QBs on the move: Growing number of quarterbacks choosing to transfer - Charleston Post Courier
Michael Brewer: Texas Tech | Virginia Tech. Jacoby Brissett: Florida | N. C. State. Jacob Coker: Florida State | Alabama. Everett Golson: Notre Dame | Florida State. Chad Kelly: Clemson | Ole Miss. Tyler Murphy: Florida | Boston College. Clint Trickett: Florida State | West Virginia. The butterfly effect suggests the Tigers’ offense would be led this season by Chad Kelly. Certainly, there were pragmatic reasons for Kelly’s exit in April 2014 — tantrums mounted, in coach Dabo Swinney’s words, into a “pattern of behavior” too hot to handle — but what might have been at the core of Kelly’s discontent was his ability... Playing time is the typical college football player’s most valued currency, and the reality of quarterbacks is, in most cases, only one can play. There was a real chance Kelly, the fourth-rated dual-threat quarterback in Rivals. So, Kelly was dismissed from Clemson, logged a year at junior college, and now he’s primed to take over a ranked SEC program. That’s an unconventional road, but the end result isn’t much different than a growing number of collegiate passers who transfer, seeking a second chance at a different institution than where they started. Pros and cons If he takes the first snap of 2015, Kelly would become Ole Miss’ eighth consecutive starting quarterback who began his career at. Source: www.postandcourier.com
