Kentucky just lost one of its most talented offensive lineman halfway through spring practice.

Former USC transfer E.J. Price announced Thursday morning that he is “stepping away” from the Kentucky football program. This comes after sitting out the entire 2017 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

A former elite high school prospect, the Georgia native spurned several SEC offers to sign with USC.  He was rated as the No. 10 OT and the state of Georgia’s No. 11 overall prospect in the 2016 recruiting cycle by 247Sports Composite Rankings. After a few run-ins with the coaching staff at Southern Cal, Price said he decided to return to the South due mostly to homesickness. He only lasted one season at USC before transferring to Kentucky.

It’s a strange decision considering Kentucky is in the middle of spring practice and Price was in a position to potentially start this season.

Here’s the tweet he put out Thursday announcing his decision:

https://twitter.com/Goaldyn/status/976816582440648704

He followed it up with an odd string of tweets:

This one was deleted by Price soon after posting: