“Might be good news for UK football in portal”

[Cardinals19702]

OT Mills out of UL?
Edge Grace? He's been crystal balled to us over Georgia.

Mills went to Virginia

 

[southindycat]

I sense that they have come to the conclusion that getting small school standouts that want to move up get high visibility and a shot at the League, is a safer choice as opposed to getting P4 team's 4 stars that "for some reason" have not played a lot, have been injured or underperformed.

So... winners? Wow... tough call, right?

 

[screwduke1]

I sense that they have come to the conclusion that getting small school standouts that want to move up get high visibility and a shot at the League, is a safer choice as opposed to getting P4 team's 4 stars that "for some reason" have not played a lot, have been injured or underperformed.

Isn't it possible too that UK didn't have many players interested in them and therefore we kind of had to go to smaller schools? I mean we did just have an awful season.

That said obviously I hope they all work out whether they are from a big or small school.

 

[Bereacat420]

Isn't it possible too that UK didn't have many players interested in them and therefore we kind of had to go to smaller schools? I mean we did just have an awful season.

That said obviously I hope they all work out whether they are from a big or small school.

No! This was their strategy 💯. JR reported that b4 the portal started. Grace hasn’t signed yet but if he does they add 3 four star DL and a four star OL all from small schools. I’m not 100 convinced that it will matter but these are legit 4 star guys no matter where they came from. All have proven they can play

 

[screwduke1]

No! This was their strategy 💯. JR reported that b4 the portal started. Grace hasn’t signed yet but if he does they add 3 four star DL and a four star OL all from small schools. I’m not 100 convinced that it will matter but these are legit 4 star guys no matter where they came from. All have proven they can play

It's definitely a different strategy. It could either save or cost Stoops his job depending on how the year goes.

 

[maysvilleky]

It's definitely a different strategy. It could either save or cost Stoops his job depending on how the year goes.

As has been stated before, the staff hasn’t been very successful in developing talent. So taking guys that have already shown they can play makes sense. But can they utilize that talent?

 

[TNTUK]

Isn't it possible too that UK didn't have many players interested in them and therefore we kind of had to go to smaller schools? I mean we did just have an awful season.

That said obviously I hope they all work out whether they are from a big or small school.

Nah. Pretty sure the staff decided they were going to target some smaller school studs this cycle as they have learned that taking highly recruited HS players that didn’t pan out elsewhere (BVG, Courtland Ford, etc) was for a reason.