Is also a tremendous blocker and plays with incredible effort. He took a redshirt in 2019, played six games (three starts) in 2020 and did not play. "Haters are really just haters on social media, but they're really fans that don't want to say they're fans. He slowed down, taking a redshirt and looking forward to a return for the 2020 season. They were the reason he was able to keep going. USC wide receiver Bru McCoy has entered the football transfer portal for the third time. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) He didn't think it was fair to Texas to stay there. A coach he had never even been coached by. Plays the run very well and is comfortable in space or dropping back in to coverage. Bru was the same way. Bru McCoy leaving USC and entering NCAA transfer portal Jan. 13, 2022 According to the DPS incident report, she arrived at McCoy's residence Jan. 12 around 9 p.m. to return his. He was in the hospital for three days, having to get IVs because he sweated so much he would begin to cramp. WR Bru McCoy brings explosive catch-and-run ability to Tennessee 3 247Sports Transfer Portal Crystal Ball Prediction: Chris Hummer says Tennessee gets WR Bru McCoy See all videos H.S.. And no matter how much the 5-star receiver tried to not read the comments, he couldn't escape them. That's up from 1,692 in 2019-20 and 1,717 in 2018-19. "Bru! That means all players who enter the transfer portal for the first time will be immediately eligible at their new school as long as they meet a NCAA mandated entry deadline. 0:04. My best take on where he lands hits on three specific schools. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. Runs well enough to get behind a defense, makes the tough catch look routine and can do something with the ball in his hands after the catch as well. USC football standout wide receiver Bru McCoy has entered the transfer portal, and there isn't a ton of clear direction when it comes to where he's going to go. He says he felt very hurried to get to school, feeling, at the time, that USC intentionally rushed him to get to campus and begin his first class so that his eligibility clock would startso that if he left, he would be classified as a transfer. USC wide receiver Bru McCoy runs the ball during the 2020 Pac-12 championship game against Oregon. ", When he was 12, Bru's team made it to the Pop Warner national championship. "Hey, Mom, meet Mike, the guy who was making those comments. The positive feedback he received about the Vols from former USC teammates McGrath and Jones, who was back in Knoxville for Tennessees pro day during McCoys visit, helped the Vols emerge as one of the favorites to land him. He performed well on the field during spring practice, made friends and really liked the coaching staff. He's chastised himself for his choice. It could be a win-win situation, that is, if the nature of McCoy's exit from USC. So I came in with just an open mind completely. It bothered all of them that people said he ran from competitionnot only because Bru was arguably the best receiver at Texas, but also because he was leaving for USC, a place known for producing top-tier receivers. He wanted to be around a positive culture in a great learning environment with players who want to be there and it just felt like home for Bru right away.. McCoy was removed from USCs roster soon after, as both the Los Angeles district attorneys office and USCs Office for Equity, Equal Opportunity, and Title IX continued to investigate the incident. Capture the thrills of Tennessee football's epic 2022 season with our special newbook. USC wide receiver Bru McCoy entered the transfer portal on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Clay Helton helped him turn a corner, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, Review: A reimagined Secret Garden fails to flower anew at the Ahmanson Theatre, A $150,000 executive protection dog? The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy transferred to Tennessee from USC. Hounded him. He felt that what he needed to do was more important than the potential backlash he knew he would receive. "What in the hell?" If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. He missed his entire true freshman campaign with an illness before making his debut in a COVID-19-shortened 2020 campaign. In fact, there was a time in 2019 where Smart had four of his players arrested in just the last month. 1 athlete in the 2019 recruiting class. McCoy, who attended Santa Ana Mater Dei High, was viewed as one of the top prospects to come out of Southern California in recent memory when he committed to USC in January 2019. Outstanding pass rusher who combines an explosive first step to get the edge with the power to bull rush a tackle or change direction and flashes a quick move to the inside. Potential early impact player at BCS level and high round NFL draft pick. Its time to go to work, though.. When he bikes, alone with his thoughts and the hills, he realizes he has gained something this past year so much more valuable than any game or accolade: He knows who he is now. