Georgia Tech’s Cornelius Evans in transfer portal
Georgia Tech defensive lineman Cornelius Evans has put his name into the transfer portal. Evans, a redshirt freshman from Central Gwinnett High, did not appear in any games last season and had not played this season because, he wrote in a tweet posted Friday evening, he opted out of playing prior to the season because his father had been diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer.
“After speaking with my family, I have now decided to enter the transfer portal to find a new home,” Evans wrote.
He also thanked coach Geoff Collins, defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker and the rest of the staff “for giving me an amazing opportunity to play at an elite level in a phenomenal program.”
Evans becomes the second Tech player to enter his name into the transfer database since the start of the season, following defensive tackle Jahaziel Lee.
Defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker praised Evans this past spring, noting that he had added about 25 pounds from the time of his arrival the previous summer. At that point, the 6-foot-4 Evans was playing linebacker and was about 220 pounds, but later moved to defensive line, where he has been listed at 230.
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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.
