAA has been sitting on the former Michigan receiver’s case.
What took so long? Ferentz didn't offer that information. Nor does he have any clue what the NCAA will rule.
“Oliver doesn’t have any information; I don’t have any information,” Ferentz said during Iowa’s media day Friday. “There’s not much we can do. So, we’ll just remain neutral. I’d like to be optimistic, but I don’t have any grounds for that.”
Martin continues to practice well, Ferentz said. But with the season approaching fast, a quick ruling either way would help coaches determine whether Martin will be part of the 2019 plans as a redshirt sophomore or whether he’ll have to sit out until 2020.
Iowa is seven practices into fall camp, and its season opener is Aug. 31 against Miami of Ohio.
“If he can get eligibility,” Ferentz said. “I certainly think he’ll help our football team this year.”
Martin, the former Iowa City West standout, joined the Hawkeyes in early June after two years at Michigan and a quick stay in the NCAA transfer portal. Iowa was his first choice, and he was immediately welcomed back to his hometown.
On our Hawk Central radio show in June, wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland said Martin had been doing well. As for his eligibility, he said then: "Either way, he’s going to contribute. He’s going to help the program."
https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...pdate-media-day-michigan-transfer/1969080001/
Aug 6, 2019 Update:
Still NOTHING.
Aug 1, 2019 Update:
No ruling yet; no known timetable.
July 19, 2019 ORIGINAL POST
Great article from Chad Leistikow.
Some excerpts:
[Ferentz] later got a question about the NCAA’s transfer portal and chuckled.
Ferentz joined the chorus of many Big Ten coaches here, saying he is confused why some players are granted immediate eligibility after transferring and others are not. He and the Hawkeyes are currently in that state of limbo. They're waiting to hear from the NCAA on whether Michigan transfer Oliver Martin will be cleared to play in 2019 for the Hawkeyes.
“Just some clarity on that whole thing would really help," Ferentz said. "I understand how the portal works. That’s pretty clear. What is confusing is who gets a pass to the field and who doesn’t, and that didn’t start this past 12 months, either."
The Martin family has hired an attorney to help with his petition.
Ferentz, in a later interview with Iowa reporters, couldn't offer a timetable of when the NCAA will rule. Athletics director Gary Barta said in a separate interview that his research showed that 60% to 70% of immediate-eligibility waivers for transfers have been approved. That would seem to increase Martin's odds.
“I’m not an expert on the topic at all, but as an outsider, it certainly seems like your chances of getting things your way increase (with an attorney)," Ferentz said. "We’ll just wait and see."
Martin loves it at Iowa, and a source says he has acclimated quickly to the wide-receivers room; building culture is an important piece to the Hawkeyes 'formula, and Martin is on the right track.
“He’s been training with the team all summer long and doing a great job," Ferentz said. "Seems to have fit right in with everybody. Obviously knows Iowa City a little bit. I think he’s doing a great job."
As for the waiver?
"We obviously think he’s a really good football player and good young person," Ferentz said. "If he could help our football team, I’m all for anyone helping us. But we’re not counting on it. That’d be a bonus.”
.
LINK: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...r-portal-oliver-martin-recruiting/1772814001/
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