OU Football - DB Marcus Trice to transfer

[ponyfan08]

OU Football - DB Marcus Trice to transfer
by jtesooner on Mar 4, 2011 1:11 PM CST in Football


DB Marcus Trice has chosen to leave the Oklahoma program after two successful years on special teams.


Well, the expected (and necessary) attrition with respect to OU football has another victim. Defensive back Marcus Trice has decided to transfer according to a release from the university this afternoon. This had been rumored for a little while, but as we prefer to do here we waited until the news was official so as not to spread false information. However, in a statement today Coach Stoops confirmed the news:

Marcus is looking for another opportunity and we’ll do everything we can to help him find a good situation, coach Bob Stoops said in a statement. Marcus has worked hard here and will leave with our best wishes.

Trice was a kid who at 5'8" on a good day struggled to find a spot on the field in the defensive backfield. In fact, he had been rumored to working at WR during practices last year in an effort to potentially increase his chances at playing time. He was however a standout special teams player and frequently contributed to tackles and/or big plays on punt and kick coverage.

It's always unfortunate to see a talented kid leave the program, but if it's mostly about finding playing time then I can never blame them. Hopefully this is what's best for Marcus and he will find success at another program. Good luck Marcus from Sooner Nation!

http://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/2 ... o-transfer

[GoRedGoBlue]

4-STAR RIVALS
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... rice-81769

5'9 1/2 on Scout
http://scoutcombines.scout.com/a.z?s=45 ... id=3062776

5'7 after he got to OU
http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-fo ... cus00.html

[goldenstang]

There is a Rumor going around the internet that this is the kid that blew the whistle on the OU coaches for having the involuntary voluntary workouts this offseason. He has a 3 years to play to 2 left.

[SMU_is_bowling]

Lists Tulsa as a possible place he may end up ...

[East Coast Mustang]

Anyone know if we're in the mix?

[goldenstang]

I doubt we are currently in the mix for this kid. We are already over the scholarships for this season. If this kid wants to wait a bit, we might be in mix after we have figured out whether all of our recruits have qualified or not. He has played a lot at OU his first two, mainly on special teams. I would love to have him.

[GoRedGoBlue]

5'7

[Damon'sDaMan]

We were after him when he came out of high school, right? If I remember right, his quickness is amazing. Don't remember much beyond that.