So here’s what happened:
TA was convinced by Chris Flores who was a HS Coach & owner of a marketing company in Orange County to move out to Cali because he was going to facilitate & setup NIL deals for him to get him some money so he could help out his family. His family was struggling & on the verge of getting evicted back in Georgia, so Flores basically manipulated TA into thinking he would get him paid right away & help out his situation. Only problem is, Flores is/was a massive scumbag piece of sh*t human being who lied about everything & was taking advantage of the situation. Flores wound up getting arrested & charged with four counts of sexual molestation & lewd acts on a 15 year old girl.
So when TA moved out to California his eligibility was initially denied by the CIF Southern Section committee (the governing body for HS athletics in Southern CA) because their bylaws specifically state that transfers are not allowed strictly for Athletic purposes & that a residency has to be established outside of Athletic motivations (meaning, you can’t just move somewhere just to play for a particular school, or you can’t go live with someone just to play Sports).
So, he was originally going to have to sit out last season, but Michael Caspino the NIL Lawyer who orchestrated Nico Iamaleava’s deal last year, heard about the case & helped TA file an appeal with the courts & his eligibility was reinstated.