Amare Jones and Stephon Huderson, two very good players, are not exactly lighting it up after choosing to leave Tulane after last season (or in Jones' case, before the bowl game).
Jones was allowed to compete for the starting QB job at Georgia Southern in the preseason while also getting reps at running back, and he really competed for the starting job last week but did not get it. Georgia Southern proceeded to lose 38-3 to FAU in an awful performance, which came after it barely beat Gardner-Webb, 30-25, in its opener.
Jones' stats through two games: 28 carries for 119 yards (4.3 average), four completions in seven attempts for 45 yards and four receptions for 33 yards. He is not returning kicks, which is strange.
Huderson transferred to McNeese State. I never found out why he left for sure, but I know the people close to him felt like he never got his due and had to prove himself each year. It was not clear how many carries he would get this season even though he had a very solid year in 2020.
His stats for McNeese: 36 carries for 146 yards (3.9 average) and a touchdown with four catches for 16 yards. He is the clear No. 1 there, which I believe is what he wanted, but McNeese is awful, losing to something called West Florida 42-36 in its opener (I lived in Florida for 21 years and don't recall ever hearing of West Florida, but a quick internet check reveals the Pensacola school won the NCAA Division II championship in 2010) before falling to LSU 34-7. Unless he was unhappy personally at Tulane, I can't imagine he is having more fun playing for McNeese, but maybe McNeese can turn it around in Southland play.
Keon Howard, by the way, is starting for UT Martin. His numbers are what you would expect --38 of 73 for 423 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions, including three picks in the opener. He has rushed 28 times for 110 yards and three touchdowns. He was a really good guy, though, so I'm happy he's getting a chance to play.
Willie Langham and Davon Wright are playing for Central Arkansas.
Jones was allowed to compete for the starting QB job at Georgia Southern in the preseason while also getting reps at running back, and he really competed for the starting job last week but did not get it. Georgia Southern proceeded to lose 38-3 to FAU in an awful performance, which came after it barely beat Gardner-Webb, 30-25, in its opener.
Jones' stats through two games: 28 carries for 119 yards (4.3 average), four completions in seven attempts for 45 yards and four receptions for 33 yards. He is not returning kicks, which is strange.
Huderson transferred to McNeese State. I never found out why he left for sure, but I know the people close to him felt like he never got his due and had to prove himself each year. It was not clear how many carries he would get this season even though he had a very solid year in 2020.
His stats for McNeese: 36 carries for 146 yards (3.9 average) and a touchdown with four catches for 16 yards. He is the clear No. 1 there, which I believe is what he wanted, but McNeese is awful, losing to something called West Florida 42-36 in its opener (I lived in Florida for 21 years and don't recall ever hearing of West Florida, but a quick internet check reveals the Pensacola school won the NCAA Division II championship in 2010) before falling to LSU 34-7. Unless he was unhappy personally at Tulane, I can't imagine he is having more fun playing for McNeese, but maybe McNeese can turn it around in Southland play.
Keon Howard, by the way, is starting for UT Martin. His numbers are what you would expect --38 of 73 for 423 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions, including three picks in the opener. He has rushed 28 times for 110 yards and three touchdowns. He was a really good guy, though, so I'm happy he's getting a chance to play.
Willie Langham and Davon Wright are playing for Central Arkansas.
