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Maurice Smith: Transfer drama with Alabama became 'something far greater'

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.