2026 Portal QBs

[Canes Legacy]

 

[PSU Cane]

Vaughn never got a bat signal just saying…

Is that because he didn't officially sign?

 

[joeB954]

Some people on this board believe Mario’s approach to QB portal recruiting is good. Others, like me, think it’s not.

Regardless of which side you’re on, failing to land a quarterback is an undeniable miss by Mario and the staff. We’re playing in the national championship on Monday. Cam Ward was the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft. Beck is going to get drafted.

If we still come up empty, Mario deserves warranted blame and criticism for failing to sell this opportunity. He's a coach that wants to get judged for his talent acquisition. Usually it's spectacular. This would be a massive failure.

Meanwhile Lane pulls 3 portal qb’s, 2 are likely better than any qb on our roster at the moment. One of them we went after. The optics aren’t good. Our qb strategy is very bad and requires a lot of luck.

 

[Da Jumbo Mutombo]

Letting Vaugh go to make space for Jeremiah Smith once we get Bailey.

 

[Strobe]

Cam to Beck to Emory would be so depressing

alright this was supposed to be a joke. please someone do something

 

[Genghis Cane]

We lose Vaughn because of the QB situation, Mario gonna learn real quick.

Sucks that this is happening before the biggest game in more than two decades. All self-inflicted. All could have been avoided.

If all of this is obvious to fans, how are we still dragging our feet? I can understand prioritizing the game on Monday, but there should be staffers working on this behind the scenes until it gets done. Zero urgency.

 

[JD08]

Not to make things worse here but I’m sure there’s a ton of negative recruiting going on with our current roster behind the scenes.

@rsa coral gables - I just added another one.

 

[Calinative]

I’d bet we get a backup guy at least pretty soon here
Like Eget or Pennington…

 

[Canesfan1993]

We lose Vaughn because of the QB situation, Mario gonna learn real quick.

Sucks that this is happening before the biggest game in more than two decades. All self-inflicted. All could have been avoided.

Vaughn must be a mope for not believing in the Bailey hype train...

 

[Hufftwoseven]

Honest question, what did you find impressive besides his toughness?

His body (pause) he just looked like he added size.

 

[Highline17]

This is what happens when you are 100% dependent on a QBs from portal while beating your chest about not investing financially in upper echelonhigh school quarterbacks

With this way, doing business, you can never strike out. You simply cannot miss on a QB from the portal.

I mean not even upper echelon, just good talent. First three classes we got Emory and Judd, that’s unacceptable. No tools or real ability among them. We aren’t taking elite talent now at the position, but both Nickel and Coleman have some of the tools to become a solid P4 starter.

 

[lurker]

Emory might be good? I honestly was impressed with his body during the one game he played (pause)

There was a night and day difference between how he looked in that bowl game vs how he looked in mop up duty this year.

 

[CanesNation26]

If all of this is obvious to fans, how are we still dragging our feet? I can understand prioritizing the game on Monday, but there should be staffers working on this behind the scenes until it gets done. Zero urgency.

I’m sure they’re working things behind the scenes, but I think Mario and his staff may have put themselves in a hole they can’t climb out of.

We’re trying to convince quarterbacks who never entered the portal in the first place to suddenly jump in. If they wanted to transfer, they could have entered earlier, but they clearly didn’t. Most of them are probably well‑compensated, comfortable where they are, and feel loyal to their coaches Now we’re asking them to make a life‑altering decision at the last minute. That’s a really tough sell.

 

[lurker]

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This is going to be on message board geniuses

 

[Canesfan1993]

If all of this is obvious to fans, how are we still dragging our feet? I can understand prioritizing the game on Monday, but there should be staffers working on this behind the scenes until it gets done. Zero urgency.

if only we had staffers whose whole job was to recruit and evaluate and who had nothing to do with game prep in order to handle these situations... Oh wait.

 

[RobertHiteWasAlright]

If all of this is obvious to fans, how are we still dragging our feet? I can understand prioritizing the game on Monday, but there should be staffers working on this behind the scenes until it gets done. Zero urgency.

I don't think I agree with this.

There are obviously staffers working behind the scenes.

"Had" Leavitt until they didn't.

Offered Pitt QB a bunch for it to be turned down.

They are turning over the stones that haven't been made public.

Patience.

 

[Dees Brown]

And Emory Williams is our Quarterback…

 

[Genghis Cane]

I don't think I agree with this.

There are obviously staffers working behind the scenes.

"Had" Leavitt until they didn't.

Offered Pitt QB a bunch for it to be turned down.

They are turning over the stones that haven't been made public.

Patience.

I’m a patient person but we’re hanging on for dear life. Doesn’t the portal close soon?

 

[Josh]

Any news on your end Josh… this is brutal

Nothing new unfortunately. The deeper this thing gets the less I feel good but there’s still time.

 

[Canesfan1993]

I don't think I agree with this.

There are obviously staffers working behind the scenes.

"Had" Leavitt until they didn't.

Offered Pitt QB a bunch for it to be turned down.

They are turning over the stones that haven't been made public.

Patience.

they also publicly said they were not holding visits during "game prep" for cotton bowl. Stupid decision and one most other schools did not follow. Hence why our portal class is what it is and why Indiana had all their needs filled. Staff has had multiple missteps in the portal and some of their philosophies are finally coming back to bite them when you dont pull a ward or beck out of a hat last minute. No matter what some would have you believe you cannot always pull a first round qb out of the portal.