Mel Kiper and other draft gurus have Ben Patrick listed as the third best tight end in the up-coming football draft.Does anyone know why he left Duke for Delaware and didn't he have to sit out a year, ( or if you transfer from Division 1 to 1-A you do not have to sit out ) ?
I'm both a Delaware and Duke graduate & attend all of the (sold out) Delaware football games. I remember Ben being quoted as saying that he was plain tired of losing... Delaware also has a great football tradition and very dedicated fans. Same reason Shawn Johnson (all ACC player) left to come to Delaware.
Patrick left because his buddy got benched as well as 2 upper class O-Lineman. Those defections can be directly related to the team's dismal performance last year.
I don't know Ben that well but had a few classes with him and had a couple random conversations with him before he left Duke. From what I gather, he was just tired of losing. Either way, he started or got significant time at Duke right away and was pretty much a beast. Very nice kid, too...