NCAA.com | August 14, 2014 Syracuse Cooper transfers Share In an effort to be closer home, Syracuse freshman wide receiver Corey Cooper announced late Wednesday night that he would be transferring from the university. On his Instagram post, Cooper thanked the university and head coach Scott Shafer directly. Syracuse freshman WR Corey Cooper announces that he will transfer on Instagram: pic.twitter.com/bb3nRNQfxR — Stephen Bailey (@Stephen_Bailey1) August 14, 2014 Syracuse confirmed Cooper's transfer this morning, stating the wide receiver had been participating in preseason practices until he made his decision to leave. Due to an upper body injury, Cooper missed practice Tuesday. Complete story from Syracuse Post-Standard Men's college basketball: Ranking Jim Boeheim's 9 best teams at Syracuse Jim Boeheim has coached 46 teams at Syracuse. We ranked them all by using a formula. READ MORE Men's college basketball conference tournament champions that (almost) no one saw coming Remember the 2008 Georgia team that was 4-12 in the SEC? READ MORE Carmelo Anthony: College basketball stats, best moments, quotes Here's everything you need to know about Carmelo Anthony's college career at Syracuse. READ MORE