LT requires a more versatile and athletic guy than RT. A good example is DK. He was great on the right side but most didn't think he could play LT. With that said I have read that Ford played both sides during his time at USC and is comfortable playing either. JR had said they hoped he could play RT this year then move back to LT after Cox is gone. Then Hall would take over the Right side.
Discussion about possible inbound transfer candidates
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There is a simple answer to this. If Coach Stoops and Coach Coen are bringing Courtland Ford in to play RT, then he can play RT. Stoops is a very good judge of talent, which is why so many of his players have outplayed their player rankings.
As long as your QB is righthanded, playing RT is generally a little simpler than playing LT. LT is one of the hardest positions on the offense to play well. However, they are different positions with slightly different requirements. BereaCat pointed out that Kinnard was better equipped physically to play RT than LT, and that is probably our best recent example.
Several more former UK targets have entered the transfer portal this week. These players were offered by UK's coaches when they were hs seniors, but chose to sign elsewhere at the time. Now they are available again. I have no idea whether these players are talking with UK's coaches, or where they will eventually decide to play. Reportedly, Coach Stoops still has at least two open scholarships.
KJ Miles, DL (GA Tech)
RJ Moten, DB (MI)
Eric Weatherly, RB (Duke)
KJ Miles, DL (GA Tech)
RJ Moten, DB (MI)
Eric Weatherly, RB (Duke)
That's completely bs, I have been much more respectful to UK than many fans with UK in their name. I have repeatly sad Wilcox was a good player, he just has very little similarities to Boom Williams. He is much more in the line of Kenny McIntosh, size, speed and his other skills. I saw both Boom and Wilcox multiple times live in person. Both can be very productive SEC backs, Boom was they just don't share similarities. In fact I rather have Wilcox than the back UGA signed in 23, but waited too long to recruit him. Everyone who is a fan of a different team isn't here to down UK. I would like to see UK go 11-1.
Respectfully, you are missing the point. You just showed, again, that you actually are not very respectful to UK fans here on our board, unless they want to read your posts about GA. It is not "BS". You argue with UK fans here, and not just with me. And besides, you interrupt UK threads with GA recollections, and you do it a whole lot. But this is a UK football board.
So, again, if you want to post about GA football, please use the "new thread" prompt at the top right of the UK Football home page. If some of our fans want to discuss GA football with you, then please do it on a GA football thread. But will you please stop diverting and distracting our UK football threads to discuss GA football and argue with UK fans who don't want the distraction? Or if you want to argue, do it on the GA board. Everytime I am reading an interesting thread on UK football and suddenly find myself reading about some esoteric GA factoid instead, I feel distracted. Obviously, many others here do, as well. That isn't right. Nobody is asking you to leave. Nobody is calling you a troll. Nobody is saying you shouldn't post. Just please stop hijacking our UK football threads with nostalgic discussions of GA. That's what the GA board is for. Not the UK board. Surely you can understand this.
Now, please let us discuss possible inbound transfers to UK, which is the subject of this thread.
With Ford on board, and with Tisdale and Stewart gone now, the prevailing wisdom says Coach Stoops still has three open scholarships to work with. Here are some more new entrants into the transfer portal who were recruited unsuccessfully by UK's coaches when they were hs seniors. Again, IDK whether or not our coaches are currently talking with these players.
Ajou Ajou, WR (Clemson)
Victor Jones, WR (NE)
And here are some new entrants into the portal who were NOT offered by UK's coaches when they were in hs, but might present a fit for us now. Again, IDK if these transfers have been contacted by our coaches.
Caleb Burton, WR (OH St)
Reginald Hughes, LB (Ole Miss)
Antwaun Powell, LB (FL)
JaDais Richard, DB (Vandy)
Isaac Ukwu, LB (JMad)
Ajou Ajou, WR (Clemson)
Victor Jones, WR (NE)
And here are some new entrants into the portal who were NOT offered by UK's coaches when they were in hs, but might present a fit for us now. Again, IDK if these transfers have been contacted by our coaches.
Caleb Burton, WR (OH St)
Reginald Hughes, LB (Ole Miss)
Antwaun Powell, LB (FL)
JaDais Richard, DB (Vandy)
Isaac Ukwu, LB (JMad)
I have never had a problem with Grumpy's posts. Enjoy what he brings to the forum.
Several more new entrants into the transfer portal who were unsuccessfully recruited by UK's coaching staff when they were hs seniors-
Ben Christman, OL (OH St)
Shawn Hardy, WR (NE)
Christian Rapley, WR (W MI)
Ben Christman, OL (OH St)
Shawn Hardy, WR (NE)
Christian Rapley, WR (W MI)
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With Durojaiye transferring out, the conventional wisdom says Coach Stoops now has 4 open scholarships to offer. It won't be Pregnon, but it is a sure thing that more players will be transferring in. Judging by what our coaches have already said, it is highly likely that a LB depth piece (or two) will be incoming. Maybe a CB. Maybe another offensive lineman. I will be interested to see how Coach Stoops views our remaining roster needs.
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There are other offensive linemen in the portal I would rather have. Ben Christman or Colin Henrich, for example. With as many as 4 scholarships still open, I think we can expect some surprises in the next week or two.
