Filed under: Mississippi, Oregon, General CFB InsanityKicked off the team at Oregon, Jeremiah Masoli has found a new football home at Mississippi.
The former Ducks quarterback, dismissed from the team after two run-ins with the law, visited the Ole Miss campus in Oxford this weekend and coach Houston Nutt offered him a place on the team as a walk-on.
Masoli, a California native, posted on his website Sunday that he intends to take up the offer.
He can play immediately under NCAA rules because he has earned his undergraduate degree and is enrolling in graduate school. He said on his website he will enter the parks and recreation management program.
Masoli figured to be a possible Heisman Trophy contender this season after a breakout 2009 for the Ducks.
His status quickly changed after the season when he was charged for his role in stealing a pair of laptop computers and a guitar from a fraternity house. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor second-degree burglary and Oregon coach Chip Kelly suspended him for the 2010 season. He still practiced with the team during spring drills and was expected to redshirt.
Kelly dismissed him in June, though, after he was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and two other noncriminal violations following a traffic stop.
Masoli could still enroll at another school should he change his mind. Rebels newcomers report Aug. 8. He says on his website he'll return to Oxford on Wednesday to begin conditioning workouts.
"I am very excited about this opportunity and very thankful Ole Miss is giving me this chance," Masoli wrote on the home page of www.jeremiahmasoli.net. "I really want to thank Coach Nutt for believing in me."
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