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The saga of erstwhile Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier took another turn on Monday, when Forcier withdrew from San Jose State, where he transferred in the summer of 2010.

Forcier, who led Michigan to a 4-0 start in 2009, has been the subject of all manner of transfer rumors since being supplanted as the Wolverines' starting quarterback by Denard Robinson before the 2010 season. Early in 2011, after being ruled academically ineligible to play for Michigan in the 2011 Gator Bowl, Forcier announced his decision to transfer from Michigan via Twitter, and considered schools like Washington and Kansas State before eventually deciding to transfer to Miami in February.

However, Forcier never made it to Coral Gables, instead deciding to continue looking for another school, and considered Hawai'i before ultimately choosing to transfer to San Jose State.

Forcier's departure was related to academics, according to John Wilner of the San Jose Mercury-News, and leaves San Jose State with a largely unproven pack of quarterbacks behind him.

Tate Forcier To Join San Jose State Spartans

Former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier is headed to the Spartans. No, not those Spartans. To move from Michigan to Michigan State would be far too prosaic for a cultivated man like Tate Forcier, who tends to think well outside the box when choosing colleges.

Instead, Forcier has chosen the San Jose State Spartans. He'll report to the team at the end of next week.

Forcier was Michigan's starting quarterback as a freshman in 2009. He lost his job to Denard Robinson in 2010, but still managed to play quite a bit, completing 54 of 84 passes for 597 yards. He lost his academic eligibility before the team's bowl game and did not return to classes in the spring. Then head coach Rich Rodriguez was replaced by Brady Hoke.

It was initially reported that Forcier would transfer to Miami, but then he bowed out due to "personal reasons." Then he was rumored to be headed to the University of Hawaii, but the Warriors decided his academic issues would probably prevent him from being with the team in the fall. So now, he's a Spartan ... but will he stick there for good? It's hard to say. There probably are still a few new time zones somewhere with some football teams Forcier hasn't thought about. You can't keep the QB FORCE in one place for too long.

Tate Forcier To Hawaii Football? Nope, After Academic Issues

The Hawaii Warriors pursuit of Tate Forcier has ended due to academic issues with the former Michigan quarterback, Stephen Tsai of the Star Advertiser reports.

Forcier was scheduled to visit the school this weekend, but those plans are now off after the school received his transcripts from Michigan and projected that he did not meet the requirements to join the team for the Fall semester, which gets underway on August 22.

A highly-touted recruit out of San Diego, Forcier was named the starter at Michigan as a true freshman. Forcier completed 58.7 percent of his 281 pass attempts as a freshman for 2,050 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. After losing his starting job to fellow sophomore Denard Robinson in 2010, Forcier came off the bench to complete 54-of-84 pass attempts for 597 with four touchdowns and four interceptions.

Forcier was ruled academically ineligible for the Gator Bowl and left the program.

Forcier planned to transfer to the Miami Hurricanes, but cited family reasons when backing out in May.

As for the Warriors quarterback situation, Tsai names freshman David Graves as the leading candidate to start in 2012, which would have been Forcier's first season with the team.

Tate Forcier Strongly Considering Hawaii, San Jose State As Transfer Options

Former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier has been racking up the frequent flier mileage since announcing that he would transfer from the University of Michigan to play football elsewhere. Initial reports had him going to Miami but that fell through.

Now it seems that Tate is looking to the WAC or Mountain West as his new home. It's just a question of which school.

Tate said Thursday that he will visit with the University of Hawaii next week, where he could follow in Colt Brennan's lofty footsteps. He says that Hawaii and San Jose State are the two schools he is showing "strong [consideration]," though Nevada has apparently shown interest as well.

Forcier started for the Wolverines in 2009 but fell down the depth chart quickly. He backed up Denard Robinson in eight games last season and announced in January that he was leaving Michigan, not soon after Brady Hoke had been hired as the new football coach.

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Tate Forcier Contacts Hawaii Football About Potential Transfer, According To Report

When last we heard of former Michigan Wolverines QB Tate Forcier's football plans, he was leaving the Miami Hurricanes and considering a move closer to his home in San Diego, while also eying more distant destinations like Montana. Now he's reportedly sent a three-page letter to Hawaii, though the contents are of an unknown nature.

Joining the Hawaii Warriors program wouldn't exactly put him within a quick drive of his hometown, but flights between Southern California and Honolulu aren't hard to wrangle.

A transfer to Hawaii could be an interesting opportunity, with rising senior Bryant Moniz, who led the nation with over 5,000 passing yards in 2010, leaving campus before Forcier would be eligible to take the field. No word yet of course on whether the Warriors are even considering acquiring Forcier. Mostly kind of wish he'd just pick somewhere and stick with it.