If Coen sticks around for a few years, I hope he will make developing a backup QB a high priority. I’d love nothing more than to see a UK backup enter a game mid-drive and play at a high level.
As we have seen opponents' backups do against us so many times!
Think you are correct. Never the less, I'd spend a scholarship if I could find another SS.
Not necessarily. It is possible that a QB with multiple years of eligibility would understudy Leary for a year and then compete for the 2024 starting job. But it would have to be someone who improves the roster. Contrary to popular belief here, our current backup QBs are working to improve and very likely will. The physical tools are there, but it is a learning process. So if we take another QB, it has to be someone who makes us better even if he sits for a year behind Leary.
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Some more new entrants into the transfer portal who were unsuccessfully recruited by UK's coaching staff previously as hs seniors-
Joshua Farmer, DL (FL St)
James Foster, QB (Charlotte)
Demarcus Gregory, WR (TX St)
Kentrell Marks, RB (Pitt)
Malachi Wideman, WR (JMad)
Demarko Williams, DB (Ole Miss)
Joshua Farmer, DL (FL St)
James Foster, QB (Charlotte)
Demarcus Gregory, WR (TX St)
Kentrell Marks, RB (Pitt)
Malachi Wideman, WR (JMad)
Demarko Williams, DB (Ole Miss)
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This would be Foster's second transfer. He was a highly-rated 4-start dual threat QB coming out of HS and originally signed with aTm. He'd have been previously recruited by us when Gran was OC. Not sure if he'd be a fit with the current system, but who knows?
Demarko Williams is an interesting prospect. We've had recent success with Ole Miss transfers in Keidron Smith and Jacquez Jones. Is CB a position of need?
Curious to know who the staff might be interested in at the ILB position.
Me too. There are a lot of LBs in the portal right now.
More players who were unsuccessfully recruited by UK's coaching staff previously as hs seniors entered the transfer portal today.
Brandon Buckhaulter, WR (Ole MS)
Damond Harmon, DB, (OK)
Jalen Klemm, OL (KS St)
Brandon Buckhaulter, WR (Ole MS)
Damond Harmon, DB, (OK)
Jalen Klemm, OL (KS St)
Is this the kicker from Fordham? Tried to find some stats online with limited success. Probably has already been mentioned but would someone be able to point me in the right direction to see what we’re getting.
Thanks
Evidently was only the kickoff guy. Another kicker attempted all of their FGs.
KICKOFFS | No. | Yards | Avg | TB | OB | Retn | Net | YdLn |
Bernard, Michae | 98 | 5156 | 52.6 | 11 | 2 |
Anybody who put their names in last minute yesterday probably won't be public until tomorrow
And pretty sure if a CFB player graduates at the end of this Spring semester or over summer, they can grad transfer outside the Apr 30 portal window deadline and play in 2023.
And pretty sure if a CFB player graduates at the end of this Spring semester or over summer, they can grad transfer outside the Apr 30 portal window deadline and play in 2023.
That was before the portal where it was common for a guy to be recruited and know he wasn't going to see many snaps for 2-3 years. Roster management, especially at QB and even Oline has gotten more difficult with the advent of the portal. Slow cooker development has become a harder sell.
These are awful stats, especially for a kick off specialist who, presumably, would have a big leg. He only put about 12% in th eend zone and the avg was at about the 12 yd line? Is there something I'm missing?
Good film, guy can really run and hits hard. Would be an excellent addition.
Portal departures today involving Wohlabaugh and Buford have wiped out a lot of OL depth and guaranteed that our coaching staff will be taking more inbound offensive linemen through the portal. I have been updating this thread when players unsuccessfuly recruited by UK in the past became available again in the portal. IMO the departures of Wohlabaugh and Buford will compel Coach Coen to cast a wider net and bring in a couple more offensive linemen, preferably with multiple years of eligibility remaining, regardless of how familiar our coaches may aready be with the available candidates.
So here is a partial summary of some offensive linemen in the portal that may draw our coaches' interest.
Joseph Amos, OL (Boise St)
Jackson Brown, OL (Cal)
Falentha Carswell, OL (Ole MS)
Ben Christman, OL (OH St)
Dustin Hall, OL (Duke)
Jalen Klemm, OL (KS St)
Tyler Knaak, OL (UT)
Cullen Montgomery, OL (OK)
Myles Murao, OL (WA)
Colby Smith, OL (Auburn)
So here is a partial summary of some offensive linemen in the portal that may draw our coaches' interest.
Joseph Amos, OL (Boise St)
Jackson Brown, OL (Cal)
Falentha Carswell, OL (Ole MS)
Ben Christman, OL (OH St)
Dustin Hall, OL (Duke)
Jalen Klemm, OL (KS St)
Tyler Knaak, OL (UT)
Cullen Montgomery, OL (OK)
Myles Murao, OL (WA)
Colby Smith, OL (Auburn)
Another player from N. Illinois, an ILB, is considering UK. Isn't 205lbs. a bit light for an ILB? I suppose if he's otherwise a good prospect, adding quality weight would be doable over the summer and into fall camp. Think you'd want at least 15-20 extra lbs. or so.
https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/daveren-rayner-kentucky-visit-transfer-portal/
