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Title: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on December 03, 2019, 10:09:45 AM
Northwestern WR Bennett Skowronek enters

He led Northwestern in receiving in 2017, and was 2nd in 2018, including the diving catch against Iowa to send Northwestern to the CCG.

Was a team captain this year, but suffered a season ending injury against MSU in the third game.  Would be immediately eligible as a 5th year grad transfer
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on December 03, 2019, 11:57:11 AM
Art Sikowski (Rutgers QB) withdrew from the transfer portal after Schiano was hired
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on December 03, 2019, 08:16:33 PM
Felipe Franks is available, if he doesn't go for the draft.  Still a project after 2 years of playing.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 03, 2019, 08:29:20 PM
Art Sikowski (Rutgers QB) withdrew from the transfer portal after Schiano was hired
I'm thinking Schiano might ask him to go back in.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 03, 2019, 08:33:02 PM
Kid was a 4 star,give him a punchers chance
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 03, 2019, 08:38:35 PM
Kid was a 4 star,give him a punchers chance
There is a reason a lot of the schools that offered backed away (mine included).
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 03, 2019, 08:41:17 PM
Wasn't aware of that maybe he grew up some away from home and getting an attitude adjustment
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on December 04, 2019, 07:56:45 AM
Minnesota had a couple reserve offensive linemen enter.

Maryland had 4 backups enter
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 04, 2019, 10:18:42 AM
Minnesota had a couple reserve offensive linemen enter.

Maryland had 4 backups enter
Creaning, to make room for the monstrous class coming in. When you have 24 (currently) commits and 12 seniors on the roster, something has to give. So far, there have been 2 "tough discussions", so there will be more of those. 

Probably gonna be at least some attrition due to injuries, academics, and such. That happens to every team.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Cincydawg on December 04, 2019, 10:56:29 AM
Is this in effect a new way to get rid of seniors who haven't produced and likely won't?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 04, 2019, 11:52:27 AM
4th year juniors are the most likely targets.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on December 04, 2019, 12:21:01 PM
Is this in effect a new way to get rid of seniors who haven't produced and likely won't?
It’s not really a new way. It’s just a way the old guys who were gently or not gently pushed off rosters are put more in our attention. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 04, 2019, 12:30:53 PM
been going on in the SEC since Scholarship limits were enforced
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Abba on December 05, 2019, 09:40:10 AM
I'm thinking Schiano might ask him to go back in.

I actually like that Langan kid.  They should stick with him.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: utee94 on December 05, 2019, 09:46:01 AM
Abba?

Like, the Swedish supergroup ABBA?

I love those guys!
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 05, 2019, 10:02:03 AM



So let me get this right you think ABBA is a super group but The Doors suck?Dood I don't know what you're really putting in the smoker but you have to take a Breather.That's even weird for Austin
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 05, 2019, 10:05:03 AM
they were a group

some fans may have thought they were super

https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary

Supergroup definition is - a rock group made up of prominent former members of other rock groups; also : an extremely successful rock group.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 05, 2019, 10:08:03 AM
I know who they were and they were smegma,schmanky Pop - Tarts,IMHO of course.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: grillrat on December 05, 2019, 12:13:05 PM
they were a group

some fans may have thought they were super

https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary

Supergroup definition is - a rock group made up of prominent former members of other rock groups; also : an extremely successful rock group.
I don't know if I'd go with super, though I would be willing to say that many thought they were "Supp-ah-ah Troop-ah-ah".
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on December 05, 2019, 12:18:12 PM
Purdue WR/DB Tyler Hamilton entered the portal. Redshirt sophomore that was passed up on the depth chart by underclassment at WR, then decided to go to DB, but was passed up on the depth chart by underclassmen there as well.

One of those "sorry it didn't work out for you, kid, but we wish you the best" sort of situations for Purdue fans IMHO. 

https://www.hammerandrails.com/2019/12/4/20995465/purdue-football-tyler-hamilton-answers-transfer-portal (https://www.hammerandrails.com/2019/12/4/20995465/purdue-football-tyler-hamilton-answers-transfer-portal)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on December 06, 2019, 03:59:01 PM
Purdue WR Jordan Bonner enters the portal. 

Unlike Tyler Hamilton, I think more was expected of Bonner. He came in as a pretty decently ranked 3* recruit, but even with all the WR injuries this year didn't crack the rotation. He could have been a decent depth piece, but I doubt with the rest of the WR room that he'd ever get significant minutes, so I don't fault him for seeking another option. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 06, 2019, 04:49:49 PM
Nebraska wide receiver Andre Hunt and tight end Katerian LeGrone have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, a source confirms to 247Sports.

This comes one day after it was reported that both players would face a 2 1/2-year long suspension from the school following an investigation into sexual assault allegations made against the men by a fellow student in August. The university report was obtained by ESPN and Outside the Lines. Hunt and Legrone did not play for Nebraska this season after being suspended in late August, but the reason for the suspensions was not publicly known until now.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: HawkFrenzy on December 08, 2019, 12:10:56 PM
Iowa has had three already: RB Henry Geil, LB Jayden McDonald (already transferring to Troy) and DB Joe Ludwig. My guess, is due to Tyler Goodson's improvement, there will probably be another RB or two.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 09, 2019, 07:52:52 PM
Nebraska walk-on quarterback Andrew Bunch's name appeared in the transfer portal on Monday.

The QB who started a game against Troy in 2018 also was in the portal after last season, before electing to come back to Lincoln. Originally out of Thompson's Station, Tennessee, Bunch still has one more season of eligibility.


_________________________________________________ _______________________

Isaiah Stalbird is the latest Husker name to show up in the transfer portal.

The Kearney native was an active part of Nebraska special teams units in 2019, with the walk-on also working his way on to the 2-deep in the secondary as a redshirt freshman.

He finished the season with 13 tackles, including 1 1/2 for loss. His 10 tackles on special teams were the most on the team in that phase of the game last season. Most notably, he blocked a punt and was credited with a forced fumble on another punt rush against Northern Illinois in Nebraska's 44-8 win early in the season.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on December 09, 2019, 08:07:31 PM

Quote
Isaiah Stalbird is the latest Husker name to show up in the transfer portal.
Heh!  That surname looks like it might have been "Stahlvogel" ("steel bird") back in the Old Country.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on December 13, 2019, 12:39:08 PM
Tarik Black in the transfer portal.

If DPJ and Collins come back, no big deal.  If they don't, it's Ronnie Bell and a whole lot of unknowns.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 13, 2019, 04:35:30 PM



Ya this one is a head scratcher.IMO Collins goes Sunday and DPJ comes back - Black should see the field but maybe not with Bell and Johnson in the mix.Lot of jockeying for position and maybe he wants guaranteed playing time
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on December 13, 2019, 07:12:31 PM


Ya this one is a head scratcher.IMO Collins goes Sunday and DPJ comes back - Black should see the field but maybe not with Bell and Johnson in the mix.Lot of jockeying for position and maybe he wants guaranteed playing time
Maybe just a fresh start too. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 13, 2019, 07:16:30 PM
Maybe just a fresh start too.
Would you want to see him in Madison? I mean, if Cephus leaves, might not be a bad idea.


I think UW is going to lose some WR from their roster, due to transfer and/or attrition (4 years in and no impact, aside from a degree).
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 13, 2019, 07:25:57 PM
NU offered Nouili a preferred walk-on spot before he picked CSU last season. After the Rams fired the coach who recruited Nouili — Mike Bobo — he decided to enter the transfer portal Monday.

He wasn’t there long. By Friday he had announced his transfer to Nebraska, and he'll join the program as a preferred walk-on. A conversation with coach Scott Frost and offensive line coach Greg Austin cinched his decision. Nouili, a left guard at Colorado State, will be given the chance to compete for the starting job at Nebraska, and that’s good enough for him.

