OT: Texas QB David Ash Retires Due to Concussions

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Texas Coach Charlie Strong today announced that starting QB David Ash will retire from football due to repeated concussions. This makes So. Tyrone Swoopes the starter. Due to reduced depth, Strong has added intramural star QB Jimmy Greenwood to the roster. 

http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/09/17/david-ash-texas-quarterback-concussions

http://www.lostlettermen.com/article/texas-football-longhorns-add-intramural-qb-jimmy-greenwood

jsquigg

September 17th, 2014 at 11:40 PM ^

Too bad.  I feel for the kid, but as a person seeing his grandpa go through Parkinson's, you should always make the healthy choice (not saying concussions result in Parkinson's, just that Parkinson's affects the brain).

Sopwith

September 17th, 2014 at 11:53 PM ^

Hey, where was MY call?  I QB'd back-to-back IM champions at Michigan!  I was totally qualified to hold a clipboard and doodle.

Small world-- that Greenwood kid played at my high school's arch rival, Kinkaid.  Old private school in Houston, maybe 120 kids per graduating class.  Very far from class 5A football that normally provides the D1 recruits in Texas.  Very.  Far.

B1G_Fan

September 18th, 2014 at 3:15 PM ^

 Really hate to see someones dream end like this. Hopefully there is no permanent damage and he leads a long a productive life outside of playing football.