State of 2023 Recruiting
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Contrary to my earlier speculations, we now know that UK's coaches are still actively recruiting OL prospect Woo Spencer. Yesterday, Coach Marrow conducted an in-home visit with the Spencer family in Louisville. Evidently, Spencer will commit to UK, UL, MI St, or MS St next month. Knowing that Marrow is still pursuing Spencer, I have to like our chances. UK's staff regards Spencer as an OG prospect and worked him out at that position when Spencer previously attended a summer camp in Lexington.
My nephew Kellan McLaughlin officially committed to Miami OH. Super proud of the young man. In the end, they showed him the most love and offered him the best opportunity to compete to play right away. They want him to compete for kickoff specialist right away.
As you said Seven Cloud was committed to UGA for months, really strange recruitment. Once he committed never visited campus or anywhere else. Was some doubt for a while if even played this year. He just disappeared from the commit list.
I think Spencer is visiting UK this weekend and then back at Louisville the following weekend.
Keep us updated during his career up there.
Who knows: there could be a transfer South in his future.
Congratulations to him and to you! Great school. I will be following them next season and beyond to see his progress.
I think we have no idea what's going on between UK and Bell right now. Just as no one here had ANY clue about the DT transfer. Just as no one had ANY clue with UK and Spencer. Just as no one knew until the last 15 days that Wilcox had already signed with UK.
We'll find out when we find out
We'll find out when we find out
Could be with the addition of A. Brown/Porter that Bell became less of a priority. Still, I'm greedy....I'd like to have Bell too.
Does anyone here know the Spencer family? Just wondering. I will be very surprised if he doesn't sign with UL or Purdue, but don't have an inside angle. Would be a big get, just because it seems to me like the family likes UL as a program. I don't know if this is a driving factor and UK is just leverage for attention, or if the Spencers have seen the development and success of UK players and UL is leverage in the NIL game. It's interesting though
Just picked up the CJ sports page and there as headlines "Eastern Lineman picks U of L"...Quintez Thomas...final decision between UK and UL...only problem...UK offered as a PWO...headlines...for a PWO...WOW!!!
Forgot to add, if it hasn’t been mentioned yet on here, his good friend Carter Schwartz the punter has decommitted from UK. He’s barely heard from them since he committed and they won’t respond to his attempts to reach out. I’ll say this. Not a fan of Coach Matsakis. He’s a very poor communicator. Not the best recruiter. They’re angling to see if there’s room for Schwartz at Miami OH too.
I'm pretty sure he cut Purdue. His final 4 were mich st, missSt, UK, and UL. He had eligibility issues but looks to have worked it out. As far as his family, his situation is similar to Goodwin. Vaughn may not be his guardian but has him in school across the river to get him eligible. Vaughn was at his in home meeting with marrow the other day. The pic was Vaughn, marrow, woo, and his mom (though could have been his sister). Just my opinion but if Vaughn is the influence he was to Goodwin it is prob a bad fit. Don't get me wrong he has stepped up and been a father figure, but he is also giving these guys really bad advice.
Re Spencer, seems to me it'll come down to: Does he want the challenge of playing in the SEC or take the easier path thru the ACC? U6 would give him immediate PT, probably 2-3 years away from PT at UK. Will be interesting to see how he views his talents.
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Just guessing I say no. Though he is supposedly visiting this weekend and UL next
Yes, both offered PW status. At 6-5 350 would have like to have him and see how he develops.
Not sure what your point is. I was talking about Schwartz not getting any communication from the staff after he committed. I'm not taking about public statements or comments. I'm talking about his own personal communication with the staff, which was lacking.
Here is the background. UK got a CB pick for Spencer from Wiltfong in September. Coach Marrow has personally recruited him. Spencer has visited UK several times and participated in a summer camp last year during which UK's coaches gave him lots of attention. We now know that UK's coaches have continued to recruit him seriously and that our coaches made an inhome visit recently to see the Spencer family in Louisville. I think it is safe to speculate that UK was the leader prior to Brohm being hired in Louisville. OTOH, Liam Coen has been hired since then, and Spencer is being recruited as an offensive player. So the question is simple. Has Brohm flipped him toward UL? UL is scheduled to get his last campus visit, but first Spencer will visit UK this weekend.
So here is my guess. It is possible that Coach Marrow might lock him up this weekend during the visit to Lexington. But if Spencer goes ahead and visits Louisville the following weekend, then the adantage swings to Brohm. It's not that Brohm is a magical recruiter. I haven't seen that. But Spencer is a Louisville native, and the final campus visit is usually an advantage.
How does Spencer see himself? Does he see himself as an SEC OG? Does he want to play for Coach Coen in the top football conference? Or does he want to play in the ACC? We will find out.
I would say it’s either UofL or UK just not sure which way he will go. He was at UofL last weekend with Goodwin and Chris Vaughn. I know he is suppose to be at UK this weekend and then back at UofL the following weekend.
This is a good breakdown. But just adding that a player committing for a coordinator is probably a bad idea. Coordinators change too much. Stoops has shown though that he knows how to take care of the program and you can trust his next hire.
If you don't mind, I have a question about Goodwin. Rumors are floating that Brohm told him they weren't interested. Could that be the reason he is visiting UF, now?
Thanks
Think it may come down to PT. He's probably at least 2 years away from serious PT at UK, likely in the rotation as a true freshman at U6. That may be enough to sway him.
I'm not the person you directed your question to but it was mentioned elsewhere a day or 2 ago that UF has a major shortage of OL. Think about all their starters entered the portal, graduated or declared for the draft. They are really shorthanded in the OL, had to be a factor.
Thanks for your reply. Is UL interested in Goodwin? Ive heard conflicting stories.
Thanks again.
I don't know about UL, but UF is. The visit was suppose to be a secret but got leaked. Fans are hoping he just stays and enrolls on Monday. Said he had dropped about 30 lb.
Hope the best for the kid. But from what I had seen of him, he needed to drop MUCH MORE than 30.
Concerning Florida, they had 22 players transfer out and have so far only gotten 7 transfers in. And it looks like four of those transfers are stretches. Lost 4 or 5 OL and have two transfers coming in. Lost all three LB's but do have a couple coming in that should be pretty good. Without a great QB in this league it doesn't matter a whole lot if you want to finish pretty high up.
It would be an easier choice if that's all it ever came down to. Sometimes it just comes down to the school colors they've worn or their teams have worn for years. That seems too simple, but unfortunately the heart wants what it wants regardless of reason sometimes.
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