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Quarterback Clark Harrell leaving TU


By By Eric Bailey, World sports writer
7/16/2008 6:54 PM

Tulsa quarterback Clark Harrell announced on Wednesday that he was transferring from the University of Tulsa.

Harrell, who saw limited action in his freshman season, said playing time was the reason. He added that he intended to play at a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) or Division II school, where he would be eligible this fall.

“My plan will be to transfer to a university where I won’t have to sit out a season," Harrell said in a statement. "It was a hard decision. I really love this place. I love the coaching staff. I love my teammates. It was a really tough decision. I’m just trying to make the best decision for me.

“I feel I’m good enough to play here, but there’s also a chance with three (quarterbacks) competing right now and four with GJ (Kinne) coming in and eligible to play next year, someone is not going to play. I like my chances, but that’s just reality. So to avoid the possibility of sitting five years, if that were to happen, and not be happy, I just felt it was best to leave now and go somewhere else."

Harrell's departure leaves senior David Johnson and junior college transfer Jacob Bower, a sophomore, as candidates for the starter's positoin. Kinner has joined TU after transferring from Texas,
and will have to sit out this season.

“We think the world of Clark Harrell. The quarterback position is really competitive and Clark wanted to be in a position where he’d have a better opportunity to play right away,â€

He'd look good with a Pony on his helmet.

Dirty Bird wrote:He'd look good with a Pony on his helmet.

He doesn't want to sit out a season. He'll go I-AA.

I know that.
He'll play at Guacamole Tech or wherever in 08, but then he can transfer anywhere in 2009.
And that's when he'd look good with a Pony on his helmet.

Dirty Bird wrote:I know that.
He'll play at Guacamole Tech or wherever in 08, but then he can transfer anywhere in 2009.
And that's when he'd look good with a Pony on his helmet.

Agreed.

Guacamole Tech has nothing on Queso State.

I'm not sure he'd be interested in competing with Braden Smith, Bo Mitchell and whoever we may bring in between now and then. He seems to want to be handed the keys to the car. Maybe I'm reading him wrong.


-CoS

he would still have to sit out a year after transferring from Guacomole Tech. Once he goes Division 1-AA he'll never go back to Division 1A.

Stallion wrote:he would still have to sit out a year after transferring from Guacomole Tech.

what about from Queso State?

Oklahoma has a bunch of fine Sub Prime Division II directional schools he can play. At most of them you probably do not have to attend class very often.

lwjr wrote:Oklahoma has a bunch of fine Sub Prime Division II directional schools he can play. At most of them you probably do not have to attend class very often.

You mean South Northeast West Central Oklahoma State at Ponca City?

is he from Ennis?

RednBlue11 wrote:is he from Ennis?

Oui. Il est le frère de Graham Harrell, le <<quarterback>> de Texas Tech.

CalallenStang wrote:

lwjr wrote:Oklahoma has a bunch of fine Sub Prime Division II directional schools he can play. At most of them you probably do not have to attend class very often.

You mean South Northeast West Central Oklahoma State at Ponca City?

No No No, I was refering to Central East Northwest Oklahoma Tech, the "Princeton of the Plains."

lwjr wrote:

CalallenStang wrote:

lwjr wrote:Oklahoma has a bunch of fine Sub Prime Division II directional schools he can play. At most of them you probably do not have to attend class very often.

You mean South Northeast West Central Oklahoma State at Ponca City?

No No No, I was refering to Central East Northwest Oklahoma Tech, the "Princeton of the Plains."

Ah. What about Northeast West South Central Oklahoma College of Agriculture and Technology? I've heard many refer to it as the "Cornell of Tornado Alley."