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Igbinosun is in the portal

Heck, it would be fun hearing Carl Nathe pronounce his last name: Carl would sound like a poor speaker of German!
 
Spring semester has started, nobody can enroll, doubt we hear about recruiting portal guys again until April
 
Kid we lost out on during the Army All American bowl last year. Was between Ole Miss, Rutgers, and Us. I would guess he is heading back home (which is NJ) but had a really good Fr year playing in all 13 games and getting a lot of snaps.

Would be a huge get to shore up CB with lots of years left.
Aside from having lost him to Ole Miss the first time, another reason Igbinosum could become interesting again to Stoops is that Jantzen Dunn may turn out to be a safety. IIRC, Kentucky may have been Igbinosum's second choice. Hopes are high for Dunn because he comes in from Ohio State. But he barely played there. Dunn will probably do well at Kentucky. But he is nowhere near being a proven corner. Stoops said they will start him at corner. Does not mean he can hold down a starting corner assignment. That gets worked out in practice. Let's say Dunn and Lovett become the starting safeties. If there is another scholarship for a corner, it would be good to have Igbinosum on the team.

Anyway, I do not think Stoops is done taking transfers in this class.
 
Spring semester has started, nobody can enroll, doubt we hear about recruiting portal guys again until April
Recruiting in the portal will crescendo again after spring practice, but it can happen at anytime because players are constantly becoming available.
 
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Kid we lost out on during the Army All American bowl last year. Was between Ole Miss, Rutgers, and Us. I would guess he is heading back home (which is NJ) but had a really good Fr year playing in all 13 games and getting a lot of snaps.

Would be a huge get to shore up CB with lots of years left.
He isn't going home. Rutgers insiders said he wants to stay in sec. UK is gonna make a strong play but the problem is he was a freshman starter and will be offered good NIL money from other schools. He would be a day starter at UK
 
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He isn't going home. Rutgers insiders said he wants to stay in sec. UK is gonna make a strong play but the problem is he was a freshman starter and will be offered good NIL money from other schools. He would be a day starter at UK

I don't see that it's a problem. He's a proven quantity. We've seen how good he can play first hand. He knows the staff and that may make the difference (if it's not a huge difference) between offers.
 
The way Lovett and Childress played all year it would be hard to not see them as starting safeties. Accolades for Hardaway, have to believe he will be one corner. Our depth in the secondary is already good so if we get Ig we should be a solid two deep at all four DB positions. Corner always the toughest for us to get high quality depth.
 
He isn't going home. Rutgers insiders said he wants to stay in sec. UK is gonna make a strong play but the problem is he was a freshman starter and will be offered good NIL money from other schools. He would be a day starter at UK
Hmm well if that’s true then Auburn probably got to another kid with the yellawood money. I usually don’t have much against auburn but I really hope Freeze and the Plains fall flat on their face
 
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The way Lovett and Childress played all year it would be hard to not see them as starting safeties. Accolades for Hardaway, have to believe he will be one corner. Our depth in the secondary is already good so if we get Ig we should be a solid two deep at all four DB positions. Corner always the toughest for us to get high quality depth.
I expect Lovett will be a starter for us for as long as he attends Kentucky. Childress is great in run support, but maybe not as good in coverage. Hardaway will start. We should not forget Afari, who might have more upside than everyone else in the secondary.
 
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Hmm well if that’s true then Auburn probably got to another kid with the yellawood money. I usually don’t have much against auburn but I really hope Freeze and the Plains fall flat on their face
I haven't heard Auburn mentioned. He left due to his DC leaving. That was the only reason he was there. Rogers entered the portal thinking he was going to UM or another top school. Auburn ended up as one of the top options. I'm sure the money was good but after he seen his options he talked to UK about staying.
 
Hope for the best, that Vito is good to go 1 yr after major surgery....but prepare for the worst, that he won't be 100% in 2023
 
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Are you guys forgetting Vito Tisdale and Geiger or just not thinking they start? Hoping they come back 100% and if so I believe they’ll push for starting spots.

I dont know how this got to be about the safety position. Igbinosum is a CB and a good one. We need more experienced depth at that position.

We have good depth at safety or KAlbert wouldn't have transferred out to MSU.
 
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Are you guys forgetting Vito Tisdale and Geiger or just not thinking they start? Hoping they come back 100% and if so I believe they’ll push for starting spots.
No, just mentioned the three that I think will be starters. Lots of others, Dotson, Phillips, Hairston, Dunn, Geiger, Tisdale, Bryant, Afari, Stewart and a few others. Off season will separate some from others.
 
Yeah Lovett, Geiger, Childress, Tisdale, Afari make up a very good pool of S or NB.

At corner we have Hardaway and Phillips then a bunch of young guys who haven’t played. Afari I’d guess will move to CB. Then Dunn is a wildcard but if you can get Igbinosun you absolutely take him.
 
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