Link: Shawn Jennings No Longer with Program
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Don't know the circumstances surrounding his departure, but sometimes having a sibling in the same program can work against one or both of them.
Was this due to numbers or something else? Also wonder if this opens a spot for Parks or if it had to be done to fit the current numbers?
I think it came to a playing time issue. Davis, Wilson, Moses, Cowan, and Benton will make for a lot of competition.
He was somewhat of a guy without a position, too. As a recruit, he was expected to be a safety. He was listed as a LB on the roster but didn't have the build to play LB.
I see he's now listed as a DB on the website, so it might have just been a typo at the time.
I'm pretty sure you are right about him being at LB. I recall seeing him listed at one point as a DB/LB, but all the pictures and videos in the spring appeared to have him in the ILB drills. At one point he was listed at 230 which is probably well above what he needs to be to play S, kinda like Clark a few years ago, now he's at 220 something so not big enough to be an LB and a bit bigger than he should be as a S. He probably looked at the competition, and with the fact he's never really played LB (I think was a QB/S in HS) and realized that if he wanted to play he'd have to take a chance somewhere else. Some guys like Clark and Anderson will stick around knowing they'll be role players or special teams guys and some won't.
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he was listed more of an athlete coming out of HS. he played QB in HS, but was projected to play another position in College hence his athlete label. wish him the best!
Yup..I'm not sure if that played into his decision to leave, but, I'm the Baby of the family & I have one older brother..
I love my brother & would have his back in any situation, but, we have clashed a few times as I got older, bigger & could stand up to him in a few situations..I could understand if Shawn wanted to go a different route doing his own thing..
Update on Shawn Jennings ... https://www.tidesports.com/former-alabama-linebacker-transfers-to-south-alabama/
87 scholarships now if the reports last week were correct when Simmons left for WVU.
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Not everybody who SIGNS works out. Some leave for personal reasons, some because they are buried deep on the roster. Some leave for more playing time.
Sometimes it works out for a guy who leaves, others don't seem to make the change easily.
It's a cinch that guys who stick around have an opportunity for more TV time, and more exposure to different Pro coaches, than those who go to a less successful team.
Sometimes it works out for a guy who leaves, others don't seem to make the change easily.
It's a cinch that guys who stick around have an opportunity for more TV time, and more exposure to different Pro coaches, than those who go to a less successful team.
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