Tate Martell is headed to Miami.

As he seeks a waiver from the NCAA that would make him immediately eligible at Miami, Tate Martell has "lawyered up," according to a source.

The Ohio State transfer, who just finished his redshirt freshman year in Columbus, would appear to be an unlikely candidate for a waiver without any known hardships. But according to another source — this one close to the Martell family — he has "a better shot than you'd think."

Early indications are that Martell will try to use Ohio State's sudden coaching change, from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day, as grounds to be immediately eligible.

Obviously, if Martell can expedite his graduation at Ohio State by summertime, he'd be clear to play immediately at Miami.

Last offseason saw stars Shea Patterson and Van Jefferson achieve immediate eligibility at Michigan and Florida, respectively, in their appeal to the NCAA (backed by attorney Tom Mars) that Ole Miss has misled them during the recruiting process about the NCAA's investigation into the program.

Justin Fields will seek a waiver to be eligible in 2019 as he heads to Ohio State from Georgia, sending Martell packing in the process. While the NCAA remains unpredictable, most believe he will get one.

The No. 56 player and No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2017 per the 247Sports Composite, Martell redshirted his first year at Ohio State and appeared in six games this past season working in a reserve role behind Dwayne Haskins. He completed 23 of 28 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown and also carried the ball 22 times for 128 yards and two more scores.

Martell went 43-0 as a starter at Bishop Gorman. He threw for 7,507 yards and 113 touchdowns over his four-year prep career while adding 2,294 yards and 35 more scores on the ground.

He announced his transfer to Miami late Tuesday.