“I’m going to try and earn a scholarship as soon as possible,” the 6-foot-4, 283-pound Nouili said Friday. “I think I can do that.”

Nouili said he’ll submit to the NCAA a waiver for immediate eligibility so that he doesn’t have to sit out a year. He plans on finishing the semester at Colorado State then enrolling at NU for the spring semester. He’ll participate in winter conditioning and spring practices.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Honestbuckeye on December 13, 2019, 08:07:25 PM
Ohio State safety, and the MVP of the Rose Bowl last year, Brenden White- is in the portal.  
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 13, 2019, 08:24:37 PM
Would you want to see him in Madison? I mean, if Cephus leaves, might not be a bad idea.


I think UW is going to lose some WR from their roster, due to transfer and/or attrition (4 years in and no impact, aside from a degree).
Has talent maybe injuiries got him down,like BAB said maybe a change of scenery
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 13, 2019, 08:28:58 PM
Ohio State safety, and the MVP of the Rose Bowl last year, Brenden White- is in the portal. 
Good guy best of luck to him
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on December 13, 2019, 09:00:10 PM
Ohio State safety, and the MVP of the Rose Bowl last year, Brenden White- is in the portal. 
There was just an article wondering what happened to him this year.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Honestbuckeye on December 13, 2019, 10:15:58 PM
Does not have an injury.  Was playing in a scheme with a strong safety and free safety...was almost always in the box and was good at it.

New scheme this year with more single high safety and bullet, and Werner has won the spot by being good against the run and able to cover backs and TEs.  

Schiano should go hard for him, although he may end up at ND.  
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on December 14, 2019, 07:40:07 AM
Michigan receiver Tarik Black in the portal
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 14, 2019, 09:07:28 AM
Michigan receiver Tarik Black in the portal
Germans Bomb Pearl Harbor!
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 14, 2019, 09:13:24 AM
Frost badly needs weapons at WR, but I doubt he would be interested in Michigan transfers
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 14, 2019, 09:44:41 AM
Unleess he doesn't want to land far from home can't imagine he'd mind snaps in Madiso or Lincoln
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 14, 2019, 10:12:27 AM
MSU could use him.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on December 14, 2019, 10:29:02 AM
Frost badly needs weapons at WR, but I doubt he would be interested in Michigan transfers
Well he passed on an OSU transfer he could have used
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 14, 2019, 11:10:01 AM
Who was that?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 14, 2019, 11:11:59 AM
Who was that?
Burrow.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 14, 2019, 11:13:12 AM
https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/993911199959060480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E993911199959060480&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthespun.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fscott-frosts-old-quote-about-qb-joe-burrow-is-going-viral

Oops.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 14, 2019, 11:25:29 AM
yup, we'll never know how things would have went for Burrows in Lincoln.

Burrows likes to bring it up.  I'd suppose he uses it for motivation.

I think Frost liked what he had in Martinez, and he probably made the kid some promises that he wanted to keep
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Abba on December 14, 2019, 06:28:31 PM
yup, we'll never know how things would have went for Burrows in Lincoln.

Burrows likes to bring it up.  I'd suppose he uses it for motivation.

I think Frost liked what he had in Martinez, and he probably made the kid some promises that he wanted to keep

I'm assuming there aren't many from Husker-land docking him for that.  Martinez was full of potential and Burrow was pretty unknown at that point in time.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on December 14, 2019, 08:21:50 PM
That's also something you could say if you know you're not getting a kid - makes you sound like you're loyal or some crap.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on December 15, 2019, 08:59:49 AM
Ohio State safety, and the MVP of the Rose Bowl last year, Brenden White- is in the portal. 
Visiting MSU this weekend.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 15, 2019, 09:26:58 AM
I'm assuming there aren't many from Husker-land docking him for that.  Martinez was full of potential and Burrow was pretty unknown at that point in time.
well, with the disappointing season and Martinez lack of improvement, there are way too many fans docking Frost for everything and anything
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on December 15, 2019, 10:27:40 AM
https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/993911199959060480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E993911199959060480&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthespun.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fscott-frosts-old-quote-about-qb-joe-burrow-is-going-viral

Oops.
It's worth noting that Burrows numbers as a fourth-year junior were pretty comparable to Martinez's as a true freshman.

2,617 yards, 17 TDs, 8 INTs, 64.6 percent completions, 7.5 YPA, 139.5 rating, 629 rushing yards 8 TDs
OR
2,894 yards, 16 TDs, 5 INTs, 57.8 percent, 7.6 YPA, 133.2 rating, 399 yards rushing, 7 TDs

Obviously unlikely Martinez ever produces like Burrow this year. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on December 15, 2019, 11:01:11 AM
20-20, is hindsight.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on December 15, 2019, 12:06:26 PM
I'd like to think Hurts would have made our season better too, but I don't think anyone could have been successful behind our OL with all the shuffling and injuries. 

(https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/242GXNAV7MI6TK3ZGDGU66JG6I.jpg)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Honestbuckeye on December 15, 2019, 12:52:57 PM
Visiting MSU this weekend.
Would love to see that.  Kid is a baller.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on December 15, 2019, 01:35:08 PM
20-20, is hindsight.
no guarantee that Burrows would have performed any better than Martinez at UNL 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on December 16, 2019, 12:44:21 PM
Evidently Chris Ash has portaled to the DC position on the 40 Acres
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on December 27, 2019, 09:06:44 AM
Brendan White headed to Rutgers
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on December 27, 2019, 05:17:44 PM
Brendan White headed to Rutgers
Looks like Schiano swung him, by all reports he was locked to MSU
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 04, 2020, 02:26:38 PM
Good for him

https://twitter.com/ConnorHeyward1/status/1213516689570246657?s=19
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on January 05, 2020, 12:43:44 PM
Florida got a 5* RB from 2018.  I guess he heard our medical facilities were better than Miami's?  
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Honestbuckeye on January 05, 2020, 01:00:52 PM
Florida got a 5* RB from 2018.  I guess he heard our medical facilities were better than Miami's? 
Lingard?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on January 05, 2020, 02:47:48 PM
Yep
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 05, 2020, 03:28:48 PM
Nice for MSU.  Word that Jordon Simmons, who committed to MSU, but didn't sign, was waiting to see if Lingard was going to Florida.  If not, he was flipping.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Benthere2 on January 08, 2020, 06:44:47 PM
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2020/1/8/21057533/wisconsin-badgers-football-aron-cruickshank-enters-the-transfer-portal (https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2020/1/8/21057533/wisconsin-badgers-football-aron-cruickshank-enters-the-transfer-portal)

Did not see this coming

Wisconsin football: Aron Cruickshank enters the transfer portal

Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on January 08, 2020, 10:28:15 PM
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2020/1/8/21057533/wisconsin-badgers-football-aron-cruickshank-enters-the-transfer-portal (https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2020/1/8/21057533/wisconsin-badgers-football-aron-cruickshank-enters-the-transfer-portal)

Did not see this coming

Wisconsin football: Aron Cruickshank enters the transfer portal


Rumor is he might be going to Rutgers?

Also read on another board his approach had not always been the best, which maybe led to some friction with coaches. I only mention it because UW has only two returning proven WRs. One is 5-11, the other seemed to have talent as a freshman and has become less of a factor each season. PT was there for the taking. 

Oh well. I'll miss that zone read package they gave him. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on January 09, 2020, 11:52:42 AM
Indiana OT Coy Cronk enters the transfer portal as a grad transfer.

https://247sports.com/Article/Indiana-offensive-lineman-Coy-Cronk-has-entered-his-name-into-the-NCAA-transfer-portal-141860094/ (https://247sports.com/Article/Indiana-offensive-lineman-Coy-Cronk-has-entered-his-name-into-the-NCAA-transfer-portal-141860094/)

This is an interesting one for Boiler fans (hence why I'm posting instead of our lone IU fan here). Cronk is from Lafayette, wanted to come to Purdue, and inexplicably was never offered by Darrell Hazell. Apparently there were some hard feelings about that.

