Be here, in the now. when Bru would ask why he had to do one more drill. The Vols havent made any promises to McCoy, he said, about the role he might play once he arrives at Tennessee later this spring. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Thank god we landed Bijan and can enjoy this recruitment from the outside. Strangers on social media forgot he was a human being. He says he felt very hurried to get to school, feeling, at the time, that USC intentionally rushed him to get to campus and begin his first class so that his eligibility clock would startso that if he left, he would be classified as a transfer. "There can be a whole storm raging around you. 9 overall recruit in the 2021 class per the 247Sports Composite. Just down. I'm not trying to imply that Smart is some bad guy or anything like that, but it's true that Georgia has not had the cleanest record when it comes to signing players with off-the-field questions. He performed well on the field during spring practice, made friends and really liked the coaching staff. That he still, indeed, isa 6'3", 220-pound two-way player who thrives off physicality, approaching every play with a defensive mindset. "Quiet in the storm.". The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. And I think he found that joy of playing the game, being around the guys and finding himself.". Bru McCoy was in a bad frame of mind as he battled a mysterious illness. He slowed down, taking a redshirt and looking forward to a return for the 2020 season. Later that spring McCoy decided to re-enter the transfer portal and return to USC citing homesickness. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy is setto officially join the Vols this month to attend May mini-session classes, giving them a veteran wide receiver capable of helping them replace former starters Jonesand JaVonta Payton. But just weeks later, after new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury left suddenly to be the coach of the NFLs Arizona Cardinals, McCoy decided to transfer to Texas. This marks the second consecutive years the Trojans have tapped the transfer portal for one of the nation's best wide receivers. To strangers. "There's . Can the Lions fix their defense? Another time, riding a motorized four-wheel bike, he zoomed off so quickly that he banged straight into the house. McCoy's eligibility battle is ongoing as Tennessee's season opener against Ball State approaches on Sept. 1 (7 p.m. Bru McCoy wont face criminal charges following an allegation of intimate partner violence, but USCs Title IX office is still reviewing the incident and its unclear whether he will be reinstated on the football team. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. ", He was tested for lymphoma, autoimmune diseases. Others found him on LinkedIn to threaten death to his son. There was Alexa, who loved being the water girl at his Pop Warner gameshanding out Gatorade bottles to all the playersand would cry when he lost. ET, SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium. 1 athlete in the 2019 recruiting class. Is also a tremendous blocker and plays with incredible effort. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We're here for you, and football doesn't affect our relationship or our love.". - AP College Football. Get away!'" McCoy said he informed the Vols of his decision in late March before the end of his official visit toKnoxville. "What in the hell?" "You have to be the quiet in the storm," Horace Sr. told him. He wasn't sure if his judgment was cloudedif he had chosen this place just because it was steeped in childhood nostalgia. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 21 catches for 236 yards and two touchdowns across six games. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. He was in the hospital for three days, having to get IVs because he sweated so much he would begin to cramp. We're playing Call of Duty! Tennessee receiver Bru McCoy signs with Athletes First for NIL representation Nick Kosko 12/21/22 Bru McCoy announces return to Tennessee for 2023 season Mike Huguenin 12/20/22 Your favorite team signing a top-50 recruit? Why would he ever do that? Names appear in the transfer portal in one or two days, and schools are free to contact transferring players without restriction thereafter. In late May 2019, Bru called USC and Texas, and handled it all himself. Honestly, the thing that was wrong with Texas was that it wasn't USC. Potential early impact player at BCS level and high round NFL draft pick. According to 247Sports' composite. Whilethe Los Angeles district attorney declined to press charges, USC suspended McCoy in August from team activities and he never returned to the field. But he said he needed to see Tennessee for himself to verify what he had heard about the program, and he didnt come away disappointed. 2022 College Football Transfer Portal 247Sports Home FB Rec FB Recruiting Home News Feed Team Rankings Commitments Decommitments Scheduled Commits Player Rankings Player Search Crystal Ball. Ryan Kartje (@Ryan_Kartje) January 14, 2022. But schools are not under an obligation to keep transferring players on scholarship once they put their names into the portal. Wasn't sure who really wanted to be his friend, for him; not for how much money he could make one day. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. 