Virginia Tech received some surprising news today as starting WR Damon Hazelton announced that he'll be leaving Blacksburg and entering the transfer portal.
— Damon Hazelton Jr. (@dahazeltonjr) January 17, 2020
Hazelton, who transferred to Tech from Ball State after his freshman season, had 31 receptions for 527 yards and 8 touchdowns, averaging 17 yards per reception and earning All-ACC Honorable Mention honors despite only playing 9 games due to injury. This came after he led the way for Tech in 2018 with 51 receptions for 802 yards and 8 touchdowns on his way to earning All-ACC Second Team honors.
Hazelton is a grad transfer, but since he transferred previously, he will apparently have to apply for a waiver from the NCAA to become immediately eligible.
And because Hazelton has already transferred once in his career, from Ball State to the #Hokies, my understanding is compliance folks say he'd need an NCAA waiver to be immediately eligible at his next stop, despite being a grad transfer.
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) January 17, 2020
We will have more as this story develops.