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Tate Forcier Reportedly Transfers To Miami, Describes Al Golden In Classic QB Force Fashion

Tate Forcier enjoyed his Wednesday visit to the Miami Hurricanes so much that he’s already signed papers to transfer to South Beach, according to Bruce Feldman. After seeing campus, Forcier described his experience to Joe Schad in the most QB FORCE of terms.

Forcier to Schad:

I really want to be a part of the rebirth at Miami. There is so much positive energy around this program.

Isn’t that so QB FORCE? The pairing of Forcier with Al Golden, a man whose biggest claim to fame so far is a vintage workout video, seems too excellent to be true, so let’s contain ourselves for a moment. The former Michigan QB had recently narrowed his list of potential transfer schools to Miami, Kansas State, Washington, Arizona, and Montana, with the Canes visit coming first, but it looks like love at first sight.

The Canes should be happy to have another arm on board, with Stephen Morris unproven and Jacory Harris proven in the wrong way. For Forcier to cut his tour short to sign with Miami would be a nice boost for a Miami offseason that hasn’t endured the smoothest of transition periods.

Tate Forcier Visting Miami, Kansas State First On QB Force 2011 World Tour

Ex-Michigan Wolverines QB Tate Forcier told ESPN's Joe Schad that he has finalized his list of schools that he will consider transferring to, and that he will start making visits this week:

Forcier will begin visiting transfer choices Monday and has narrowed his options to Kansas State, Washington, Arizona, Miami and Montana.

Forcier is already on his way to visit Miami on Monday, with his next stop supposed to be Kansas State. Team systems and quarterback situations will be the ultimate factors in where Forcier ends up. He was supplanted at Michigan by Denard Robinson, a better fit to run the spread attack that Michigan ran, and of Forcier's choices Montana is the only school that runs a true spread attack. However, the others each have spread elements.

If Forcier goes to Montana he can play right away, but if he goes to the other schools he will not be eligible to play until 2012, at which point he will have two years of eligibility left. Miami and Arizona will be looking for a new quarterback in 2012, while Washington and Kansas State will be looking for new starters in the fall of 2011.

Tate Forcier Transfer Options Include Miami, Washington

Former Michigan Wolverines quarterback Tate Forcier, who infamously sent out multiple tweets to announce he was transferring from the school, has announced a list that could include his next landing spot. Forcier is considering a wide range of schools that includes Washington, Miami, New Mexico, San Diego State, Middle Tennessee State and Baylor. Plus he is considering a few FCS schools in Montana, South Carolina State and Florida A&M.

Forcier is planning on looking for his next school immediately:

"I'm really just looking for the best situation and the best opportunity," Forcier said. "I have a few schools at all levels that I'm interested in. I'm going to set up all my visits as early as possible because all the schools are already wanting me to come visit starting this weekend."

Forcier is looking for an opportunity to be a starting quarterback. Had he stayed at Michigan we would have been stuck behind Denard Robinson for the remainder of his career. 

Tate Forcier Announces Intention To Transfer From Michigan Via Twitter

Around 11:45 p.m. EST, Michigan backup quarterback Tate Forcier took to his family's Twitter account (confirmed by others) and made it clear that he is going to transfer from UM and play the rest of his career elsewhere.

For the half-hour that followed his initial tweet, Forcier spelled out his reasoning and intentions for wanting to transfer. Here are his tweets in order of appearance:

Why do we all wait until we are at our lowest point to seek God’s help?...I’ve been kicked, pushed, knocked down, publicly berated, belittled, emasculated and more...There are plenty of legitimate reasons to give up or feel the victim...The humility of it all is indescribable and that is exactly my point...I had to reach rock bottom in order to see the light, and for that, I am thankful...It was not until then, I realized that it was my lack of accountability and maturity and not to pass blame...I do hope all my young fans forgive me and benefit from my lessons that I have learned...Be grateful for what you have and be humble for your successes...Don’t wait to ask God into your life as he will help you see things clearer...In summary, I believe, I will become a better student and a person of stronger character from these experiences at Michigan...I can proudly state,"I worked hard on the practice field, in the film room and at meetings" after all, football is my passion...I had fun celebrating with the fans...I even competed hard while injured as a true freshman through the last (8) games in 2009, but I always played the game giving it my all...I am proud to have been part of Michigan Football history and will always cherish the memory...The last few weeks I worked extremely hard to catch back up...I really wanted to stay. I was not giving up on Michigan, but in the end, it was made clear they had given up on me...With that being said, its time for me to go...I promise the Michigan family and fans I will make you proud again...Tate Forcier #5 - A Michigan Man Forever - Go Blue.

Forcier's status with the Wolverines has been in question since Rich Rodriguez was fired. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said that quarterback Tate Forcier was no longer with the program on January 12th. On January 13th, his father told reporters that Tate wanted to return to the university if he was wanted. Instead, Forcier seems to have received no assurances from Brady Hoke and the new regime at UM, hence the desire to transfer and play elsewhere.

Head on over to Maize n Brew for some reaction to the announcement.