The fall out at NTSU has started.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:20 amUNT quarterback Giovanni Vizza to transfer
04:05 AM CST on Monday, January 12, 2009
By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle
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DENTON – North Texas sophomore quarterback Giovanni Vizza has decided to transfer after two record-setting seasons at the school.
Vizza threw for 5,146 yards and 32 touchdowns in just 22 games with the Mean Green.
"It's just my time to leave the program," Vizza said in a prepared statement. "I appreciated all the support that so many people gave me. The program is just not what I expected and is just not the right fit for me now. I pray and hope it becomes the program the faithful Mean Green fans want it to be and the players want it to be in the future."
Vizza's departure leaves UNT with two returning quarterbacks who attempted a pass in 2008. Nathan Tune, a Celina product who will be a junior next season, went 6-for-13 for 55 yards in limited action. Southlake Carrroll product Riley Dodge, son of Todd Dodge, threw just two passes during his freshman season.
"When you spend the amount of time with someone like we did with Giovanni, it’s disheartening," coach Todd Dodge said. "We will be fine, but it’s confusing, to say the least. "We wish him well."
Derek Thompson, a senior at Glen Rose, has orally committed to UNT and is expected to begin his career with the Mean Green in the fall.
GARY PAYNE / DRC
Giovanni Vizza ranks fifth in UNT history in career passing yards
View largerMore photos Photo store Matt Vizza said his son is considering several NCAA Bowl Subdivision and Championship Subdivision teams. Vizza played as a freshman at UNT and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Vizza could transfer and play immediately for a Championship Subdivision team or sit out a season at a Bowl Subdivision school as a redshirt and then have two years of eligibility remaining.
Vizza became UNT's starter in the fifth game of his freshman season and set school records for passing yards in a season by a freshman with 2,388 and set an NCAA freshman record with eight touchdown passes in a loss to Navy.
He ranks fifth in UNT history in career passing yards.
04:05 AM CST on Monday, January 12, 2009
By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle
[email protected]
DENTON – North Texas sophomore quarterback Giovanni Vizza has decided to transfer after two record-setting seasons at the school.
Vizza threw for 5,146 yards and 32 touchdowns in just 22 games with the Mean Green.
"It's just my time to leave the program," Vizza said in a prepared statement. "I appreciated all the support that so many people gave me. The program is just not what I expected and is just not the right fit for me now. I pray and hope it becomes the program the faithful Mean Green fans want it to be and the players want it to be in the future."
Vizza's departure leaves UNT with two returning quarterbacks who attempted a pass in 2008. Nathan Tune, a Celina product who will be a junior next season, went 6-for-13 for 55 yards in limited action. Southlake Carrroll product Riley Dodge, son of Todd Dodge, threw just two passes during his freshman season.
"When you spend the amount of time with someone like we did with Giovanni, it’s disheartening," coach Todd Dodge said. "We will be fine, but it’s confusing, to say the least. "We wish him well."
Derek Thompson, a senior at Glen Rose, has orally committed to UNT and is expected to begin his career with the Mean Green in the fall.
GARY PAYNE / DRC
Giovanni Vizza ranks fifth in UNT history in career passing yards
View largerMore photos Photo store Matt Vizza said his son is considering several NCAA Bowl Subdivision and Championship Subdivision teams. Vizza played as a freshman at UNT and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Vizza could transfer and play immediately for a Championship Subdivision team or sit out a season at a Bowl Subdivision school as a redshirt and then have two years of eligibility remaining.
Vizza became UNT's starter in the fifth game of his freshman season and set school records for passing yards in a season by a freshman with 2,388 and set an NCAA freshman record with eight touchdown passes in a loss to Navy.
He ranks fifth in UNT history in career passing yards.
