- Zaylin Wood; Vanderbilt
- Justin Olson Charlotte
- Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech
- Jakobe Thomas Tennessee
- Justin Olson Charlotte
- Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech
- Jakobe Thomas Tennessee
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FOOTBALL Couple updates on guys who left and entered portal
- Thread starter Matt Dossett
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Middle Tennessee State transfer Jakobe Thomas commits to Vols
Middle Tennessee State transfer Jakobe Thomas commits to the Vols.
volswire.usatoday.com
typical utk fan:Middle Tennessee State transfer Jakobe Thomas commits to Vols
Middle Tennessee State transfer Jakobe Thomas commits to the Vols.
Already replied to that idiot. These wanna be athlete idiots trashing smaller programs are incessant.
A lot of these guys were just guys at our level.
I’m not sure I see the impact when they step up to the SEC.
Hate to see him go. He was a solid player for us. Probably his dream coming out of HS to sign with UT
Good luck to the young man
Good luck to the young man
Unless you are an absolute superstar in the CUSA, with a near guaranteed starting job elsewhere, then you have to consider staying. Keep your starting job, dominate and get a chance at playing professionally. Buried on a depth chart at a Power 5 only playing occasionally would for sure end your career aspirations.
People keep saying this year after year. And we see these players transfer and sit on the bench.
Yet they're still transferring and getting into the portal at ever increasing rates......
They don't care what some old message board guys think. They all believe they are the best, can start anywhere, and going to the NFL.
We had Nolan go to Oregon St. and start there for a while. Riley has had a great career at Louisville and Lane has been solid for VT. I haven't seen a MT player transfer do well in the SEC yet. Wood will play at Vandy definitey but he's going there to get his masters and Vandy is one of the best places he could have gone to do that so I don't blame him at all. Congrats to that young man.
I think that's another reason to use the portal. Go get your degree from a school that has a prestigious program you are interested in. That still matters somewhat. It would have mmeant more 10 years ago than it does now. But it does still matter.
I think that's another reason to use the portal. Go get your degree from a school that has a prestigious program you are interested in. That still matters somewhat. It would have mmeant more 10 years ago than it does now. But it does still matter.
Yup. I don't fault students for this or grad transfers at all.
It's crazy because the bulk of us aren't 100% against the portal. There absolutely is a need for it. Grads, majors, family needs, and I'm not fully against it for coaching changes either.
There just is so much these guys aren't seeing. Bad NIL deals or promises not kept etc. Not to mention some transfer just because they refuse to ride the bench for a few years to learn and grow. Grass isn't always greener.
The portal giveth and the portal taketh away.
The key is knowing HOW to use the portal to create MAXIMUM advantage in roster construction, even without the ability to offer NIL, cooperative $$$, etc
The key is knowing HOW to use the portal to create MAXIMUM advantage in roster construction, even without the ability to offer NIL, cooperative $$$, etc