Of course, Darrell Hazell is no longer in West Lafayette, and Purdue could use help on the OL. 

I still consider it a bit of a long shot for him to come home to Purdue, given the history, but maybe he wants to finish his career where he wanted to start it.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on January 09, 2020, 12:05:40 PM
He was also probably going to be moved to guard with the graduation of Stepaniak and Matthew Bedford’s emergence at LT. From what I’ve heard he was not all in on this despite that probably being his position in the NFL should he get that far. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on January 09, 2020, 12:24:11 PM
He was also probably going to be moved to guard with the graduation of Stepaniak and Matthew Bedford’s emergence at LT. From what I’ve heard he was not all in on this despite that probably being his position in the NFL should he get that far.
I was trying to tag you in that post but couldn't remember your handle... I kept thinking it started with "Austin" because of Austin Peay, not realizing it ended with the school not started with it...

I had heard the same regarding a potential move to guard. That's actually one of the reasons I think a transfer to Purdue may be less likely. Our tackle spots are more shored up for 2020 than our guard spots. If Herrmanns was gone and we had a huge LT hole to fill, I would definitely think our chances were much higher. He could slot into the RT spot, as his competition will be RS Soph Will Bramel, but IIRC that RS Soph started all this year as a RS Fr, so it's not clear that Cronk would automatically beat him out. 

That said, I also don't know if Cronk still harbors a grudge from Hazell spurning him... So that's a factor too. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MarqHusker on January 09, 2020, 02:29:34 PM
Surely someone will transfer to Miss St. Now.    That qb roster is pretty sparse even wo the Pirate coming.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on January 09, 2020, 03:15:57 PM
A lot of rumors that Peyton Ramsey will be transferring. Fresno State is probably looking like a good destination for him in every way but distance.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on January 09, 2020, 03:20:19 PM
A lot of rumors that Peyton Ramsey will be transferring. Fresno State is probably looking like a good destination for him in every way but distance.
California [even Fresno] is a better destination than Indiana in every way but cost :57:
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 09, 2020, 06:44:32 PM
Michigan S Jalyn Kelly-Powell in the portal.  IIRC his UM commitment was big in also getting Ambry Thomas, that they were a package deal.  MSU was in decent shape there at one point.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on January 11, 2020, 11:42:18 AM


The rumor is that Coy Cronk will be at Iowa State next year. 


Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: HawkFrenzy on January 11, 2020, 02:26:13 PM
RS Soph QB Peyton Mansell will be leaving Iowa. His wife is a Baylor pitcher and he is from TX so look for him to end up closer to there. It sounds like he may be graduating this spring (impressive) so he should have two years eligibility remaining without sitting out a year. 

That leaves IA thin at QB with a RS Soph to be Petras penciled in as the starter and RS Frosh Padilla as the current backup. Incoming 4/3*  Freshman Duece Hogan (https://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2019/12/18/21012914/iowa-football-recruiting-4-star-qb-deuce-hogan-signs-with-hawkeyes-bhgp) figures to be in the mix. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Kris60 on January 13, 2020, 11:57:32 PM
D’Eriq King to the surprise of no one except Dana Holgorsen enters the portal.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 14, 2020, 12:06:42 AM
D’Eriq King to the surprise of no one except Dana Holgorsen enters the portal.
Please just not Miami
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on January 14, 2020, 12:40:34 AM
D’Eriq King to the surprise of no one except Dana Holgorsen enters the portal.
Wow!  Holgy looks like a total ass.  Tanked the season so that he could have King play for him and his players next season, and now King flies the coop.
It's almost too good/bad to be true.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on January 17, 2020, 05:38:46 PM
Can only hope. I post this only to head off the, "he was never considering" posts. 

https://twitter.com/Jeff_Ermann/status/1218231731406483457?s=19
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on January 18, 2020, 07:39:18 PM
Why the mass exodus of Sooners players is a good thing
By Jason Kersey Jan 17, 2020
The Athletic

NORMAN, Okla. — On its face, it all seems dire.

Since the calendar turned to 2019 (i.e., since the arrival of defensive coordinator Alex Grinch), 19 Oklahoma players have entered the NCAA’s transfer portal and 15 were defensive players; the latter number is 16 if you also include Michael Thompson, who was recruited as a defensive tackle but switched to the offensive line at OU.

This week, four OU defensive players — defensive back Jordan Parker and linebackers Mark Jackson, Levi Draper and Ryan Jones — entered the transfer portal. All four were four-star recruits. Jackson started seven games in 2018, but barely saw the field as a true senior in 2019 and redshirted. Draper and Jones were 2017 signees who had made little impact. Parker started eight games as a true freshman in 2016, but a preseason ACL tear the next season and other injuries derailed what once seemed like a promising career. In 2019, he didn’t even dress out for the final seven games.

Here’s what everyone needs to understand about this mass exodus: It’s not a bad thing. In fact, it’s a good thing for all parties.

These are the kinds of things that happen at programs that want to win national championships. Coaches at programs such as Alabama, LSU and Ohio State — the kinds of programs Oklahoma aspires to reach at the tippy-top of the college football hierarchy — frequently have these kinds of difficult conversations. I’m not talking about just flat-out “cutting” guys, but sitting down and being brutally honest with them.

Every scholarship freed up to sign a new player is critical. On the level of college football at which Oklahoma believes it should be playing — seriously contending for and winning national championships — programs simply can’t afford to continue using scholarships on guys who aren’t going to play.

A lot of this certainly has to do with development, too, and it’s clear that the previous defensive staff was not developing talent well enough. But entering his second season, Grinch and his staff need as many of their own guys as they can accommodate.

If that seems distasteful or unpleasant, well, welcome to the world of big-time college football. This is what it takes in 2020 to win a national championship — something Oklahoma historically is familiar with but hasn’t achieved in nearly two decades.

It should be noted that these things aren’t nearly as unpleasant as they may seem from the outside. If Draper and Jones weren’t playing much by the time they were third-year sophomores — especially on an Oklahoma defense that has for years been in desperate need of depth and talent — they probably weren’t going to play. It’s better, too, for those guys to find a place where they can get on the field.

Programs like Alabama and Ohio State don’t recruit with the idea that they’ll be relying on a bunch of fifth-year seniors. They recruit guys who they expect to have for three years.

After these latest four portal entries, Oklahoma is sitting at 81 scholarships for next season, meaning four more spots have opened up for either February signees or incoming transfers. And there’s a chance that more defensive guys could hit the portal before long.

The NCAA’s dead period ended Friday, meaning Oklahoma coaches were back out on the road to finalize their 2020 class and continue working on the 2021 and ’22 classes. The Sooners signed 22 players in December and have one commitment — four-star defensive end Reggie Grimes Jr., a national top-100 prospect — expected to sign in February.

Oklahoma’s defensive depth does seem ominous moving forward after all these defections, but in the long run, this probably is a good thing for both the program and the players. And you can start to see the level of player Grinch is attracting to Norman. Just this week, 2022 linebacker Kobie McKinzie (6 feet 3 and 227 pounds as a high school sophomore) committed to the Sooners. McKinzie, from Lubbock (Texas) Cooper, could be a national top-50 player in the 2022 class.

Oklahoma has reached the College Football Playoff four times, and that is a remarkable achievement. But the Sooners have yet to get past the semifinal round, and to take that next step as a program, OU must have elite — and not, as cornerbacks coach Roy Manning tweeted Friday morning, “pretty good, kinda good, or maybe good” — talent up and down its roster.

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Back on the road today! 🚘

Need ELITE DUDES! Not pretty good, kinda good, or maybe good. Why? Bc this isn’t a pretty good, kinda good, maybe good PROGRAM. This is @OU_Football! The BAR here is set to ELITE and it ain’t changing! #THESTANDARD #OUDNA🧬

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And to put together a roster on that level, sometimes parting ways with guys who aren’t contributing is necessary.

