What ever happened to him? Thought this dude was hyped pretty bigly from the recruiting circles but no word about him after his RS season? Is he just slow or what?
Jamarion Wilcox
- Thread starter R.O.T.Muckinfush
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Has been slow to grasp concepts, had a serious injury his true freshman year(either pulled hammy or groin, don't recall which, which are slow to heal/easy to aggravate). Comments I saw after Sat's scrimmage was that he had a good day, hate to disappoint you.
Let be honest
If the rb depth chart is
Traynum
Then Demi or Patterson…..that does not bode well for him. To be fourth string after camp is a bad sign for the future
If the rb depth chart is
Traynum
Then Demi or Patterson…..that does not bode well for him. To be fourth string after camp is a bad sign for the future
RB position group is average at best. When the coach says our backup QB is the best runner that should tell you something.
Good point. I just remember folks making him out to be the next boom williams.... can't really bank on any of these recruits until you get them on campus and see what they got. Have to take recruiting news with a grain of salt.
If Wilcox does not get PT this year, it’s gonna be tough to make the rotation next year for sure. With NIL, it’s difficult to keep those guys around.
I don't think it says anything other than we have another weapon to deploy and he just happens to be a qb.
They've pretty much signaled it's going to be RB by committee. Where do they find 2000-2500 rushing yards? Don't think they'll have a 1000 yard rusher but could they have 3 700 yard rushers? Could be.
Question I have is who gets the ball in this situation: UK up 2 with 3 minutes to play and UK needs to run out the clock. Who do they feed?
Question I have is who gets the ball in this situation: UK up 2 with 3 minutes to play and UK needs to run out the clock. Who do they feed?
Yesterday it was reported that Wilcox had started standing out in practice
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This may or may not be a fair statement but I think we have to do a much better job with our smaller/scat backs. Just seems to me that Stoops wants the bruiser type back to prevail and that’s ok but we NEED to get our smaller/faster guys the ball as well so we have a chance at the BIG PLAYS!
Good to hear. Definitely need some more depth there.
I cant wait till Marguise Davis gets here next year. If you read some scouting on him there are some scouts that have him top 5 at the position. One recruiting service moved him in the top 60s i'm pretty sure. There is camp footage with him directly going up against the other top 5 Rbs in the class and he looks great even among that group.
Hope the kid has a productive RS freshman year. That would create more RB depth, with a lot of it being young depth.
He was considered a top recruit, but the silence in spring and summer was obvious he had not yet impressed the coaches. Hopefully, he’s getting the playbook down so he can go out and just play the game while accomplishing his assignments.
One of the speedsters will have an opportunity to get snaps this year alongside one of the grinders. I’ll be happy if we develop another Benny/Boom pair of rbs.
Who are the 3 700 yard rushers? Just don't see it
Tbh our backup QBs best trait he's ever had is running. He's like a decently better passing version of Bowden. (Still not awesome but serviceable maybe in a pinch) Bowden was the best runner on the team by far (probably entire country) and wasn't a RB.
The best thing about Gavin being on the team especially if he accepts his role well is when you bring that rather large (for a QB) human in for a package and the defense keys the run, Gavin has more than enough passing ability to throw from wildcat the kid did start at Rutgers after all. Was he amazing? No but if he plays his role here he will be a tremendous threat.
Now I wouldn't want to rely on him as a pure QB but a package that he can throw to a streaking WR when they key his run could get nasty if he's a very good runner that the defense has to key in on.
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Lot of negativity out there. One thread suggests our OL is bottom of league yet the two articles I find rank it seventh and one said it could well be higher. With regard to running backs, saw an article where Hamdan expects to have a 1,000 yard rusher.
Sumo averaged more per carry than Ray Davis last season. Wilcox is head and shoulders a better runner than McLain and Jefferson. We had 1700 yards rushing last year, not a high bar to beat. I believe our OLine is better than last year, again, not a high bar to beat. I can see 2100 yards rushing for this year. Easy. But. It will be an interesting watch for sure!
We got spoiled with a run of Boom, Benny, Rose, C Rod and even Smoke. Ray Davis was a huge gift!
I have heard Wilcox is starting to get it. Hope that’s true and it’s not another Drennen type of 4* recruit.
Funny, I could have swore Luckett over at KSR just said on a podcast Wilcox pretty much is out of the mix about a week ago. Really on top of it over there.
I feel like there was alot of hype around "donut" drennen too, hype that never materialized.
I'm pretty sure he had a good career there too. I think alot of these guys have talent but in the end it is who the coach likes and how these guys listen and execute on and off the field. Once you get in the dog house it's almost impossible to get out. Team/program politics can play a huge role in who gets reps (true in any sport from pewee up to pro). It's not always a true meritocracy unless someone has amazing talent above the others on the roster.
It’s like my kids, I love them equally, but I trust some more than others.
Wilcox had not been mention until lately. It was prob a week ago JR 1st mentioned he was starting to get it. Now he is listed as a huge riser from last year.
Drennen has only been at Toledo for a year. He played in 1 game with 7 carries for 28 yards and 1 TD. I believe you're thinking about Bryant Koback who transferred to Toledo after UK several years ago. Koback did have some good seasons at Toledo.
He wouldn't be at TOLEDO if it was what you're saying. If he's at Toledo, it's either talent or work ethic/execution.
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