Donovan Laie said personal issues caused him to rethink his future with the Arizona Wildcats.
The star lineman declined to dive into specifics with the local media Thursday, but his father, Chris, passed away last November and the two were extremely close. Laie’s sister also went missing this summer, though thankfully she returned home safely.
To deal with it all, Laie said he felt the best thing he could do was transfer to a school near his hometown of Oceanside, California, so he could be closer to his mother and six siblings.