Boulware moving on?

Multiple reports have Oklahoma running backs coach and special teams coordinator Jay Boulware joining the staff at Texas; he reportedly will be the Longhorns’ special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.

Boulware, a Texas alum, first joined the OU staff in 2013 as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. He switched to running backs in 2015 and has coached guys like Samaje Perine, Joe Mixon, Rodney Anderson, Trey Sermon and Kennedy Brooks — all of whom have excelled under Boulware’s tutelage.  [Note: Boulware has been announced as an assistant at UT.]

But Oklahoma’s running back recruiting has dipped a bit since Boulware took over from Cale Gundy, who now coaches inside receivers. Perine, Mixon and Anderson were Gundy recruits. And just last month, the Sooners lost a pledge from four-star running back Jase McClellan of Aledo (Texas) High. A national top-50 prospect, McClellan had been committed to OU for 2½ years before he signed with Alabama in December.

Since news of Boulware’s apparent departure hit Twitter, many have speculated that a natural, no-brainer replacement might be DeMarco Murray, the former Oklahoma superstar running back who just finished his first season as running backs coach at Arizona. On the surface, that absolutely makes sense. Murray, who enjoyed a successful NFL career, still owns the Oklahoma career records for all-purpose yards (6,718) and touchdowns (65).

Maybe Murray coaching Oklahoma running backs would be a resounding success. But it’s also important to remember that just because a guy was a superstar player at a school doesn’t necessarily mean he would be a great coach at the same place.

First, Murray has one season of college coaching under his belt. Programs like Oklahoma don’t typically hire assistants with so little experience. There’s a reason it took Bob Stoops so long to hire Calvin Thibodeaux as his defensive line coach. Stoops had a d-line coach opening in 2013, ’15 and ’16, and didn’t hire Thibodeaux until the third time, when Diron Reynolds unexpectedly left for Stanford after just one season in Norman. There’s also a question as to how good a recruiter Murray would be.

In November, colleague Ari Wasserman wrote a deeply reported piece trying to figure out why Arizona has failed so badly at signing the best talent within its state. For example, Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin’s son plays at powerhouse Salpointe Catholic, located a mere 2.2 miles from the UA campus. Salpointe had two national top-100 prospects, but five-star running back Bijan Robinson signed with Texas and four-star safety Lathan Ransom signed with Ohio State. Murray was Arizona’s lead recruiter on Robinson, and Murray may have stopped by briefly at Salpointe twice.

“I feel like they should have been here a lot more,” Robinson told Wasserman. “… ’Cause, you know, Texas and Ohio State are so far from here and they’re here all the time. I constantly talk to them all the time. You know, I didn’t have that same feel with U of A. I’ll talk to those coaches all the time from Texas. I barely ever texted the U of A coaching staff.”

Again, maybe Murray would be successful as an Oklahoma assistant. Maybe, as a former player, Murray would have the passion and fire needed to recruit at the elite level at which Oklahoma expects to recruit. But maybe hiring a veteran assistant with proven recruiting ability is a better move.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MarqHusker on January 19, 2020, 06:51:36 AM
Cruickshank to Rutgers.  Hes a tri state guy.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on January 19, 2020, 12:53:43 PM
Can only hope. I post this only to head off the, "he was never considering" posts.

https://twitter.com/Jeff_Ermann/status/1218231731406483457?s=19
Looks like Miami is the destination. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 19, 2020, 01:03:58 PM
Cruickshank to Rutgers.  Hes a tri state guy.
Yeah, this is on the UW offseason thread. Sounds like it was homesickness. The kid is from Brooklyn.


It's tough to lose the best KR in the conference to another conference school.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 19, 2020, 01:10:51 PM
would have considered blocking a transfer to a Big Ten West school?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 19, 2020, 02:07:10 PM
Nah. That's not PC's style. The kid won't play next year - he'll have to redshirt, which he did not do in Madison. So he has 2 years left. UW plays there in 2021, and that's it.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 19, 2020, 02:08:33 PM
cool, it should be about what's best for the student
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 20, 2020, 09:32:02 AM
Central Michigan, Nebraska’s second opponent of 2020, lands graduate transfer quarterback Jett Duffy from Texas Tech.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on January 20, 2020, 09:56:07 AM
Dwumfour headed to Rutgers
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 20, 2020, 10:18:29 AM
Looks like we get to play against D'Eriq King...sweet
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 24, 2020, 03:02:28 PM
Nebraska's offseason attrition continued Friday as defensive back Tony Butler confirmed to The World-Herald he is entering the transfer portal.

Butler, who would have been a redshirt senior for the upcoming season, played in 27 games during his Husker career, mostly on special teams. The native of Lakewood, Ohio, finishes with three total tackles. He appeared in four games last season and traveled to every road game.

The defender arrived at Nebraska as a three-star prospect and top-100 cornerback in the 2016 class, according to the 247Sports composite. His departure follows similar announcements last week from offensive lineman John Raridon and linebacker Pernell Jefferson that they would not return.


NU now has 85 known scholarship players by the Journal Star's count. The program can add up to two more scholarship players as part of its 2020 class and could also put incoming freshman linebacker Isaac Gifford on scholarship when the fall semester begins, so there will be more attrition from the scholarship ranks before September rolls around.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 26, 2020, 05:57:26 PM
Iowa State's quarterback room lost depth Saturday when redshirt sophomore Re-al Mitchell announced his intentions to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Mitchell, who signed with Iowa State in the 2018 recruiting class, spent two seasons with the Cyclones. After enrolling early, Mitchell redshirted in 2018 before seeing limited action as Iowa State's backup during the 2019 season. Mitchell was set to enter the 2020 season as the No. 2 quarterback behind returning starter Brock Purdy.

While Mitchell signed early in the 2018 recruiting cycle, Iowa State eventually added Purdy later in the cycle to fill out the quarterback room. Purdy emerged as a true freshman in 2018 and was regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in college football in 2019 as he passed for nearly 4,000 yards and broke virtually all of Iowa State's single-season passing records. Mitchell appeared in five games, completing 2 of 4 passes for 14 yards and a touchdown while rushing 11 times for 100 yards and one touchdown.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on January 26, 2020, 10:15:04 PM
We got the 5* WR from Penn State.  He'll go nicely with the 5* RB from Miami.  
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 27, 2020, 07:03:14 PM
Peyton Ramsey in the portal.  Rumor MSU has already reached out
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on January 27, 2020, 08:08:43 PM
Hell, do you guys think a HC at a P5 program would pull resources from HS kids to focus solely on potential transfers?  Sort of like Calipari at UK in hoops - the 1-year wonders that have had ups and downs in terms of success.
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Sort of like Snyder at KSU going heavy on JC transfers...but with more talented and/or less problematic players.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 28, 2020, 09:33:44 AM
It's a niche that could be exploited if done the right way

if it gets started and some transferring players have success and therefore the program has some success, it could gain traction and become a thing
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 28, 2020, 10:14:32 AM
Hell, do you guys think a HC at a P5 program would pull resources from HS kids to focus solely on potential transfers?  Sort of like Calipari at UK in hoops - the 1-year wonders that have had ups and downs in terms of success.
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Sort of like Snyder at KSU going heavy on JC transfers...but with more talented and/or less problematic players.
Fred Hoiberg did it in basketball at Iowa State, and that was before the portal.  I imagine he will hit it even harder at Nebraska.

Football is probably a little tougher because you need a pipeline in the trenches.  If your basketball roster only goes 6-7 deep, and is maybe a little guard heavy, it's not ideal, but you can work around it, play small, etc.  If you have 6 OL on scholarship, you are in trouble.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 28, 2020, 11:04:45 AM
all true, but the Hawkeyes are picking up an Olineman from transfer

wouldn't have to turn over the roster, but if you could add 3 or 4 starters per side
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 28, 2020, 11:35:35 AM
Jaylin Bradley's name is now appearing in the transfer portal.

