From talking to a friend of mine, Brock Vandagriff is most likely headed to Lexington. Things could change, but as of today he is leaning towards UK. He would be a big get for the Cats.
Portal QB to UK??
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I hope he's a big get. But how do we know the get is big when we get him as a get? Thanks.
Does UK not develope any of the QB’s that they sign?
Sure seems like he is our guy, wish it gets announced fast to attract 3 or 4 great portal wide recievers
It’s hard to get good ones unless they come out of Kentucky. Those are few and far between.
How many starting quarterbacks are transfers across all CFB now? How many of the drafted qbs by the NFL the last 5 yrs transferred? How many Heismans winners were transfers?
The way of the world now, but Stoops thinks not developing hs qbs is a problem. That is why this summer a lor of effort was put into getting commitments from a top 24 prospect (Boley) and 25 one as well (Stone).
For whatever reason. we've had terrible luck developing QBs. When we are fortunate enough to land a highly regarded QB recruit, it seems like they never pan out. Either an injury or something else derails their progress. But mostly, the guys we've been recruiting out of high school are just simply not SEC level QBs. Hell, some of them probably aren't MAC level QBs. This is definitely an area where we need to improve. But if you can get a kid like Vandagriff in the portal, you take him over pretty much anyone else. He's about as close to a sure thing as you're ever going to find.
Georgia had some blowouts this year- did he play much and, if so, any stats? I thought Beck was going to the NFL, which really made me scratch my head about Vandagriff. If Beck stays, I can see moving on.
1. UK has had a combination of really bad QB recruiting and bad development of talented QBs....any maybe some bad luck. Taking guys like Danny Clark, Nic Scalzo...the black QB out of Louisiana, Sheron from Somerset, etc... are all bad QB recruiting. I give a pass on Wade...he was always a draw to keep his brother.
I wish Beau Allen would have stayed to see how that would pan out. I don't think we take Leary and he'd have 2 years of the ball. His accuracy would have been better than Leary and I bet his command of the offense would have been superior.
But the staff crapped the bed on Patrick Towles....and Levis last year was a clown show of coaching.
2. I think this system sucks....but it is what it is. Coen along with QB1 in SEC is a desirable place for high rated kids stuck in bigger schools (i.e. Levis). So if it's Vandergriff....I'll take it and see how Coen works with him. We 100% should use this dudes feet if we get him.....run hte QB a handful of times a game in called run plays along with scrambles.
I wish Beau Allen would have stayed to see how that would pan out. I don't think we take Leary and he'd have 2 years of the ball. His accuracy would have been better than Leary and I bet his command of the offense would have been superior.
But the staff crapped the bed on Patrick Towles....and Levis last year was a clown show of coaching.
2. I think this system sucks....but it is what it is. Coen along with QB1 in SEC is a desirable place for high rated kids stuck in bigger schools (i.e. Levis). So if it's Vandergriff....I'll take it and see how Coen works with him. We 100% should use this dudes feet if we get him.....run hte QB a handful of times a game in called run plays along with scrambles.
Eight games I think. No real stats to speak of. I think I remember that he had two touchdowns. To lazy to look it up. He's kind of a unknown.
If we’re 13th it of 14 in the SEC in NIL how are we getting a former 5 start QB recruit from Georgia? Is he attracted to the slowest paced offense in the country? Why don’t these schools with more NIL money and no QB want him?
Vandergriff was really never a great fit for Kirby. They don’t really care about a big arm as they like to control the ga
we got Leary. He was pretty well sought after I’d have to imagine.
Because we can pay competitive NIL for 10-15 guys. Problem is the top level SEC schools buy 40-50.
Sources: SEC team favorite to land Georgia transfer QB Brock Vandagriff
Multiple sources tell On3 that Kentucky is the destination to watch for Georgia transfer quarterback Brock Vandagriff.
Uk can’t land qb’s with a high enough talent level to begin with. The kids we get have a lower ceiling. I think the kid from LCA will be good in a couple years.
Patrick Towles, Drew Barker, Will Levis (currently starting on Sundays), Devin Leary, Cutter Boley, and Stone Saunders all have, or had, fairly high ceilings. One could make an argument for Terry Wilson as well.
If you'd like to go back a few more years, how about Couch, Woodson, and Lorenzen? And how did a lesser program in our state end up with the likes of Lamar Jackson? Ceiling, my ass, talent, my ass. No excuses, please.
Correct. He was arguably the crown jewel of the transfer class, although maybe Hartmann was. But someone else said we can't attract talent or a ceiling.
If Vandergriff enters next year, Boley the following year, and Saunders the next year, I think that's plenty good. Yes, Ohio St. will double it, but, ultimately, it only gives them more depth and margin for error. I'm more interested in separation from South Carolina and Missouri and Louisville than Ohio State, anyway.
Seems like the best way to develop a qb these days is to let them go through a couple of systems until they figure it out.
I agree with your point but Drew Barker was vastly overrated coming out of high school.
Once again, Drew Barker's career was cut short by a career ending back injury. Because of that we never got to see how he could develop. Whether or not he was overrated is beside the point.
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