Colby Freeman to Transfer
Dec 06, 2000 | Football
December 06, 2000
One of Texas A&M's backup quarterbacks, redshirt freshman Colby Freeman, has announced plans to transfer to Abilene Christian University.
"Colby Freeman is a tremendous young man from a great family," Aggie Head Coach R.C. Slocum said. "We hate to see Colby leave, but I respect his wishes to get more playing time. We started the year with a three-way quarterback battle between Colby, Vance Smith and Mark Farris. Mark got the starting nod and took the ball and had a record-breaking season for us which limited Colby's playing time. I wish Colby well with this move."
"This is simply a situation where I would like to have more playing time," Freeman said. "I've been a competitor all of my life. I thought the competition between Mark, Vance and myself made me a better quarterback. I've learned a lot from Coach (Ray) Dorr and Coach (Steve) Kragthorpe. Those guys have been great and I wish them all the best."
"Texas A&M is a great school and I've enjoyed my time here, but I think it is in my best interest to move on," Freeman added. "Overnight, I went from being part of the Aggie family to being the biggest Aggie fan outside of that family. I wish the coaches and team all the best."
Freeman (6-2, 214) was a redshirt freshman from Brownwood High School. He played in nine games and completed 2-of-3 passes for 26 yards. He rushed nine times for 53 net yards and scored two touchdowns.
