'14 GA RB Treyvon Paulk (UT Signee 2/5/14)

[therickbol]

Bruce mentioned he was a RB, right? for some reason he's not ever mentioned as a RB for us

Bruce played in the TN/KY high school all star game. Day 1 he was with the WR group. He told a coach he was a RB so they told him he could go work with the RB during position drills. Two days later he came back to the WR group and asked to work at WR again because he was not going to get enough touches at RB. He could not beat out the guys at that game for touches at RB. Literally no chance he plays RB at UT.

 

[Go Fight Win]

Bruce played in the TN/KY high school all star game. Day 1 he was with the WR group. He told a coach he was a RB so they told him he could go work with the RB during position drills. Two days later he came back to the WR group and asked to work at WR again because he was not going to get enough touches at RB. He could not beat out the guys at that game for touches at RB. Literally no chance he plays RB at UT.

Who were the other RB's there?

 

[buffaloblue]

Call me crazy but I see Bruce as a Db. Nickle or safety.

 

[therickbol]

Who were the other RB's there?

Not P5 D1 RB's

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Bruce has said that Azzanni wants him in the slot. edit:n b4 twss

 

[CWGvol]

Bruce mentioned he was a RB, right? for some reason he's not ever mentioned as a RB for us

Lol... True... Some people have selective reading syndrome.

 

[de1conley]

Who were the other RB's there?

there's a link for you GFW and I highly doubt he'll be a rb at UT in all seriousness.

KY TN Border Bowl, Kentucky Tennessee Border Bowl

 

[FBtime]

Somewhat relevant.

Joe Mixon rejoins Oklahoma Sooners after suspension for assault - ESPN

 

[StlCardinals2618]

Somewhat relevant.

Joe Mixon rejoins Oklahoma Sooners after suspension for assault - ESPN

Stoops Is desperate

 

[Dust10]

Sooners will have a strong backfield when we meet.

 

[Biopsyman]

Sooners will have a strong backfield when we meet.

And we will get them a needed beatdown

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

If cleared we desperately need Paulk back. Only 3 scholarship RBs in the SEC is a no-no.

 

[MiSean615]

Stoops Is desperate

desperate? it was a year long suspension for the no. 2 running back in the country.

 

[jspvol76]

desperate? it was a year long suspension for the no. 2 running back in the country.

He punched a girl, not sure he should be let back on the team after any amount of time. Maybe he should be playing somewhere else?

 

[PassedOutAwake]

didnt he break her face?

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Sooners will have a strong backfield when we meet.

Vols will have a strong defense when we meet.

 

[sjt18]

If cleared we desperately need Paulk back. Only 3 scholarship RBs in the SEC is a no-no.

Remember Abernathy. He's a good player.

 

[jspvol76]

didnt he break her face?

Right, it was just a jab and not a upper cut, so let's let him back on the team.

edit - I'm just playing devil's advocate here, I don't know the fine details of what happened

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Remember Abernathy. He's a good player.

Micah is a CB, and his brother is a slot WR/KR.

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

Remember Abernathy. He's a good player.

He's super tiny though. Like 5'7 160. I know that doesn't mean he can't be a productive RB, but I'm skeptical of us being able to rely on him for any more production than we got from Devrin last season.

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

He's super tiny though. Like 5'7 160. I know that doesn't mean he can't be a productive RB, but I'm skeptical of us being able to rely on him for any more production than we got from Devrin last season.

The 3rd or 4th guy behind a couple 5* needs to be serviceable. Imo Abernathy and Kelly fit that role very well at this point.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Micah is a CB, and his brother is a slot WR/KR.

Micah looks like a dang good back in his highlights. I wonder if they will be tempted if he falls behind say a Martin and Milller early on

 

[volinexile17]

Micah looks like a dang good back in his highlights. I wonder if they will be tempted if he falls behind say a Martin and Milller early on

He and WM both talked about nickel. Might start out competing with Gaulden.

 

[CWGvol]

If cleared we desperately need Paulk back. Only 3 scholarship RBs in the SEC is a no-no.

"Desperately" is an understatement... Hope Paulk is good to go

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

The 3rd or 4th guy behind a couple 5* needs to be serviceable. Imo Abernathy and Kelly fit that role very well at this point.

I get where you're coming from, but you're assuming Hurd and Kamara will both stay healthy all season. If one of them (or both) goes down, then we don't have a RB who can carry the load. Being in that situation really slowed us down against Vandy. With no Hurd and Lane banged up, our offense looked as bad as it did all season with Dobbs at QB.

The way I see it Hurd and Kamara are 1a and 1b for us and we don't have an established #2 at RB. Sure, Abernathy can fill that Devrin Young 3rd down RB/change of pace role, but that's about it.

Hopefully Kelly will come along quickly and be a viable option. We need him to be able to step in and carry some of the load if Hurd or Kamara go down. If that happens and he can't, our offense will be a lot more limited in what we can do.