Duke announced in late February that a pair of sophomore defensive linemen, Brandon Boyce and Marquies Price (pictured), had been dismissed by David Cutcliffe. As it turns out, the linemen will continue their collegiate playing careers as teammates.
On their personal Twitter accounts Monday, both Both Price and Boyce revealed their intentions to transfer to South Florida, the former by way of a relatively lengthy missive and the latter with a simple picture of a USF helmet.
Neither first-year head coach Charlie Strong nor the football program itself have confirmed the twin additions.Jeremiah 29:11 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/LJ9Pj5qzGC
— Marquies Price (@91Reasons_) April 24, 2017
Next chapter 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Wz9mbNEK2y
— BROWARD (@BoycetookFlight) April 24, 2017
Both players will be forced to sit out the 2017 season to satisfy NCAA transfer bylaws. They will each then have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2018.
Price started all 11 games in which he played during the 2016 season, and started 14 in his career. His six quarterback hurries last year were second on the team.
Boyce played in 21 games during his time with the Blue Devils. Eight of those appearances came in 2016.
In mid-August, it was announced that Boyce was one of two football players suspended for the first three games of last season. Unspecified violations of team rules was the only reason given for that punitive measure.