Does the article say whether itās for anyone on the 2022 team or only guys who otherwise wouldāve exhausted their eligibility in 2022 before (or after) redshirts and Covid exemptions? (Generally whatever is most favorable to the player).
Also Smiley could probably be guaranteed to start at DE here next season, but also understandable that heād want to try somewhere else after 6 years here.
After 6 years here heās probably run out of classes to take
We need to get a couple of our guys back out of the portal.
Honestly the only ones Iād like to see back are Wilson, Smiley, and Diatta. Maybe Furnish too but mainly for depth purposes, not too upset about having a new starting Right Guard.
Colandreaās decision to portal was stupid and emotional. Swallow your pride, hat in hand, return, and lead your team.
From on3:
According to On3ās Hayes Fawcett, Colandrea has set three trips within the next two weeks. Two dates are confirmed, heading to Ole Miss on Dec. 14 and Pitt on Dec. 16. Syracuse will host the transfer QB as well āsometime next week.ā
Ole Miss? Would he be 3rd string there?
Agreed. The guys weāre losing are mostly helpful for depth. Only projected starters would be Colandrea, Smiley, Furnish and maybe Wilson. I think most of us would probably be happy getting off the AC roller coaster. Smiley and Furnish are solid, but we could stand to upgrade there (with the caveat that maybe we donāt get upgrades in the portal). And WR might be our deepest position.
Otherwise these are mostly fungible low 3 star type guys whoāve barely seen the field or may never get playing time here or we could get equivalent performance from other guys sticking around or coming in.
Dart and McCord are done, so 2 of those make sense. He could come in with a chance to compete for the starting job. Iād expect Ole Miss to have highly rated, but less experienced competition that I suspect he wonāt beat out.
But is Holstein going somewhere? Heād go to Pitt for probably less money than heās making here to be a backup to a guy with more eligibility left than he has?
So Iām guessing Syracuse although if they havenāt set a date, they might have someone else they prefer and heās a fallback option.
Nah man. That dude can get all the way out of town. Donāt want him, his ego, or his meddling parents in Cville anymore. He can go be someone elseās headache.
Nah. We know exactly what AC is capable of and he showed his true stripes when adversity struck. Heās not the leader or the player the program needs right now. Itās not his team.
Iām not sure the type of guys we need to fix this team will be interested in us. Like that rivers kid? We have no shot if the other offers list Iāve seen is legit.
Mr. E is a forgiving soul.
Honestly, ACās entry to the portal is pretty much exactly on brand for how his tenure here has gone.
That would certainly announce our presence with great authority
Here we are on the phone with recruits
This is my new #1 target. His brother Rowdy quit football to become a firefighter, no bullshit.
He seems hurt a lot?
Edit: no, ESPN just has incomplete stats.