Olsen, a redshirt freshman quarterback, announced on his Instagram account Thursday that he will transfer to Towson. Per the Sun Sentinel, he posted a photo of the school’s helmet with the caption, “A second chance.”
Olsen was arrested in September on charges of DUI and possession of a fake or stolen driver’s license. The incident was his third different suspension from the program and Miami announced a day after his arrest that he was no longer enrolled at the university.
Previously, prior to the Hurricanes’ bowl game against Louisville last year, Olsen was suspended by head coach Al Golden for violating team rules. He was also suspended for the team’s season-opener for reportedly failing a drug test.
Since Towson is an FCS program, Olsen will be eligible to play immediately in 2015. The Tigers went 4-8 this season, but advanced to the FCS national championship last year, where they lost 35-7 to North Dakota State.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Olsen was a four-star recruit out of Wayne Hills, N.J. in the class of 2013. He briefly ascended to the top of the depth chart during spring practice, but was passed over by freshman Brad Kaaya. Olsen never saw the field for the Hurricanes.
Miami (6-6) will play South Carolina (6-6) in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., on Dec. 27.
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