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FOOTBALL | Nebraska QB to transfer to Yale

Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, April 30, 2009

Former Nebraska quarterback Patrick Witt, who decided to transfer prior to the start of spring practice in February, has officially chosen Yale as his destination.

The Huskers’ backup signal caller last season, Witt was expected to battle for the starting job this summer in Lincoln, Neb. Instead, Witt chose to enroll as a sophomore at Yale, over Duke, UCLA and South Carolina, he announced Tuesday. Since he will be transferring to a Football Championship Subdivision school, he will not have to sit out a year like he would have had he decided to transfer to an Football Bowl...

#1 By 1Y1 10:28a.m. on April 30, 2009

Awwwwww yeah. Harvard should be scared.

#2 By dawg 3:42p.m. on April 30, 2009

Yeah Go Bulldogs!!!!

#3 By Calhoun47 4:45p.m. on April 30, 2009

Ok, thats a start, now how about a running back to give the new coach a chance at keeping his promise

#4 By jsa 6:33p.m. on April 30, 2009

obviously they are not going to hand the starting jod to him. witt seems to lack a little common sense

#5 By big red 1:39p.m. on May 1, 2009

Well, he left Nebraska because he was afraid of competition and wanted the starting job handed to him. But he's a very talented quarterback and a good pickup.

#6 By anonymouse 4:39p.m. on May 3, 2009

The 6-foot-2-inch 225-pounder ...

whew hooooo patrick witts a hamburger

#7 By (Anonymous) 10:56a.m. on May 4, 2009

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/nebraska-redshirt-qb-arrested-after-campus-disturbance-1.280685

#8 By Football Fan 1:14p.m. on May 4, 2009

Well #7, I don't think that minor things like "disturbing the peace, trespassing, and third degree assault," plus a few alcohol related legal problems, none of which interfere with Witt's passing or ball-handling, should be a concern to Yale Admissions or head coach Williams. Or to the other guys who were vying for the quarterback job and should now be looking to transfer themselves, maybe to Southern Connecticut State or Hillhouse High.

#9 By (Anonymous) 2:02p.m. on May 5, 2009

I wonder if Lincoln cops are as insecure and mendacious as the common New Haven variety.

#10 By T.R 5:45p.m. on May 5, 2009

Well the half full is that Yale has a QB big enough to see over Harvards line.
The glass half empty is that first Yale fires a coach who turned around a sorry team, then they recruit like their University of Miami (FLA). Take your pick.

#11 By (Anonymous) 1:54p.m. on May 13, 2009


From the department of "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose":

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B0DE3DE103DE533A25754C1A9649D946896D6CF

#12 By Jennifer L. 5:02p.m. on July 28, 2009

Dude, he got arrested for getting drunk and pushing somebody? I think our boy Witt will fit right in.

Rush DKE!
Rush DKE!
Rush DKE!

#13 By Nothing But the Truth 11:51a.m. on August 22, 2009

Sorry, Yale, you picked up a real loser of a person. He is a major cancer on every team he has been on since his high school days in Georgia where his Daddy was stirring it up. His Daddy still calls the COLLEGE coaches every day and sticks his neck where it doesn't belong. I predict every kid on that team will HATE this arrogant, unlikable, daddy boy, within the first month.

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