different times, different rules, by the way Butch had an eye for talent, and development of talent, that I haven't seen since Butch left.
No doubt. We can't ignore the portal but the roster is more or less full even with this week's confirmed and rumored departures. By the end of this month we will have brought in 60+ HS recruits since Mario arrived. He's assembled talent and now must allow them to showcase why they're here. Just because a position room is young doesn't mean we have to bring in a grad transfer. The numbers are strong at each position because needs have been addressed through 3 recruiting cycles.
Offense (39 players)
QB (3) - Brown, Williams, Anderson
RB (6) - Allen, Citizen, Fletcher, Johnson, Humphrey, Riley
WR (9) - George, Young, Kirk, Horton, Joseph, Washington, Carr, Trader, Robinson
TE (5) - Arroyo, Skinner, Williams, Carver, Lofton
OT (9) - Rivers, Mauigoa, Okunlola, Bell, Kinsler, Tinilau, Plazz, Minaya, Broussard
IOL (7) - Lee, Cooper, McCoy, Rodriguez, Sagapolu, Tripp, Francavilla
Defense (42 players)
DE (8) - Mesidor, Kelly, Moss, Bain, Wayne, Lightfoot, Rudolph, McConathy
DT (9) - Hunte, Gore, Burroughs, Moten, Horton, Achempong, Scott, Jones, Russell
LB (11) - Cloyd, Mauigoa, Smith, Bissainthe, Aguirre, Bryant, Pulliam, Washington, Pickett, Pruitt, Shavers
CB (8) - Porter, Brown, Richard, Freeney, Brown, Stafford, Mack, Frederique
S (6) - Harris, Williams, Spencer, Patterson, Day, Thomas
Specialists (3 players)
SP (3) - Borregales, Joyce, Napper
39 + 42 + 3 = 84 players already on the 2024 roster
Where exactly are all of these portal transfers going to help us, and which of the players posted above is getting their scholarship revoked as a result?