That didn't take long ...

Brandon Jacobs has signed a contract with Red Sox apparently worth a whole buncha money and will not becoming to the Plains this fall. The JCCW wishes Jacobs nothing but the best--as detailed in the post below, Jacobs likely faced something of an uphill battle in carving out time at running back, so while it's impossible to be happy about the departure of a kid who had some real athletic potential, it's probably best both for Jacobs and for a coaching staff who have one less player in the backfield to try and get touches.

There's one other thing, though, about Jacobs' reasoning ...

Jacobs told AuburnSports.com he signed for second-round money, which may mean upwards to $800,000. The website also said Jacobs would have been a grayshirt this season at Auburn, meaning he would not have played.

Uh ... what? Why would Jacobs have been a grayshirt? We've been over the numbers--Auburn should have already been down to the 25 maximum for 2009. And Robert Cooper was told he'd be a grayshirt up front while I seriously, seriously doubt Jacobs was offered a grayshirt by the Tubby regime ... why suddenly tell Cooper to come on down when Jacobs had already been promised a fall spot? It doesn't make much sense unless you buy the whispers in the comment thread--EXTREMELY RELIABLE--about Jacobs' grades. Getting an Auburn coach on the record about it would be would be terrific, but until then ... WTF?