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I just saw this on ESPNEWS......I know he was having a tough time trying to get the starting job and all but he was a top recruit....does this mean he is quiting football forever or will he transfer? Once I find a link I will post it.
Edit: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2733190
now this all makes sense....i forgot about his o-coordinator being from his high school...idk how it will benefit him much by going to Tulsa though
Updated: Jan. 16, 2007, 7:05 PM ET
Nutt: Mustain can leave Arkansas
Associated Press
Edit: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2733190
now this all makes sense....i forgot about his o-coordinator being from his high school...idk how it will benefit him much by going to Tulsa though
Updated: Jan. 16, 2007, 7:05 PM ET
Nutt: Mustain can leave Arkansas
Associated Press
| LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas quarterback Mitch Mustain, undefeated as a Razorbacks' starter, is now allowed to transfer. Mustain asked for permission to switch schools, and coach Houston Nutt appeared to be holding out hope Mustain might decide to stay with the team even after receiving his release. "I don't know for sure where we are right now," Nutt said Tuesday. "Naturally, I don't want him to go. I want him to stay here." The move came one day after offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, Mustain's high school coach, left to become assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator at Tulsa. Mustain and Malzahn joined the Razorbacks a year ago from Springdale High School. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported on its Web site that Mustain was not in class Tuesday for the beginning of the spring semester. The newspaper also said Mustain will transfer to Tulsa and will pay his own way there this semester. Mustain was the Parade magazine prep player of the year in 2005. Nutt said he met with Mustain to talk about the freshman's future, but he wouldn't go into detail about what was said. The coach acknowledged he doesn't remember many instances of players changing their minds after being released. Mustain went 8-0 as a starter in 2006, helping Arkansas to a 10-4 season and a No. 15 ranking. But Mustain was benched in a win over South Carolina in November, and he hardly played again until he split time with starter Casey Dick in the Razorbacks' Capital One Bowl loss to Wisconsin. Last month, the parents of Mustain and two other freshmen met with athletic director Frank Broyles amid concerns that Malzahn didn't have enough control over the offense. One of the freshmen, receiver Damian Williams, has since transferred to Southern California, and now Mustain has asked for his release. The third, tight end Ben Cleveland, was in Kansas for a friend's funeral. His status is unclear, Nutt said. Arkansas hired Malzahn after the 2005 season, and Mustain eventually signed with the Razorbacks. But Arkansas relied on its running game -- tailback Darren McFadden was the Heisman Trophy runner-up -- and the spread, no-huddle offense Malzahn used in high school never became a fixture. The Razorbacks won 10 straight games this season -- but the warm feelings from that stretch have been overshadowed lately. Arkansas lost three in a row to end the season, and now Malzahn's abrupt departure has caused more turmoil. "I've told all the players, if they want their release, we'll grant their release," Nutt said. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press |
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