Schoenhoft at peace with decision to leave
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:24 AM
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch
As James Laurinaitis said in deciding to return to Ohio State for his senior season, a guy gets only one shot at college football. Funny, but that's about what quarterback Rob Schoenhoft said the other day when he decided to transfer from OSU to Delaware.
He was beaten out for the starting job at Ohio State by Todd Boeckman last spring. In practices for the national championship game against LSU, the coaches shuffled Schoenhoft to tight end, promoting Antonio Henton to No. 2 quarterback. Plus, the Buckeyes are in strong contention for the nation's top quarterback prospect, Terrelle Pryor of Jeannette, Pa.
"I didn't want to wait around and possibly have things happen to me I didn't want to happen," Schoenhoft said. "I wanted to make sure I would play. You know, I haven't really played football in 2 1/2 years. I am excited to get the chance to have the opportunity to lead this Delaware team."
According to NCAA transfer rules, Schoenhoft will be eligible to play for the Blue Hens as a junior this fall because he is moving from Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) to the Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA).