Looks like he just committed on a transfer.
O lineman from Ohio State
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These coaches aren't going out due to lack of adequate player personnel. Come to UK with your Big Boy pants cinched up, fellas.
More quality depth for the OL. Even better that he has 3 years left.
Ben Christman high 4* ranked 132 in the 21 class out of Akron Ohio.
Yeah... pretty sure he and Courtland have a lot of quality snaps ahead of them.
Stoops doing a better job in the portal than our phony basketball coach.
I didn’t even know he was on our radar. Welcome Ben!
Looks like a guard all the way.
Possible depth in 2023 and competes for a starting spot in 2024 is his rationale.
Possible depth in 2023 and competes for a starting spot in 2024 is his rationale.
OSU fan reactions fwiw
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Former Ohio State Offensive Lineman Ben Christman Transfers to Kentucky
Former Ohio State offensive lineman Ben Christman will head one state south to Kentucky after two seasons in Columbus.
The typical %uckeye butthurt.OSU fan reactions fwiw
Former Ohio State Offensive Lineman Ben Christman Transfers to Kentucky
Former Ohio State offensive lineman Ben Christman will head one state south to Kentucky after two seasons in Columbus.
He from Ohio. I’m sure Vince was the first coach to call him.
Our 4th O line portal transfer taken since season end.
Who knows what the results will be on the field in 2023 - but don't ever say Stoops & his staff were complacent, and didn't try to address the O line shortcomings.
Who knows what the results will be on the field in 2023 - but don't ever say Stoops & his staff were complacent, and didn't try to address the O line shortcomings.
Guess football coach tries to improve his team, while ccc has to ask permission
His Twitter profile listed Akron. Really close to Youngstown. Have to think that definitely helped us
Kind of mind blowing we brought in O line transfers from
Alabama
Southern Cal
Ohio State
All in 1 offseason
And before anyone observes 'they were 3rd & 4th string there!@#', that ain't how those powerhouses viewed them when recruiting & signing them.
Alabama
Southern Cal
Ohio State
All in 1 offseason
And before anyone observes 'they were 3rd & 4th string there!@#', that ain't how those powerhouses viewed them when recruiting & signing them.
Or.....
Cox is moving back to Center, and this Dude takes his Guard Spot and Jager backs up Guard and Center.
No kidding. Obviously it's not a guarantee that any of these FB transfers will be good...but at least Stoops is trying to fix the problem. Cal is a joke with the portal.
Why didn’t he get these kind of portal OL transfers before last season ?? Rich Scang could’ve used them, for sure.
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It's a good question but I'm guessing nobody thought the line was going to be that bad or maybe they would have.
It wasn’t for lack of trying. they tried to get Tyler Steen who decided to go to Alabama and then there was Tashawn Manning who we got. Beyond that there weren’t many good options in the portal. It was expected that Flax would take a step forward at RT.
I think the staff also learned from last year that you need to move quickly and if someone strings you along you have to move on.
With Steen last year he seemed like the only T we were after. Once Bama got involved we stuck with him and missed out.
With Steen last year he seemed like the only T we were after. Once Bama got involved we stuck with him and missed out.
Plus it took us awhile to get our replacement in iirc. Tough to recruit offense without an oc and with the incoming ol coach having zero contacts
For sure
Stoops is trying to win first and foremost (ie doing his job ). Cal is promising kids spots and minutes plain and simple and players come first and program be damned
Could you imagine Cal in football…..he’d get his starting unit and not wand to bother with competition and depth. He might not use more of them 50 scholarships
Probably hard to get transfers when you have four of the top ten recruits plus a top 25 legacy one coming in, plus some returning talent.
I hated to see Buford go.......I didn't ever see anything in Wohlbaugh.
So trading Wohlbaugh and Buford for Ford and Chrisman........no brainer. That favors UK all the way
The better and more experienced coaches like Stoops and Ferentz have both had banner transfer portal additions this year. They have been savvy about who they take and only take guys to fill obvious needs.
At Iowa, the same thing, we feel really good about who we got in the portal. I think Iowa has 8 portal transfer guys now and each one will play this fall and contribute and most of them will be starters. Four of the 8 come from our rivals Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin and a fifth an all-ACC player from Virginia.
Good job there by Stoops.
At Iowa, the same thing, we feel really good about who we got in the portal. I think Iowa has 8 portal transfer guys now and each one will play this fall and contribute and most of them will be starters. Four of the 8 come from our rivals Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin and a fifth an all-ACC player from Virginia.
Good job there by Stoops.
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I think this has been discussed somewhere before, views/assessments of players before their starting college can change once the player gets to school & tries to compete.
Did Christman play at all in two years at OSU? Thanks.
Can also depend on coaches evaluation of players and what position the coaches have them playing. Sometimes a change of scenery makes a big difference with some players.
They tried. They were a final choice for several, but lost out. I remember Wolford took one with him to Bama when he bailed at the last moment.
Redshirted his freshman year. 6”6 and 315 was the number 1 ranked player in Ohio in 2021. Played in 1 game last season against Indiana.
Depending on the depth OSU had last year does not mean Chrisman could start or not start. Heck his is highly rated out of Highschool and might be the next big player at UK. It does not matter how deep on the depth chart he was at OSU, or BAMA or of the big dogs in college. You know all those teams stockpile talent at line. This guy has a shot to make a difference on this team. It will be all up to him. Let him get here, get acclimated to the program, coaches and such and if he is mean and nasty like they say, teach him pass blocking and get him on the field.
We haven't seen these guys play yet. Hopefully, they can play at a high level, not just MAC level.
The OL was bad enough last season that I wouldn't prejudge any incoming transfer not being good enough to start next season.
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