Transfer Portal Thread

[FUATT]

Taking some stock in the new year.

A lot of the reported offers at various positions have found new homes. It seems we are still active in the portal at DB and OL.

We don't seem super active at RB, even after losing 3 guys. I'm wondering if that seems to indicate the coaches believe Jayquan Smith will be a full return this fall, which is sort of like gaining a talented transfer running back.

I also noticed that Santonio Varvel is listed as a true freshman. My suspicion is that he would have been awarded a medical redshirt or something that allowed him to reclassify without being redshirted. That may benefit Furman a bit because they added a transfer WR and can essentially add Varvel to their '25 class, where we missed out on a late flip in recruiting.

I suppose it is anyone's guess what we do in spring recruiting. The recruiting calendar is a much different animal this year.

I think FUATT may have let the cat out of the bag to a point. In one of his earlier posts, it read like we already have our guy at RB just like we have or possibly have an OL as well. Might be why it seems a little quiet/slow there. I'll have to find the post to make sure.

Edit: This is what I was referencing... "I think the portal has been kind to Furman. We have addressed some needs at WR, TE (Clyburn, we needed a big bodied blocking TE), RB. I think that Santa has a present hiding for us behind the tree at OT. A nice one. Not the VMI kid but something someone mentioned earlier.
" To me, that reads like we got some one at WR (King), TE (Clyburn), and RB (yet to be announced). Also sounds like the OL was close to a done deal if not a done deal already. Obviously we'll see if that's true or not but that's how I read it.

Also, it is the dead period so there really shouldn't be a lot going on until tomorrow I think? I think that's when the dead period ends but don't want to look it up again.

The Varvel thing is interesting. He was one of the first guys to be announced out for the year, and I imagine he has a pretty easy case for a medical redshirt. It's been a while since I looked, but I'm 99% sure he was a track guy in high school as well. If he can come back from his ACL with that speed he had in high school, he might be able to help on the outside. Furman needs to find that bigger faster guy on the outside. We have outside receivers but that haven't developed into that guy yet. So, I would imagine there is an opportunity for someone to go win that.

King was the WR. Clyburn the TE. RB... I might be wrong there. I think we want one but may not land one. We are ok with Smith, Hall and Nettles but would like one more guy. Nettles really needs a year in the weight room but could see him in 3rd down and some packages.

King is from ECU and I think maybe he was a Dudzik recruit there. Jackal was right, he had an ACL but... he was gonna play. I think we will be very happy on King.

I think we have the OL in the barn but we live in crazy town now and just because something is supposed to happen doesn't mean it will I guess. But let's say, hypothetically, that if you are a grad transfer you might not have to enroll until Spring term. Maybe. Honestly not sure how that works.

While we didn't get a ton of production out of RB in 2024, I would think that with a lot of the depth chart transferring/graduating and one player coming back off an injury, we'd look to add at that spot.

We know from public offers they have been actively looking to add at RB. I think the challenge is people look at Hall, then see Nettles coming in, see Smith coming back from injury and see Hicks and Robinson portaling out (so they assume Hall is going to move ahead and Nettles is a threat) and so they worry about touches.

[Louis Tully]

The “all about me syndrome”.

[AllTimeFU]

Anybody heard anything on “our guy” Colton?

[greenvegas]

His mustache was just granted an extra year of eligibility.

[FUwolfpacker]

Bryant DB offered.

[FUATT]

Nothing on 1. Technically he can sit there in the portal a while and see if there are other offers.

One understated thing. The annual AFCA (Coaches) convention is next week in Charlotte. A lot of coaching deals and changes often happen right after. I can’t help but wonder if some guys wait to see how lol the moves shake out before deciding to stay or go. For instance, if you don’t have an offer from school X now, but they get a new position coach who knows and likes you after the convention, School X and that coach could offer you after the change.

So I kind of wonder if the portal wheel doesn’t stop spinning until late January….

[gofurman]

Nothing on 1. Technically he can sit there in the portal a while and see if there are other offers.

One understated thing. The annual AFCA (Coaches) convention is next week in Charlotte. A lot of coaching deals and changes often happen right after. I can’t help but wonder if some guys wait to see how lol the moves shake out before deciding to stay or go. For instance, if you don’t have an offer from school X now, but they get a new position coach who knows and likes you after the convention, School X and that coach could offer you after the change.

So I kind of wonder if the portal wheel doesn’t stop spinning until late January….

man, this has to all be hard on coaches. but it's the name of the game for the $$ they make. Even FCS HC make 500k these days and G5 HC get 1 MILLION plus so I have no sympathy whatsoever.

It's all about putting food on your families plate in the end. I want Napier to succeed but in the end, if he had been dismissed he would have won an extra 10 MILLION PLUS. PLEASE.. PLEASE.. PLEASE sign me up for that !!! I am serious. People literally starving in this world and these G5 coaches talking they have pressure. PLease. Total BS. They are MILLIONAIRES. perspective - sickens me to hear "how hard it is to be a coach". whatever

[AllTimeFU]

Myion Hicks to Northwestern State

[FUBeAR]

Myion Hicks to Northwestern State

https://x.com/7myion7/status/1876067160 ... 1gHJrYjv4w

Jeez…

They are 7-33 since Covid and have not won a game in over 2 years (11/5/22).

They also shut down their 2023 season after 6 games and their Head Coach “resigned” - for reasons related to the murder of a Player -> https://coxpradialaw.com/blog/media-ev ... t-complex/

This is the last place in all of college football that FUBeAR would want to see any Paladins go.

With reported offers from William & Mary, UT-Martin, Kent State (FBS (sorta)), and Stony Brook, FUBeAR cannot imagine what he sees in Northwestern State that would cause him to willingly decide that’s the place he wants to be.

Wish Mr. Hicks the best of fortune there. Hope he can bring something positive to what appears to be a College Football hellscape.

[The Jackal]

May not have anything to do with it, but Northwestern State is much closer to Hicks' hometown in Texas than any of the other schools. I believe it is "driving" distance.

[FUBeAR]

May not have anything to do with it, but Northwestern State is much closer to Hicks' hometown in Texas than any of the other schools. I believe it is "driving" distance.

Maybe - he’s from a suburb of Dallas, TX. There are a dozen other FCS programs, within a similar radius from there as Northwestern State is, that almost certainly could use a RB that can play SoCon, CAA, BigSouth/OVC, or G5 Football.

On the surface, it’s an odd choice.

Beneath the surface, there could be some good reasons for his decision…or not.