In early March, Bowling Green linebacker Austin Valdez announced his intention to transfer to a new football program as a graduate transfer. We now know where he is heading: Syracuse.
Valdez will transfer to Syracuse and be eligible to play with the Orange right away this season, according to a report from Scout.com over the weekend. Valdez will add some good depth to the Syracuse defense and he should step right into an opportunity to start for the ACC program.
Valdez was named first-team All-MAC in 2015 after recording 144 tackles for the Falcons. Injuries put Valdez’s 2017 season on a different course, but he still should be a player that gets a chance to contribute to Syracuse’s defense in 2017.