Padron gone??

[redpony]

Connor and Kaiser should have a lot of reps this spring. It will be interesting to see how CP does. I hope he is able to live up to his rep coming into SMU. We sure could use a player that can lead this team and drive them to victory. IMO- GG is a stop-gap measure and if he is here will need time to learn this system.

GO PONIES!!!

[RGV Pony]

If I were him I would head straight to UT. I don't see any definite answers at Texas for the next 2 years at QB and he's better than what they got right now. I definitely think he would have a definite shot at beating Ash and McCoy out. Texas was considering a JUCO QB at mid-term. Hell they even considered Tech backup Jacob Karam as a Senior transfer. Connor Brewer's stock dropped during recruiting and he's a true freshman. That would be hilarious. Say what you want but by all reasonable measurements he was a better QB than Gilbert so far.

Wonder if kp graduates from SMU in May ? If so, he and gg could switch spots as ut and SMU starters

[pwnyxpress]

deuces

[skyscraper]

Best of luck to Kyle.
He owns a place in SMU history with the 09 Hawaii Bowl.

[SMU Pony Mom]

Is he already gone, or will he finish classes this semester?

[SMUer]

deuces

Well played.

[PonyPride]

Is he already gone, or will he finish classes this semester?

He is enrolled at SMU and will finish the semester.

Don't think he'll graduate this year, but I'm not sure.

[alyssa]

I heard this a night or two ago.
Sad. I like the QB.
Wonder where he'll go...........??

"You leave me no choice in the matter. (Does it matter?)."
"If you think there'll be no aftershocks. Read the fine print on the back of the box."
I'm always singing something.

[alyssa]

I heard this a night or two ago.
Sad. I like the QB.
Wonder where he'll go...........??

"You leave me no choice in the matter. (Does it matter?)."
"If you think there'll be no aftershocks. Read the fine print on the back of the box."
I'm always singing something.

[redpony]

Guess he has to pay this semester out of his own pocket. No more freebies for KP.

GO PONIES!!!

[ponyboy]

Rats. Great player IMO.

[Hoop Fan]

so we will have a qb running the offense next fall without a spring practice under his belt? And a completely new offensive line? Not a good recipe for being ready for primetime in September against Baylor or Aggies.

[SMU 86]

Guess he has to pay this semester out of his own pocket. No more freebies for KP.

GO PONIES!!!

No he got his release after this semester started so his semester has already been paid for.

[ponyboy]

Without having to sort through this thread, what was the reason?

[sbsmith]

Without having to sort through this thread, what was the reason?

Kyle Padron confirmed that he requested and received from SMU head coach June Jones a release to transfer to another school.

"It was a long, thought-out process that involved a lot of talking with my family, and ultimately I decided it's in my best interest to go elsewhere," Padron said. "My parents helped lay out the pros and cons, and I decided it's in my best interest to go somewhere else."

Padron said that being as competitive as he is, he didn't necessarily like the decision to make J.J. McDermott the Mustangs' starting quarterback after Padron was pulled from the opener at Texas A&M, but he understood and harbors no grudge against Jones or the other SMU coaches.

"It was always a competition," Padron said. "Coach Jones said from Day One that it's a competition, and the best players will play, and that's exactly what it was. Maybe I would have started here next year, maybe not, but for my total well-being, it's time to go somewhere else. Coach Jones and I had, and still have, a mutual respect for each other. He understands my decision, and offered a helping hand. I'm leaving on very good terms with him and the rest of the coaching staff."

Padron said that when he asked for his release, he had a long, positive conversation talks with both Jones and assistant head coach/offense Dan Morrison.

"Coach Jones said he wishes I wasn't leaving, but he transferred three times - he brought that up in our conversation - so he understands my thought process, he understands that sometimes you need a fresh start in football or outside of football," Padron said. "Coach Morrison also said he hates to see me go. The relationship I have had with him over the last three years is second to none. He has coached some great players, and I have learned so much from him and Coach Jones. They both said they'll stay in touch and they both said they'd do anything to help me, and that says a lot about them."

Padron said he has not yet begun to identify options for his next school. Instead, he is focused on getting fully healthy after having surgery to repair a torn joint capsule in his left ankle and rehabilitating his back after he hurt it lifting weights during the 2011 season.

"I have a lot of rehab to do, so that's my focus - getting completely healthy before I do anything else," he said. "I don't know if I have been completely healthy since the beginning of my sophomore year, so that's the first thing.

"SMU is a special place. I did a lot of special things here, in and out of football, and I’ll never forget those things. I built great relationships with the guys on the team, the coaches and the fans, and those are things I’ll cling to and take with me, wherever I go. I believe there are a lot more special things out there for me, and I’m eager to see what they are and where they are. But I'm really grateful to SMU, and I wish nothing but the best for my teammates and this coaching staff and the SMU fans, the entire SMU community. I made friendships here that I'll maintain for the rest of my life. This is a very close team, and these guys have affected my life in a big way."