Actually, his handoffs did impress me. They were clean, quick and smoothe. Look at all the bad handoffs the other qb’s had that led to fumbles and put points on the board for the other team. Its just as important for a qb to hand the ball off as it is to complete a pass. The fact that Krajewski handed the ball off 80% of his snaps, without one miscue, was impressive.I want to like this but how can you say Krajewski and Washington showed talent? Krajewski in particular, was it his handoffs that impressed you? And Beaudry could easily be looked at as desperate move when whiffing on HS recruits. With that said, I hope you are 100 percent right.
Actually, his handoffs did impress me. They were clean, quick and smoothe. Look at all the bad handoffs the other qb’s that led to fumbles and put points on the board for the other team. Its just as important for a qb to hand the ball off as it is to complete a pass. The fact that Krajewski handed the ball off 80% of his snaps, without one miscue, was impressive.
You can't fake breakaway speed or breaking someone's ankles.I’m not a recruiter but isn’t highlight tape designed to be impressive?
Thompkins' Toledo stats... Art Thompkins
Sorry but I do not buy into the belief this is a good recruiting class. It's not the quality of the 16 freshmen , it's the quantity. with thousands of HS seniors available we could only draw 16 to UCONN. 4 transfers including 2 from D II is a telling story. I will not drink the coolade on the direction of the program. we have 25 ships and can only find 16 to come to UCONN not good
Sorry but I do not buy into the belief this is a good recruiting class. It's not the quality of the 16 freshmen , it's the quantity. with thousands of HS seniors available we could only draw 16 to UCONN. 4 transfers including 2 from D II is a telling story. I will not drink the coolade on the direction of the program. we have 25 ships and can only find 16 to come to UCONN not good
DJ smith to SJSU
This. We must take advantage of this to be competitiveFor a team that needs impact players now, not more scrawny freshman the Transfer Portal needs to be utilized. I would hope that this is the idea behind only taking 20 right now.
DJ smith to SJSU
At an earlier point in time, wavering Smith's prospective offer may have been pulled. Given Toledo grad transfer Thompkins only has one year of eligibility, the "UConn was only going to take one back" tale sounds dubious at best. For each academic class, perhaps we're also to believe every BCS program does not typically sign at least 1 RB.His scholarship was pulled from what I was told as UConn was only going to take one back and that was the senior transfer Thompkins.

Go look at Exit 4’s roster chart which is in the Football section. He lists Edsall’s ideal roster by position. For RBs, UConn has 6 scholarship athletes and Edsall’s ideal roster has 5. So, I do think after Tompkins committed, we were done recruiting RBs.At an earlier point in time, wavering Smith's prospective offer may have been pulled. Given Toledo grad transfer Thompkins only has one year of eligibility, the "UConn was only going to take one back" tale sounds dubious at best. For each academic class, perhaps we're also to believe every BCS program does not typically sign at least 1 RB.![]()
Been saying it for years... UConn is at a competitive disadvantage not having an Aviation program!! We play @ a damn runway.
>>"I knew that them having my aviation major, it was going to be the best fit for me and my family after football," Smith said of SJSU. "They are one of the top schools for aviation. That right there opened my eyes.<<
If that’s the case, Embry Riddle might be the next Bama
Yes, noted previously. From the timing of the pulled scholarship, the reasoning remains reasonably questionable. Smith's a non-entity now, Thompkins is our one-year option, and a few RB's will be a heightened focus in next 12 months.Go look at Exit 4’s roster chart which is in the Football section. He lists Edsall’s ideal roster by position. For RBs, UConn has 6 scholarship athletes and Edsall’s ideal roster has 5. So, I do think after Tompkins committed, we were done recruiting RBs.
FWIW - I know of a HS prospect who was told UConn was only taking one RB this cycle. The kid believed he was next if Thompkins didn’t accept.Go look at Exit 4’s roster chart which is in the Football section. He lists Edsall’s ideal roster by position. For RBs, UConn has 6 scholarship athletes and Edsall’s ideal roster has 5. So, I do think after Tompkins committed, we were done recruiting RBs.
FWIW - I know of a HS prospect who was told UConn was only taking one RB this cycle. The kid believed he was next if Thompkins didn’t accept.
Did the running back sign with another team? Just curious
OK, potential further confirmation Smith's offer was pulled independent of Thompkins being offered and as uconnbill's suggests apparently only one spot was ever being allocated for some RB. Someday, UConn's ideally signing at least 1 to ideally 2 RBs every single recruiting signing period.FWIW - I know of a HS prospect who was told UConn was only taking one RB this cycle. The kid believed he was next if Thompkins didn’t accept.
I been watching this kid for a while and he has me stumped... he’s followed by Mike Z (mutual), Harris (mutual), Wholley (mutual), DDC (mutual) Julius Williams (mutual) and he also follows Edsall. He also runs w/ the Supreme Athlete crowd. He has offers from Cornell, Fordham, Yale and Michigan (probably a PWO by now). You’d think he be worth a shot based on the Edsall previous love of kids w/ wrestling background and the number of high end kids Supreme (and Suffield Academy) pumps out annually). Just one of those things that make ya go hmmm...
I been watching this kid for a while and he has me stumped... he’s followed by Mike Z (mutual), Harris (mutual), Wholley (mutual), DDC (mutual) Julius Williams (mutual) and he also follows Edsall. He also runs w/ the Supreme Athlete crowd. He has offers from Cornell, Fordham, Yale and Michigan (probably a PWO by now). You’d think he be worth a shot based on the Edsall previous love of kids w/ wrestling background and the number of high end kids Supreme (and Suffield Academy) pumps out annually). Just one of those things that make ya go hmmm...