The Steele of the Portal

All transfer portal roads lead to USC. This recruit class has been a headache so far playing leap frog with programs. The Bru McCoy thing is exhausting. To sum it all up in one sentence Bru McCoy signed to USC, Kliff Kingsbury left, Bru follwed him out the door to Texas, Texas rubbed USC's nose in it, Bru re-enters the transfer portal after a few weeks at Texas, Sam Ehlinger (QB1) and Tom Herman (HC) fly out to Bru to try to Mavs/Clippers DeAndre Jordan him, doesn't work, he wants to go back to USC where he originally started *exhale*.

Chris Steele is now on his third school since enrolling with Florida on January 5th. I believe it's not being talked as much as Bru McCoy for two reasons. 1. Bru is a higher ranked recruit than Chris,

2. His transfer from Florida involves a teammate's sexual misconduct and I'm sure the NCAA doesn't want to keep reminding everybody of that. 

So who is Chris Steele? Chris is a highly sought after CB, ranked 42nd overall by 247 Sports, who enrolled with the Gators in early January. During his time in Gainesville his roommate Jalon Jones was accused of sexual battery and it's rumored that Steele was named in the police report as a witness. That's when he decided to get the fuck out of Dodge. His Gator teammates didn't like that too much and subtweeted the shit out of him. 

Steele then decided to surround himself in a more positive atmosphere and verbally(?) committed to Oregon. He told the Athletic that he had a big brother relationship with their CB coach, Donte Williams. So it seemed like the Ducks added a top 50 recruit to their already historic recruit class. 

Now reports are coming out that Steele has changed his mind again. He's decided to head back to his hometown and play for USC. That's when I decided to write this blog. I wanted to rip him apart. I wanted to rip this recruit class apart and the transfer portal apart. I wanted to run outside, shake my fist at the clouds and scream "THESE DAMN KIDS!". Then I read Chris' article with the Athletic. Steele informed the Athletic that his mom recently was laid off and she has never missed one of his games. He said a plane ticket to Eugene, Oregon cost $400-$500. He said that his grandmother was helping to support his family but is now on dialysis. Chris Steele wants to transfer close to his home to help support his family, earn a degree, and play football. He's 18 years old. Sometimes as a rabid CFB fan I forget that these kids are just that, kids. I wish Chris Steele all the luck in the world and hope things work out in his favor. 

According to 247 Sports if both Chris Steele and Bru McCoy head to USC it will drop their Class Rank from 20th to 14th.