Muhammad Goes Over to the Dark Side, Will Transfer to Oregon

Before facing Oregon for the first time this past season, cornerback Jabbar Muhammad deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts because he didn't like what people were saying about his University of Washington football secondary.

Well, if he thought that was bad, just wait until he pulls on a Ducks uniform next November against his former team, which became reality on Saturday when Muhammad revealed a most unpopular move in Montlake — he's transferring to the arch rival.

For Muhammad, it's just business. A year ago, he left Oklahoma State after three seasons for the Huskies because the latter had everyone coming back, guaranteeing him a highly successful team with maximum exposure for his coverage talents.

He heads for Eugene because the UW has almost no one returning and, as Muhammad put it recently, he didn't want that kind of chaos.

No matter how bent out of shape certain Husky fans will become, there's no denying that this highly personable player named for a pair of American sporting legends in other sports (Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Muhammad Ali) is an exceptional football player.

In fact, it's somewhat of a surprise that Muhammad doesn't consider himself already NFL ready after starting 15 games for national runner-up UW while piling up 16 pass break-ups and earning second-team All-Pac-12 honors.

Instead, he'll play a fifth college season for his third college team, no doubt hoping to maximize his pro football opportunities even more.