Deron Thompson played his high school football in Kansas, and now he’ll continue his collegiate career in the same state as well.
In March, Thompson (pictured, No. 39) opted to leave the Colorado State football program. According to the Lawrence Journal-World, Thompson’s father told KWCH-TV in Wichita that his son will be transferring to Kansas and using his remaining eligibility with the Jayhawks.
“I just felt like I never got the opportunity I deserved,” the running back said in leaving the Rams earlier this spring.
Thompson will have to sit out the 2016 season, but would then have two seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2017.
After rushing for 87 yards on 23 carries in six games as a true freshman, the 5-10, 178-pound Thompson totaled just seven carries (49 yards) in two games in 2015. Thompson was a three-star member of the Rams’ 2014 recruiting class.