Portal Activity (News and Rumors)

[Volmeister]

Baton Rouge kid. Had envisioning any landing spot for him other than LSU. Would be a pleasant surprise though.

LSU signed the South Carolina SS out of the portal.

 

[WGWTFA98]

Only one of the two was a bad play. Even Kyle Peterson said the 2nd one was just an (aggressive play that he had no problem with considering the situation”. Ensley is a very good CFer.

Agree, I think he’s going to start there

 

[WGWTFA98]

Makes me wonder how good he really is if the school he wants to go to doesn't want him. Hopefully LSU doesn't recruit at that much of a higher level than everyone else?

He’s obviously a good player to produce the numbers he did in D1 as a freshman, but I do think he’s a little overrated and the overall stat line doesn’t look quite as good when there’s context there

You take the kid if he wants to come because he gives you a floor at that position which is plenty good enough, I just happen to think at least one of the newcomers will be better than him

 

[WGWTFA98]

LSU has depth. Guidry is penciled in as the starter is my understanding. I think it's more a reflection of that depth than Hill's ability or lack thereof

Well they’re penciling in a kid who hasn’t taken a single AB or played a single inning at SS in college over taking this guy. They think Guidry is really good, but that kind of shows you this Hill kid isn’t the no brainer starter a lot of people seem to think he is

 

[WGWTFA98]

LSU has depth. Guidry is penciled in as the starter is my understanding. I think it's more a reflection of that depth than Hill's ability or lack thereof

2B

 

[931Vol]

LSU signed the South Carolina SS out of the portal.

Yeah I honestly didn’t, and still don’t, think that’s a huge factor. I think if they could bring in both and have the best man win the job, they really wouldn’t care. And embarrassment of riches is never a bad thing.

 

[OldTimer]

 

[Zues1]

Well poop

 

[Spring Hill Jay]

Any word on how the Holman visit went?

 

[WGWTFA98]

Not shocking at all. Had heard it was pretty much wrapped up but others were trying to get him to visit. Looks like he went ahead and went the surefire spot

 

[WGWTFA98]

Last thing on Hill:

He hit .250 and only had 6 extra base hits in conference play. I do think he was being a little overrated. Had twice as many errors as Ahuna who most on here thought sucked.

He is a nice pick up for ole miss and would’ve been a solid pick up here too, but just keep that in mind. And I still think vols are fine at SS

 

[WGWTFA98]

Any word on how the Holman visit went?

Still on campus. Imagine you’ll hear more tonight. He did decide to squeeze in Starkville between knoxville and Baton Rouge

I’d bet he goes to those 3 only, and stay tuned towards the end of the week

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Eric Cain said staff had interest in Luke Hill but that this process moved so quickly he wouldn’t be surprised if Hill already knew where he was headed before he entered the portal. Staff will continue to look at SS’s in the portal but aren’t targeting anyone specifically at this time.

 

[WGWTFA98]

Still on campus. Imagine you’ll hear more tonight. He did decide to squeeze in Starkville between knoxville and Baton Rouge

I’d bet he goes to those 3 only, and stay tuned towards the end of the week

Also just keep your eyes open the rest of today and tomorrow. How these on campus visits work is V and staff put the entire full court press and he’s a hard guy to say no to from what I’ve heard. They’ll definitely be trying to get him to not even go to Starkville and BR.

Given his talent level, he’s in a position to tell vols to wait which I’m sure he will do. But my impression is vols have been feeling good about this and I still say he’s a vol by the end of the week, but you will have to sweat out visits to two other very good programs

 

[Xanny]

I believe so

LSU took Braswell from usc Jr in the portal already.

 

[WGWTFA98]

LSU took Braswell from usc Jr in the portal already.

Yes but he’s a 2B. Guidry is going to play SS and they picked him over Hill

 

[yankee vol]

Any word on how the Holman visit went?

He just got in town late last night.

 

[Xanny]

Yes but he’s a 2B. Guidry is going to play SS and they picked him over Hill

They have a couple of freshmen coming in too

 

[WGWTFA98]

They have a couple of freshmen coming in too

Exactly - it’s not dissimilar to our situation. They don’t have a proven SS, but they’ve got multiple options they feel are more talented. So I’m sure they would have taken him just like we would have, but he’s going to where he knows he’s going to start. LSU and TN were not a place he was guaranteed to

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

He just got in town late last night.

Any word on dinner and the check in process at the hotel?

 

[CAVPUT]

Any word on dinner and the check in process at the hotel?

If he skips dessert, we're in trouble.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I was hoping we’d hear an update on Holman’s visit today but doesn’t seem like On3 has any info. I don’t have a 247 sub so not sure if Ben McKee has said anything.

 

[chuckiepoo]

I was hoping we’d hear an update on Holman’s visit today but doesn’t seem like On3 has any info. I don’t have a 247 sub so not sure if Ben McKee has said anything.

Nah. Nothing new at TOS..

 

[Christian Lowe]

Nah. Nothing new at TOS..

On the new Diamond Vols podcast, he just mentioned it in passing and didn’t bring it up again.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Holman will arrive in Knoxville later today to begin his visit with Tennessee tomorrow. Then he's headed to Mississippi State and then to LSU, and possibly others — if it lasts that long. Holman has strongly considered UT since he jumped in the portal and nothing has changed in that sense. I get the feeling that he loves the idea of filling the shoes of Chase Burns. Holman/Daddy Holman have built a great relationship with Vitello/Frank during this process. It could prove to be what gets UT over the hump. We'll see how the week goes.

McKee’s last on Holman