Another day, another player who’s decided to move on from his college football starting point.
Citing a person familiar with the situation, nj.com is reporting that senior defensive back Davon Jacobs has decided to transfer out of first-year head coach Chris Ash’s football program. The fact that Jacobs had fallen behind on the safety depth chart this spring is being pointed at as the reason for moving on.
Jacobs is entering his fifth-year season, but he has yet to graduate. So, if he wants to finish his career at the FBS level, he’d need to graduate this summer. If not, he could drop down to the FCS level and be eligible to play immediately in 2016.
Last season, Jacobs started the first three games before being sidelined with a concussion. He came back to start one more game before being reinjured and missing the remainder of the season.
After redshirting as a true freshman in 2012, Jacobs played in 25 games the next two seasons. Included in that was a pair of starts, one each in 2013 and 2014.