Ex-Okie State RB Herschel Sims Transfers To Lamar

Herschel Sims Transfers To Lamar University

Oklahoma State running back Herschel Sims was booted from the Cowboys football team back in May for felony forgery. Sims has seemingly found a place to play football next season, since it won't be with Okie State, at Lamar University. Sims announced his transfer destination on his personal Facebook page, changing his location to Beaumont, Texas and adding Lamar to his timeline.

As a freshman with Oklahoma State, Sims rushed the football just 31 times for 242 yards. Sims did have two one-hundred yard rushing games and two touchdowns, despite being the third running back on the depth chart.

Since Lamar University is a Football Championship Subdivision, Sims will not have to sit out a year and can play right away in 2012. There was some belief Sims could sit out a season and transfer to Baylor, but instead opted to play right away.

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Herschel Sims Charged With Felony Forgery After Dismissal By Oklahoma State

As first reported by SB Nation's Oklahoma State site Cowboys Ride For Free, OSU dismissed second-year running back Herschel Sims last week. Tuesday, he was charged with two counts of felony forgery for his use of a bank account withdrawal slip to take $700 from teammate Jeremiah Tshimanga.

More details from the police report, via the Tulsa World:

Tshimanga told police that when he noticed money was missing from his account, he contacted the bank and through the bank's investigation was able to identify the suspect. Tshimanga said he confronted the suspect and asked for the money back, and the suspect confessed but has failed to repay him, the report states.

As a freshman, Sims produced 242 rushing yards, putting him third on the team behind a pair of sophomores and in line for a very big role in the future. He was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals and ranked as the second best all-purpose back in the country.

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Herschel Sims Dismissed? OK State Fans Say He Sure Should Be

While we wait for official word that the Oklahoma St. Cowboys have dismissed running back Herschel Sims (as our own Cowboys Ride For Free first reported), let's check in on the fan sentiment regarding the would-be rising sophomore's status on the team.

As it's all but certain Sims is being accused of defrauding teammate Jeremiah Tshimanga out of $700, CRFF can't quite wrap its head around how he could possibly remain a member of the Pokes:

From a teammate standpoint, how do you trust him ever again? We aren't talking about someone who took someone else's last beer from the fridge or even snagged a five dollar bill off the coffee table. Sims took Tshimanga's ID without him knowing, forged his signature, and stole $700 from his bank account.

And then on top of all that, he repeatedly lied about it when confronted by both Tshimanga and the coaching staff. If you are a fellow teammate, how can you share a locker next to him after that without wondering if your belongings are safe?

More importantly, how do you respect someone that would do something like that to one of his own teammates? What kind of message does it send to the entire team if Sims is able to stay while so many other players have worked their butts off, have done everything the right way off the field, and will still never see the field as much as he will?

As a freshman, Sims produced 242 rushing yards, putting him third on the team behind a pair of sophomores and in line for a very big role in the future. He was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals and ranked as the second best all-purpose back in the country.

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Herschel Sims Dismissal Story Includes Jeremiah Tshimanga Police Report

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