'19 LA DT Ishmael Sopsher (Alabama transfer)

[tonybologna]

Ishmeal Sopsher

Ishmael Sopsher

4* recruit(Scout), 6'4", 285lbs., DT, Amite High School, LA.
Class of 2019

247 Sports

Hudl

Scout

UT has offered along with 6 other schools at this point. #2 DT & 26th ranked overall recruit in the 2019 class.

 

[m1al]

Interesting name..

So-sher? Sop-sher?

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Future LSU signee

 

[tonybologna]

Interesting name..

So-sher? Sop-sher?

It is a very interesting last name for sure.

Future LSU signee

Possibly. It's not a lock though. Recruits make surprising decisions all the time. Let him make a few visits & watch his mind start wondering & thinking about which team he likes the best. :wink:

 

[Biopsyman]

LSU... Move on

 

[tonybologna]

LSU... Move on

Now. Now. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Possibly. It's not a lock though. Recruits make surprising decisions all the time. Let him make a few visits & watch his mind start wondering & thinking about which team he likes the best. :wink:

Dude, look at him! He's LSU.

 

[tonybologna]

Dude, look at him! He's LSU.

Why do you say that? How do we know a UT recruit looks like a UT recruit? :wink:

 

[CrunchingTheVolz]

Why do you say that? How do we know a UT recruit looks like a UT recruit? :wink:

Because they have 3*?

JK

 

[tonybologna]

Because they have 3*?

JK

For 2017 that's a yes! :wink: Let's hope for 2018 & beyond they don't know what a 3* looks like! LOL! :wink:

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

 

[CamSnod1997]

Interested to see if we go after him.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Interested to see if we go after him.

He visited Alabama about 5 times while Pruitt was the DC so there has to be some relationship there.

That said, he’s likely LSU bound considering it’s his home state and the amount of talent they’ve lost.

 

[KB5252]

He visited Alabama about 5 times while Pruitt was the DC so there has to be some relationship there.

That said, he’s likely LSU bound considering it’s his home state and the amount of talent they’ve lost.

Scholarships being reduced may affect him there?

 

[jakez4ut]

Scholarships being reduced may affect him there?

 

[VOLUNTEERSZN]

Pretty sure Tennessee was his first offer out of HS. Or one of the first

 

[VolInDayton]

We need to figure something out on the DL and he may help. With an extra year of eligibility and a 1 time transfer our coaching staff can really flip the talent on the roster in 1 year if they manage it right. All our current players should realize that this year they are playing for their spot on next year's team.

 

[jakez4ut]

We need to figure something out on the DL and he may help. With an extra year of eligibility and a 1 time transfer our coaching staff can really flip the talent on the roster in 1 year if they manage it right. All our current players should realize that this year they are playing for their spot on next year's team.

there is talent there. and more coming. omari thomas, dominc bailey, tyler baron, morven joseph...all on campus...katron coming...maybe we still get TID and/or Malone...

not to say i wouldnt take this kid, just that it's not an "epic fail" if we don't pursue awfully hard or miss...

 

[Weezer]

I'd be more interested in the reasons for why he's leaving. He was rated high coming out of high school, but even 5*'s can bust.

 

[Renquist]

Correct me if i'm wrong but didn't this guy have serious weight/fitness issues?

 

[IndianaVol]

Correct me if i'm wrong but didn't this guy have serious weight/fitness issues?

He did, but has done a lot of work in the off season to lose weight and be more agile and quick.
I say UT definitely goes after this guy...should bring a good presence to our DL and have the ability to get to the QB quickly.

Article from 247 sports: Alabama DL Ishmael Sopsher enters NCAA transfer portal

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Pretty sure Tennessee was his first offer out of HS. Or one of the first

One of the first-like 12th?


Jk

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Ishmeal Sopsher

Ishmael Sopsher

4* recruit(Scout), 6'4", 285lbs., DT, Amite High School, LA.
Class of 2019

247 Sports

Hudl

Scout

UT has offered along with 6 other schools at this point. #2 DT & 26th ranked overall recruit in the 2019 class.

Just another castoff
with a history of weight issues. Those players have not worked well for us (Aubrey Solomon). Pass

 

[butchna]

Just another castoff
with a history of weight issues. Those players have not worked well for us (Aubrey Solomon). Pass

Solomon had a good first season. I’m waiting for the final half of this one before I use him as an example of failure.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Solomon had a good first season. I’m waiting for the final half of this one before I use him as an example of failure.

IDK about last year but I was thinking he did not stand out. Middleton is the only one last year that stood out at times. At least he is the only one I remember seeing or hearing about.