‘Tis the season for transfers, with a Big 12 school the latest to feel its effect -- and an ACC program the latest to benefit.
Syracuse confirmed in a press release Monday that Abdul Adams has joined Dino Babers’ football program. The running back had spent the past two seasons at Oklahoma, and offered a social media shoutout to Sooner Nation for the time he spent in Norman.
Thanks #soonernation for the love and support! I had a great time at OU and met some great people I will have everlasting relationships with. I want to thank Coach Stoops, Coach Riley and Coach Boulware for the opportunity to be sooner!
— Abdul Adams (@Abdul_Adams2) January 23, 2018
Adams will have to sit out the 2018 season to satisfy NCAA bylaws; beginning with the 2019 season, he’ll have two years of eligibility remaining.
This past season, Adams, a four-star 2016 signee, was third on the Sooners in rushing with 542, including a 99-yard touchdown run. On his 59 rushes, Adams led the team at 9.2 yards per carry. With OU’s top two rushers in Rodney Anderson (1,161 yards) and Trey Sermon (744) returning, though, Adams thought his best course was to take his leave of what’s seemingly an always-crowded Sooners backfield.
For his two-year career, Adams has run for 825 yards and a touchdown in 112 carries.