BATON ROUGE, La. — Transfers are not uncommon in college football. But two key players from the same team transferring to the same school in the same offseason? That is is rare.
That is what has happened with two former Texas Tech starters; defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko and wide receiver Jonathan Giles left Lubbock and transferred to LSU. Fehoko announced his decision last month, while Giles announced his earlier this week.
“It’s pretty odd,” said Will McKay, whose covers Texas Tech for RedRaiderSports.com, said on 104.5 ESPN in Baton Rouge, “especially considering those are two of your guys that you’d put in your top seven or eight guys as far as contributors.