RB Keith Ford transferring to Texas A&M
Keith Ford is going from one current Big 12 school to a former one.
The former Oklahoma running back is transferring to Texas A&M. He’ll have to sit out the 2015 season but will have two seasons of eligibility left after.
“I’m going to Aggieland,” Ford told 247 Sports Thursday evening. “It feels great. When I went up there today you could really tell how much time they put into their player’s futures. They care about you getting your degree as much as your success on the field. What really helped me come to my decision was when I sat down with Coach (Kevin) Sumlin. It didn’t sound like it was rehearsed or anything. He was just talking to me man-to-man and laid out his expectations for me. He also wanted me to believe in him. After I heard all of that I was like, ‘Yea, I’m coming here.’ I can’t wait to get up there.”
Ford was Oklahoma’s leading rusher in 2014 until he broke his leg. He missed significant time and his parents said he wasn’t 100 percent both mentally and physically when he came back. He was suspended from the team in the spring. He told the Tulsa World after he announced his transfer decision that he was uncomfortable with the staff changes Oklahoma had made offensively.
Running backs coach Cale Gundy was moved to inside receivers and Jay Boulware became the team’s running backs coach.
“It just wasn’t the right fit,” Ford told the World. “His style of coaching was not my style. I had a relationship with Coach Gundy. I really came to OU because of Coach Gundy, because I wanted to work with him. I didn’t really know this guy and his actions didn’t fit the way I wanted to be coached.”
Ford was a four-star running back in the class of 2013 and the No. 7 running back in the country.
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