Two weeks after leaving Eugene, Kirk Merritt has landed in College Station.
On his personal Twitter account late this past week, Merritt announced that he is “excited and proud to announce that I will be a student athlete at Texas A&M University.” Merritt had announced June 21 that he would be transferring from Oregon because of what he described as unspecified “family situations back home” in Louisiana.
The “family situations” aside, Merritt will likely be forced to sit out the 2016 season. He would then have three seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2017.I am excited and proud to announce that I will be a student athlete at Texas A&M University! #Gigem 👍 pic.twitter.com/NCwngjbi1z
— Kwik™ ⚡️ (@kirkmerritt33) July 8, 2016
A four-star 2015 recruit, Merritt was rated as the No. 7 player at any position in the state of Louisiana. Playing in 12 games as a true freshman, Merritt caught five passes for 61 yards. He added another 13 yards on three carries.
Merritt is also one of the fastest college football players in the country and was a member of the Ducks’ track & field team.