Boyd Transfers to South Florida Not WVU

[TerryTate]

WVU welcomes Notre Dame transfer Spencer Boyd | West Virginia Sports, West Virginia Football, West Virginia Mountaineers

 

[IrishInFl]

I'm confused. I thought he was transferring because he missed his son.

 

[TerryTate]

Spencer Boyd has many family ties to the state of West Virginia. Rumor has it that his family, along with his son, are going to move to Morgantown as they have other family members around that area.

From the Article

 

[bert2834]

I wish this kid all the best.

Family comes first!

 

[military_irish]

sorry it didn't work out for him at ND but the decision is very understandable.

 

[iamtrulyblessed]

Hello everyone.........the last I heard he was going to USF.

Hello everyone.........the last I heard he was going to USF.

WVU welcomes Notre Dame transfer Spencer Boyd | West Virginia Sports, West Virginia Football, West Virginia Mountaineers[/QU

 

[IrishLax]

I heard he was going to USF too... either way as long as he gets to be with his child (whether it's in West Virginia or Florida) I'm happy for him. I can't understand why he ever thought being thousands of miles away from his kid would work.

 

[BGIF]

Notre Dame transfer Boyd chooses USF - Big East Blog - ESPN
By Brian Bennett
July, 12, 2010

Notre Dame transfer Spencer Boyd has enrolled at South Florida and will be eligible beginning in 2011, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Greg Auman.

Boyd enrolled at Notre Dame in January but decided to leave after spring practice. He was working out at defensive back with the Irish but could play receiver with the Bulls, Auman reports. ESPN's Scouts Inc. ranked Boyd as the 34th best athlete in the class of 2010.

Boyd is from Cape Coral, Fla., and transferred from Notre Dame because of personal reasons. He could give a boost to either the Bulls' receiving corps, which is lacking in numbers this season, or to a defensive backfield that is being retooled.

 

[BGIF]

Notre Dame transfer Boyd chooses USF

July 12, 2010

Former Notre Dame cornerback Spencer Boyd is coming to USF this fall.

The freshman from Cape Coral, who is transferring after enrolling early at Notre Dame in January, got the grade he needed on a summer class to assure him of being admitted at USF, his father Scott said Monday. Boyd called USF coach Skip Holtz to give him the news -- Boyd, who will sit out this fall as required by NCAA transfer rules, will still have a full four years of eligibility starting in 2011.

"He's in at USF. It's a done deal," Scott Boyd said. "There's nothing else to hold it up now."

Boyd got an "A" grade in the Anthropology class he took over the past month at Notre Dame, and he had considered West Virginia as an option if things hadn't worked out with USF. His father said it's still undecided what position Boyd will play at USF, but he said coaches are "leaning toward offense," where the versatile Boyd could be used at multiple positions but most likely at receiver.

Boyd is the second scholarship transfer reported for USF in the past week -- East Carolina senior fullback/tight end Kevin Gidrey said Friday that he is following Holtz to USF and will play his final year of college football with the Bulls. Former Auburn running back Dontae Aycock also is joining the Bulls as a walk-on this fall.

Boyd is the fourth member of Rivals.com's Florida top 100 in USF's incoming class -- cornerback Terrence Mitchell is No. 15, defensive tackle Todd Chandler is No. 41, Boyd is No. 70 and running back Marcus Shaw is No. 89.

It's unknown how many scholarships USF has available this fall, but there's been nothing to suggest the addition of Boyd and Gidrey put the Bulls out of contention for other transfers, like N.C. State receiver Donald Bowens and Colorado running back Darrell Scott. Bowens has a meeting scheduled for one week from today and should find out then if he's been accepted into graduate school at USF.

Boyd's decision could help the Bulls pick up a commitment for 2011, as Cape Coral's Edsel Caprice, a three-star defensive end/outside linebacker, said Monday he will be visiting USF on Tuesday and then deciding between the Bulls and North Carolina.

 

[nd1]

over irisheyes it says he going to usf

 

[IrishInFl]

Good luck to him. This transfer make more sense to me than to go to WVU. How many transfer players has Skip gotten now?

 

[nd1]

good luck spencer

 

[BGIF]

Good luck to him. This transfer make more sense to me than to go to WVU. How many transfer players has Skip gotten now?

As I read it, WVU was the fall back position if USF didn't work out. Still a distance from "home" but there was supposed to be some family in the area. They may have been his or her family. I don't know. I'm assuming the thought was a support base for his young family. Tough situation to be a student athlete AND a parent.