1:09. McCoy, a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder, was a five-star prospect and the No. He just wanted to play, to shut everyone up about the transfers. High school games. The more the name was sullied, the more the person didn't seem real. Follow her on Twitter: @MirinFader. One minute he was playing in the All-American Bowl. ", "Just be the quiet in the storm," he said, smiling. That he is not a was. Genuinely good. Georgia in the past has been more lenient and accepting of players with off-the-field concerns. Perry, a third-year sophomore, played in all 13 games this season, mostly on special teams. Or the strength staff leaving? So I came in with just an open mind completely. The book talks about being present. Where he plays in college will be interesting as he prefers receiver but might have more upside as a 3-4 outside backer. Where he plays in college will be interesting as he prefers receiver but might have more upside as a 3-4 outside backer. I just found myself finding value in the wrong things when I was making my decision. Not worrying about the future. His dad had to tell him to post his offers on social media. "It was a huge load," says Arthur Aragon, his counselor at Mater Dei. - Named the 2018 MaxPreps National Football Player of the Year and the 2019 All-American Bowl Player of the Year. "Do you play Call of Duty? We're on the phone with Bru McCoy! The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy transferred to Tennessee from USC. It could come down to a bunch of schools, and we don't REALLY know what McCoy wants. We talked about this, not answering people.". Until he had put himself into a different environment, like so many other students who attend a school and change their mind and transfer. ], I want to thank God, my coaches and Vol Nation for a great two years in Knoxville, Merrill posted on Twitter. It felt like everything was crumbling around him. It was incredibly awkward. Bru often played through pain. It didnt take long for Bru McCoy to set his sights on Tennessee after he added his name to the NCAA transfer portal in January. The former five-star recruit did notsuit upfor the Trojans this year following an offseason arrest for a felony domestic violence charge. Time to process. Herald-Times. He appeared in six games for USC in 2020,. Players do not need to ask permission from their coaching staff in order to transfer. The next couple of days: 102, 101, 101. And he had to play incredible every game, because everyone wanted to be The Guy Who Stopped Bru McCoy. BREAKING: #Texas WR Bru McCoy just informed the Longhorns coaching staff moments ago he plans to transfer out of Austin and will enter the transfer portal, McCoy's statement below pic.twitter.com . 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. He likes to read books, like the one currently on his nightstand next to his bed: The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford. That's up from 1,692 in 2019-20 and 1,717 in 2018-19.That increase can at least partially be credited to the NCAA's new policy that student-athletes are allowed to transfer once in their careers without having to sit out a year-in-residence. Just football and academics.". No matter what anyone said about him as an offensive player, as a defensive player, he was still their son. The dentist. [Capture the thrills of Tennessee football's epic 2022 season with our special newbook. "Bru! Remembers receiving a Twitter direct message saying the NFL would never touch a headcase like her son and that she had raised a failure. He spent the spring in Austin before another change of heart led him back to Los Angeles. But he appeared to be the odd man out in a tight rotation at wide receiver. McCoy had entered the college football transfer portal for a third time in January. The Ole Bru McCoy special. It was arrogant of me," he says. He had heart scans, brain scans. USC third-year wide receiver Bru McCoy entered the transfer portal Thursday, 247Sports has learned. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy, who. Recently he completed a trip around the peninsula, about 22 miles, his calves burning, his back aching. He never got a break. "He had no fear," Horace says. He didn't owe anyone his pain, his story. They found him. Schumann returning to Georgia, Transfer portal tracker: Breaking down options for top players, Football recruiting class rankings: Deion Sanders, Lincoln Riley land key prospects. A player is free to withdraw his name at any time. He attended a family wedding, feeling confused as ever. Following Kliff Kingsbury's sudden departure to the NFL shortly after USC hired him as offensive coordinator, McCoy transferred to Texas. "It was literally nothing to do with anything with Texas. The pay increase features a $225,000 base salary with $8.725 million in supplemental pay. "I made a rash mistake.". Shelby McCoy remembers being stopped at the supermarket. Potential early impact player at BCS level and high round NFL draft pick.". And while his legal issues were resolved last August, his path to playing football again remains unclear. Wide receiver Bru McCoy committed to Tennessee in May. His antibodies were very high, which meant his body was fighting something. To recap: McCoy enrolled early at USC in January, only to transfer to Texas after reportedly