Subtract one of the candidates seeking to replace Joe Ganz as the starting quarterback for the University of Nebraska.
Sophomore Patrick Witt, who served as a backup to Ganz in 2008, will transfer at the end of the spring semester. He was expected to battle junior-to-be Zac Lee, redshirt freshman Kody Spano and the much hyped Cody Green for the starting job in 2009.
His father, Gene Witt, declined to provide much information on the decision when contacted by various media outlets. That is unfortunate because that leaves fans speculating on what factors made the younger Witt decide Lincoln wasn't for him. This will only add fuel to the rumor mill.
Witt has a history of not staying in one place too long. He started his career at Chattahoochee High School in Atlanta before transferring to a school in Lilburn, Ga. After a season there, he moved to Dallas and then eventually Wylie (Texas) High School.
Should fans assume that the job is now Lee's to lose? Will Spano play a factor? Is Green as good as advertised or is he just Curt Dukes or Harrison Beck II?
Witt is a 4.0 student so this probably wasn't a flippant decision. Still, one wonders why someone would walk away from the opportunity to play a key part of Nebraska's resurgence.