Owings Leaving the Team???

Well, over at the Hive, the following RUMORS have surfaced:

1. Micah Owings is leaving GT and headed to U of Texas
2. He asked for a transfer to UGAg but Hall wouldn't grant it.
3. Hall would only allow him to go to a non-ACC school other than UGAg
4. Owings not happy about the coaching he received in hitting since he didn't progrees in his soph year.

Well, ain't that a shame IF it is true. Owings is a great player. But here's what I don't understand. He just got drafted as a draft-eligible soph. He wasn't happy with his draft position, but a lot could have been due to his agent and salary demands. He'll probably just play one more year. Why the heck not continue with the Jackets? If he's not happy with the hitting coach, that's in the past too. He left this off-season and we have a new hitting coach.

Meanwhile, we should be hearing something about E.Patterson pretty soon. Classes have started and if he's coming back, it better be soon. Here's a blurb from a Cubs site:

Classes have begun at Georgia Tech but the Cubs are still negotiating with Eric Patterson, Corey's brother, who was selected in the eighth round of the First-Year Player Draft in June. Patterson, who played shortstop at Georgia Tech, was named MVP of the NCAA Atlantic Regional.