Former USC quarterback Ricky Town will transfer to Arkansas.
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Ricky Town wasn’t a man without a country for long. After being granted his release from the USC Trojans on Monday, Town immediately sought out to find a new school. By midweek there were reports that he would likely end up in SEC country at school who runs a pro-style offense – Arkansas and Florida were the frontrunners. By Friday, it was Arkansas claiming victory.
In talking with ESPN, Town claimed that he hit it off with Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema, fell in love with Fayetteville, and immediately gravitated to Arkansas’ complex pro-style offense. In sum: it’s the perfect spot to help groom the former 4-star recruit for the NFL.
"“Coach (Bret) Bielema is a great person,” Town told ESPN. “I want to be a person like him. This is the first time my family had been to Arkansas and it was great. We fell in love with the place.“Great system,” Town said. “They said the quarterback is like a coach on the field. Not just simple reads. There are a lot of protections and it’s really a chess game. I want to be like a point guard on the field.”"
Town was a 4-star quarterback prospect out of Ventura, California, and graded out as the No. 6 overall pro-style QB in the 2015 recruiting class. After quickly dipping his toes into SEC waters and committing to Alabama, he decided late in the recruiting stage to stay near home and play for USC. Following a healthy, competitive offseason with the Trojans’ loaded quarterback stable, Town decided to transfer before the 2015 season kicked off.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Town will sit out the entirety of this season – a non-factor for him, as he would’ve sat behind 5th year senior Brandon Allen – and will have all four years of eligibility remaining come 2016. Town will likely enter spring camps as favorite to win the starting job for next season, competing against incumbent backup Austin Allen.
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