TheKnightReport - Rutgers Football OL Raiqwon O'Neal enters transfer portal
One of Rutgers Football's most consistent starters along the OL, Raiqwon O'Neal is in the portal.
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Football Raiqwon O'Neal enters transfer portal
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Well, there's a big hit to the Wide Receiver room.
One of the best Ash recruits. Tremendous guy on and off the field. Wonder if he goes closer to home at Coastal or South Carolina.
I am going to assume did not like the number of potential OTs that came in. Interesting decision on his part. Shame.
This is the new norm of college football. Get used to it.
I think the current OL is going to have a huge attrition. It’s why Schiano got so many guys to come in. He must’ve sold playing time and every position was open.
maybe he isn’t thrilled with the prospect of moving to guard so DiRenzo can be the left tackle. Just speculating.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The portal giveth and the portal taketh away.
This sucks.
When our best position players start to leave there is something wrong.
When our best position players start to leave there is something wrong.
Obviously this is a reaction to bringing in the four lineman. Didn’t want to compete.
The way our line has been is if such a loss though? He was benched and he wasn’t a guaranteed starter.
Direnzo- LT (lock)
Tyler - LG (virtual lock)
? - C
RG- Sutton, Minnesota transfer, Rainey (if he makes strides)
RT- Pierce (virtual lock)
Would I want him to stay and compete? Of course. But he wants the bird and the hand
The way our line has been is if such a loss though? He was benched and he wasn’t a guaranteed starter.
Direnzo- LT (lock)
Tyler - LG (virtual lock)
? - C
RG- Sutton, Minnesota transfer, Rainey (if he makes strides)
RT- Pierce (virtual lock)
Would I want him to stay and compete? Of course. But he wants the bird and the hand
I don’t think anyone should be shocked by this, I would anticipate a significant number of OLs to transfer out. They aren’t going to carry close to 30 OLs on scholarship. Also, for those who weren’t recruited by this staff, the fact that they just signed 7 freshmen OLs and brought in 4 transfers indicates what the current staff thinks of the current OL position group.
How so? A 5th year senior starter moves on and you claim not great. Pretend he got injured in summer camp. In today’s college football world many on here we’re all for this and NIL deals.
Yeah, but I didn't think it would start with O'Neal.
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2020(3-6) 340 Rushes, Avg 3.0, Sacks Allowed 21
2021(5-8) 342 Rushes, Avg 3.6, Sack Allowed 22
Yes, Raiqwon O'Neal is a loss, but we need better than what we've seen the last 2 years, there was no to little improvement same players.
2021(5-8) 342 Rushes, Avg 3.6, Sack Allowed 22
Yes, Raiqwon O'Neal is a loss, but we need better than what we've seen the last 2 years, there was no to little improvement same players.
He’ll be telling the story of this touchdown his whole life, and it happened as a Scarlet Knight. One of the biggest thrills of the year. I wish him well.
Good luck to Raiqwon!
Got to laugh though - some of the same guys on this board who harp on how the current OL stinks are now shocked and worried that one of those guys is transferring. Weird.
Our OL will be much much improved next year.
Got to laugh though - some of the same guys on this board who harp on how the current OL stinks are now shocked and worried that one of those guys is transferring. Weird.
Our OL will be much much improved next year.
Because he was our best offensive lineman
surprising...wishing him luck though. He has given us quite a bit.
There must be sonething wrong at Georgia, too.
He may have been our best or second best but for a 3/4 year starter he wasn't great.
Those who think Sutton will be a starter. I have never seen anything from him that says he will be a good OL in his 4 years here. Our OL was horrible, Pierce and the freshmen center have good potential as does Rainey. Brown just moved to OL so he may also turn out to be an adequate OL.
If you assume players are ascending to a more prestigious and high-profile program with more generous NIL, I guess the staff has to scour the roster of MAC (and lesser league) programs for players. All this stuff is not fan-friendly. Revolving door rosters.
There's nothing "wrong". There are simply many, many factors at play here, most of which we don't even know about.
Obviously the unit was a concern. Hell, as a unit they've been quite awful. We know Schiano went out and got... what? 11? offensive linemen. Clearly Great Change is afoot.
The transfer portal has completely blown up the preexisting paradigm regarding how you recruit and accrue talent. All of these players are purely transactional. They're assets. CFB has become more like MLB. I expect to see situations where kids at powerhouse schools who wouldn't see much playing time are "farmed out" for a year to a lesser program so they can get experience, then "called up" after a year.
You watch. It'll happen.
This is what many RU fans are missing right now. He was unquestionably our best OL, and an All-Big 10 honorable mention for LT both by the league and PFF. Our line may have stunk, but O’Neal did not.
Crushing transfer, any way you look at it.
DiRenzo still may be an upgrade, but O’Neal would have competed for the spot, and if not, would have started on the line somewhere
