Fomer USC receiver Bru McCoy is part of an NCAA eligibility drama

Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Bru McCoy, who once played for USC, could be granted an additional season of elibility by the NCAA.

The US Department of Justice ruled the NCAA couldn’t enforce their transfer eligbility rules that forced an athlete to sit out for a season before beginning their career with a new program.

McCoy was projected to enter the 2024 NFL draft efore suffering a lower leg injury against the South Carolina Gamecocks on September 30.

Now he’ll be one of the top targets for quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who earned the Citrus Bowl MVP in his first start in the Vols’ 35-0 win over Iowa.

McCoy committed to USC in January 2019 as a five-star prospect, flipped to Texas 20 days later on signing day, enrolled with the Longhorns for spring practice and then transferred to USC in June of that very same year.

The former Trojan former five-star prospect was Tennesee’s most physical receiver when he was healthy. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder is a sure-handed wideout, a hard runner, bruising blocker and team leader.

McCoy had 17 catches for 217 yards and one touchdown this season for the Vols. In 2022, he had 52 receptions for 667 yards and four TDs.

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Publish date : 2024-07-17 07:09:34

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