How come we never hear about this sort of voluntary attrition with the football team?
Because there are 100+ members to cover. It happens
In ten years of following Ohio athletics, the only football players I can remember voluntarily leaving did so for football reasons, mostly because there was too much depth at their position ahead of them (Bell, Snyder, Brian Sweeney). If they happen, we would hear more about them since there are so much more scholarship players in football than basketball. And on that note, every year there is rampant transferring across division 1 basketball. Why is this not a problem for football?
This sort of thing always tends to happen to us right around late summer and in the fall leading up to a season. Crute, Rio Adams, Marquis Horne, Steven Coleman, Alex Kellogg, and Joe Mitchell all come to mind, and they each had the talent to make a big impact on the court. I'll never claim to know how complex the life of a student athlete is, and if Kendall is not passionate about basketball anymore, I can't fault him for that. But if he does still want to be a college basketball player, a place like OU will still afford him plenty of avenues to be a youth minister.
Last Edited: 7/22/2014 8:45:56 AM by shabamon