OT: 2023 Transfer Portal Activity (non-RU related)
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Probably not going to start for Ga. and is comfortable with Brown. Wouldn't be surprised if there would be 1 or 2 others in similar situations.
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McCord has deep ties to the Syracuse staff, as he grew up in New Jersey and has known both Brown and quarterbacks coach Nunzio Campanile for a decade. He also has deep ties to Jeff Nixon, the expected hire at offensive coordinator, who is finishing the season as the New York Giants' running backs coach.
McCord brings familiarity with both the staff and roster at Syracuse. He told ESPN he knows both Denis Jaquez Jr. and Alijah Clark, Syracuse players who hail from New Jersey. He also said he knew a number of the portal recruits who were visiting over the weekend he took his official visit to Syracuse.
"Just being around a bunch of guys I played football with growing up," he said. "Being around coaches I've known forever. It felt like everything is happening at the right time."
McCord brings familiarity with both the staff and roster at Syracuse. He told ESPN he knows both Denis Jaquez Jr. and Alijah Clark, Syracuse players who hail from New Jersey. He also said he knew a number of the portal recruits who were visiting over the weekend he took his official visit to Syracuse.
"Just being around a bunch of guys I played football with growing up," he said. "Being around coaches I've known forever. It felt like everything is happening at the right time."
KJ had a horrible, awful, very discouraging year in 2023. I wish him the best on his transfer and thank him for the effort, and results, that he had at Arkansas.
Most improved is shown on the field not on paper so we'll have to wait and see but it's always fun to make guesses.
True but base on portal transfers and recruits I agree with Michigan State and Wisconsin. Colorado pick up the offensive line they needed.
From The Athletic mailbag today:
Your critique of Colorado’s recruiting is obviously not entirely negated by the late commitments we’ve seen (even with perhaps more to come), but isn’t Deion Sanders taking your “stars matter” doctrine as far as it can go for a non-top five program? The average rating of their commits is on a Penn State, LSU level. The quantity is just low. For a program like CU, isn’t it in line with “stars matter” to take fewer higher-impact recruits then build through the portal elsewhere? — Cole H.
There’s a lot to unpack here with your question, so let’s start with complimenting Sanders. Colorado’s 2024 recruiting class includes 10 verbal commitments, and three are ranked in the top 100 nationally in the 247Sports Composite. One, of course, is five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton of Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy, who committed to the Buffaloes last week after tricking the public by leaving Colorado off his final list.
That’s a really solid ratio of top-tier prospects — the caliber of players Colorado wouldn’t have landed in the past. That’s all Deion, and it’s why Colorado’s average player rating is 91.09, which, as you said, is on par with Florida State (91.94), Texas (91.99), Miami (90.02), Oregon (91.60), Oklahoma (90.73) and many more.
But these numbers, though often insightful, can also be misleading and don’t tell the whole story. Yes, Colorado’s average player rating is high, but that’s because the class is small and the top-tier prospects carry more weight in that average than in other classes that include 20 or more commitments. It’s easier to have a higher average with fewer commitments, so though it looks like Colorado is doing the same thing as its peers, it isn’t.
That’s the main takeaway I have. Sanders has done an incredible job with the top half of his class, but it makes me wonder how good this group could have been if he lost himself completely in high school recruiting. Yes, he has a portal-heavy plan, and I understand that’s the goal, but does anyone think Sanders has taken a maniacal approach to recruiting like the coaches who win titles in this sport?
With Vanderbilt picking up a QB and Syracuse getting McCord, not sure where Cole Snyder winds up. Someone said Temple was interested, but not sure if that is true. Would be interesting if Simon and Snyder wind up at Temple and compete for the job.
Love Jefferson...What a competitor
Can you Imagine him as Our Starter next season?
