Wild Ride Continues As Former Five-star Recruit Headed To Fourth School In Three Years

The assemblage shot scenery has evolved quickly complete nan past decade. The increasing fame of nan NCAA transportation portal, mixed pinch nan preamble of NIL and gross sharing, is resulting successful chaos crossed nan sport, reaching an all-time high.

Most assemblage shot players will bounce betwixt aggregate programs during their careers. It's now uncommon for athletes to instrumentality pinch nan aforesaid programme for 4 aliases 5 years. The blurred lines and deficiency of existent rules mean players are fundamentally free agents astatine nan conclusion of each season, adding to nan uncertainty.

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One erstwhile five-star imaginable has gone done nan rhythm complete nan past fewer years successful what is quickly becoming a tumultuous journey.

Ex-Five-Star WR Johntay Cook Joins Fourth Program In Three Seasons

According to On3's Hayes Fawcett, Syracuse inferior wide receiver transportation Johntay Cook committed to Ole Miss connected Friday evening. Cook made aggregate visits but yet chose nan Rebels, who recruited him heavy retired of precocious school.

Assuming Cook signs and enrolls, this will beryllium nan 4th programme he's joined successful nan past 3 seasons. A five-star enlistee and nan No. 4 wide receiver successful nan 2022 class, he began his assemblage profession astatine Texas.

Cook saw action successful 14 games arsenic a existent freshman, catching 8 passes for 136 yards. However, nan pursuing season, he played successful only 6 games, leaving nan Longhorns earlier nan extremity of nan 2024 campaign. Texas caput coach Steve Sarkisian called it a "mutual decision", per ESPN.

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After entering nan portal, Cook transferred to Washington successful December and appeared to beryllium primed to break retired nether caput coach Jedd Fisch. Then came different curveball arsenic Cook and nan Huskies elected to part ways less than a period later.

In February, Cook was arrested doubly successful 2 weeks. He was charged pinch misdemeanor theft and interfering pinch nationalist duties successful Tarrant County, Texas, and possession of marijuana of little than 2 ounces successful Grayson County, Texas.

Cook signed pinch Syracuse successful May. Despite his precocious presence to nan program, he appeared successful each 12 games and made 9 starts. Cook accumulated 45 catches for 549 yards and 2 touchdowns. He recorded a season-high 6 receptions for 113 yards successful a 34-21 triumph against Syracuse connected September 20.

The 6-foot-0, 198-pound wide receiver is now making his measurement to an Ole Miss programme that made nan College Football Playoff and came up conscionable short of having a chance to play for it all.

Cook will person 1 play of eligibility remaining. He'll get an opportunity to make his return to Austin, Texas, arsenic an force connected October 24.

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