Outgoing: Brandon Smith

Well, word on the street was that Smith was likely to transfer. I personally was hoping that since the spring semester had started and we haden't heard anything, maybe there was a chance he'd had a change of heart.

Not so much. LB Brandon Smith is transferring to Temple. [Link]

Smith saw action in 11 games this fall making 14 tackles (mostly on special teams), and had a blocked kick. There was no doubt that Smith was one of the many up-and-coming defenders who saw action due to a lack of output from older more experienced guys in his position. He did see some action playing defense in the last month, starting once, but it was not enough to make him happy. He's a big kid with a huge potential future. No question this is a huge gain for the Temple Owls, and a huge loss for the Wolverines.