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CFB Players Opting Out Of The 2020 Season

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College players opting out of the 2020 fall football season

Big Ten
Ambry Thomas, Michigan

Rashawn Slater, Northwestern

Jalen Mayfield, Michigan

Ra'Von Bonner, Illinois

Jalen Alexander, Maryland

Vincent Flythe, Maryland

Austin Fontaine, Maryland

Josh Jackson, Maryland

Johnny Jordan, Maryland

T.J. Kautai, Maryland

Jacub Panasiuk, Michigan State

Jordan Reid, Michigan State

Justin Stevens, Michigan State

Rashod Bateman, Minnesota

Micah Parsons, Penn State

Rondale Moore, Purdue

Entire list (other conferences): https://www.espn.com/college-footba...lege-players-opting-2020-fall-football-season

I find it interesting that nobody from Ohio State, Iowa, or Corn (i.e. the 3 schools that voted not to postpone the season) has opted out.
 
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OPTED OUT
ILLINOIS RUNNING BACK RA’VON BONNER AND LINEBACKER DAWSON DEGROOT
Most anticipated Bonner would step in as the starting running back following the graduations of Reggie Corbin and Dre Brown. Instead, the rising senior opted out. The native of Cincinnati has 10 touchdown runs while averaging four yards per carry across three seasons with the Illini.

Lovie Smith turns to Mike Epstein, Chase Brown, Jakari Norwood and Kenyon Sims at running back. None of them had more than 15 carries last year. By the time Illinois faces Ohio State ar home on Nov. 28 in what most expect will be a blowout, it needs to have figured out an answer in the backfield.

DeGroot, who also opted out, had 12 tackles last season, playing the majority of his snaps on special teams.

MICHIGAN WIDE RECEIVER NICO COLLINS, CORNERBACK AMBRY THOMAS, RUNNING BACK CHRISTIAN TURNER AND LONG SNAPPER CAMARON CHEESEMAN
As of now, the Wolverines have lost a quartet of players for the 2020. At least a couple of them could end up playing this fall, though.

Collins, who had 37 catches for 729 yards and seven touchdowns, hasn’t publicly opted out but left Michigan’s practices and signed with agent Drew Rosenhaus. As long as he remained away from the Wolverines, Jim Harbaugh will be without an All-Big Ten-caliber wideout. He might be considering sticking around Ann Arbor for another season, though. Josh Gattis this week said he’s had “a ton” of conversations with Collins about his future and expects an announcement soon.

Thomas is in a similar situation. On Big Ten Radio a week ago, he said he had talked to coaches about a possible return after opting out and signing with an agent a month ago. Thomas, a senior, was picked by the conference’s coaches as a third-team All-Big Ten cornerback last year.

Turner, a reserve tailback, was the first Wolverine to opt out. He wasn’t expected to factor much into Michigan’s running back situation. Cheeseman, however, had manned the long-snapper position since 2017.

MICHIGAN STATE OFFENSIVE TACKLE JORDAN REID AND OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JUSTIN STEVENS
In order for Michigan State to put a scare into Ohio State on Dec. 5, it must win individual battles at the line of scrimmage. No longer having Reid on the team makes doing that more difficult.

Reid, a two-year starter, manned right tackle 2019 and was given an in-house award as the Spartans’ best offensive lineman for his success. He intends to be back in East Lansing for a redshirt senior season in 2021, but he’ll be missed this fall – including during Michigan State’s game versus the Buckeyes in a few months.

Stevens – who also opted out – is a true freshman who was never expected to play much this fall.

MARYLAND QUARTERBACK JOSH JACKSON, OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AUSTIN FONTAINE, DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OLUWASEUN OLUWATIMI, DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JALEN ALEXANDER, DEFENSIVE BACK VINCENT FLYTHE AND LINEBACKER TJ KAUTAI
It’s difficult enough to imagine Maryland toppling Ohio State in a normal year. These departures don’t help matters.

Oluwatimi is a senior who started the entire 2019 season at defensive tackle. Jackson was the starting quarterback last year, though Alabama transfer Taulia Tagovailoa will likely replace him. Fontaine started six games at guard last year and was in line to remain a starter. Flythe and Alexander were reserves last season. Kautai is in his first year at Maryland as a junior-college addition. The depleted Terrapins face the Buckeyes on Nov. 14.

NORTHWESTERN OFFENSIVE TACKLE RASHAWN SLATER
Northwestern won’t get its soon-to-be NFL offensive lineman back for 2020. He confirmed this week he will stick with his decision not to play again for Northwestern. The loss of Slater means the Wildcats won’t have a three-year starter who earned preseason All-American honors from Phil Steele and Athlon Sports to bookend their offensive line.

More than likely, Slater moving on the NFL won’t affect Ohio State, which won’t play Northwestern in the regular season. The Wildcats aren’t expected to win the Big Ten West, either.

PENN STATE LINEBACKER MICAH PARSONS
Franklin hasn’t completely ruled out an opt-in from Parsons. Last week, the head coach said, “you always keep the door open.” However, he also noted, “I think there’s obviously a big difference between somebody that opted out a week ago to somebody that opted out multiple weeks ago.”

Parsons made his decision to opt out of the 2020 college football season in order to focus on the NFL on Aug. 6. Given the Nittany Lions are set to start their season in a little less than a month, there wouldn’t be much time remaining for Parsons to change his mind – if, of course, he was even able to do so considering he signed with an agent.

More than likely, he’s gone, meaning Penn State won’t have its first-team All-American linebacker whose NFL draft stock has him viewed as a top-10 pick. Naturally, it’s a significant hit to the Nittany Lions’ talented defense that’ll face Ohio State’s Justin Fields-led offense on Aug. 31. Considering the showdown could determine the Big Ten East Division champion, Parsons’ absence affects the Buckeyes more than anybody else who has opted out or opted in.

RUTGERS WIDE RECEIVER EVERETT WORMLEY
Last week, new head coach Greg Schiano said multiple undisclosed players have talked about potentially opting out. As of now, though, only one – Wormley – has actually decided to go that route.

Wormley, a senior, has just five career catches. Rutgers not having him on the field shouldn’t do much to affect the result of its game versus Ohio State on Nov. 7.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
I was unaware that scUM had a long snapper named Cheeseman. How did he not end up at Wiscy?
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Interesting story, especially since he is from Gahanna......

Michigan football long snapper strives to be anonymous -- and that’s a good thing

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Cheeseman, a senior and three-year starter, has a highly specific job, which he performs very well. He throws a football backwards, between his legs, to initiate a punt, field goal, or extra point. As has become the norm for long snappers in major college football, he does not play any other position.

Before last season, Cheeseman was awarded a scholarship. On a squad with national championship aspirations, his teammates and coaches view him as a valuable piece. Not bad for a player who didn’t play for his high school varsity team until his senior year

Entire article: https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/20...s-to-be-anonymous-and-thats-a-good-thing.html

Before last season, Cheeseman was awarded a scholarship. On a squad with national championship aspirations,
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Maybe he "opted out" because he just came to his senses and realized that there's no way in hell scUM was going to win the National Championship.....:lol:
 
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