Sorry, offline matters and family traveling has been brutal for the last week.
Andrew Devlin makes it official that he’s transferring to Pitt.
Devlin left the Cavaliers because coach Al Groh fired his offensive coaching staff and brought in a new set of coaches who implemented the spread offense. Tight ends do not have a big role in spread offenses.
The coaches switched Devlin to defensive end and he tried out his new position for a month during spring drills. Giving away 50-plus pounds against offensive tackles was an eye-opening experience for Devlin. He knew it would be a struggle to add the necessary weight to compete for playing time on the defense next season, so he decided to transfer to a school where he could play tight end in a traditional pro-style offense.
“I want to stress that I really liked my time at Virginia,” Devlin said. “I loved my coaches. My teammates were great. But I couldn’t be unhappy on the football field for three more years. Virginia runs the 3-4 [defense]. The two defensive ends who played last year were 290 and 285 pounds. I was playing a full 30 pounds lighter at the position. If you’re light and you’re going up against 330-pound tackles, it’s not good.
“They tried to find a place for me to fit in, but I wanted to be happy playing football. I probably wouldn’t have seen the field next season because of my weight. It didn’t bother me to transfer because if I went somewhere else, I’d be sitting out anyway.”
Devlin’s mom will be happy. The article does a bit more than suggest that she was still giving him a hard time about choosing UVa.
As expected, he sees the opportunity to compete for the TE position after sitting out this year. Pitt keeps stockpiling some talented and highly sought TEs. Hopefully they will be used a lot more than just for blocking.
Tony Clemons, a WR from the area, who left Michigan’s program is heading to Colorado. It appears by the list of teams he also considered that Pitt never really entered the picture. I’m assuming it was his lack of interest in Pitt or wanting to leave the ‘Burgh, but who really knows for sure.
Marve? Are you serious AJ? Kid is a prima donna, headcase who couldn’t hold the starting job he was handed in Miami between stupidity and poor play.
I realize Miami has other issues with O-line and WRs, but Marve was incredibly inconsistent.
Marve won’t be playing for anyone this year. He has to sit as a transfer. Stull will have graduated. Bostick, Sunseri and Kolby Gray will be in the mix for 2010. So, that would make no difference with Rutgers this fall.
The interest in Marve was there for a good reason. He’s got the physical attributes.
Miami wasn’t that different from Pitt insofar as they have plenty of talent on paper. Shannon has recruited players. A team, however, has been something else. Marve was part of that.
It’s “Andrew” Devlin. Pat Devlin was the QB who transferred from Penn State.