becoming . Tennessee finished Heupel's second season ranked sixth by The Associated Press college football poll, the Vols' highest finish since 2001. McCoy, a former five-star recruit in. What do I want out of my life? LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Wide receiver Bru McCoy (4) of the USC Trojans warms up before the spring game at Los Angeles Coliseum on April 17, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. However, the university continued its investigation and McCoy never returned to the program. Bru thought it was silly, bragging about 35 offers when there were hardworking kids who had none. Really quiet. Bru had arrived at USC in good shape but began to feel beyond drained after every workout. That's a lot of money.". Even more eerie, he remembers the Texas staff asking him throughout the initial recruiting process, back when he was in high school: "What are you going to do when Kliff leaves? Transfer portal here we come Reply JG8AB9TL11OBJ12AD13 Florida . Made it a point not to. According to the Los Angeles Times, the former USC star tried to cast doubt on her credibility, . He heard good things about the Vols from a couple of his former Southern Cal teammates who have transferred to play at Tennessee, wide receiverVelus Jones Jr. and kickerChase McGrath, and the Vols were searching for a receiver capable of making an immediate impact on their offense. McCoy was removed from USCs roster soon after, as both the Los Angeles district attorneys office and USCs Office for Equity, Equal Opportunity, and Title IX continued to investigate the incident. You feel comfortable working hard when a guys working hard for you.. His family knew his character, and he would rely on them more. "At no point since Bru entered the transfer portal in January have we objected to him being made immediately eligible to play at Tennessee. This will be the first noted public visit McCoy has made, and it could go a long way for the Vols. Then he started losing weight and couldn't sleep much. Here's a look at one potential breakout star for each player in the 2021 Way-Too-Early Top 25. That's the hard part of growing up: realizing that your failures, your successes, your decisions and your second guesses, are yours. 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During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, McCoy caught 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in six games while playing in a USC receiving corps that included a 2021 fourth-round NFL draft pick in Amon-Ra St. Brown, a 2022 first-round NFL draft pick in Drake London and another receiver in Tyler Vaughns who spent the 2021 season on an NFL practice squad. It could be a win-win situation, that is, if the nature of McCoy's exit from USC. This feels like cheating. My time there will always be cherished. Had I known the things I know now, truthfully I would have never left USC and went to Texas. Shelby woke him up every day at 5 a.m., making him egg-and-cheese burritos or bacon-and-egg bagel sandwiches, and he'd be out of the door by 5:45 a.m., in time to lift weights in Orange County by 7 a.m. There were 2,646 FBS players to enter the transfer portal during the 2020-21 transfer cycle, per a source. At the time, McCoy was released on $50,000 bond. Where he plays in college will be interesting as he prefers receiver but might have more upside as a 3-4 outside backer. McCoy showed plenty of promise that year, finishing with21 catches for 236 yards and two touchdowns across six games. Here's 247Sports' high school evaluation of McCoy out of Mater Dei High School in California. McCoy spent the spring semester at Texas before returning back to USC. And theyre going to provide the same effort, so its matched. "He's always trying to dominate," says Keary Colbert, wide receivers coach. USC wide receiver Bru McCoy entered the transfer portal on Thursday, according to multiple reports. In fact, there was a time in 2019 where Smart had four of his players arrested in just the last month. But finding out, the day after he enrolled in classes, that Trojan offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was leaving to coach the Arizona Cardinals, was jarring. The internet was not some abstract place, something that shut off once he closed his laptop. It took a one-on-one meeting with USC coach Clay Helton to help McCoy turn a corner. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Roundtable: Our March Madness projections for UCLA, USC and others. Truly sad. Bruce Rollinson, Mater Dei's coach, would notice how Bru straightened his arms when he'd make a mistake, could see the frustration rising in him. However, he was arrested in July on suspicion of felony intimate partner violence and was removed from USCs roster. He didn't want to tell anyone about it. Bru McCoy Tennessee Volunteers 'Am I OK with who I am?' Merrill, a sophomore and. CHECK OUT: Timeline of the. Players that enter their name into the transfer portal dont necessarily leave their schools. Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports was the first to report. Bru McCoy highlights from the 2020 college football season. Everyone is upset with you. She smiled. I don't think anyone at 18 really has it all figured out." Players were trying to rattle him then, get inside his head. