Campbell and Buford Leave Program

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IOWA CITY, IOWA - - University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday that sophomore defensive backs Torrey Campbell and Kevin Buford have left the football program.



Campbell has left the Hawkeye football squad to pursue fulltime participation with the Hawkeye track and field team. Buford has informed the Iowa coaching staff that he will transfer to another institution.



Buford (5-10, 180), was one of seven true freshmen to see action in 2012. He played in nine games, primarily on special teams, recording one solo tackle and four assists. Buford is a native of Canton, Mich.



Campbell (5-11, 183) is a native of Naples, Fla. After a redshirt season in 2011, he played in one game a year ago, but had no statistics. Campbell competes in sprint and hurdle events for the UI track team.



Iowa will conclude spring drills with an open practice on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Kinnick Stadium.
 
Campbell is not a surprise but Buford is. Maybe he just didn't see theplaying time coming with some of the guys in the secondary right now. I mean I doubt he was going to start, but he had to be in decent position to crack the 2 deeps
 
Dang I liked the depth they had at corner. Losing those two will put a dent into that. I wonder if injuries or a need were to come up if Campbell couldn't be talked into playing again. If Flemming is as good as he'd been advertised I can see the corner spot being crowded.
 
I think there is still some depth. I'm guessing they just didn't being that far down.

Lowery
Lomax
Fleming
Draper

those are probably your 4 for the 2 deeps if I had to guess. mabin just moved to corner, that could be a result of the defections. But yeah after those 4 guys there is not much.

The incoming freshman could be in the mix now. King and Rucker are likely corners.
 
I can't hear the name Buford and not think of Buford T. Justice.

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IowaFan81 said:
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Amen brother +1000

Couple guys from the middle to bottom of the depth chart at this time of year doesn't mean a thing. They saw the writing on the wall after what 14 days of camp now? If we're talking possible starters I'd be concerned.
 
Meh. Doubt either would have seen meaningful playing time in their careers, especially if they don't want to be in the program anyway. People ***** about every little thing, but 3rd/4th stringers leaving the program is pretty low on the list of problems.
 
The good news is that this appears to get our scholarship limit to 85. That had to happen at some point.
 
I find it disappointing that Campbell is leaving. This guy has legitimate wheels. The track numbers don't lie. Any kind of a coaching staff that is worth their weight in, well, anything, should have seen this. Our brilliant OC who claimed he needed speed to run his offense should have made better use of him. Speed is a God given gift. Too bad our coaching staff isn't smart enough to make use of it. I bet a Saban-like coach could have found a way to get him on the field.

Its unfortunate. I wish him well.

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could it be that some of the wide receivers we picked up last year are moving to the other side of the ball? just spitballin here...
 
I can't blame Campbell. Two sports is college has to be mighty difficult. Splitting time between two sports in the spring takes away from your performance in both. I wish him the best of luck on the track.
 
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