Gunsby Gone!

[Big_Hairy_Bull]

MAY 12, 2011

Freshman QB Gunsby transfers to Georgia Military

USF freshman quarterback Jamius Gunsby, who had stepped away from the Bulls' football team in the middle of spring drills to focus on his schoolwork, has transferred to Georgia Military College, where he'll play with the hopes of transferring to another major-college program.

"He's an outstanding athlete, tall, quick, with a big arm, and if he applies himself, he can challenge for our quarterback job," said GMC coach Bert Williams, who signed Gunsby on Wednesday. "We'll bring him in at quarterback and see what he can do for us."

Gunsby, from LaGrange, Ga., redshirted in his only year with the Bulls, falling behind another true freshman, then-walk-on Bobby Eveld, last fall in battling for the backup job to starter B.J. Daniels. This spring, challenged by early enrollee Matt Floyd for the Bulls' No. 3 job, he went to Bulls coaches halfway through spring saying he needed more time to focus on his classwork.

Williams said he did not know whether Gunsby would need one or two seasons at GMC before he could graduate and transfer to another program. The small college in Milledgeville, Ga., is probably best known to USF football fans as one of the schools that former Bulls running back Andre Hall attended before joining the Bulls in 2004.

With Gunsby's departure, USF again has only three quarterbacks on scholarship -- Daniels will be a junior this fall, and Eveld, who was placed on scholarship in December, is a rising sophomore; Floyd will be the No. 3 quarterback in his first fall with the Bulls. He's the third scholarship player to transfer from the Bulls this spring, following receiver T.J. Knowles and fullback Chase Griffiths, though none of the three saw enough playing time to earn a letter last fall.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/freshman-qb-gunsby-transfers-georgia-military

[GaUSFBull]

Best of luck to him.  I hope he catches on somewhere - shame it didn't work out here, but competition separates the wheat from the chaff ...

[willia33]

Shame he's gone, but imagine this will really open the door to recruit a top QB in this next class. Best of luck!

[bulls phanatic]

Shame. Hope he does well.

Wonder if we would have had Carnes or Godfrey in our class if we had not signed this guy.

[TBBull717]

Had to have seen this coming. Last year he is competing with Eveld for the backup role and loses out due to injury. This year it was academics(?) keeping him out, enter Matt Floyd and he's not even in the top 3.

We will just bring in another QB this recruiting year.

[Jihme]

hate to see him leave, but the writing was on the wall.  hope he finds somewhere where he can be successful with grades and sports.

at least this helps with another scholarship.

[Bull Dozer]

I wish him the best of luck.  I remember when people were calling for him to start over BJ due to one productive scrimmage......

[USFmatt]

From Chris Simmons (Fox Sports) and Greg Auman - Freshman quarterback Jamius Gunsby is transferring to Georgia Military College (former home of Andre Hall)

Link to our Bull Rush story: http://www.thebullrush.com/2011/05/jamius-gunsby-leaving-usf.html

Link to GA's coverage: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/freshman-qb-gunsby-transfers-georgia-military#comments

[The Great 8]

I guess the rumors from last year have been proven true.

/dumbasrocks

[Bull Dozer]

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