Edwards stands out big time because of their just not being a whole lot of 6-5 340 guys to get that can play at the SEC level. With Walker probably gone getting Edwards to go with Silver and hopefully Jackson the NG position would continue being a strength in the conference. Would be nice to get in the mode of having three legit monster NG's on the roster every season to pad losses to injury and graduations.
Do you mean he didn't visit last weekend(6/14) or is not visiting this weekend(6/21)? Pardon me for being confused.
Which suggests Quisenberry does not hold a committable UK offer. Ferguson's commitment may have affected this. I think our coaches want Marsh and-or Miller but are also still interested to one degree or another in Bowman. They may feel they are in good shape with Miller.
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but I think UK is recruiting WRs this go-around with the likelihood Brown/Key leave after this season. Whatever, they seem to have the attention of some pretty good WRs.
There is no chance Dane Key is three and done. Although I don't doubt his raw athletic tools, Key has a lot of work to do. I doubt BB will be three and done either, but his chances are better than Key's chances because BB has NFL speed (but not NFL size). The reason UK has the attention of good WR prospects now is because of Daikiel Shorts and Bush Hamdan. The two TX prospects, Ferguson and Marsh, OVed here only because of Coach Shorts. Coach Marrow is recruiting Quintin Simmons but Simmons is from Withrow hs and known to like Coach Hamdan's offense. Even with Key and BB likely back in 2025, our WR room is short of players (especially outside receivers) and playing opportunities will be readily available.
Didn't say they were NFL ready, I said they'll likely leave and they will. Don't doubt for a minute both need work to get there, that's true. Brown's speed and return ability will get him a look. Key's toughness and durability will get him a look. True, UK's short on numbers. Guy we don't hear about much is Maclin and he's a key to whatever success UK's O has in '24. Maclin's a thousand yard receiver, it's a must he stays healthy and on the field.
Maclin is a slotR.
DJ Miller visiting this weekend. At 6-3 the WR is another high talent we are pursuing. And just saw that Kamare Williams is also visiting. He is a 6-1 WR that is committed to Arkansas. Was also offered by Ole Miss. Like the loading up of WR's.
Smith is suppose to announce his commitment this weekend. Edwards visiting this weekend. On the scale of Deon Walker importance for us. Big Cedric Works also will be here. The edge I think is another Marrow guy with him being from OH. Feel pretty good about him, would be a major get.
What do you know about Jason Ekpuroh sp? Is he visiting this weekend? An OT at 6-6 340 from TN. Someone said we like this guy? Wolf has been following him. Listed as a OLT but can also play DL. Been hanging out in Canada before last season.
Ekpuroh is really raw. The school he plays for, The Webb School in mid-TN, should not be confused with Knoxville Webb, who has been in existence for a lot longer. Both are private schools. Ekpuroh's Webb was 0-10 last year, got kicked around pretty good. Haven't found any film on him. Apparently UK, Vandy, EKU are the schools following him. Doubtful he's done the camp thing. Knox Webb is a pretty strong program, huge difference between the 2 programs. Just guessing, Ekpuroh is probably a major project, needs a lot of prep time. Could UK get him as a PWO?
That's not his fault, you play against whoever lines up opposite you.
Finally found some film. This player runs pretty well, uses his hands well but doesn't have an especially quick first step. Would liked to have seen defensive film, wonder if UK would consider him as a NT?
Always with the negative stuff, man. You can't stop. The Webb School had a lousy football team last year. Maybe that means Ekperuoh isn't very good, or maybe it explains why other college coaches haven't seen him. We don't know which.
It's not impossible. It is likely that our coaches have felt pretty good about Campbell for weeks, but don't know what Works will do. It's June. The signing date is 6 months away. I can't see any obvious reason why Stoops wouldn't have wanted the Desir twins to visit or why the twins wouldn't have wanted to visit. But if I have to guess, the twins have decided for some reason that UK doesn't meet their criteria. Maybe they want to stay closer to home. Maybe another school's staff is making promises. Who knows, maybe they caught COVID.
Coaching/Development is so important today and I may actually favor that over recruiting. Think a good coach can coach and make up at least one star in talent. Still need find some good ones though.
Friend doesnt follow recruiting that close and didnt get a name but was told that from the the one person that would know😉
McCallie has had a bunch of Canadians join their sports programs of late, the guy we were discussing, Jason Ekpuroh, is Canadian....wonder how he got past McCallie?
Knox Cath played in the public division intil the last few years and now really isn’t competitive . It was the Nashville area schools that have dominated it for years. McCallie took over 5 years ago ago and has won 4 of 5. I don’t remember a Knoxville private school ever winning that division.
There is a school near Nashville that has produced quite a few SEC players, I can't remember his name, but a QB/punter that signed with UF years ago. Quite a few private schools, at least the name sounds like a private school, that are producing P4 athletes now, we have recruited a few the last couple cycles. I think the population is really growing in that area, vols will find out how hard it is to recruit instate kids who have only been instate kids for 2-4 years. But several schools with Academy attached to their name, I just assumed they were private schools. I don't know how much McCallie is recruiting local kids, but they have gotten really good the last few years, 5 years ago it was almost 20k to attend and not be a boarder, being a boarder was over 20k 25 years ago. I am in Dalton, about 20 miles south of Chattanooga, at one time, the 3 big private schools, Baylor, McCallie and GPS, had buses that would come down I 75 and pick up kids and return them in the afternoon.
Private schools running busses is common, has been going on for years. See my post above about Ensworth in Mid-TN. And you're right about the "Academy" schools in Mid-TN, Montgomery Bell Academy, Donelson Academy, Brentwood Academy, Friendship Academy have been around for decades.
Really like Smith, good first step, plays angry. Time in S&C and thinking he grows into a DT.
