Tate Martell lands back home at UNLV
LAS VEGAS (BVM) – Exactly nine years to the day that Tate Martell committed to Washington as a 14-year-old in 2012, it’s been reported that the former four-star quarterback will attend UNLV in the fall.
Former four-star Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) QB Tate Martell — who began his collegiate career at Ohio State before transferring to Miami — will attend UNLV this fall, a source has told WFNY.
Martell goes back home to Vegas and still has two years of eligibility remaining.
— Josh Poloha (@JorshP) July 25, 2021
The former Bishop Gorman High School standout returns to his hometown of Las Vegas after stints at a pair of blue-chip programs. Martell committed to Ohio State in 2016 after previously de-committing from both Washington and Texas A&M. The 2016-17 Gatorade High School Player of the Year was expected to be the Buckeyes’ future at the QB position until Dwayne Haskins won the starting job in 2018. When Justin Fields transferred to OSU from Georgia following the 2018 season, Martell entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Miami was Martell’s next destination, but in the midst of a position change to wide receiver and a global pandemic, the Hurricanes weren’t the answer either. He entered the transfer portal again in January.
Martell will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Runnin’ Rebels and he’ll look to rejuvenate a career that once appeared to be destined for stardom.
Former #Rivals100 QB Tate Martell is in the news again, after it was reported today that he's headed to UNLV.
A look back at why Martell was so regarded as a high school talent 👇 pic.twitter.com/TIisYcJ9SO
— Rivals (@Rivals) July 26, 2021
