Gophers cornerback Kiondre Thomas is expected to transfer to another school, a source confirmed to the Pioneer Press on Monday. Feb 3, 2020 #1 As a grad transfer, will be eligible to play immediately . “No, it wouldn’t shock me if some followed suit. He would have played some minutes, but it's hard to blame a guy for wanting to get as much PT as possible. The MAC’s biggest games — #MACtion, if you will — are often played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Fleck and the entire defensive staff for everything they’ve done for me from helping develop into a better player to an even better person, and with that being said I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be playing my final year at Kansas State University!”Thomas is the first football recruit or transfer that K-State has landed since the coronavirus pandemic brought all in-person recruiting to a halt nearly one month ago.He will help provide depth in K-State’s secondary as the Wildcats look to build on the strong season they had against the past last year.Get sports-only coverage on the Chiefs' championship run, plus other area team news, for just $30 a year.The Kansas State Wildcats will open the 2020 football season against Arkansas State on Sept. 12 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The 6-foot, 190-pounder was a redshirt junior this past season and will be a graduate transfer … The Kansas State football team added an experienced defender to its roster on Monday. The rumor is, Sawvel is going to be DC at Wyoming, and that KT might follow him there. The past three seasons, he played in 29 games, starting 11 of those appearances. Wouldn't his departure effectively open up a spot to bring in a grad transfer CB?
Never understood the one year guy. Wyoming lost a lot of its D staff and a commit or two to Washington State. The MAC also shares about $90 million per year in College Football Playoff money with four other conferences.“It would be naive to say that you don’t give thought and consideration to what the financial ramifications of any decision are, but this was a health and well-being decision first and foremost,” Steinbrecher said. N. noamfromm Active member. Thomas was a three-star member of the Gophers’ 2016 recruiting class. These young men need a season. On Monday, coaches throughout the conference tried to push back the tide, publicly pleading for more time and threatening to look elsewhere for games this fall.“The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of every decision we have made regarding the ability to proceed forward,” Big Ten Commissioner The Big Ten touts itself as the oldest college athletic conference in the country, dating back to 1896 when it was called the Western Conference, and its schools have been playing football ever since. Their demands were more targeted, strictly related to health and safety in dealing with COVID-19.Sunday night, the call with Reynolds, Rencher and Lawrence led to a Zoom meeting — of course — with some of the Pac-12 players involved in “Just started bouncing ideas off each others’ heads and kind of discussing where we go from here and we ended up coming up with that statement,” said Under the logos of each Power Five conference — ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC — the players — Establish universal mandated health & safety procedures and protocols to protect college athletes against COVID-19 among all conferences throughout the NCAA.— Give players the opportunity to opt out and respect their decision.— Guarantee eligibility whether a player chooses to play the season or not.— Use our voices to establish open communication and trust between players and officials: Ultimately create a College Football Players Association.All of this capped a weekend during which the adults who run college sports seemed to be moving toward shutting it all down because of the pandemic.A day after the Mid-American Conference became the first of the major college football leagues to cancel the fall season, Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday.
We just really lucked out (great recruiting) on being able to land Williamson and St. Juste. I think they still need another couple departures to get below 85, not to mention they can only sign one more player this cycle. Wouldn't his departure effectively open up a spot to bring in a grad transfer CB? It is the world we live I guess. Kiondre Thomas, a 6 foot and 190 pound defensive back redshirt junior who has played three seasons of college football, announced that he will transfer away from Minnesota and play for … Joined Nov 3, 2019 Messages 219 Reaction score 224 Points 43. They just want to do so safely.”The #WeAreUnited hashtag was used a week ago by a group of Pac-12 players in announcing a movement they say has the support of hundreds of peers within their conference.
And, we have zero idea how much his decision to leave was influenced by someone else. This is all new & you’ll gain better information each day,’” SEC Commissioner A growing number of athletes have spoken out about saving the season with Clemson star quarterback “The student-athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled,” he tweeted.Old Dominion has stopped trying. No, we’re not,” he said.Bowlsby cited “growing evidence and the growing pool of data around myocarditis.”Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart and it has been found in some COVID-19 patients. Kiondre Thomas Kansas State Wildcats #3 - Defensive Back Born: 02/07/98; Age: 22; Height: 6'0 ... Former 4-star graduate transfer actually has 3 years of eligibility remaining.
He played the last few years at Minnesota and was recruited by the staff that P.J. Though the buzz has been about tight end Briley Moore of Northern Iowa, it is Minnesota cornerback Kiondre Thomas who has committed to the Wildcats. Thread starter Mitu; Start date Feb 3, 2020; M. Mitu Active member. As of yet, Thomas has not announced his decision to potentially move on. They have threatened mass opt-outs by players if concerns about COVID-19 protocols, racial injustice in college sports and economic rights for athletes are not addressed.#BigTenUnited arrived on the scene a couple days later, a movement that claimed the backing off 1,000 Big Ten football players. CB Kiondre Thomas Enters Transfer Portal. There’s certainly a narrative out there that could happen,” Wetherbee said. B. Bob_Loblaw Well-known member.