'25 Portal Thread

[KB5252]

That would be very disappointing and kind of a surprise...or indictment of our coaching staff/program...depending upon your outlook.

Word is we aren't that serious about him

 

[JT3]

He’s also said Joshua Josephs is back which will be huge

Shouldn't be a drop off with the DL next year. Best trio of corners and STAR in the SEC coming back and we are now more athletic and faster at LBer. If Farooq can come along at safety, defense should be elite again.

 

[CAVPUT]

Has NFL grades and a guard…

USC fans are upset he’s leaving too

Yes please. Drop a WR if you need to, but get us some big uglies on both sides of the ball.

 

[625 Gibbs Hall]

No back in the 90s but just saying "don't look at a player because they go to UTC" is not a great plan for success. Sam Phillips may not be great but he had 5 catches for 54 yrds against us this season and could provide a depth option.

In 3 seasons 153 catches for 2088 yards and 9 TDs. 13+ yards per catch isn't too shabby. Better in every category than Squirrel albeit against lesser competition

 

[CAVPUT]

Word is we aren't that serious about him

Then I look forward to seeing who we are serious about.

 

[Orangeblood75]

You ain't cheating, you ain't trying...

It’s all fun and games till somebody gets caught with a McDonalds bag

 

[tnhunter 10]

 

[Unimane]

Big deal. Lamonte Turner just signed a big contract in Australia.

 

[Orange.]

They speak to agents. Both someone unofficially connected to schools (not specific to UT here) reach out to agents and vice versa. Agents are *constantly* shopping their dudes, many all throughout the year. At least that’s how it works on the bball side.

Also, it's not tampering if a player in the portal initiates the contact.

 

[Orange.]

Yuck. Not what we need. But not blaming him.

 

[Volnut]

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Good, we need some players with this kind of tenacity!

 

[RAVOL]

Shouldn't be a drop off with the DL next year. Best trio of corners and STAR in the SEC coming back and we are now more athletic and faster at LBer. If Farooq can come along at safety, defense should be elite again.

While we were very good we were not Elite this year as Ga and Oh St proved that. We feasted on really bad Oline play and will again next year but I do believe we can be better than this year. In CHRIST Alone

 

[Midas]

Splash player we're targeting on the offensive side of the ball

Evan Stewart or Carnell Tate?!

 

[ConwayFitty]

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I don't think we're after him I was more speaking to just blanket disregard of non power 4 players or kids that weren't ranked highly as high school recruits. Some of these kids just didn't have opportunities to succeed where they were in hs and may have finally had a chance to develop or break out at a new school

 

[Volbrando]

Without any rules this kinda stuff is going to keep happening. Just buy a team

 

[BP4Prez]

Evan Stewart or Carnell Tate?!

What’s the deal with Carnell Tate? Is he expected to transfer?

 

[VolByLaw]

A lot of Nico speculation on the USC On3 board.

Their mod's reply:

Nico would've ended up at USC had Lincoln Riley not had Malachi Nelson committed. If Helton had remained at USC, he would've lucked his way into getting Nico. That family would've loved to stay home.

And no, I'm not saying Nico's transferring, I've heard nothing that leads me to believe that, but this isn't some preposterous topic. I could make an argument USC may have made a run at making the playoffs with Nico at QB.

AP's reply:

QBs don’t move in April or haven’t to this point. He can’t go now.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Nico’s here and his going to get drafted with “UT” next to his name.

Kid ain’t leaving in April lol

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

So who all are we looking at "seriously" from the transfer portal? Is Jefferson in with us? What players do you all think we potentially land as of right now?

 

[AngryButchJones]

Makes me really happy to see USC fans in desperation mode like this and trying to will absurd things into happening lol

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

A lot of Nico speculation on the USC On3 board.

Their mod's reply:


AP's reply:

I don’t understand why people try to keep stirring up rumors and crap. “I’m not saying he would transfer to USC I’m just saying he could.”

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Has NFL grades and a guard…

USC fans are upset he’s leaving too

Bring us this big fella and the Branch boys and let's ride...

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

Splash player we're targeting on the offensive side of the ball

Either Noah Thomas or the OL from USC?

 

[PTSDVOL]

A lot of Nico speculation on the USC On3 board.

Their mod's reply:


AP's reply:

Would be an interesting decision and by interesting I mean stupid.

Madden is also going to Arkansas so I would imagine they would be more interested in being in the Southeast.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Has NFL grades and a guard…

USC fans are upset he’s leaving too

I’ve seen round 5-6.

Would be a solid pick up