Sam Pendleton signs with UT - OL transfer from ND

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AustinMem said:
Began the year starting but got beat out. Talent seems to be there, hopefully he can show it in Orange
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He was starting due to injury. But, he played great, particularly well for a freshman, and gave way to starting senior who recovered from injury late in the season. HUGE pickup. Hope we can get a quality DB and DL to round out the transfers.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
Didn’t say it was a terrible thing. I’m just saying we have a very well regarded transfer already in place who is more of a sure bet.
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When a team lines up there are 2 guards. Also ND is deep at Oline... here is their depth chart from the playoffs. Pendleton was listed as backup center which might be something people are sleeping on. They have one dude in their 2 deep under 310 and pendleton was the only one under 6'5. Maybe we are bringing him in for insurance at not only guard but center also?


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pimo1 said:
When a team lines up there are 2 guards. Also ND is deep at Oline... here is their depth chart from the playoffs. Pendleton was listed as backup center which might be something people are sleeping on. They have one dude in their 2 deep under 310 and pendleton was the only one under 6'5. Maybe we are bringing him in for insurance at not only guard but center also?


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I don't think he's a backup. I think he's a day 1 starter at G or C.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
He got benched this year, was a healthy scratch in the championship game. Moe will possibly be a preseason All American. Moe is the most important of our very few transfer additions to this point.
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He didn't get benched bro. A senior guard came back from injury. This kid had 30 snaps in a playoff game and is a redshirt freshmen
 
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Vol Time All Time said:
Hey all - UT fan and ND grad here - Pendleton is a solid pickup for the Vols. As mentioned, we lost our starting LT in fall camp and shuffled the OL prior to the opener at TA&M. Pendleton won the job and played fairly well for the first 7 games.

When we got some vets back, he got bumped but did play a little in the Orange Bowl against Penn State when 2 OL went down.

He struggled a bit with penalties, but was only a true freshman and held his own against a very good A&M DL. He is very strong and a road grader in run blocking, but needs to work on his feet in pass pro.
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Struggled a bit with penalties? He'll fit right in.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
I would say he’s the most important transfer pickup for us of the season . I may be wrong about that, but IMO for us to function offensively at the level we want, the O Line has to have the right pieces in place . I think he’s a proven guy who played a lot of snaps for one of the best offensive lines in the country.
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Anybody got hard info on when we first targeted him? Don’t see any reason to think he was a fallback plan or consultation prize, especially since we closed the deal after Moe.

He will be a 3rd year guy in a room with lots of younger guys that might need another year of seasoning. Really like his center potential since that was our biggest loss on the OL by most accounts.

CJH is not going to squander his tight roster spots, till we have more exits. Spring ball might clarify that room a good bit.
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think we've ever started an Offensive Lineman recruited by Ellarbee / Huepel in a single game. And now it looks like probably 4 out of 5 starters in 2025 will be transfers. What does that say about recruiting and development? I'm guessing we use a lot of our NIL on transfer OL when we have quite a few offensive Lineman on our roster that haven't seen the field. I was really patient because it takes OL a little longer to develop. But we are now in year 5 with this coaching staff.
 
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LAVol1 said:
I don't think he's a backup. I think he's a day 1 starter at G or C.
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Or he could be the Dayne of the interior line. I think you could be right but because of how Oline works it is hard to say. Especially the interior line experience and snaps in the system and with guys matter a lot. you have to know the guys around you very well. This is slightly less important at tackle. Think of tackles like corners, guards like safeties, and centers like MLB's. Tackles are often on an island. Guards often work with others on blocks and centers run the show. When I say he is insurance, I mean he is there to plug in any holes left. He could end up backing up or starting at any of 3 positions. But the guys on the roster that have been in the system have a decent advantage because this is not a normal offense. He came from a run-heavy prostyle offense. That is a HUGE difference from UT for an IOL especially. The pace is a lot, especially for big guys and especially for aggressive guys. We are gonna have a lot more false starts than a normal offense and the more aggressive the lineman is the more likely if he is not used to it. Our linemen will have a lot less rest between snaps, so it's hard on bigger guys.

This is an awesome pickup. A versatile interior lineman with big-time experience and TIME. Getting a one-and-done Olineman is crazy IMO unless they literally came from the same offense you run and are a stud. This is a decent upside, the high-floor dude with a P4 track record..
 
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Jimmyandjoes said:
Pendleton is a solid pick up,has 3 years to play,and can play multiple spots.
Overall,Moe grades out better but both are going to help.4 star in the middle ,right or left guard along with 2 5 stars on the bookends.
40% of our projected offensive line are 5 stars and best or second best OLine prospects in their respective classes-correct me if I'm wrong on that(Heard, Sanders)
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Pendleton got bumped up to a 4 star.
 
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RockyTopTexas said:
We better go into 25 with 9 new transfers that can all start. If we don’t we won’t compete.
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Do you have any names? According to 24/7, there are only four players in the portal top 200 that are not committed or enrolled elsewhere. Two IOL from ND, QB Jaden Rashada, and WR Johntay Cook II. Not to mention we already have a full roster.
 
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