Austin Fuller- Vt Transfer Possibility?

DeepGreen · April 25, 2011

This could be old news.

From the smut board-

During a pre-spring practice teleconference Monday, Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer announced that redshirt sophomore receiver Austin Fuller from Richlands had decided to transfer.

Moments later, the phone began ringing at the Richlands High School football office.

College football coaches from around the country were eager to ask Blue Tornado head coach Greg Mance about Fuller’s plans.

“Folks have been calling all week,” Mance said.

The 6-foot-2, 221-pound Fuller earned All-Group AA honors at Richlands where he established career records for receiving yardage (1,963), receptions (114) and receiving touchdowns (21).

Fuller started on the kickoff team this past season for the Hokies and was in rotation on the punt return squad. But Fuller caught just one pass in his career at Tech – an 11-yard reception during a 44-7 rout of Duke on Oct. 23.

According to Mance, Fuller’s decision to transfer came down to one basic reason.

“He just wanted to get on the field,” Mance said. “Austin was listed at No. 6 or 7 on the depth chart among receivers. The guys in front of him were really talented athletes, and most of them were in the same class as Austin.”

After receiving his athletic release from Virginia Tech, Fuller made visits with the football staffs at North Texas State and Southern Methodist University over spring break.

Fuller was born in the in the heart of fabled Texas football country in the booming Dallas suburb of Carrollton, and his father still lives there. If Fuller transfers to an NCAA Division I school, he would be forced to sit out one year and will have just one remaining year of eligibility.