I think it is not fair to the kid to go that far. Maybe he has a sick relative, maybe there are other things (I think I read somewhere on here that he may have became a dad), you just do not know. So, I would not quite place that sentiment (he is not playing because he could not handle being a role guy) on him without knowing for sure.He’s not playing because he doesn’t help this team
That’s it that’s the list
He’s not injured
He just couldn’t cope with his new Nate santos like role and flaked out
He either accepts his a bench/role player at pitt moving forward or he moves one
Place your bets
I’m heavy on the latter
I will say that when a guy goes, the likelihood of them coming back is not high. In Hugley's case, next season the NIL is likely gone and he will have to start from point zero really.
I will also say that if it is something mental due to the injury and playing time, I really wish he would have just stuck it out, accepted the role, worked to improve in it and learn corresponding things along the way.
When he first came back and it was clear that he was out of shape, in a way I thought it was a blessing in disguise. Because he was limited, I figured that he would look to use his smarts to be in places, not hang folks out to dry on D with bad position and be a ball mover because he just did not have what he had previously. Work himself into shape and more responsibility while learning his limitations more. He did none of those things, which was a little disconcerting.
Nonetheless, as previously stated, I hope he gets himself to a solid spot mentally and physically and comes back next season ready to build on where he left off last season. We will see.