Kansas Jayhawks offensive lineman Pooka Williams Jr. announced Monday that he will flee the rest of the 2020 school football season.
He explained in his announcement that he would “to be closer to my mother and my circle of relatives in Louisiana,” adding that his mother “fights fitness problems. “Williams also thanked head coach Les Miles and said he thought the former LSU coach had the show in the right direction despite a 0-4 crusade start:
The circle of relatives first and foremost ?. . I’m going to miss all my boys and coaches, it’s Rock Chalk forever https://t. co/5vV2dFUVuF
“We fully assist Pooka’s resolve to withdraw from the season so that he can assist his mother in using this complicated time during this complicated time while fighting this battle,” Miles said in a statement, through Scott Chasen of 247Sports. “I’m proud of him, for making this great sacrifice to help his circle of relatives and do what he thinks is right. We will be there for Pooka and his circle of relatives in each and every way imaginable in the future. “
While Kansas fights on the grid, Williams has been a rare bright spot in terms of box production.
He came here as a 4-star prospect in the 2018 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports composite rating, and ran for 1,125 yards and seven landings while combining 289 yards and two landings in the air as a rookie. landing and gave the impression of en route to a celebrity.
Williams continued with 1,042 yards per ground, 214 yards in reception and touchdowns in 2019.
He posted the numbers one without much help from the start, as Pro Football Focus noted that his 33% forced failed take rate was the highest for any Big 12 since the 2014 season.
The junior has had a much slower start this year, averaging only 3. 8 run-consistent yards in his first four games. There weren’t even 80 yards on the court in an undesyed game, he scored twice against Baylor.
Kansas will then face Kansas State in a crash on Saturday.
Ohio State AD Gene Smith says it will be up to the school to enforce high school policies