2022 Recruiting Thread

[Exit 4]

With Uguak leaving I believe we have five roster spots left and that’s assuming Prince Samuels is fully on board.

I’m thinking the five are filled as;

• HS QB
• Portal LB (not much public smoke here, but they are working on it)
• Portal OL (hopefully a true OT or C)
• JUCO/Portal CB
• wildcard for the best remaining athlete

I think I was mistake about a one year lift of the 85 man cap, it appears that rule change wasn’t implemented - only the convoluted one year expansion to a 32 man class size.

Would love to see local Cam Edwards take that last spot as a DB.

 

[Coach J]

With Uguak leaving I believe we have five roster spots left and that’s assuming Prince Samuels is fully on board.

I’m thinking the five are filled as;

• HS QB
• Portal LB (not much public smoke here, but they are working on it)
• Portal OL (hopefully a true OT or C)
• JUCO/Portal CB
• wildcard for the best remaining athlete

I think I was mistake about a one year lift of the 85 man cap, it appears that rule change wasn’t implemented - only the convoluted one year expansion to a 32 man class size.

Would love to see local Cam Edwards take that last spot as a DB.

Has anyone brought up the thought that Prince Samuels could be a PWO?

 

[Coach J]

Crazy how 247 keeps dropping our team ranking when they don't even list 7 of our commitments and they still have 5 that are unrated. And Rivals doesn't give us a team ranking at all. SMH

 

[huskymedic]

Has anyone brought up the thought that Prince Samuels could be a PWO?

I guess anything’s possible till the NLI is signed, but the Jeff Jacobs’ article where PS talks about accepting UConn’s offer didn’t make it seem that way:

“The two spoke, they spoke a little more and, dang, if Mora didn’t make a scholarship offer right there.”

 

[Exit 4]

Crazy how 247 keeps dropping our team ranking when they don't even list 7 of our commitments and they still have 5 that are unrated. And Rivals doesn't give us a team ranking at all. SMH

247 probably wants a service fee from the university to "cover" the school.... akin to those "best of the gold coast" business awards we have down here in lower CT.

We just have to win 5 or 6 games to make 247 look stupid. Game on.

 

[huskymedic]

Hmmm…

 

[Ajs120102]

Zion got a crystal ball for UConn

 

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[Coach J]

I like it!

 

[HuskyHawk]

How many of the TEs we signed and are recruiting will play TE and how many are future LBs and EDGE players? They can't possibly all be expecting to be TEs. Few teams ever even use a two TE set in the college game.

 

[huskymedic]

Has anyone brought up the thought that Prince Samuels could be a PWO?

I guess anything’s possible till the NLI is signed, but the Jeff Jacobs’ article where PS talks about accepting UConn’s offer didn’t make it seem that way:

“The two spoke, they spoke a little more and, dang, if Mora didn’t make a scholarship offer right there.”

JI posted this article just a bit ago... Windsor two-sport athlete Prince Samuels eager to play college football

-> Samuels—a 6-foot-4, 215-pound senior who plays football and basketball at Windsor High—is excited to take an in-person visit to UConn later this month to meet with first-year football coach Jim Mora. He’s excited to make his commitment official soon after by signing a National Letter of Intent to play for the Huskies during the spring signing period that begins on February 2. <-

 

[ChampHusky]

How many of the TEs we signed and are recruiting will play TE and how many are future LBs and EDGE players? They can't possibly all be expecting to be TEs. Few teams ever even use a two TE set in the college game.

I read somewhere that our offense will resemble Utah's. The Utes did an amazing job with two TE sets this year.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

this dude has one helluva football name

Tres, aka Gamaliel Barboza, named after his father (likely júnior, Dos?) based on UTEP's linked site and likely his paternal grandfather.
55's es un gran Tres.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

I read somewhere that our offense will resemble Utah's. The Utes did an amazing job with two TE sets this year.

Multiple TE offenses are becoming more popular. Creates physical mismatches.
“The more you can do in 12 and the more multiple you can be—especially with a tight end that can block the D gap and a tight end that can run routes as a receiver—that’s dangerous.” from the USCe coach.
12 being an offense using 2 TEs. Lot of colleges are using more 2 tight end sets.

 

[gioff2323]

Athletic TEs are generally a mismatch for Ds - hard to find rangy LBs or Nickels with size.

See, Georgia, University of

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I read somewhere that our offense will resemble Utah's. The Utes did an amazing job with two TE sets this year.

He mentioned the Rams as a good example of what he runs....I believe the use just one TE.

Charlton said, in a general sense, the NFL offense his tends to most resemble is that of the Rams.

Why UConn’s offensive coordinator Nick Charlton left head coaching job in Maine: ‘We’re here to win’

Nick Charlton, previously the head coach at Maine, is the UConn offensive coordinator...

www.ctinsider.com

 

[gioff2323]

McVay still runs variations on his staple concepts: the outside zone run game, motion, both early and late, shifts, and using wide receivers and tight ends interchangeably as blockers and pass catchers. All unite to gain space, leverage numerical advantages, and create coverage mismatches.

 

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[Coach J]

Welcome to the Husky Revolution Zion!

 

[Slick]

Incredible job by Coach Mora and staff recruiting! There is actual competition at multiple positions which is huge

 

[Coach J]

Those are some numbers we haven't seen in some time!

 

[Coach J]

It's fair to say this will be our deepest QB room ever and JM did it in what 2 months!

Quite impressive now we just need some more beef to protect them.

 

[Drew]

Cannot believe this was real at one point. What a total 180 we’ve done. Program has a bright future ahead!

 

[huskymedic]

Grad Transfer DL Dre Butler commits to Liberty