ya but he didn't really finish his career. He didn't even want to start one more Big 12 college football game?
Have you ever thought that maybe he's sick and tired of football by now? He's probably been playing football since he was in the 4th grade or something?
Maybe he's one of the few athletes that actually went to school for the education... not because he thought he ever had a shot at the NFL?
It sounds like he's graduated, and he probably wants to move on with his life. I don't blame him at all. If you want to guarantee that a kid will play for 4 years, then don't RS them. This really sucks for ISU football, but sports isn't everything.
I wish him the best.
As for the DL... now you understand why I've been upset with our lack of recruiting at this crucial position. Our DL was already extremely thin and weak. Now it's even worse. Don't blame it on Alburtis. This staff has done next to nothing to give us good depth on the DL. What if Alburtis would have had a career ending injury instead? You have to have guys that can step up.... and we don't.
And we don't have virtually anything in the pipeline on the DL either right now. We signed one kid last year, Jensen, and he was not highly recruited by anyone.
This coaching staff has nobody to blame but themselves. We have WR/ATH type kids all over our roster, and no big guys that we are grooming on the DL. It's a HUGE concern. But it's been a HUGE concern long before now. It's almost too late now. What if someone gets injured or transfers now?
They better sign a huge class of both JUCO and freshmen DL this year.