Jeff Thomas officially to Illinois via his Instagram

[CaneandAbel]

He’ll be fine wherever he goes

He shined despite Richt he’ll be good at Illinois

You're using the term shine very loose. We've had many talented players throughout these last miserable 15 years they aint struggle this much to show out.

 

[Geddy Lee]

Playing next to another solid WR that went to my alma mater in Chicago.

 

[jpinkneycanes]

He wont finish a season

 

[TexasCane90]

Probably only place he could've moved to with a waiver.

Hes not getting no waiver...

You set precedent with that quitting on the team and almost fighting your position coach this transfer thing will blow up big

 

[MedleyCane]

He's a known quitter.
He will quit again.

 

[SayWhat]

Like others have said, I would be surprised if he makes it back to the field. I don't see him as the type to sit a year out and do everything he needs to so that he can play ball the next.

 

[tcgrad1014]

Why not go to a 1AA program for a year and then go to draft?

 

[bacane]

Jeff, GT faithful & Paul Johnson wish you well.

 

[mirvin88]

I hear that's actually why he wanted to fight Dugans. Stress over his 2nd cousin twice removed and their "health issues".

Gotta actually wonder about this kid being "close to home" too. Especially when so many clown parents down here act like getting their kids out of Kendall or Pembroke Pines or Miami Lakes is saving their life (bag).

I won't even pretend to know the kid personally but this is truth. Being away and actually focusing on his career was in his best interest IMO. Trouble was he couldn't focus so it seems. Going home may be detrimental.

 

[MizCane]

Great fit. Lovie Smith is like the manager from the grocery store in Ted. Ted gets caught ******* a girl on top of the produce and admits to it. Manager says “that took guts, I like guts”

 

[poobah03]

Best of luck to this very handsome young man.

Dude you say your straight... but I don’t think that means what you think it means as inigo Montoya once said. Not that being homo is wrong but I hate to see you continue to struggle with this.

 

[orange&green84]

Hes not getting no waiver...

You set precedent with that quitting on the team and almost fighting your position coach this transfer thing will blow up big

The previous school doesn't determine if he gets a waiver, the NCAA does.

 

[For_The_U]

The previous school doesn't determine if he gets a waiver, the NCAA does.

What would be his grounds for a waiver?

 

[orange&green84]

What would be his grounds for a waiver?

He could cite family issues and needing to be closer to home. Worked for Grimes, could probably work for JT.

 

[Tad Footeball]

I won't even pretend to know the kid personally but this is truth. Being away and actually focusing on his career was in his best interest IMO. Trouble was he couldn't focus so it seems. Going home may be detrimental.

Likewise and agree. It just seems like sooooo much of his story was based on getting out of East St Louis. Now he's like a 2 hr car ride away. Here's to the kid maturing but sadly and more often than not these stories usually don't end up like Gerald Willis'.

 

[nystateofmind]

Dude you say your straight... but I don’t think that means what you think it means as inigo Montoya once said. Not that being homo is wrong but I hate to see you continue to struggle with this.

I am 100% heterosexual.

 

[For_The_U]

He could cite family issues and needing to be closer to home. Worked for Grimes, could probably work for JT.

Gotcha.

 

[CaneFanWNY]

Fuq mork rick

 

[deleted19096]

Suks being a canes fan

Sucks to suck

 

[DemCanesByke]

Maybe he can reccommend richt as OC cus if Richt doesnt beat UF he is going to be out of here