Former Richmond kicker Sean O’Haire headlines Maryland football’s under-the-radar transfer portal additions this offseason. The Ireland native went 12-for-12 on field goal attempts this past season, only playing in four regular-season games as a true freshman to preserve eligibility, meaning he can play four seasons for the Terps.
O’Haire is a quality addition for coach Michael Locksley’s squad, but Richmond coach Russ Huesman isn’t pleased with how he says the recruiting process transpired.
“Maryland tampered with our kicker and gave him $50,000,” Huesman told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “They came in, they tampered. The kid had zero interest in transferring, they offered him money. It happens all over the country, and there’s nothing the NCAA’s going to do about it.”
Huesman says there was no previous inclination that O’Haire planned to transfer. He believes Maryland reached out while O’Haire was still on Richmond’s roster in hopes of luring him into the portal, which would break NCAA rules.
“He’s got an unbelievable future,” Huesman said. “This was not on him. This was on Maryland. This was on [O’Haire’s] handlers. It was on a lot of other people that I’m not real happy with.”
Maryland’s athletic department declined to comment on Huesman’s statements when asked by The Baltimore Sun.
This isn’t the first time Huesman has teed off on the transfer portal this offseason.
In December, Huesman bemoaned the current state of college football. His starting quarterback Camden Coleman and his top two receivers (former Terp Nick DeGennaro and Landon Ellis) left the Spiders for in-state program James Madison. Star safety Matthew Traynor joined Wisconsin, and running back Zach Palmer-Smith left for the University of Louisiana Monroe. Offensive lineman Keith Gouveia will play…
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