Junior college next step for DB Marlon Character
[SIZE= 14px]JULY 7, 2017 [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]BY [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]PHIL KORNBLUT [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]Link[/SIZE]: sportstalk
Marlon Character
Former Auburn DB Marlon Character has enrolled at Northwest Mississippi JC for the 2017 season so that he can play the 2018 season and beyond at a major college. That could be USC, but it’s too early to know for sure. Character, a one-time USC commitment while in high school, has been in touch with the Gamecocks but he’s going to the junior college unattached and open on his next school.
Character was redshirted last season as a freshman at Auburn and decided to transfer earlier this year along with fellow redshirt DL Antwuan Jackson. While Auburn blocked Jackson from transferring to any other SEC school, Clemson, Mercer, Georgia Southern and Ohio State, Character was free to transfer anywhere. But he didn’t want to sit out another season per the NCAA transfer rules, so he opted for the junior college where he can play this season then transfer to a four-year school in January. And he confirmed USC could be an option.
“That’s a possibility,” Character said. “I’ve spoken to them before. Not every day, not recently, but I do communicate with them.” He said the Gamecocks do plan to recruit him out of Northwest, and he’s expecting others to get involved.
“I’m very confident in my ability so make a couple of things happen here I’m pretty sure it will be just like coming out of high school for me,” he said. “Only South Carolina I’ve been in contact with. I would be interested in them, they are a strong possibility.”
Character was recruited to Auburn by USC defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson so the two already have a solid relationship. Character said he will play strong safety at Northwest since he’s gotten bigger compared to his high school days.
[SIZE= 14px]JULY 7, 2017 [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]BY [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]PHIL KORNBLUT [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]Link[/SIZE]: sportstalk
Former Auburn DB Marlon Character has enrolled at Northwest Mississippi JC for the 2017 season so that he can play the 2018 season and beyond at a major college. That could be USC, but it’s too early to know for sure. Character, a one-time USC commitment while in high school, has been in touch with the Gamecocks but he’s going to the junior college unattached and open on his next school.
Character was redshirted last season as a freshman at Auburn and decided to transfer earlier this year along with fellow redshirt DL Antwuan Jackson. While Auburn blocked Jackson from transferring to any other SEC school, Clemson, Mercer, Georgia Southern and Ohio State, Character was free to transfer anywhere. But he didn’t want to sit out another season per the NCAA transfer rules, so he opted for the junior college where he can play this season then transfer to a four-year school in January. And he confirmed USC could be an option.
“That’s a possibility,” Character said. “I’ve spoken to them before. Not every day, not recently, but I do communicate with them.” He said the Gamecocks do plan to recruit him out of Northwest, and he’s expecting others to get involved.
“I’m very confident in my ability so make a couple of things happen here I’m pretty sure it will be just like coming out of high school for me,” he said. “Only South Carolina I’ve been in contact with. I would be interested in them, they are a strong possibility.”
Character was recruited to Auburn by USC defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson so the two already have a solid relationship. Character said he will play strong safety at Northwest since he’s gotten bigger compared to his high school days.