Virginia Cavaliers duel-athlete Jay Woolfolk has announced his decision to step away from football to focus on his future in baseball. Woolfolk spent the 2022 football season as Brennan Armstrong’s backup and appeared in four games but with very limited chances to throw the ball. For the baseball team this spring he played an important role in the bullpen, pitching 34.0 innings with nine saves and a 2.91 ERA.
Thank you for everything @UVAFootball pic.twitter.com/QRzannTKUm
— Jay Woolfolk (@WoolfolkJay) July 13, 2023
Woolfolk seemed to lose the trust of the baseball coaching staff late in the season, but he definitely does appear better set up for long term success as a pitcher than as a quarterback.