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. And, to make matters worse, he was missing football. Some were very welcoming, happy he had returned, he says, and others were not. ", When he was 12, Bru's team made it to the Pop Warner national championship. Running back Kenan Christon, who entered the transfer portal last month, was suspended for the 2021 season after a physical altercation with another USC student. During his high school career he passed for 6,027 yards with 55 touchdowns and rushed for 2,975 yards and 48 touchdowns. "No way! Let's go!". He trusts himself. Let's go back in the time machine a bit. "People dehumanized me," says Bru, now back at USC and planning to play for the Trojans as a redshirt freshman whenever college football resumes. - Led Mater Dei to two consecutive CIF and state titles in his junior and senior seasons. Rollinson says. 9 overall prospect in the 2019 class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, coming out of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. Obviously, theres no handouts. In a lot of ways, Bru feels like he felt during freshman year of high school, when he didn't know what would happen, taking a leap of faith to attend Mater Dei. "I think Bru found his joy again," says Helton, who felt like he saw Bru finally take a breath. Some people were understandingkind, even. - Led Mater Dei to two consecutive CIF and state titles in his junior and senior seasons. . He participated in spring practices there before eventually transferring back to USC in June. ", He had put so much emphasis on one coach's departure. Many assumed his life was easy. The next he was taking his physical on campus. AUGUST 23 . "I was embarrassed, honestly," Bru says. The former five-star recruit has been in Los Angeles at USC for the last three years but decided to enter the transfer portal in January. Bru McCoy leaving USC and entering NCAA transfer portal Jan. 13, 2022 According to the DPS incident report, she arrived at McCoy's residence Jan. 12 around 9 p.m. to return his. Like any 18-year-old, he couldn't have come to these realizations until he experienced them. From talking to Chase and Velus, it just piqued my interest, McCoy said. OK, there's still a weight room. Her work has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the Los Angeles Press Club and the Best American Sports Writing series. McCoy, a former five-star recruit in 2019, spent three years with USC but played just six games. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. They merely need to request that compliance enter their name. McCoy would never return to the Trojans after that. He's already explained himself to two programs, to his family, to his friends. Potential early impact player at BCS level and high round NFL draft pick. Plays the run very well and is comfortable in space or dropping back in to coverage. They knew how young he was, how much he tried to follow his gut. "I'm in a position where I really get to write the rest of my story.". But after former USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury left Los Angeles to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, McCoy transferred to Texas. To the media. His family didn't understand at first. yard to see if he was OK, he kept assuring her everything was fine, even though his bone was sticking out. Someone like me, I think I will thrive here. He just signed the papers in his school's library and then called Helton and told him how proud he was to be a Trojan. According to ESPN, McCoy . The former five-star receiver was expected to step into a major role on USCs offense in 2021 but never took the field following a July 24 arrest on suspicion of felony intimate partner violence. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. It's all he can control right now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, unsure if there will be a season. He had done something few young athletes do: chased his own happiness. McCoy committed to the Trojans in January 2019. He pickedUSC at the 2019 All-American Bowl and later enrolled in Los Angeles. That means all players who enter the transfer portal for the first time will be immediately eligible at their new school as long as they meet a NCAA mandated entry deadline. "I remember being this hungry," he says. How USC trainers saved Vincent Iwuchukwu after cardiac arrest, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. Potential early impact player at BCS level and high round NFL draft pick.". Former USC wide receiver Bru McCoy has officially committed to the Tennessee Volunteers. He feared his career was over. But he felt sad inside. Alexa McCoy heard it at parties at her college. How Tennessee football is approaching Bru McCoy amid eligibility uncertainty Bru McCoy transferred from Southern Cal to Tennessee in June after entering the transfer portal in January. Im fired up. USC's Bru McCoy, who didn't play a game this season after a July arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence, has entered the transfer portal for the third time in his career. