Micah Mazzccua announces intention to enter transfer portal, deletes tweet
UPDATE: Micah Mazzccua has deleted his tweet about transferring and is still with the Florida football team.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators were dealt a huge blow on Thursday. Baylor transfer Micah Mazzccua announced that he intends to re-enter the transfer portal when it opens again on April 15.
“Appreciate Coach Napier and his staff but I feel it’s best for me to put myself back in the portal,” Mazzccua wrote on Twitter.
Mazzccua was projected to be the starting left guard for the Gators when the season opens in 2023. On the field, Mazzccua was turning heads. His offensive line coach, and offensive coordinator, Rob Sale raved about his maturity and football IQ.
“I like him. He got some freakin’ dog in him,” Sale said. “I’d rather say whoa, then go so give me guys like that. Micah is kind of like Cybo when it comes to you can teach a concept one time and he has it. Some guys got to take notes, write it down, do a walkthrough. Micah kinda just looks at you and goes, ‘Alright.’
“You think, ‘Do you got it or not?’ He’s like, ‘I got it’, and sure enough, he gets it. So, football comes easy to him like O’Cyrus. They’re different in their movement skills, and so that’s different. But he’s a good football player to do that every day right now, too.”
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Without Mazzccua the Gators will have to turn to another player to start at left guard. Richie Leonard has been playing right guard. Kamryn Waites is out for the spring with an Achillie’s injury, but would be the next man up inside when he returns healthy in the summer. The Gators will also likely be back on the market when the portal opens again this summer, looking to replace Mazzccua.
PFF Grades for Micah Mazzccua
Mazzccua was graded the No. 41 offensive guard in terms of pass blocking by Pro Football Focus. He allowed just one sack and 11 pressures in pass protection — numbers that sit just behind Torrence’s zero sacks and eight pressures — to be rated as one of the top guards overall in college football in 2022 by PFF.
Despite his 6-5, 331-pound frame, Mazzccua has shown stamina playing in Baylor’s uptempo offense. He played in at least 70 snaps in six of his 11 appearances, including an astounding 91 plays against Texas Tech.
Mazzccua also was a great run blocker for the Bears last season. He posted the 15th-best run-blocking grade among qualifying guards (min. 20% of maximum snaps played by a guard in the FBS) per PFF. His 76.9 run-blocking grade led the conference for his position. He also allowed just one sack, two quarterback hits, and 11 pressures in 367 pass-blocking snaps last season.
