Current:Home > MyMiami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin says Alabama ‘stole’ kicker Graham Nicholson-LoTradeCoin
Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin says Alabama ‘stole’ kicker Graham Nicholson
View Date:2024-12-24 08:36:33
Miami (Ohio) football coach Chuck Martin did not hold back with his criticism of Alabama, saying the Crimson Tide “stole” and "illegally recruited" his top kicker.
Ranking among the nation’s top kickers, Graham Nicholson had a superb 2023 season for the RedHawks, making 27 of 28 of his field-goal attempts and 35 of 37 extra points. Winning the Lou Groza Award for the best collegiate place-kicker, Nicholson helped his team to an 11-3 record and its first MAC championship since 2019.
However, instead of returning to play for Miami as a senior, Nicholson transferred to Alabama via the portal during the offseason.
Martin blasted the Crimson Tide for the move in an interview video circulating online Thursday.
“Alabama stole our kicker,” Martin said. “They illegally recruited our kicker and stole him from us, and that's a fact."
"We didn't lose him. He's at Alabama. We know exactly where he's at,” Martin added.
Martin also expressed frustration with the current state of transfers in college football.
"But that's college football,” he said. “But we act like it's not ... we live in this la-la world, like hey let's not talk reality. I don't know why, I mean everyone knows what's going on."
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer responded to Martin's comments when asked about them Thursday.
"[Nicholson] entered the portal and we reached out to him, so that's how it goes," DeBoer said. "We did everything we were supposed to."
Miami (Ohio) will kick off its 2024 season against Northwestern on Aug. 31, while Alabama will take on Western Kentucky.
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Old Navy's Early Black Friday Deals Start at $1.97 -- Get Holiday-Ready Sweaters, Skirts, Puffers & More
- Lawsuit Asserting the ‘Rights of Salmon’ Ends in a Settlement That Benefits The Fish
- Climate Change Wiped Out Thousands of the West’s Most Iconic Cactus. Can Planting More Help a Species that Takes a Century to Mature?
- Carbon Removal Projects Leap Forward With New Offset Deal. Will They Actually Help the Climate?
- Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
- Record Investment Merely Scratches the Surface of Fixing Black America’s Water Crisis
- Alix Earle Recommended This $8 Dermaplaning Tool and I Had To Try It: Here’s What Happened
- A New White House Plan Prioritizes Using the Ocean’s Power to Fight Climate Change
- College Football Playoff ranking release: Army, Georgia lead winners and losers
- Inside Climate News Staff Writers Liza Gross and Aydali Campa Recognized for Accountability Journalism
Ranking
- Exclusive Yankee Candle Sale: 50% Off Holiday Candles for a Limited Time
- Washington’s Treasured Cherry Blossoms Prompt Reflection on Local Climate Change
- California Bill Would Hit Oil Companies With $1 Million Penalty for Health Impacts
- Get the Know the New Real Housewives of New York City Cast
- Jimmy Kimmel, more late-night hosts 'shocked' by Trump Cabinet picks: 'Goblins and weirdos'
- Chicago, HUD Settle Environmental Racism Case as Lori Lightfoot Leaves Office
- Lindsay Lohan Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Bader Shammas
- Biden’s Top Climate Adviser Signals Support for Permitting Deal with Fossil Fuel Advocates
Recommendation
-
Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here’s how and why
-
Q&A: The ‘Perfect, Polite Protester’ Reflects on Her Sit-in to Stop a Gas Compressor Outside Boston
-
Shell Refinery Unit Had History of Malfunctions Before Fire
-
See the Stylish Way Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Celebrated Their First Wedding Anniversary
-
Arkansas governor unveils $102 million plan to update state employee pay plan
-
EPA Spurns Trump-Era Effort to Drop Clean-Air Protections For Plastic Waste Recycling
-
Gigi Hadid Released After Being Arrested for Marijuana in Cayman Islands
-
It’s the Features, Stupid: EV Market Share Is Growing Because the Vehicles Keep Getting Better