Hooked on Huskers Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Derrion made it Twitter official. (via HuskerOnline). Disregard #15 postHe's gone https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/freshman-wr-derrion-grim-leaving-husker-program Quote Link to comment
C N Red Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 And......he moves back home and gf dumps him 1 week later. 2 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I blame Harvey. 2 Quote Link to comment
illnino Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Read on BR that he's been talking about leaving since the spring. His dad said that while disappointed, he wasn't surprised by his descion. Also read that playing time wasn't a factor, just homesick. Quote Link to comment
HuskerExpat Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 "Not comfortable" is the reason. Sounds like homesick. Sorry to see a kid make such a huge decision in his life based upon being homesick. I can't help be feel like Keith Williams presence every day the last week would have made a difference.... Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 he deleted the tweet but there was one saying he wasn't homesick and it wasn't about playing time. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 True freshman wide receiver Derrion Grim will depart the Husker football program before playing a snap. LaTef Grim confirmed to the Journal Star his son is leaving the program and is planning to fly home to California on Thursday. "He was uncomfortable there," LaTef said. "This isn't the first incident. He wanted to leave in the spring. Coaches talked to him ... and it got to a point now where he was calling me through camp. And I was like, 'This is camp.' I thought it was camp life. "But at the end of the day, if you kind of know Derrion, you know he's a little different. If a dude's not comfortable, a dude's not comfortable. It got to a point where I said, 'OK, enough is enough.'" http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/life-in-the-red/freshman-grim-leaving-after-not-feeling-comfortable-in-husker-program/article_ec4afbb0-6a79-11e6-b19d-f31034f813b4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 That must be such a tough feeling to be that homesick. And for him to feel that way for a pretty long time too, that sucks. Quote Link to comment
HuskerzFanatik Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Well best of luck to him on both finding a new school and feeling comfortable where he ends up. I guess I do not see the whole homesick feeling as much since I was a military brat as a kid then joined the military myself. However, I do know what its like to want that feeling of comfort in the decisions you make and if it isn't a good fit then move on for sure. Quote Link to comment
Husker-Joe Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 From what I am reading, it sounds like he just didn't fit in. I remember watching a video of Westerkamp and him calling "Cherry" a "weird little kid". The "this is camp" talk is pretty telling, and the 2 goodbye tweets I saw were from other Freshmen. I hate to see a young man with his talent leave the program, but at least WR is a position where his departure will hurt little, if any. Best of luck in the future Derrion and thanks for giving DONU a shot! Quote Link to comment
HuskerExpat Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 he deleted the tweet but there was one saying he wasn't homesick and it wasn't about playing time. Of course. No one who is homesick ever admits he is/was homesick that led to a decision. I know, I've been there when I was about his age.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 If in fact he was thinking of leaving in the spring, I'm guessing that enrolling last semester was a problem. It has to be tough showing up in January when all your friends are still in HS. He didn't know anyone and didn't have a fellow freshman support system (besides POB) to lean on. He also turns 18 next week, so he is young for his grade. I wonder if it would have turned out differently if he had finished HS in the spring and then showed up over the summer? It's too bad, but if his heart isn't in it then its for the best that he leaves now to open up practice reps for someone else. Best of luck to him in his future endeavors. 2 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I remember watching a video of Westerkamp and him calling "Cherry" I thought they called him that b/c he dyed his hair red Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 This isn't too relevant for him leaving, but I always wondered why he didn't hold more major offers for having a Cali HS record for receiving. We were the only P5 school to offer him 2 Quote Link to comment
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