It appeared as though Nebraska was ready to welcome wide receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow this season, but a recent recruiting trip to the SEC called an audible. Stringfellow let the world know on Twitter he is now heading to Ole Miss to join the Rebels. Stringfellow is a transfer from Washington.
“My visit and just getting to know the coaches and talking to the players about what type of program it was,” a text from Stringfellow to the Omaha World-Herald stated. Stringfellow previously told newspapers in Nebraska the paperwork to transfer to the Huskers from Washington was signed, but he still took a trip to Ole Miss after signing that paperwork. Losing Stringfellow is a notable loss for Nebraska because he was supposed to help fill the depth over the next couple of years after the program lost a Class of 2014 recruit to the Milwaukee Brewers in the recent MLB Draft. The Huskers are now getting pretty thin in the receiving department.
Stringfellow decided to transfer out of Washington in mid-May after being charged for his involvement in misdemeanor assault crimes from back in February. Washington quarterback Cyler Miles was also linked to the incident, but the signal caller was not charged by police. Miles has since been reinstated by Washington head coach Chris Petersen, but Stringfellow is now looking to embrace a new opportunity with a clean slate to work with.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Stringfellow will not be eligible to play for Ole Miss until 2015. When he does become eligible though, he will have three years of eligibility remaining.