Former Clemson QB Bryant decides to transfer to Mizzou
Quarterback Kelly Bryant is moving from Clemson to Missouri.
Bryant chose to transfer in September after he was demoted to second string behind freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Bryant was 16-2 as a starter and led the Tigers to an Atlantic Coast Conference title and the College Football Playoff. He threw for 3,263 yards with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Maryland: Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was hired as the Terrapins’ coach after a tumultuous year for the program.
Offensive lineman Jordan Mcnair died in June of heatstroke he suffered during an offseason workout, and in the wake of his death came allegations of bullying and intimidation by coach DJ Durkin and one of his assistants. Durkin eventually was fired.
Locksley, who won the Broyles Award on Tuesday as the nation’s top assistant coach, was Maryland’s running backs coach from 1997-2002, and later returned as the program’s offensive coordinator from 2012-15.
He reportedly will stay with Alabama through the College Football Playoff.
Auburn: Quarterback Jarrett Stidham is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. The junior plans to stay for the Tigers’ Music City Bowl matchup with Purdue on Dec. 28.
Stidham passed for 5,579 yards over the past two seasons with 31 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Arkansas: Sophomore quarterback Cole Kelley announced he will transfer. He opened this season as the starter, but Ty Storey ended up starting nine of the 12 games.
Mississippi: Receiver A.J. Brown announced that he will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. He is the school’s alltime leading receiver with 189 receptions for 2,984 yards and 19 touchdowns.
North Carolina: Receiver Anthony Ratliffwilliams said he’s skipping his final season to pursue an NFL career. The junior had 42 catches for a team-best 689 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Vlade Award: Syracuse kicker Andre Szmyt won the Vlade Award, given to college football’s most accurate kicker.