The running back had one of the more accomplished careers in Nebraska high school football while at Bellevue West, but has been mostly behind the scenes during the past three seasons as a Husker.


Bradley played in one game last season, carrying it twice for eight yards in the win over Maryland, after redshirting in 2018. It appeared that he might take off in Lincoln after his true freshman season in 2017, where he showed flashes while playing in seven games, carrying it 24 times for 93 yards. He was also one of Nebraska's better kick return options that season.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on January 28, 2020, 11:48:05 AM
all true, but the Hawkeyes are picking up an Olineman from transfer

wouldn't have to turn over the roster, but if you could add 3 or 4 starters per side
Yeah, Coy Cronk from IU. Good pickup for Iowa.

We discussed him earlier because he's from West Lafayette and wanted to go to Purdue, but Hazell never offered him. IMHO there was some bad blood there. Some thought he might "return home" now that Hazell is gone and Brohm took over, but apparently one of his requirements was not playing against IU, his former team. Iowa doesn't have IU on the schedule this year... 

...unless they both make the B1GCCG. :57:
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 28, 2020, 12:57:03 PM
that would be an interesting matchup!
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on January 28, 2020, 01:32:07 PM
all true, but the Hawkeyes are picking up an Olineman from transfer

wouldn't have to turn over the roster, but if you could add 3 or 4 starters per side
Yeah, but to totally rely on that for trench play, I don't think is sustainable.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on January 28, 2020, 02:26:49 PM
probably not, but if you got one starter a season it could help

I assume Bill Synder had maybe one starter per season if that from the JUCOs
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: iahawk15 on January 28, 2020, 02:29:07 PM
Yeah, but to totally rely on that for trench play, I don't think is sustainable.
Agreed. You can absolutely go plug a hole here and there, but to consistently rely on transfers would need to be limited to smaller position rooms where recruiting misses are most painful.

For example, even trend laggard Ferentz has been relying on grad transfer punters for years. The two years he didn't land one, 2017-2018, Iowa was sub-100 nationally in punting.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on February 01, 2020, 11:31:08 AM
The landscape of college football has been shifting over the last couple of years, and a proposed change by the Big Ten would continue that shift. The conference is looking to give more freedom to athletes who want to transfer.

Currently, undergraduate transfers aren’t always granted immediate eligibility when they transfer to a new school. The Big Ten is proposing a policy that would allow all its student-athletes a one-time transfer in which they would be granted immediate eligibility, according to a report from CBS Sports. Currently, athletes in 20 NCAA sports are allowed a one-time transfer. Football, men’s and women’s basketball, ice hockey, and baseball are the only sports that don’t allow that.

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel believes it’s unfair to the athletes in those five sports that they don’t have the same level of freedom as their peers. Manuel wants to make sure that each player has at least one opportunity to change schools without any issues.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on February 01, 2020, 12:08:03 PM
Awesome. 

Wisconsin and Iowa can develop kids for 3 years, and OSU and Michigan can come get them when they are ready to play.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on February 06, 2020, 10:16:52 AM
Indiana backup RB Ronnie Walker in the portal.  He was a 4* recruit out of HS who chose IU over MSU and Virginia, but he got passed by fellow true freshman Stevie Scott, and never really became a factor.  Still, MSU so thin at the position, I'd give him a shot.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on February 06, 2020, 10:18:05 AM
Hopefully they do some guys develop a little later
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on February 14, 2020, 12:01:28 PM
NC State OG Joshua Fedd-Jackson enters the transfer portal.  PFF rated him as one of the best run blockers in the nation.  He's a NJ kid, who IIRC originally was favored to go to Michigan.  OL is probably the one area on offense UM could use some immediate impact players this year.  Might be worth noting.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on February 14, 2020, 12:17:36 PM
90% of the P5 programs could use a stud on the OL this coming season
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on February 14, 2020, 12:22:43 PM
90% of the P5 programs could use a stud on the OL this coming season
Yes, but few of them are top 10-15 teams who at one point were leading in your recruitment
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on February 14, 2020, 02:49:39 PM
hopefully, Coach Frost and UNL are in the discussion!!!
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on February 14, 2020, 07:55:03 PM
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Darien Chase has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

A Nebraska team spokesperson confirmed the new to HuskerOnline on Friday.

Chase saw action in four games as a true freshman, playing a total of 52 offensive snaps according to PFF College. He had one catch for 13 yards in 2019.

Chase was also recruited by former Husker offensive coordinator Troy Walters, who was replaced this off-season by Matt Lubick.

The 6-foot-1, 200 pound Chase becomes the eighth player to leave the Huskers for the transfer portal since the 2019 season ended. Chase is also the first member of Nebraska's 2019 recruiting class to leave the program.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on March 02, 2020, 09:21:43 PM
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Darien Chase has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

A Nebraska team spokesperson confirmed the new to HuskerOnline on Friday.

Chase saw action in four games as a true freshman, playing a total of 52 offensive snaps according to PFF College. He had one catch for 13 yards in 2019.

Chase was also recruited by former Husker offensive coordinator Troy Walters, who was replaced this off-season by Matt Lubick.

The 6-foot-1, 200 pound Chase becomes the eighth player to leave the Huskers for the transfer portal since the 2019 season ended. Chase is also the first member of Nebraska's 2019 recruiting class to leave the program.
Are these guys who would see little PT and are therefore just clearing space for better players when they leave?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on March 03, 2020, 05:04:55 PM
not sure, that is what I feel is the case, but the Huskers haven't been able to develop much WR talent lately

Stanley Morgan, JD Spielman, and not much else since before Frost got here
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on March 09, 2020, 01:58:21 PM
It looks like Peyton Ramsey is going to end up at Northwestern. Good for him. I'm glad he doesn't play IU this year. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on March 10, 2020, 02:11:48 PM
Why did he want out in the first place?

I wonder what Hunter Johnson is thinking.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on March 10, 2020, 02:39:13 PM
Why did he want out in the first place?

I wonder what Hunter Johnson is thinking.
That he shouldn't have been quite so awful?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on March 10, 2020, 02:43:35 PM
5 STARZ!!

Anyway, former Badger OLB Christian Bell grad-transfers to the Fighting Lovie's (new mascot!!). He transferred to UW from Bama, where he wouldn't see the field. He saw it a little in Madison, but not much, and he wanted more. So, on the move again, and apparently is looking forward to playing his old team.

It will be interesting for him to be on the losing side of that matchup for the 2nd straight season. Not many get that opportunity. Heh.

https://twitter.com/BELL_ringerr/status/1237140949848993792



(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERFpaAQWoAIrbBu?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on March 10, 2020, 02:46:08 PM
Penix is the clear cut starter. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on March 10, 2020, 02:49:06 PM
And one injury away from not being that.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on March 11, 2020, 09:29:58 AM
True, but Ramsey also felt that he deserved to be a starter and this past season definitely bore that out. In addition, Jack Tuttle, former Elite 11 QB who transferred in from Utah, was and is looking like an upgrade as a backup and probable future starting QB. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on March 11, 2020, 09:41:54 AM
And one injury away from not being that.
Yes, but that doesn't seem to matter anymore.

Didn't Trevor Lawrence get knocked out of the game literally the week after Kelly Bryant entered the portal?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on March 14, 2020, 06:36:03 PM
Oklahoma RB Trey Sermon in the portal. He's from Georgia, but I imagine OSU might take a swing
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on March 14, 2020, 11:43:52 PM
Yes, but that doesn't seem to matter anymore.

