Bielema's comments were widely interpreted as implying potential tampering -- an increasingly common concern in the transfer portal era. But following fan criticism of his remarks on social media, Bielema responded directly Thursday morning to clarify the timeline and defend McCray's decision.

Tampering happens often in college football, and Bret Bielema thinks that Kirby Smart tampered with one of his running backs.

One of Georgia’s biggest transfer portal additions this offseason came in the form of running back Joshua McCray