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Can the Lions fix their defense? He had a choice: grit his teeth, push through it, just stay at Texas, and look back on his life and say although he went to Texas, he wanted to be at USC the whole timeor leave. Genuinely good. He's a has-been. The Vols havent made any promises to McCoy, he said, about the role he might play once he arrives at Tennessee later this spring. Among the 14 were star-crossed wide receivers Bru McCoy and Jake Smith, both of whom transferred out, running backs Kenyatta Watson II and Derrian Brown, and linebacker De'Gabriel Floyd, whose career was hampered by injury. The dentist. Plays the run very well and is comfortable in space or dropping back in to coverage. He broke his collarbone twice, rushing into the bathroom to cry the second time so no one would see. On May 3, his saga seemingly came to an end, when . McCoy came away convinced that he would thrive in Heupels system and enjoy playing for Tennessees coaches. "People dehumanized me," says Bru, now back at USC and planning to play for the Trojans as a redshirt freshman whenever college football resumes. He didn't understand what was happening. "This was completely my fault, but I think that when I got to SC, I started taking things more personal than I should have," he says. "Quiet in the storm.". "I used to joke with him: 'Bru, are you this intense when you go to the bathroom?'" That 2019 out-of-state load was more miss than hit, though. He didn't want to tell anyone about it. When Alexa was learning to ride a bike at age five, a three-year-old Bru asked for one tooneeding to be better at riding than her. He heard good things about the Vols from a couple of his former Southern Cal teammates who have transferred to play at Tennessee, wide receiverVelus Jones Jr. and kickerChase McGrath, and the Vols were searching for a receiver capable of making an immediate impact on their offense. Some were very welcoming, happy he had returned, he says, and others were not. The Ole Bru McCoy special. McCoy, 21, did not play a snap at USC this season after he was arrested in July on suspicion of violating California Penal Code Section 273.5(a), which covers domestic violence toward a spouse or other cohabitant. How USC trainers saved Vincent Iwuchukwu after cardiac arrest, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. How Tennessee football is approaching Bru McCoy amid eligibility uncertainty Bru McCoy transferred from Southern Cal to Tennessee in June after entering the transfer portal in January. He never got a break. Suddenly everything felt thrown off track. 'With the choices I've made? 'Am I OK with who I am?' "Hindsight is always 20/20," he repeats, but he knows he can't go back. His breakout appeared imminent until his July arrest threw his future with USC into serious doubt. Players no longer require permission from their coaches in order to transfer. They've all come to realize something: The people who comment are just people too. Right before the championship game, he went into the center of the huddle, looked every teammate in the eye and yelled: "Big-time players make big-time plays. Heres how to order today! Drew Mehringer is the Tight Ends Coach for the Oregon Ducks Big, strong and physical as a wideout with good hands and high-level body control. "I told him: 'Bru, I don't care if you ever play a snap again. Many assumed his life was easy. Hooker attended James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? May 3, 2022, 7:59 PM Former USC receiver Bru McCoy is transferring to Tennessee, he announced Tuesday on social media. 247: 90 #20 RB #23 in CA N/A Rivals: 5.9 #7 RB #11 in CA #129 overall Committed to Georgia Bulldogs on October 10, 2022 . He was on FaceTime. The internet was not some abstract place, something that shut off once he closed his laptop. And while his legal issues were resolved last August, his path to playing football again remains unclear. ", He had put so much emphasis on one coach's departure. Somebody's son. He was arrested in July for suspicion of domestic violence on a spouse or someone else who lives with him, and as a result he didn't play a down at SC this year. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Alabama, Conquered: How Kirby Smart, Georgia Finally Broke Through to Win It All, What Nick Saban Told Kirby Smart After Title Game, College Football Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2022, Get Sports Illustrated's Georgia Championship Commemorative Issue. Now, he comes to a Volunteers offense that ranked top 10 in college football a year ago and features Hendon Hooker as one of the SEC's most efficient quarterbacks. USC wide receiver Bru McCoy runs the ball during the 2020 Pac-12 championship game against Oregon. Not worrying about the future. He appeared in six games for USC in 2020,. "I should have never cared. He's already explained himself to two programs, to his family, to his friends. Genuinely happy. But he felt sad inside. Where he plays in college will be interesting as he prefers receiver but might have more upside as a 3-4 outside backer. Strangers on social media forgot he was a human being. During his high school career he passed for 6,027 yards with 55 touchdowns and rushed for 2,975 yards and 48 touchdowns. I put adversity in front of myself and ran right into it by double transferring.". That's up from 1,692 in 2019-20 and 1,717 in 2018-19.That increase can at least partially be credited to the NCAA's new policy that student-athletes are allowed to transfer once in their careers without having to sit out a year-in-residence. Am I happy? Then he began sweating uncontrollably. No. Somebody's brother. During the 2020 season, he recorded 21 catches for 236 yards and two touchdowns. "He's always trying to dominate," says Keary Colbert, wide receivers coach. Honestly, the thing that was wrong with Texas was that it wasn't USC. Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports was the first to report. Heres how to order today! Alexa McCoy heard it at parties at her college. To recap: McCoy enrolled early at USC in January, only to transfer to Texas after reportedly becoming . But he said he needed to see Tennessee for himself to verify what he had heard about the program, and he didnt come away disappointed. It was one of the hardest things he'd ever done. "Getting upset doesn't get you to where you want to be," Horace Sr. continued. Another knock on his character. [Capture the thrills of Tennessee football's epic 2022 season with our special newbook. Munir McClain, a former Trojans wideout, was held out of the shortened 2020 season amid a federal probe into unemployment benefits fraud. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) After a lost season that began with his arrest and. USC third-year wide receiver Bru McCoy entered the transfer portal Thursday, 247Sports has learned. College Football HQ rated McCoy as the No. He walked by nine months, not needing to crawl. Later that spring McCoy decided to re-enter the transfer portal and return to USC citing homesickness. The wide receiver didn't play for the Trojans a year ago, but did appear in six games during the 2020 season. Where he plays in college will be interesting as he prefers receiver but might have more upside as a 3-4 outside backer. And, watching, Horace realized something about his son: "He isn't a boy anymore. At first, he was diagnosed with strep throat, but the fevers grew inconsistent. Schools are free to contact a player without restriction once their name appears in the portal. It appears Tennessee football will finish preseason practice with Southern Cal transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy still not eligible. "Hindsight is always 20/20. Every day, Bru bikes miles and miles up the steep hills of Palos Verdes, in Los Angeles County, where he lives with his family. Your team is losing. Who could understand after all he had overcome, he was faced with this? The answer was always no. And his parents couldn't defend him from the vitriol. Bru was always on his way somewhere. Schumann returning to Georgia, Transfer portal tracker: Breaking down options for top players, Football recruiting class rankings: Deion Sanders, Lincoln Riley land key prospects. There were a lot of factors that went in to his decision, McCoys father Horace said, via 247Sports. 9 overall player in the 2019 class. He would sweat so profusely in his sleep that he'd have to flip over his mattress each day. He didn't owe anyone his pain, his story. Bru McCoy should lose his eligibility for being such a flake. Everything was moving so fast. Going back to USC, in the summer of 2019, Bru had to confront his former teammates. Things dont just get handed to you, given to you. Singer averaged 16.7 yards per . Following Kliff Kingsbury's sudden departure to the NFL shortly after USC hired him as offensive coordinator, McCoy transferred to Texas. See who he is without football. There was Ava, his younger sister, who battled him one-on-one on the basketball court, as he guarded her hard. - AP College Football. "Maybe this isn't the right place for me? Rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top prospects at every position from Kiper, McShay, Miller, Reid, Kiper's new Big Board rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top 25 prospects, Syracuse QB Shrader to miss spring practice, Sources: Asst. After many thoughts and prayers with family and mentors, I have decided to enter my name into the transfer portal.. Is also a tremendous blocker and plays with incredible effort. Early life and high school career. Here's a look at one potential breakout star for each player in the 2021 Way-Too-Early Top 25. "Bru has only one speed," says Graham Harrell, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Big, strong and physical as a wideout with good hands and high-level body control. "I can't blame them either way," he says. "Arrogant 18-year-old me thought, 'I'll just go to Texas. McCoy committed to the Trojans in January 2019. During the 2021 season and the following off-season, the Tennessee football team lost 18 players to the transfer portal. Those criticizing him didn't know him. In October 2019, his illness finally began to subside. Reply . Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy, who. 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