Louisville reporter claims Miami football transfer Tyler Baron kicked off Cardinals
Jeremy Wahman of the Cardinal Sports Zone claimed during an appearance on the College Football Addiction podcast that Tyler Baron was kicked off the Louisville football team.
Tyler Baron, a Miami football transfer addition, was expelled from Louisville for boasting about his NIL transactions, according to Jeremy Wahman of the Cardinal Sports report, who made this revelation during an interview on the College Football Addiction podcast.
About Baron or other transfers leaving Louisville this spring, head coach Jeff Brohm has remained silent. Baron committed to Mississippi early in the 2024 transfer portal cycle before transferring to Louisville after previously playing at Tennessee.
Cornerback Wesley Walker (Baron’s step-brother) transferred to Michigan and running back Peny Boone left Louisville for Central Florida following the spring portal cycle. Wahman discussed the departures of Baron, Boone and Walker after being asked about Louisville’s NIL situation.
Baron, Boone and Walker have been labeled as troublemakers for Louisville. Brohm led the Cardinals to the ACC Championship game in his first season in 2023. Mario Cristobal and his team were likely thorough during their recruitment of Baron after he left Louisville.
“Coach (Jeff) Brohm kicked them all (Baron and others) off the team because they were starting trouble in the locker room, telling everybody ‘oh I’m making this much, you should tell your guys to get you this much’. So it was a situation where you had some troublemakers in the locker room. Coach Brohm found out about it [and] he gave them the boot.””
– Jeremy Wahman, Cardinal Sports Report.
Other rumors spread online about Baron, Boone and Walker’s departures from Louisville. Boone played at Maryland and Kent State before transferring to Louisville. Walker played for Georgia Tech and Tennessee before his brief visitation in Louisville.
Wahman refuted a report that NIL checks from Louisville were returned unpaid. Players that have excelled in college include Baron, Boone, and Walker. Over his four seasons at Tennessee, Baron amassed 101 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, four passes defended, one forced fumble, and one pass breakup.
The details of Baron’s NIL with Miami are unknown. In terms of NIL worth, Baron is ranked 144th in college football by On3. According to reports, Miami offers among of the greatest NIL payouts in the country. The Louisville partner site for Canes Warning According to Big Red Louie, the Derby City local media has confirmed that “Brohm essentially packed their bags.”
