North Carolina State head football coach Tom O'Brien says safeties Donald Coleman and Dean Haynes are transferring. School officials, who announced the players' decisions Friday, said Coleman has graduated and will be eligible to play for his new school immediately. Haynes will be a redshirt junior this fall. He arrived in 2009 as a defensive back and began the 2010 season as the starter at... [Read More]
Nebraska boasts arguably the Big Ten's deepest running back corps, but the group just got a bit thinner. Sophomore Aaron Green has decided to transfer, his father told multiple media outlets Sunday night. Green, a San Antonio native, likely will move closer to home and select a Big 12 program. Oklahoma and TCU are among his potential transfer destinations, according to his father, Tony. "He... [Read More]
Former Maryland starting left tackle Max Garcia said Saturday he will transfer to Florida."Yes, I have committed to the University of Florida," Garcia said. "I'm a Florida Gator."The 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman who is originally from Norcross, Ga., chose Florida over Georgia, Clemson, Ole Miss and Southern California.Garcia, who started all 12 games as a sophomore,... [Read More]
Two players buried deep on Texas’ depth chart will look elsewhere for playing time. Tight end Darius Terrell and defensive back Eryon Barnett both will transfer from the program before next season, the Longhorns announced Tuesday. Terrell, a sophomore from DeSoto, had just one reception in nine games during his UT career. He was behind M.J. McFarland, D.J. Grant, Dom Jones and Barrett Matthews in... [Read More]
Notre Dame tight end Mike Ragone has signed a grant-in-aid form to complete his transfer to Kansas, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis. Ragone has completed his undergraduate degree and will be eligible to play for the Jayhawks immediately. He joins quarterback Dayne Crist and linebacker Anthony McDonald as former Irish players who will finish their college... [Read More]
Georgia announced Tuesday before the Bulldogs' first spring practice that senior tailback Carlton Thomas intends to transfer.Thomas ranked second on the team last season with 361 rushing yards, but was suspended twice for disciplinary reasons."This decision was based solely on the fact that this is my last year to play and my parents and I felt like it was the right move to make,"... [Read More]
Former USC wide receiver Kyle Prater has decided to transfer to Northwestern, Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald announced on Saturday."We're extremely excited for Kyle to be able to come home to Chicago and join our Northwestern football family," Fitzgerald said in a statement. "He is a tremendous young man from a great family and is a product of a high school program we really respect... [Read More]
Illinois fullback Jay Prosch is transferring to Auburn to be closer to his ailing mother.Prosch, a 6-foot-1, 250-pound sophomore from Mobile, Ala., filled the role of Illinois' starting lead blocker for the past two seasons and recorded 10 tackles on special teams in 2011. His mother, Iris, was diagnosed with brain cancer last spring and has been receiving treatments both in Mobile and at Duke... [Read More]
Former Missouri quarterback Tyler Gabbert is headed to UCF, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.Gabbert redshirted at Missouri in 2010, and transferred after losing a quarterback battle to James Franklin the following spring. He originally chose Louisville, but left the team and didn't play in 2011. Instead, he worked on an associates degree in his hometown of St. Louis, according to the... [Read More]
Iowa football player A.J. Derby is leaving the program after a season in which coach Kirk Ferentz moved him to defense from quarterback.The school said Monday that Derby, an Iowa City native, had been granted a release from his scholarship and will transfer elsewhere.Derby thanked his coaches but said, "unfortunately, I don't feel this is the best fit for me personally to reach my goals as a... [Read More]
Tennessee wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett will transfer to Michigan State, he said Wednesday.Arnett had requested a release from Tennessee to be closer to his ill father in Saginaw, Mich. He could apply for an NCAA waiver to be eligible to play for the Spartans right away.Initially, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley had declined to release Arnett to Michigan or Michigan State. The school said that... [Read More]
Tennessee wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett said Thursday he wants to be released to transfer closer to his ill father in Saginaw, Mich.As a true freshman this season, Arnett had 24 catches for 242 yards and two touchdowns. He was one of the highest-rated prospects in coach Derek Dooley's 2011 recruiting class and was ranked in the ESPNU150."I want to play football but I NEED to be here for my... [Read More]
Kansas coach Charlie Weis landed a pair of high-profile quarterbacks Thursday.Former top recruit Dayne Crist announced on Twitter that he would join the Jayhawks for his senior season after a checkered career at Notre Dame, shortly before news broke that BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was also transferring to Kansas.Crist will reunite with Weis, who recruited him to Notre Dame, and be eligible to... [Read More]
Sophomore tailback Dillon Baxter has been released from his scholarship at USC, his stepfather told the Register. Anthony Mooney said Baxter received his release about two weeks ago. He will finish this semester at USC before transferring. Schools under consideration include San Diego State, Florida and Portland State. Baxter endured a roller-coaster ride of a career at USC, going from freshman... [Read More]
No. 11 Clemson has dismissed freshman safety Desmond Brown, coach Dabo Swinney announced Wednesday. "Desmond Brown has been permanently dismissed from the Clemson football team for a violation of team rules," Swinney said in a statement. "He will remain in school through the end of the semester and then transfer to another institution."
Brown redshirted in 2010 and... [Read More]
Texas redshirt freshman wide receiver Chris Jones is transferring after two seasons with the program. The school said Tuesday it has given Jones an unconditional release from his scholarship. It's not known where he will go. Jones was a two-time all-state selection as wide receiver and kick returner at Daingerfield High School. He helped Daingerfield to consecutive Class 2A Division II titles and... [Read More]
Gerald Christian committed to the Gators when he was a junior in high school. When former coach Urban Meyer announced his temporary resignation, Christian never wavered on his pledge to join Florida. Now he’s leaving. The University Athletic Association announced today that Christian and Robert Clark, both from Dwyer HS, have left the program and will transfer. “Both of these players have... [Read More]
Much-hyped USC running back Dillon Baxter no longer is a member of the team but is still enrolled at the school, coach Lane Kiffin announced Tuesday. Baxter, a sophomore, did not make the trip with the Trojans to South Bend for USC's game against Notre Dame last week, instead heading home to San Diego for the weekend. He skipped a practice last week because of what was called a "family... [Read More]
True freshman quarterback Justin Worley will start Saturday when Tennessee takes on No. 14 South Carolina at Neyland Stadium on Saturday. Worley, a Rock Hill, S.C., native who broke numerous state passing records, replaces senior Matt Simms, who struggled over the past two weeks against No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama. "We're not throwing and catching the way we need to and we're not calling the... [Read More]
