Fair question. Honestly, even though an athlete may have conduct or attitude issues, it still doesn't change the athletic ability of a football player. So, an honest opinion of his football ability is that I have never been impressed with his on-field production. He takes plays off, gives up on plays, and will dive on the ground rather than fight for yards. Very timid and has no fight at all. It may seen odd as he performs stellar at combines. And who knows, maybe he'll have a phenomenal year this coming fall. I am only going by what I've seen in the past.
As for any other issue that I didn't feel like was necessary to discuss initially is his attitude. Hurd and the rest of the recruits have tried on several occasions to reach out to him, get acquainted, spend time with him, etc. and from what I've been told, he's been less than receptive (distant, cocky, etc).
The 2014 commits do not like his attitude at all. This is not just Hurd; this is all of the guys. They're all very close, very personable and have gelled well together. So, from what I've heard from the kids and from what I've seen for myself, I can say that I don't feel that it would be any great loss to the potential success of UT football if we do not get him.
