Less than a week after he left his first college football home, teams are lining up to inquire about being Treon Harris’ second. Reportedly.
According to 247Sports.com, at least nine FBS programs have either spoken to Harris’ family or “have interest and have requested Harris’ release so they have the option to make contact.” Two included in the latter group are Power Five teams -- Kansas and Minnesota.
Other FBS teams in that second group also include Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan and SMU. Georgia State, Southern Miss and Texas State have all reportedly made contact with Harris and his family.
Additionally, a handful of FCS programs have been in contact.
Should Harris move on to another FBS program, he would be forced to sit out the 2016 season, but would then have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2017. A move to the FCS would give him immediate eligibility in 2o16.
Monday, Florida confirmed that Harris had decided to transfer out of the Gators football program. There was no specific reason given for the departure, although the announcement came less than a week after Jim McElwain confirmed that Harris would be moved from quarterback to wide receiver.
At his press conference prior to the start of spring practice, McElwain acknowledged that a pair of his players, Harris and wide receiver Antonio Callaway, haven’t been a part of the Florida football team since January.
And that’s without even mentioning Harris’ in-season issue in 2014 that was ultimately resolved a week later.
Harris started the 2015 season opener, but gave way to Will Grier — with a suspension thrown in for good measure — until Grier was himself suspended in October for the remainder of the season. The true sophomore then started the last eight games of the year, with the Gators going 4-4 in that span. Included in that stretch were three losses to close out the year by an average of nearly 25 points per game, with Harris completing under 44 percent of his passes (36-83) and directing the offense to a combined 24 points.
A four-star member of the Gators’ 2014 recruiting class, Harris was rated as the No. 18 player at any position in the state of Florida and the No. 123 player overall on 247Sports.com‘s composite board.