Kelly Bryant chooses for Missouri over Auburn, Arkansas

Former Clemson QB Kelly Bryant has opted to play for Missouri Tigers in 2019 instead of Auburn and Arkansas.

Bryant’s decision represents a massive pick-up for the Tigers, who will be without Drew Lock, who has finished his senior year. New OC Derek Dooley, taking over from Josh Heupel, who took over Scott Frost’s job at UCF, is credited with helping Lock play like a NFL quarterback of the future, and Bryant will be hoping for the same.

Bryant, who threw for over 2,000 yards and 13 TDs in his junior year in Death Valley before getting injured, decided to transfer from Death Valley after he was replaced by freshman Trevor Lawrence.

Auburn fans will probably blame Bryant’s decision on the fact that the Tigers recently fired OC Chip Lindsey, who admitted taking the Tigers’ offense back about 300 spots from where it was in 2017, and turning Jarrett Stidham from potential Heisman candidate to one of the biggest disappointments of the 2018 season. The uncertainty of Gus Malzahn’s future on The Plains was potentially also a worry, although probably Bryant and his advisors won’t admit it.

Arkansas fans shouldn’t blame Chad Morris, since he’s a first-year head coach.