Maurice Smith earned his diploma from Alabama on Saturday night, but celebrating was far from the defensive back's mind.
Smith has been embroiled in a bitter battle with Alabama over his desire to transfer to Georgia as a graduate student. Alabama is blocking permission for Smith to transfer to any SEC school, which has caused the situation to explode.
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"It's very disappointing just because now that we've come to this point and it's a very heated situation," Smith told Al.