Didn't Trevor Lawrence get knocked out of the game literally the week after Kelly Bryant entered the portal?
Yep, and Lawrence was healthy the rest of the way and won a national title. (The Bryant thing was like 40 percent on the coaches TBH)

There is a certain fatalism to QBs seeing someone younger or even one year ahead supersede them. But to a degree, players often know. And it takes a kid wired one way to make such a choice. (The same way a kid walks on and likely ensures he'll play relatively little competitive basketball)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on March 15, 2020, 10:20:16 AM
Oklahoma RB Trey Sermon in the portal. He's from Georgia, but I imagine OSU might take a swing
Scott Frost is looking for warm bodies in his RB room
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on March 15, 2020, 11:12:29 AM
I hope some school looks at former Badger RB Bradrick Shaw. He's a grad transfer who just had too many injuries in his career. He could be very useful for teams looking for help at the position.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on March 15, 2020, 09:21:04 PM
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Oklahoma RB Trey Sermon in the portal. He's from Georgia, but I imagine OSU might take a swing
That he is headed to The OSU is the most common guess at this end.
I wish he weren't leaving.  He's a good guy and a good leader in the locker room.  He's no Adrian Peterson, but he's a good back.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on March 23, 2020, 01:08:45 PM
Receiver Jaevon McQuitty has entered the transfer portal after his exit from the team was initially described as a medical retirement.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on March 23, 2020, 01:34:52 PM
Receiver Jaevon McQuitty has entered the transfer portal after his exit from the team was initially described as a medical retirement.
His name is McQuitty, not McHurty
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on March 24, 2020, 12:12:22 PM
Iowa RB Henry Geil in the transfer portal.  He got 15 carries in his first two games as a true freshman in 2018, and hasn't played since.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: LetsGoPeay on March 27, 2020, 10:26:04 AM
Indiana lands Stanford grad transfer DT Jovann Swann. He has one year to play. He’s an Indy area native that spurned IU for Stanford four years ago. This quote from him speaks volumes about Tom Allen’s predecessor 

If there had been a coach like Coach Allen in Bloomington four years ago, I think my decision-making process would’ve been a little bit different to be honest.”
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on March 27, 2020, 10:42:19 AM
Good pickup for IU, and yeah, that's saying something right there.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 05, 2020, 12:55:43 PM
DT Cavon Butler, from Toledo, OH, entered the transfer portal from Kentucky today.  He committed early to Kentucky, but there were academic concerns, MSU and OSU offered late, and he visited both.  It was never clear if the academic issues cleared up, but it appeared late that he was going to flip to one or the other, but then at the last minute signed with Kentucky anyway.

He redshirted last year as a true freshman (played in 1 game), so I think he would be eligible immediately, with 4 years of eligibility.  Not sure if any academic issues linger.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 05, 2020, 01:35:23 PM
former FIVE STARZ USC QB JT Daniels in the transfer portal. Daniels was the #1 player overall and #1 QB in the 2019 class but he graduated high schoola year early and reclassified to the 2018 class and was still a FIVE STARZ! He was the #3 QB behind Trevor and Fields - and the #16 player overall in the 2018 class.


Daniels had an OK true frosh season starting at QB for USC- not great - not terrible - and then had a season ending injury in game 2 of his sophomore season and watched a true freshman Kedon Slovis way out-perform Daniels’ true freshman season from 2018- and instead of sticking around to compete and win his job back- transfer portal baby.



Watch Harbaugh go after this guy. Because: that’s just so Jim Harbaugh.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 09, 2020, 01:54:32 PM
Taulia Tagovailoa entered the portal.

With Lock's relationship with the family, and our need at QB, Maryland fans are hopeful.

Since Hurts came to watch a basketball game at Maryland, then tipped his hat and left for Oklahoma, I'm not as optimistic.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 09, 2020, 03:28:58 PM
Taulia Tagovailoa entered the portal.

With Lock's relationship with the family, and our need at QB, Maryland fans are hopeful.

Since Tua came to watch a basketball game at Maryland, then tipped his hat and left for Oklahoma, I'm not as optimistic.
I've read some speculation that he might be transferring to the Miami Hurricanes to be closer to his brother. The entire family moved to Alabama from Hawaii to follow Tua to Alabama. Looks like they might be doing it again.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 09, 2020, 03:31:06 PM
NC State OG Joshua Fedd-Jackson enters the transfer portal.  PFF rated him as one of the best run blockers in the nation.  He's a NJ kid, who IIRC originally was favored to go to Michigan.  OL is probably the one area on offense UM could use some immediate impact players this year.  Might be worth noting.
has there been any news on him? He would be an instant plug and play starter. Michigan could use that guy badly.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on May 09, 2020, 03:38:24 PM
Taulia Tagovailoa entered the portal.

With Lock's relationship with the family, and our need at QB, Maryland fans are hopeful.

Since Tua came to watch a basketball game at Maryland, then tipped his hat and left for Oklahoma, I'm not as optimistic.
Alabama?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 09, 2020, 03:41:49 PM
Alabama?
Hurts.  There were rumors he was going to follow Locksley to Maryland.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 09, 2020, 03:42:40 PM
has there been any news on him? He would be an instant plug and play starter. Michigan could use that guy badly.
I'm guessing this hurt his chances at landing at any major program

https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Joshua-Fedd-Jackson-arrested-assault-former-NC-State-OL-145612500/ (https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Joshua-Fedd-Jackson-arrested-assault-former-NC-State-OL-145612500/)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on May 09, 2020, 03:44:15 PM
Hurts.  There were rumors he was going to follow Locksley to Maryland.
Ah.  Mcw said "Tua," so I was confused.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 09, 2020, 03:58:00 PM
Ah.  Mcw said "Tua," so I was confused.
Yes. My fault. Hurts came from Alabama to a game last year, then left for OK.

I've fixed it. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 09, 2020, 03:59:32 PM
I'm guessing this hurt his chances at landing at any major program

https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Joshua-Fedd-Jackson-arrested-assault-former-NC-State-OL-145612500/ (https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/Joshua-Fedd-Jackson-arrested-assault-former-NC-State-OL-145612500/)
Son of a bitch. Reading all the PFF breakdowns on him and checking out a couple of clips on YouTube- that dude would've been an instant high quality All-Conference type starter at guard anywhere he decided to go. That sucks.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 09, 2020, 04:02:34 PM
has there been any news on him? He would be an instant plug and play starter. Michigan could use that guy badly.
Yeah. Seeing this on the Terps board as well. 
One donor plays golf a lot with higher ups at UMD, and says done to UMD.

Another reporter for UMD homed in FL, says S Florida (location) is his destination.

We'll see. 

I'd rather have Caleb Williams though. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CWSooner on May 09, 2020, 06:42:05 PM
Yes. My fault. Hurts came from Alabama to a game last year, then left for OK.

I've fixed it.
No sweat.  If I had known that Hurts visited Maryland before coming to OU I would have figured out what you meant.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 10, 2020, 12:08:43 AM
Interesting tweet...

https://twitter.com/realshel_UMD/status/1259212469614018560?s=19

I'm going to take it as we got one of the 2.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 12, 2020, 08:08:40 PM
According to the report from 247Sports, there were 680 FBS players who entered their name in the transfer portal during the 2018-19 cycle. Of that group, 311 committed to another FBS program while 367 committed to an FCS school, a junior college, another division or stopped playing football entirely.

That means that 54.3 percent of the FBS players who entered the portal did not play football at that same level. All 680 players were ranked three-star recruits or higher out of high school.


https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/study-from-247sports-shows-that-majority-of-cfb-players-who-enter-transfer-portal-dont-return-to-fbs-level/?fbclid=IwAR1SSevVhp5QkXipV9lxAfTAW1YezGXxzeruOsWCb8NG1RANrevWNeALg8I (https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/study-from-247sports-shows-that-majority-of-cfb-players-who-enter-transfer-portal-dont-return-to-fbs-level/?fbclid=IwAR1SSevVhp5QkXipV9lxAfTAW1YezGXxzeruOsWCb8NG1RANrevWNeALg8I)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on May 12, 2020, 09:52:56 PM
According to the report from 247Sports, there were 680 FBS players who entered their name in the transfer portal during the 2018-19 cycle. Of that group, 311 committed to another FBS program while 367 committed to an FCS school, a junior college, another division or stopped playing football entirely.