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy is setto officially join the Vols this month to attend May mini-session classes, giving them a veteran wide receiver capable of helping them replace former starters Jonesand, McCoy, who has three remaining seasons of eligibility, said he chose Tennessee because of itsdevelopment at wide receiver and his opportunity to make an immediate impactin coach, His official visit to Tennessee in late March allowed him to attend at least a portion of two of the Vols spring practices and spend plenty of time with Heupels staff, including first-yearwide receivers coach, During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, McCoy caught 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in six games while playing in a USC receiving corps that included a 2021 fourth-round NFL draft pick in, The Vols havent made any promises to McCoy, he said, about the role he might play once he arrives at Tennessee later this spring. Bru was the same way. McCoy had entered the college football transfer portal for a third time in January. That he was more than his transfers, his skills on the field. - Named the 2018 MaxPreps National Football Player of the Year and the 2019 All-American Bowl Player of the Year. "This went on for months," Bru says. I'm only 19 now. He had been loved, then hated. The Mystery of Bru McCoy He was the top athlete in the 2019 recruiting class, then transferred twice and missed time with an illness no one could explain. Couldn't stop the comments, the posts. Capture the thrills of Tennessee football's epic 2022 season with our special newbook. He appeared in six games for USC in 2020, totaling 21 receptions, 236. "He only knows to go as hard as he can possibly go at all times.". That meant the world to Bru: to be loved, to be seen. So he didn't talk about it, remembering something his grandfather, Horace McCoy Sr., told him often, starting back when he was in ninth grade. And it was frustrating, not being able to answer when people asked him: What's wrong with you? It truly goes back to when Mark Richt was the coach, but it hasn't stopped with Kirby Smart's reign. I don't fault [Kingsbury] one bit. He was a 5-star, 247Sports' No. Singer averaged 16.7 yards per . But his body wouldn't allow him. Let's also not forget that one of Georgia's QBs, JT Daniels, is a former teammate of McCoy's at both Mater Dei High School and USC. McCoy, one of the most ballyhooed recruits in years, played only one full season with the Trojans. It appears Tennessee football will finish preseason practice with Southern Cal transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy still not eligible. He'd wake up at 6 a.m., walk to the training facility to get his temperature taken, find it was still over 100, walk back to his apartment and try to sleep on his stiff leather couch, sweating the rest of the day. So what's really going on with <b>Bru. And after a visit to Knoxville in late March, McCoy made his commitment to Tennessee Football on Tuesday night. That increase can at least partially be credited to the NCAA's new policy that student-athletes are allowed to transfer once in their careers without having to sit out a year-in-residence. Bru McCoy hauls in his final TD with USC (0:30), USC receiver McCoy back in portal for third time, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, ACC boss: Rule changes backed by FBS leaders, Stoops: QB Leary (pec) 'close to full go' for UK, Hall of Fame coach Ault named to CFP committee, Top draft prospect Carter charged in fatal crash, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Ex-Vols staffers agree to show-cause penalties, UNC hires ex-Browns HC Kitchens as assistant, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? Your team is losing. The recruiting saga of 2019 five-star receiver Bru McCoy keeps on getting weirder. Mirin Fader is a staff writer for B/R Mag. Jordan Addison, WR Old. "Unique two-way player with a high projection at receiver or outside linebacker. Everything was moving so fast. The 2021 season was projected to be a big one for McCoy in the Trojans offense. Bru McCoy reels in a short touchdown on fourth down for USC vs. Oregon. Bru handed her his phone. McCoy is the third USC football player in the last two seasons to leave amid an investigation or university disciplinary review. 'With the choices I've made? (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) After a lost season that began with his arrest and. He wanted to be around a positive culture in a great learning environment with players who want to be there and it just felt like home for Bru right away.. "Everybody has an opinion, and there was no being right.". Sometimes he struggled to keep his eyes open while they drove home on the 405 because he was so exhausted. He forgives himself. Warmer storms could cause problems, DA declines to file charges against USC receiver Bru McCoy, one of the top prospects to come out of Southern California, Illness and a Texas detour left Bru McCoy hurting. Linebacker Aaron Willis, quarterback Kaidon Salter, athlete Kaemen Marley, running back Tiyon Evans, offensive lineman William Parker and tight ends Julian Nixon, Miles Campbell and Trinity Bell also have left. It was right before practice, so it was like, Aw, dang, buddy, but like, Lets go! he said, recalling the reaction of Tennessees coaches. But Heupels staff has made it clear that he will have a chance to compete for immediate playing time and perhaps even earn the starting job opposite fifth-year senior Cedric Tillman, who was the Vols leading receiver last season. 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