U of L TE Izayah Cummings enters portal...

[Uncle Adolph]

Was a Cat for three years ? Just never lived up to what many thought he would be in college.
Story by Matthew McGavic in Louisville Cardinals on SI.

 

[JasonRDunn]

I thought he might have a good ability to be a pass catching TE. Unfortunate for him and the teams he was with.

 

[seccats04]

I didn’t think the portal was open?

 

[Chad Rock]

Any chance we could get him back?

 

[gamecockcat]

Any chance we could get him back?

Why? We rarely use a TE anyway. Plus, he was recruited over at least 3 years ago. He perhaps could have been a decent weapon in Coen's offense but I don't see how he fits at all in Hamdan's. Seems like he was very much a 'tweener' and wasn't big enough or physical enough to be in-line TE nor was he quite fast/elusive enough to split out consistently. He wouldn't want to transfer here, imo, as it's unlikely he'd see much PT and even less likely to see a healthy number of targets. JMO

 

[ktbug]

Was all world as a Fresh, then declined season after season.

 

[dallasg23]

Always seemed to have good connection with Levis. And then disappeared

 

[benstephens]

Why? We rarely use a TE anyway. Plus, he was recruited over at least 3 years ago. He perhaps could have been a decent weapon in Coen's offense but I don't see how he fits at all in Hamdan's. Seems like he was very much a 'tweener' and wasn't big enough or physical enough to be in-line TE nor was he quite fast/elusive enough to split out consistently. He wouldn't want to transfer here, imo, as it's unlikely he'd see much PT and even less likely to see a healthy number of targets. JMO

In 2022 and 2023 we were second in the SEC in yardage. Last year was not good. The narrative that we don’t use TE is completely false

 

[gamecockcat]

In 2022 and 2023 we were second in the SEC in yardage. Last year was not good. The narrative that we don’t use TE is completely false

That could be true (don't care enough to check). But we rotate multiple TEs throughout and one TE rarely sees more than 2-3 targets in a game unlike other teams who throw to one TE almost exclusively. Plus, we just plain don't run as many plays and don't throw more than about 50-55% of the plays we do run.

 

[MrHotDice]

Great TEs block and catch the ball. NFL TEs are not built like tackles but WRs.

 

[LosGatos]

I didn’t think the portal was open?

Grad transfers exception. GT can enter anytime.

 

[seccats04]

Grad transfers exception. GT can enter anytime.

Oh ok, makes sense then. Didn’t realize he was a grad transfer. Man, time flies.

 

[satcheluk]

In 2022 and 2023 we were second in the SEC in yardage. Last year was not good. The narrative that we don’t use TE is completely false

The amount of posts by people quoting fictitious data on here is astonishing.

 

[satcheluk]

That could be true (don't care enough to check). But we rotate multiple TEs throughout and one TE rarely sees more than 2-3 targets in a game unlike other teams who throw to one TE almost exclusively. Plus, we just plain don't run as many plays and don't throw more than about 50-55% of the plays we do run.

And, I would add, that we have needed the TEs to block due to the decline of the Big Blue Wall. Fixing the Oline will have a domino effect on the rest of the offense and even the defense, as more time of possession for the offense improves defensive effectiveness.