USF adds former N.C. State WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling
It turns out quarterback Asiantii Woulard isn’t the only new addition to South Florida’s offense.
In addition to officially announcing the transfer of Woulard from UCLA, Bulls head coach Willie Taggart also confirmed that ex-N.C. State wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is joining the program.
The 6-foot-3, 208-pound Valdes-Scantling is a native of St. Petersburg, Fla., who will have two years of eligibility remaining for USF after sitting out the 2015 season. The program said a in a release that Valdes-Scantling is “expected to enroll for the fall semester and join the team at the beginning of preseason camp.”
Valdes-Scantling, a three-star recruit in the 2013 class, caught 44 passes for 538 yards and a touchdown in two seasons at N.C. State.
He started the first eight games of the 2014 season for the Wolfpack and finished the year with 22 catches for 257 yards and one score. As a true freshman in 2013, Valdes-Scantling started three games and registered 22 receptions for 281 yards.
He is the fourth player to transfer into the South Florida program this offseason. He joins Woulard, former Wisconsin safety Austin Hudson and former Stanford offensive lineman Reilly Gibbons. Now entering his third season with the program, Taggart has welcomed nine transfers from other D-I programs.
“Nearly all of the transfers we’ve asked to join our program are guys we knew very well,” Taggart said in a release. “We built very strong relationships with them and their families during their high school recruiting process and are confident how they will benefit our program.”
Coming off a 4-8 2014 campaign, the Bulls open their 2015 schedule at home against Florida A&M on Sept. 5.
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