The Champaign Room - Donovonn Young Transfer UpdateA Fighting Illini community since 2012https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48193/tcr-fave.png2013-12-18T14:29:42-06:00http://www.thechampaignroom.com/rss/stream/49889492013-12-18T14:29:42-06:002013-12-18T14:29:42-06:00Donovonn Young To Stay
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<p>It appears that earlier reports of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/134625/donovonn-young">Donovonn Young</a> transferring may turn out to be untrue. Here's the series of events, as shown through tweets.</p>
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<p>Donovonn Young has not left the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23illini&src=hash">#illini</a> program yet. Still sounds undecided. Hearing his options are limited.</p>
— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) <a href="https://twitter.com/WernerESPNCU/statuses/413388428051378176">December 18, 2013</a>
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<p>Donovonn Young has not left the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23illini&src=hash">#illini</a> program yet. Still sounds undecided. Hearing his options are limited.</p>
— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) <a href="https://twitter.com/WernerESPNCU/statuses/413388428051378176">December 18, 2013</a>
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<p>Beckman refutes Tribune's Donovonn Young report, says he's definitely going to stay. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Illini&src=hash">#Illini</a></p>
— Steve Greenberg (@SLGreenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/SLGreenberg/statuses/413400561782775808">December 18, 2013</a>
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<p>Beckman says RB Donovonn Young will be back with <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Illini&src=hash">#Illini</a> FB team. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23dechr&src=hash">#dechr</a></p>
— Mark Tupper (@MarkTupper) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkTupper/statuses/413400677163888640">December 18, 2013</a>
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<p>The directness of each quote and tweet is pretty convincing. Young was by no means a stand out last season, ceding the starting job to Josh Ferguson. But a power runner can always come in handy, so we greet these non-transfer reports with a nod of approval.</p>
https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/12/18/5224918/not-so-fast-donovonn-young-to-stayJack Cassidy2013-12-14T16:47:56-06:002013-12-14T16:47:56-06:00Donovonn Young Transferring
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<p>In an unsurprising move, the power RB plans to take his talents elsewhere.</p> <p>Just in case you'd gotten over <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/12/13/5207362/its-time-to-say-goodbye">Tom leaving us</a> (I haven't, it's going to take a while), I have some more departure news for you. No, it's not me. I'm not going anywhere unless SBN superbans me.</p>
<p>Halfback Donovonn Young has <a target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-illini-donovonn-young-transfer-20131214,0,4262216.story">announced</a> he plans on transferring to another school. And you know what? I don't really blame him.</p>
<p>Young completely fell off the face of the earth this season, having only 105 more rushing yards than <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/75932/nathan-scheelhaase">Nathan Scheelhaase</a> and falling well behind Josh Ferguson on the depth chart. With Dami Ayoola potentially c<a target="_blank" href="http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/12/2/5166654/is-dami-ayoola-back-with-the-illini">oming back to the team</a> and Aaron Bailey likely finding more touches next fall, carries for the power runner were going to be few and far between.</p>
<p>Young hasn't yet announced where he'll be transferring, but he has it down to five schools. I wish him the best wherever he winds up and hope he lands a starting gig as long as he never has to play against Illinois.</p>
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