Our Texas State site asked if I would interview Printz for them about his transfer there. I'm not sure when they're going to publish it and I will link to it when it's up, but here's the story below.
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Eddie Printz is looking forward to a fresh start in San Marcos, Texas.
Printz, a former three-star recruit by Rivals.com in the Class of 2013, signed with Missouri out of Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga. Never scared of competition, Printz was one of two quarterbacks signed in that 2013 class by the Tigers.
His Missouri career, however, didn’t go as planned. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Printz enrolled early in January 2013, but never received much playing time. After a redshirt year as a freshman, Printz was the team’s No. 2-quarterback in 2014, but appeared in just three game, attempting one pass. In 2015, Printz fell to co-No. 3 on the depth chart, and served as the team’s holder.
After not attempting any passes in 2015, Printz decided to transfer in December with a May graduation date looming.
“After the season I sat down in (new coach Barry Odom’s) office,” Printz said. “We talked about what I was going to do, and I said, ‘Give me some time to think about it.’
“I called him a few days after, and I said, ‘I feel like it’s in my best interest, I want to play and I want the best opportunity. I gave it my best shot here and it’s time to take the next step.’
Printz said Odom was “great about it.”
“He helped me out with the student process,” Printz said. “He spoke highly of me. He couldn’t have treated me any better. Him and I definitely have a strong relationship and I appreciate him for it, you know? I think he’s going to be a great coach. It’s nothing personal, it’s just the school, the scenario. It was just my time.”
Missouri dismissed Maty Mauk from the program after Printz received his release and the staff asked him to reconsider, he said. However, he declined.
Once Printz got his official release in January, he said he started talking with the staff at Texas State through “mutual friends,” but can’t remember who reached out to whom first. He spoke with Brett Elliott, the Bobcats’ quarterbacks coach, who then put Printz in contact with new head coach Everett Withers.
Printz had visits set up to Mercer, Troy and Towson, and was also planning one to Hawaii, but Texas State was first up. By the end of that visit, however, Printz was a Bobcat.
“I’d heard good things,” Printz said. “Coach Withers has experience, he’s coached in the NFL, he’s coached at all levels, the whole nine yards, and same thing with Coach Elliott. He’s on the rise, he knows stuff. So I heard good things about the campus, the school in general and the football program is in the Sun Belt, and I love it in the Sun Belt.
“I went down there, saw the campus, met with the academic administrators and everything, the tutors. Did the whole tour. Love the players, got to hang out with the players throughout the weekend. It just felt at home. It felt good to be in Texas.”
Printz has family in the Houston the area.
“San Marcos seems like a great spot to be,” Printz said.
Elliott played college football for Utah under Urban Meyer, a point that Printz said was brought up to him during the transfer process.
“They kind of do that dual-threat quarterback, spread-system,” Printz said. “They ran that kind of offense. I love it. It was fun talking to Coach Elliott. I loved his schemes, I watched film, chalk-talk concepts. It’s familiar to me, I’ve always been in the spread and I enjoy the system. I feel like I could develop more under him, just a different coach who can give you a new point of view, some new tips.”
Printz, however, isn’t walking into a guaranteed starting job. The Bobcats return senior Tyler Jones, who has started 31 games over the last three years. For his career, he’s thrown for 6,317 yards, 44 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.
Printz, who will be a redshirt junior in 2016, will have two years of eligibility remaining. He said he plans to get his MBA at Texas State.
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Eddie Printz is looking forward to a fresh start in San Marcos, Texas.
Printz, a former three-star recruit by Rivals.com in the Class of 2013, signed with Missouri out of Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga. Never scared of competition, Printz was one of two quarterbacks signed in that 2013 class by the Tigers.
His Missouri career, however, didn’t go as planned. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Printz enrolled early in January 2013, but never received much playing time. After a redshirt year as a freshman, Printz was the team’s No. 2-quarterback in 2014, but appeared in just three game, attempting one pass. In 2015, Printz fell to co-No. 3 on the depth chart, and served as the team’s holder.
After not attempting any passes in 2015, Printz decided to transfer in December with a May graduation date looming.
“After the season I sat down in (new coach Barry Odom’s) office,” Printz said. “We talked about what I was going to do, and I said, ‘Give me some time to think about it.’
“I called him a few days after, and I said, ‘I feel like it’s in my best interest, I want to play and I want the best opportunity. I gave it my best shot here and it’s time to take the next step.’
Printz said Odom was “great about it.”
“He helped me out with the student process,” Printz said. “He spoke highly of me. He couldn’t have treated me any better. Him and I definitely have a strong relationship and I appreciate him for it, you know? I think he’s going to be a great coach. It’s nothing personal, it’s just the school, the scenario. It was just my time.”
Missouri dismissed Maty Mauk from the program after Printz received his release and the staff asked him to reconsider, he said. However, he declined.
Once Printz got his official release in January, he said he started talking with the staff at Texas State through “mutual friends,” but can’t remember who reached out to whom first. He spoke with Brett Elliott, the Bobcats’ quarterbacks coach, who then put Printz in contact with new head coach Everett Withers.
Printz had visits set up to Mercer, Troy and Towson, and was also planning one to Hawaii, but Texas State was first up. By the end of that visit, however, Printz was a Bobcat.
“I’d heard good things,” Printz said. “Coach Withers has experience, he’s coached in the NFL, he’s coached at all levels, the whole nine yards, and same thing with Coach Elliott. He’s on the rise, he knows stuff. So I heard good things about the campus, the school in general and the football program is in the Sun Belt, and I love it in the Sun Belt.
“I went down there, saw the campus, met with the academic administrators and everything, the tutors. Did the whole tour. Love the players, got to hang out with the players throughout the weekend. It just felt at home. It felt good to be in Texas.”
Printz has family in the Houston the area.
“San Marcos seems like a great spot to be,” Printz said.
Elliott played college football for Utah under Urban Meyer, a point that Printz said was brought up to him during the transfer process.
“They kind of do that dual-threat quarterback, spread-system,” Printz said. “They ran that kind of offense. I love it. It was fun talking to Coach Elliott. I loved his schemes, I watched film, chalk-talk concepts. It’s familiar to me, I’ve always been in the spread and I enjoy the system. I feel like I could develop more under him, just a different coach who can give you a new point of view, some new tips.”
Printz, however, isn’t walking into a guaranteed starting job. The Bobcats return senior Tyler Jones, who has started 31 games over the last three years. For his career, he’s thrown for 6,317 yards, 44 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.
Printz, who will be a redshirt junior in 2016, will have two years of eligibility remaining. He said he plans to get his MBA at Texas State.
