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Tennessee OL Trey Smith: NCAA’s denial of Cade Mays’ waiver is ‘asinine’

The #FreeCadeMays movement is being led by Tennessee senior guard Trey Smith, who desperately wants at least one season playing alongside of May. Each player is a former five-star prospect and would form quite the duo on the Tennessee offensive line.

Mays transferred to Tennessee from Georgia during the offseason, expecting to land a waiver to play immediately. But that didn’t happen. The NCAA shot his request down, and Tennessee is in the middle of an appeals process. Just days after denying the waiver, the NCAA approved freezing eligibility for the 2020 season — something that makes their decision on Mays even more questionable.