YSU Lands Purdue Quarterback Transfer

[CSN Log]

06-22-2010 06:35 PM

YOUNGSTOWN - When Purdue asked Najee Tyler to make a switch, he decided to make a change.

Tyler, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound quarterback, will transfer to Youngstown State, bolstering the Penguins at the game’s most important position — and the one with the most question marks entering the fall.

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[TexasTerror]

Another article, eludes to the fact he was looking at some solid FCS programs too...


Najee Tyler couldn’t help but like what he saw.

The former Xaverian quarterback had recently gotten his release from Purdue, a Big Ten school with a rich football history. He got the feeling he would get a similar experience at Youngstown State, a Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) program.

“Everyone there just lives and dies for Youngstown State football,” Tyler said of his experience on his June visit to the Ohio school. “It’s a smaller school, but when it comes to their fan support, it’s just like playing at a big-time program. We were going around town, the players were introducing me to a lot of people. You could just tell it was a real football town. Everything in the town said Youngstown football.”

So will Tyler’s jersey next season.

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound redshirt freshman chose the school over Hampton, UMass, Appalachian State and Texas State. Tyler said when he left Purdue, after being asked to make a position change, Xaverian coach Joe DeSiena and others started contacting coaches and word spread that he was available. When Youngstown State came calling, Tyler did some quick research on the internet.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/football/tyler_seeks_big_time_atmosphere_2LKuf1w275yHbBenms imNM#ixzz0s3i9nTpf

[Hood]

Best of luck to him! Could be another McNair or Flacco if he trains hard enough.