Report: Arkansas starting QB Ty Storey's exploring transfer options
Arkansas QB Ty Storey won the Razorbacks’ starting job early last year and spent the bulk of the time as the Hogs starter in 2018.
However, heading into Year 2 under coach Chad Morris, there’s a lot of uncertainty, especially around the quarterback position. Morris’s system needs a versatile quarterback to function properly, and Storey may not be that guy.
Per a report from SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic on Wednesday night, Storey is exploring a transfer and has his name in the NCAA transfer portal:
Arkansas QB Ty Storey is exploring a transfer and is now listed in the ncaa transfer portal, per a source.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 9, 2019
With fellow part-time starter Cole Kelley already having transferred this offseason, Storey’s decision is a bit bizarre. The other quarterbacks on Arkansas’s roster are highly touted freshman Connor Noland, freshman John Stephen Jones, sophomore Jack Lindsey and redshirt freshman Daulton Hyatt.
However, Morris and the Hogs have 4-star dual-threat freshman KJ Jefferson coming in this fall, so it seems Noland and Jefferson will now battle it out for the starting job. Of course, Arkansas could also go the grad transfer route, and have been connected to potential Texas transfer Shane Buechele by oddsmakers.
Loved me some Ty Storey even before he got on campus, but he’s not the man here, sad to say.
For no more games than we are predicted to win next year ( one conference game was predicted on SDS) we might as well start a sophomore , that’s already on the team or an incoming freshman. They just gonna have to take their lumps during this next season and learn the system.
Completely agree with you here london. We really need to shore up that O-Line too. It’s gonna be a long year, but I think it will pay off in Year 3. Maybe we’ll sneak a few of extra wins in this season.
I’ve never seen all of us agree on anything in here
And I’ll agree with you guys as well. Ty Storey gave everything he had to this team and should always be remembered for that – but sadly and with all respect, he’s not an SEC caliber QB. Morris would like a grad transfer but I would certainly see if Noland is SEC worthy and if the frosh, Jefferson, can take the job, so be it.
I will say something you guys will probably not agree with. Kelley should have been the QB last season. Morris should have designed a modified package for him the way he did for Storey. There would have been at least one, possibly two more wins and if you had an experienced Kelley coming back this season, with the very winnable non-conference schedule, there may have been a chance at 6-6. Unless Noland or Jefferson turn out to very very good…it will be another long yr.
Cole Kelley is not an SEC caliber QB either, which is why almost no one wants him as a transfer. I was a fan of his at first, then realized hes really only good for team motivation and moral.I would have been curious to see Kelley play tight end. I also dont think Morris modified his offense hardly any for Storey, which played a role in the struggle this season. Next season I’m hoping we can snag a transfer like Shane Buechele from Texas or Ben Hill from SMU. So far we look like a favorite to land Buechele. If we can do that and continue to develop Noland and KJ, that would be ideal. At the moment, though Noland with Jefferson right in his heels.
Jefferson may have the skills, but it will take him a season to learn the Morris system. Noland would be serviceable and maybe capture the non-conf wins. I think the best bet is getting the SMU grad transfer Ben Hicks since he already is familiar with the system and has experience. We might be able to get an SEC win or two and get a bowl.