OSU football: Henton expected to transfer to Georgia Southern

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OSU football: Henton expected to transfer to Georgia Southern, sources say

Thursday, June 19, 2008 5:00 PM

By Tim May and Ken Gordon

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Ohio State quarterback Antonio Henton is expected to transfer to Georgia Southern soon, according to several sources close to the team.

Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel refused to confirm the move today, saying only that Henton, “is a good kid.”

Henton would be the second OSU quarterback to leave the program since January, when Rob Schoenhoft transferred to Delaware.

The move would leave the Buckeyes very inexperienced at the position. The job of backing up fifth-year senior Todd Boeckman would fall to redshirt freshman Joe Bauserman and true freshman Terrelle Pryor.

Attempts to reach Henton and his family were unsuccessful. His high-school coach at Peach County (Ga.), Rance Gillespie, is now the offensive coordinator at Georgia Southern. He did not immediately return a call.

Henton, who would be a third-year sophomore in the fall, is taking summer-session classes at Ohio State. The session ends July 18, and Georgia Southern’s fall practice opens July 30.

Georgia Southern competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), so Henton could play immediately and have three years of eligibility remaining.

Georgia Southern is in Statesboro, about 150 miles east of Henton’s hometown of Fort Valley.

[ChronicTiger]

Well anyone who has to pay for women on high street is too dumb to be a QB for tOSU........

:pimp:

[MUCSteelers5xSuperChamp]

ChronicTiger,

Watch out! You just might get verbally slapped by Kamd50 if she gets a beat on you here :laughing: (#2 Ohio State fan on here)...you don't say those things and think you won't escape her! She verbally slapped me good when I made a post about Jim Tressel that didn't go unnoticed by her standards (I didn't see it coming, tell me about it).

[DAWGH8R]

He's really moving up !!!:stars:

[Paul Brown]

Well he wasn't going to play at Ohio State. He's already 3rd behind Bauserman and Boeckman and realistically 4th behind Pryor now.

[TigerBuckeye313]

I think it's a god move for Henton as it was very unlikely that he would ever see the field. Also, too many problems away from the field.

[reofan82]

Well he wasn't going to play at Ohio State. He's already 3rd behind Bauserman and Boeckman and realistically 4th behind Pryor now.

A very good point. I do not think Henton would ever be in a position to start for OSU. The arrival of Pryor pretty much made that a reality. He was smart to transfer.

[monte81]

I saw this coming months ago. kids are not going to sit around and sit the bench when they can get on the field for another school. The only reason the transfer to a non BCS school is so he can play without sitting out a year.

[MUCSteelers5xSuperChamp]

monte81,

At least Mr. Henton is going home. He overcame his mistake and now has a chance to continue his football career.

[DAWGH8R]

If his goal was to 'see the field', why did he sign with OSU to start with ??

He shoulda went to Otterbein from the start.

[MUCSteelers5xSuperChamp]

DAWGH8R,

You're not Mr. Henton's daddy.

:lol:

[monte81]

If his goal was to 'see the field', why did he sign with OSU to start with ??

He shoulda went to Otterbein from the start.

Don't get it twisted becuase before his arrest Henton was the 2nd string QB and would have eventually started if Pryor did not sign. he could of played and started for several DI BCS schools.