That means that 54.3 percent of the FBS players who entered the portal did not play football at that same level. All 680 players were ranked three-star recruits or higher out of high school.


https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/study-from-247sports-shows-that-majority-of-cfb-players-who-enter-transfer-portal-dont-return-to-fbs-level/?fbclid=IwAR1SSevVhp5QkXipV9lxAfTAW1YezGXxzeruOsWCb8NG1RANrevWNeALg8I (https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/study-from-247sports-shows-that-majority-of-cfb-players-who-enter-transfer-portal-dont-return-to-fbs-level/?fbclid=IwAR1SSevVhp5QkXipV9lxAfTAW1YezGXxzeruOsWCb8NG1RANrevWNeALg8I)
Is this a surprise?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 12, 2020, 10:00:31 PM
not to me, possibly 247 sports

possibly more than a few players who entered the portal
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 13, 2020, 02:05:42 PM
Quarterback Noah Vedral’s destination as a graduate transfer is Rutgers, an October opponent of the Huskers
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 15, 2020, 07:44:46 PM
https://twitter.com/TerpsFootball/status/1261440998430760960?s=19
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 15, 2020, 09:09:53 PM
That portal from Tuscaloosa opened a year later than planned.

Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 15, 2020, 11:07:47 PM
That portal from Tuscaloosa opened a year later than planned.
Let's see if it does any good, or, if we even get to play.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Kris60 on May 19, 2020, 12:59:30 PM
Terps, tell me about the Brand kid transferring to WVU.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ALA2262 on May 19, 2020, 01:16:21 PM
Let's see if it does any good, or, if we even get to play.
The kid can play. BTW, Hurts asked Saban for advice on his move and Saban pointed him to OU. Told him he would be surrounded by better talent there.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 21, 2020, 08:53:04 AM
Nebraska received a transfer on Wednesday when South Dakota receiver Levi Falck announced on Twitter he will continue his career at NU. He’ll presumably be a walk-on for the Huskers.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Falck caught nine passes for 85 yards last season for the Coyotes. In 2018, he caught 45 passes for 492 yards and two touchdowns.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: mcwterps1 on May 21, 2020, 05:27:56 PM
Terps, tell me about the Brand kid transferring to WVU.
He rarely saw action on a terrible team. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Kris60 on May 26, 2020, 09:07:26 AM
He rarely saw action on a terrible team.
Sounds promising 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 28, 2020, 04:41:11 PM
J.T. Daniels picks Georgia.

Dwan Mathis transfer out in 3...2...
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Cincydawg on May 28, 2020, 04:45:11 PM
J.T. Daniels picks Georgia.

Dwan Mathis transfer out in 3...2...
I saw something earlier he was leaning that way.  Mathis should transfer out I think.  Maybe we should view UGA as the "Cradle of QBs" now?

Georgia is also holding a commitment from 5-star prospect Brock Vandergriff of Bogart.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on May 28, 2020, 05:10:00 PM
I saw something earlier he was leaning that way.  Mathis should transfer out I think.  Maybe we should view UGA as the "Cradle of QBs" now?

Georgia is also holding a commitment from 5-star prospect Brock Vandergriff of Bogart.
There's a certain art to piling up highly-rated QB prospects and then letting them transfer out over a few years. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CatsbyAZ on May 28, 2020, 05:15:07 PM
JT Daniels was unsuccessful in competing and staying healthy for playing time at USC but he’ll somehow has a better chance at Georgia Vs the SEC...:73:

This is where I ask what Georgia is thinking? Could’ve used his scholarship elsewhere.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 28, 2020, 05:23:05 PM
Georgia be stockpiling them 5* QBs.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: EastAthens on May 28, 2020, 08:18:08 PM
Who is turning down 5 star qbs?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on May 28, 2020, 10:25:58 PM
J.T. Daniels picks Georgia.

Dwan Mathis transfer out in 3...2...
If he does do you think he's looking E.Lansing Way?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 28, 2020, 11:16:47 PM
If he does do you think he's looking E.Lansing Way?
I doubt it.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MaximumSam on May 29, 2020, 08:20:57 AM
I guess Mathis had some sort of brain surgery?  I feel bad for him - he was pledged to OSU but flipped at the last second amid rumors Fields was coming.  He expressly said it was about their depth chart, which isn't looking nearly as friendly now.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Cincydawg on May 29, 2020, 08:40:01 AM
He had an anuerysm, it was serious, emergency surgery last spring.  I don't see any room for him at UGA.  I thought they would be fine with the Wake Forest QB.

Daniels was hurt last year, and still may not get clearance to play this season.  It's a strange choice to me, both ways.  He might have picked say Duke and been assured of starting right away with a good QB coach at the helm.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 29, 2020, 08:44:20 AM
I guess Mathis had some sort of brain surgery?  I feel bad for him - he was pledged to OSU but flipped at the last second amid rumors Fields was coming.  He expressly said it was about their depth chart, which isn't looking nearly as friendly now.
He was originally committed to Iowa State, flipped to Michigan State, flipped to Ohio State, flipped to Georgia
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: CatsbyAZ on May 29, 2020, 03:40:00 PM
Who is turning down 5 star qbs?


Treating JT Daniels like a 5 star QB is like a college treating a student on academic probation like a National Merit Scholar because that student was a high school valedictorian. Yes Daniels was a 5 star guy, but since then he's built an injury history, couldn't/wouldn't beat out a nearly un-recruited 3 star for his old job, and was probably only starting in the first place because of prep hype.

Pure speculation, but I believe Georgia is bringing in JT Daniels simply because they can. Reminds me of when USC would stock pile QBs like Mitch Mustain more so to keep them away from any potential competition.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 29, 2020, 04:08:43 PM
He was originally committed to Iowa State, flipped to Michigan State, flipped to Ohio State, flipped to Georgia
about to be on his 5th team if he transfers. Crazy. Never trust any player who flips more than once imo.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 29, 2020, 04:13:48 PM

Treating JT Daniels like a 5 star QB is like a college treating a student on academic probation like a National Merit Scholar because that student was a high school valedictorian. Yes Daniels was a 5 star guy, but since then he's built an injury history, couldn't/wouldn't beat out a nearly un-recruited 3 star for his old job, and was probably only starting in the first place because of prep hype.

Pure speculation, but I believe Georgia is bringing in JT Daniels simply because they can. Reminds me of when USC would stock pile QBs like Mitch Mustain more so to keep them away from any potential competition.
He is definitely worth bringing in, just because you can never have enough talent or depth at the QB position imo. I would've even been for Michigan bringing him in I think. So long as there was an open competition and no promises made.

But I'm with you for the most part. JT Daniels did not light the world on fire or show that he was going to be anything amazing in his short time at USC. His true frosh year in 2018 was OK for a rookie, but that's it. The guy who replaced him in 2019 after his injuries was a true freshman and he had a WAY better freshman in 2019 than Daniels had in 2018. Not saying he can't become something and develop into a top tier QB, but imo he didn't show any of the flashes as a rookie that say Trevor Lawrence or Justin Fields did. Fields didn't play a ton in 2018, but when he did you saw the obvious talent. Daniels doesn't have the size or raw physical ability of a Fields or Lawrence.

