is Billy Ross still with the football team?

[BleedsGreen33]

"After redshirting his first season on campus, he started 11 games and played 587 snaps at right guard in 2018. Ross appeared in nine games at several positions along the line last season, seeing limited action except for a 56-snap outing against Appalachian State." Source: UNC 247Sports

Sounds like he got passed up on UNC's depth chart, transferred down to Marshall, then had a "personality conflict" with his O-Line coach, and now he's completely done playing football.

For anyone playing along at home, that means that since high school Ross has:

2017: Sat out a season
2018: Played as a P5 starter
2019: Played as a P5 backup
2020: Sat out a season
2021: Transferred down, quit football

If this is all happening with him giving maximum effort, then it sounds to me like he just doesn't like playing football. That's not as uncommon as you might think, burnout is a real thing. I hope the kid finds something else to be passionate about.

Yea. I'd just say he's lost the passion. He has his degree and a career lined up outside of football. The daily grind of football just isn't worth it to him anymore. It just is what it is.

 

[herdalicious]

I honestly think burnout plays a major factor in a lot of recruits who never live up to their potential. Being a D-I athlete is a lot of work, I couldn't imagine what that grind would be like if your heart wasn't into it.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

I honestly think burnout plays a major factor in a lot of recruits who never live up to their potential. Being a D-I athlete is a lot of work, I couldn't imagine what that grind would be like if your heart wasn't into it.

Being a college athlete at any level is a year round deal. Heck, 10 year olds can now play their sport of choice year round if mom and dad allow or want them to. It gets old quick. I can understand it. I've seen quite a few very talented kids give it up in high school, just too much. They don't have a life or childhood. Parents get stars in their eyes and that is the downfall.

 

[richmondherdfan]

Whats everyone hearing about our new OL coach, Morrissey? Seems to have been a lot of turnover since he arrived on the staff. Any culpability on his part for all these departures?

He inherited one of the best OL in the G5, if not the entire country, and now we have major question marks on the right side just a short time later.

 

[sluggo72]

Whats everyone hearing about our new OL coach, Morrissey? Seems to have been a lot of turnover since he arrived on the staff. Any culpability on his part for all these departures?

He inherited one of the best OL in the G5, if not the entire country, and now we have major question marks on the right side just a short time later.

huh? explain? so far I know of Ross.

 

[ilmherdfan]

Ball was gone before the OL coach got there. Madden was a unique situation- getting the opportunity to play for a major P5 school.

Ross - who knows? But it seems that this is the only that may have have something to do with the coach.

I’m willing to see how this line performs. Still have some good players coming back.