vol4life03
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OB was 6'8 338Hope this doesn’t turn out like the last time a giant offensive lineman didn’t sign with us at the last minute. Orlando Brown did pretty well at OU.
6’8”, 338 lbs is not huge?OB was 6'8 338
Miller is 6'4 370
Fwiw "huge guys" out of HS are not optimal. Research shows you typically want a guy in a decent weight range for his height, with a FRAME to add good weight in a college program (college S&C programs are designed to specialize in adding good weight, not cutting). This also allows the guy to be more likely to be a multisport HS athlete, which is an important correlator in future football success.
I feel for the kid. Most likely this is the staff asking him to wait, which means his spot is in jeopardy. On our end, you have to take the best kids you can, but on his end, he's stayed committed and seems to want to be a Vol. I'd love for him to find a way into the class, but not at the expense of turning away a better player.
Did Butch tell you that?OB was 6'8 338
Miller is 6'4 370
Fwiw "huge guys" out of HS are not optimal. Research shows you typically want a guy in a decent weight range for his height, with a FRAME to add good weight in a college program (college S&C programs are designed to specialize in adding good weight, not cutting). This also allows the guy to more likely be a multisport HS athlete, which is an important correlator in future football success.
Nah, modern research says playing multiple sports is a great indicator. The Athletic has had multiple articles about the services Pruitt uses to identify prospects and they verify speed, track results, weight, strength, etc and rate players. They heavily favor multisport kids. It is simply a known factor at this point.Did Butch tell you that?
He said he was extending his recruitment until Feb, but I didn’t see that he officially decommitted. I assumed he was asked to delay signing as UT continues to evaluate other options. Pruitt and Friend did an in-home in early December and Chaney visited his school the week before that. I am curious to see how this one ends.Thought he decommitted or “reopened his recruitment”
I feel for the kid. Most likely this is the staff asking him to wait, which means his spot is in jeopardy. On our end, you have to take the best kids you can, but on his end, he's stayed committed and seems to want to be a Vol. I'd love for him to find a way into the class, but not at the expense of turning away a better player.