Florida Atlantic quarterback Jason Driskel announces he will no longer play football

[Chris McLaughlin]

Interesting.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fau-owls/fl-sp-fau-jason-driskel-leaves-team-20180118-story.html

 

[CarolinaHerdzilla]

I watched about 8 minutes....I did not see or hear where he is giving up football....

Zilla22

 

[Chris McLaughlin]

Probably Chris Robison time in Boca.

 

[sluggo72]

I watched about 8 minutes....I did not see or hear where he is giving up football....

Zilla22

The starting quarterback for Lane Kiffin‘s resurgent FAU program for most of 2017, Jason Driskel was hoping again to trigger one of the most potent offenses in the country in 2018. Instead, Driskel announced on his personal Twitter account that he is retiring from the sport.

“After a lot of thinking, talking with friends and family, and prayer, I have made the decision to end my college football career,” Driskel, who has one year of eligibility remaining, wrote in the social media missive. “I undoubtedly will miss my teammates and the game with all of its trials and tribulations; but I will not regret the decision to move into the next chapter of my life.”

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@Lane_Kiffin @kendalbriles @Coachbwright4 @CoachPartridge @CoachTTrickett - Thank you all!

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After going 1-2 the first three games of the 2017 season, Lane Kiffin benched starter Daniel Parr and inserted Driskel. After losing his first start at Buffalo, Driskel proceeded to help lead the Owls to 10 straight wins to close out the regular season with a school-record 11 wins. FAU won the Conference USA championship and also claimed the program’s first bowl win since 2008 for good measure.

Driskel passed for 2,247 yards, five touchdowns and just four interceptions in what turned out to be his last season at the school. He was also third on the Owls with 427 yards rushing, while his eight rushing touchdowns were second on the team.

With Driskel out, a pair of transfers, Florida State’s De'Andre Johnson and Oklahoma’s Chris Robinson, will likely battle for the starting job beginning in the spring. Even if he hadn’t retired, Driskel would’ve had to beat out that duo for the starting job, his head coach confirmed after the Boca Raton Bowl rout of Akron.

 

[CarolinaHerdzilla]

I guess a case of "what have you done for me lately".......I thought Jason Driskel was the the engine that drove the train for the Owls. We can only ASSume Lane is a demanding/fickle coach and Driskel no longer fit his plans.

Does this sound familiar?

Zilla22

 

[Chris McLaughlin]

FAU's offense was built around Devin Singletary. For good reason.

 

[CarolinaHerdzilla]

FAU's offense was built around Devin Singletary. For good reason.

True because he ran over the HERD like we were a bunch of sissys.......but Driskel's arm allowed Singletary to rip defenses to shreds.

Zilla22