Daniels is 6'1 and change, not the biggest guy and doesn't have the biggest arm but he was known for his accuracy and the crazy winning and stats as a HS recruit. Daniels put up some insane numbers in high school and he played against some of the best HS competition in the country, but he also kind of played on a super team. Mater Dei is loaded every freaking year. The guy played with other 5*'s and 4*'s all over his offense. Even some of the younger back-ups that didn't even start when Daniels was at Mater Dei wound up being 5*'s and 4*'s in the 2019 and 2020 classes.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 29, 2020, 04:46:26 PM
UNL Safety Henry Gray, an early enrollee from Miami in the 2020 recruiting class, has entered his name in the transfer portal.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 29, 2020, 07:17:07 PM
Lol
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 29, 2020, 07:57:14 PM
just looking for playing time

and the coaching staff is looking for slots for guys that can play

win - win
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Entropy on May 30, 2020, 11:07:44 AM
fearless... it's not a win.  I heard going back home due to covid he realized he didn't want to be so far away.  This is a loss. 

I also heard Francois is thinking about doing the same.  If that happens, it would be 2 of UNL's top 3 ranked kids gone from the 2020 class before August.. both at DB.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 30, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
fearless... it's not a win.  I heard going back home due to covid he realized he didn't want to be so far away.  This is a loss. 

I also heard Francois is thinking about doing the same.  If that happens, it would be 2 of UNL's top 3 ranked kids gone from the 2020 class before August.. both at DB.
Yeah, I assumed.  I wouldn't be surprised to see more.  I'm guessing that's not unrelated to MSU's de-commit, who was also from Miami.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Cincydawg on May 30, 2020, 01:13:34 PM
I am surprised Daniels chose UGA, just odd to me.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 30, 2020, 08:47:34 PM
fearless... it's not a win.  I heard going back home due to covid he realized he didn't want to be so far away.  This is a loss. 

I also heard Francois is thinking about doing the same.  If that happens, it would be 2 of UNL's top 3 ranked kids gone from the 2020 class before August.. both at DB.
my ear isn't as close to the program as yours

we can't afford losses
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on May 30, 2020, 09:07:47 PM
The Lincoln lad returned home in March, and he plans to stay here for one final season of college football as a Husker.

Jared Bubak announced on Saturday he'll walk on to the Nebraska football program, and plans to begin voluntary workouts with the team on Monday.

He had once been committed to the Huskers five years ago, before deciding to attend Arizona State on scholarship. Set to join Nebraska as a grad transfer, 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Mdot21 on May 30, 2020, 09:13:52 PM
I am surprised Daniels chose UGA, just odd to me.
Yeah, me too. Georgia already got Newman to transfer in. Daniels must really believe he's going to get the waiver and that he can beat out Newman. Daniels already used his Redshirt last year, but because it was due to injury he might be able to get another Redshirt. UGA also has a 5 STARZ QB coming in 2021 in Vandergriff.

Daniels probably could've gotten himself a guaranteed starting spot somewhere else.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: ELA on May 30, 2020, 11:57:42 PM
Yeah, me too. Georgia already got Newman to transfer in. Daniels must really believe he's going to get the waiver and that he can beat out Newman. Daniels already used his Redshirt last year, but because it was due to injury he might be able to get another Redshirt. UGA also has a 5 STARZ QB coming in 2021 in Vandergriff.

Daniels probably could've gotten himself a guaranteed starting spot somewhere else.
I thought you could only get double redshirt for injury?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Cincydawg on May 31, 2020, 09:11:08 AM
And UGA has a fairly competent fifth year senior QB and Matthis as well, neither of which appear likely to contend for starting.  I am guessing Daniels does NOT get a waiver and sits a year and then expects to start after Newman departs.  Their incoming 5 star guy might red shirt or transfer obviously.

I guess "we" are assuming some kind of season will happen.  I wonder if that played a role in his departure from USC.  Can you imagine what could happen if California doesn't allow CFB and others do?

And then we have what could be a surge in infections due to these protests.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on May 31, 2020, 09:53:59 AM
I thought you could only get double redshirt for injury?
You can sometimes do it with transfer and injury. Granted, it seems like basketball players get that more than football, I assume in part because a sixth year of basketball makes more sense.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on June 24, 2020, 04:05:22 PM
A former four-star offensive lineman is joining Nebraska as a walk-on.

Ezra Miller announced on social media Wednesday he is transferring to NU, securing his new home after leaving Iowa in January.


The 6-foot-6, 310-pound product of Holstein, Iowa, departed from the Hawkeyes in the offseason because of depression. He signed with the Hawkeyes as the No. 354 overall prospect in the 2019 class and the No. 31 offensive tackle according to the 247Sports composite.

Miller will be with the team when minicamp begins in mid-July.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on June 24, 2020, 04:06:15 PM
to my Hawkeye neighbors...........

was this guy buried on the depth chart?  If so, any reason why?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 24, 2020, 05:03:17 PM
Not an Iowa fan, but I wonder if his depression was caused by the former strength coach??
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on June 24, 2020, 05:09:04 PM
Who was?
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 24, 2020, 05:30:21 PM
Who was?
Check out the Iowa offseason thread.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: MrNubbz on June 24, 2020, 05:49:20 PM
Doyle?Hard to believe he would dumb enough to shit where he eats
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 24, 2020, 06:03:22 PM
Well, he was. That's why he's no longer employed at Iowa. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: iahawk15 on June 24, 2020, 07:16:51 PM
Not an Iowa fan, but I wonder if his depression was caused by the former strength coach??
No.

https://twitter.com/EzraMiller75/status/1263470861044125697/photo/1 (https://twitter.com/EzraMiller75/status/1263470861044125697/photo/1)
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: iahawk15 on June 24, 2020, 07:23:05 PM
to my Hawkeye neighbors...........

was this guy buried on the depth chart?  If so, any reason why?
He was redshirting this year. He was definitely possibility at OT down the line.

He did have a back injury, but also experienced a series of events (see tweet above) that caused some depression and anxiety. He felt he was done playing football, so Iowa worked with him to get a medical disqualification scholarship. He has since had a change of heart about playing, but could not continue at Iowa due to the rules around the medical scholarship.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on June 25, 2020, 08:44:54 AM
well, good luck to the kid.  At UNL and/or otherwise.

I'm about 30 miles from Holstein.  I have family and friends there.  I play golf there often and purchase meat there from a great locker.

I may know some of his family and have probably bumped into the big guy if he plays golf. 
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 25, 2020, 08:58:06 AM
No.


Good.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on June 26, 2020, 03:21:03 PM
talked to a Cyclone fan last night at golf league, big high school football fan.  He said he watched Ezra Miller play a few games at Holstein.  Said the kid was big and talented, but soft.  Took quite a few plays off.

maybe a 2nd chance in Lincoln will spark a fire and be good for the young man
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on July 19, 2020, 12:53:26 AM
Former Nebraska receiver JD Spielman is transferring to TCU, multiple sources confirmed to HornedFrogBlitz late Saturday night. TCU has been the rumored favorite destination for several weeks.

The big question on every Frog fan's mind is whether or not Spielman will see the field immediately this season. In order to play, Spielman was applying for a waiver to play immediately. There's good news on that front as well as sources also told HFB that Spielman's waiver request to play immediately in 2020 has been granted.

Spielman left Nebraska before spring practices started and Cornhusker fans had known the inevitable transfer was coming.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: Cincydawg on July 19, 2020, 10:10:28 AM
Are there any transfers being denied eligibility these days?

I'm curious why anyone would not get a release to play next year.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: FearlessF on September 05, 2020, 09:52:10 AM
Freshman Keyshawn Greene, a linebacker who was one of the highest-rated members of the 2020 recruiting class, is entering the transfer portal.
Title: Re: 2020 Transfer Portal Thread
Post by: bayareabadger on September 05, 2020, 11:02:39 AM
Are there any transfers being denied eligibility these days?

I'm curious why anyone would not get a release to play next year.
I read some rumor they said "Your team not playing in fall isn't a reason" and it froze some folks.