According to a report from Keith Sargeant of NJ Advance Media, Marcus Applefield is transferring from Rutgers. Applefield started 10 of 12 games for the Scarlet Knights in 2017, after participating in 27 career games. Marcus took to Twitter to thank the extended Rutgers Football family.
I would like to thank Rutgers University and the state of New Jersey for the past four years.I’ve had an amazing time and will love my brothers here forever. I have chosen to play my last year at another program.#jerseylove
— Marcus Applefield (@applefield71) December 5, 2017
In the tweet, Applefield is concise about his decision to leave the program.