It's a Two-way Threet

Good bye Steven Threet, we hardly knew you.

For those who don't already know, Tech early-enrollee QB Steven Threet has transferred to Michigan. While there's some public stuff about Patrick Nix recruiting him and leaving (which was in January), the rumor mill points to more pressing reasons.

The competition thinned at Michigan with the transfer of Jason Forcier to Stanford. This doesn't mean he'll be the heir-apparent to Chris Henne yet, but there's already grumblings of Ryan Mallett going back to Texas. Forcier's transfer also openned up a scholarship slot, one which wasn't offered to Threet last fall.

Before announcing his intention to transfer, Threet's high school coach already had this one lined up, and has publicly admitted as much. While there's some NCAA violations here, they are rarely enforced and commonly ignored.

With the signing of Sean Renfree and seeing OC John Bond's covetousness of a more mobile QB like Josh Nesbitt, the future was looking less and less bright for Threet at Tech. Patrick Nix's departure certainly plays into this, as Threet's most vocal advocate on the coaching staff is now gone.

The homesickness angle isn't entirely dismissable. It shouldn't be surprising that he's ended up back in his home state.

In any case, I wish Steven Threet well. While I didn't know him, by all accounts he is a bright young man with a great future ahead of him.