Via Terp alpha blog Testudo Times, it looks like big nose tackle Dion Armstrong is set to leave the team and transfer. Apparently he was having academic issues. If the photo above is any indication, the difficult class in question was Neckties 101. And you know what I can sympathize. That’s a tricky one. It really all hinges on what professor you get.
So this is a real problem. As it stands, the replacement is apparently redshirt freshman A.J. Francis, who seems promising if a little green at the college level, what with being redshirted and never playing a live down before and all. The guy seems ready for the challenge, though, and appears to be a pretty fun guy. Seems very motivated to become a successful rapper football player. So that’s good.
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It was my understanding that Francis outplayed him and won the starting job. Early returns on Francis is that he is a player and ready for prime time. So I’m remaining overly optimistic.