2025 Inbound Portal Options (December 9th - 28th 2024 & April 16th - 25th 2025 Cycle)

[ZooCougar]

You have to trust your staff, but I'd rather grab someone who has proven he is good at the CUSA/Sunbelt/MAC level than someone at a P-4 school who has decided he hasn't seen a pathway to get on the field. But maybe that's just me.

Let’s sign a guy that has a 4 Star football IQ and not someone with “elite physical skills” only.

 

[Palatine]

Let’s sign a guy that has a 4 Star football IQ and not someone with “elite physical skills” only.

I'd take either.

 

[giddyup]

Let’s sign a guy that has a 4 Star football IQ and not someone with “elite physical skills” only.

100%. There are a few types of players:

1. Elite physical that didn’t cut it or they wouldn’t be in the portal;
2. Super quality football players at P4s stuck behind somebody that want to play
3. P4 level stars shopping for money
4. Mid-level looking to go P4 big time
5. FCS looking to move up the ladder.

You want No. 2 but often can’t tell if they are No. 1.
You can’t afford 3.
No. 4 isn’t interested
No. 5 has great tape against the wrong level of competition and is hit or miss.

In summary, you don’t know what you’re getting unless you can afford No.3.

 

[hardcorehusky]

NEEDS :
OT
LB
K

and depends on any outbound contributors

DT and Corner as well

 

[Rich]

100%. There are a few types of players:

1. Elite physical that didn’t cut it or they wouldn’t be in the portal;
2. Super quality football players at P4s stuck behind somebody that want to play
3. P4 level stars shopping for money
4. Mid-level looking to go P4 big time
5. FCS looking to move up the ladder.

You want No. 2 but often can’t tell if they are No. 1.
You can’t afford 3.
No. 4 isn’t interested
No. 5 has great tape against the wrong level of competition and is hit or miss.

In summary, you don’t know what you’re getting unless you can afford No.3.

Jackson Arnold should be a 2 but might be a 1.

 

[businesslawyer]

DT and Corner as well

Corner is one of the less immediate needs. In fact, I can't think of a defensive position where we're more set for next year. Chadwick and Bell will be fine.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Corner is one of the less immediate needs. In fact, I can't think of a defensive position where we're more set for next year. Chadwick and Bell will be fine.

Bell participated in Senior Day

 

[businesslawyer]

Bell participated in Senior Day

Thanks. Obviously a bummer if he moves on. It's not usual for starters to move on with eligibility, but obviously it's his life.

 

[UConnJim]

Thanks. Obviously a bummer if he moves on. It's not usual for starters to move on with eligibility, but obviously it's his life.

Not a given that a guy who participates in senior day doesn't come back.

 

[UCFBfan]

I don't want a solid FCS player. That was JF and we saw what that resulted in at the level we are at. Serviceable QB play but not something you can hang your hat on. I agree on getting a proven starter from a G5 conference. Let's be honest, any starter or backup from a P4 is not coming here. However, a low G5 conference transfer who is looking to move up and/or play for a coach with NFL experience, would be a good addition.

My question is what happens with Evers next season. Wonder where he'll fall in the depth chart

 

[huskyblooz]

My question is what happens with Evers next season. Wonder where he'll fall in the depth chart

he'll have every opportunity to win a starting spot here. UConn is his 3rd college.
Time to step up, dude. Its your job if you work hard enough.

 

[CJasmer]

he'll have every opportunity to win a starting spot here. UConn is his 3rd college.
Time to step up, dude. Its your job if you work hard enough.

UConn needs to get a QB that can throw a consistent pass. It needs to be a QB that actually has played well at least at the G5 level. 2nd is they need to make sure they keep their star players before looking for players in portal.

 

[ktuck911]

Sounds like TVD will be back in the portal. Bring that boy home!

He's coming off injury I see... Makes sense, for one and done... We need to push that QB room to the limit... Somebody will rise to the top...

 

[How Sway?!]

I don't want a solid FCS player. That was JF and we saw what that resulted in at the level we are at. Serviceable QB play but not something you can hang your hat on. I agree on getting a proven starter from a G5 conference. Let's be honest, any starter or backup from a P4 is not coming here. However, a low G5 conference transfer who is looking to move up and/or play for a coach with NFL experience, would be a good addition.

My question is what happens with Evers next season. Wonder where he'll fall in the depth chart

Proven starters at the G5 level go to P4 teams. Unless we're willing to spend most of our NIL on just the QB, I doubt we'll be able to compete for one.

What we should be aiming for is proven QBs at the FCS level. UNLV is a perfect example, they got two really good FCS quarterbacks last year and they had probably the best season in their history.

 

[gioff2323]

I’d make a qb a priority. Evers never played healthy and u have to wonder if he might be another guy who struggles to stay healthy. HCJM is enamored w/dual threat qb so we Shd have another at the ready.

 

[ktuck911]

Keeping it a buck, QB is the most important position on the team... If a straight dawg is available in the portal, knowing what we currently have, you gotta invite him to the party... Having a QB that can see the openings in defenses and has the ability to exploit that (pushing the football down the field with his arm, with touch..) How do you pass that up... If we say, find a guy like Syracuse QB McCord, who's just quite simply been stuck behind another guy, or got benched because he still can't beat Michigan, or Alabama, or Oregon, you take him....just sayin

 

[UCFBfan]

Proven starters at the G5 level go to P4 teams. Unless we're willing to spend most of our NIL on just the QB, I doubt we'll be able to compete for one.

What we should be aiming for is proven QBs at the FCS level. UNLV is a perfect example, they got two really good FCS quarterbacks last year and they had probably the best season in their history.

I'm not sold on that idea that G5 QBs all go to P4 schools. I think we could compete for a low G5 starter if we saw someone we liked. An AAC/MW QB we'd likely have zero shot but a MAC/CUSA/Sun Belt QB we might.

 

[ZooCougar]

I'd take either.

You really don't.

 

[ZooCougar]

Keeping it a buck, QB is the most important position on the team... If a straight dawg is available in the portal, knowing what we currently have, you gotta invite him to the party... Having a QB that can see the openings in defenses and has the ability to exploit that (pushing the football down the field with his arm, with touch..) How do you pass that up... If we say, find a guy like Syracuse QB McCord, who's just quite simply been stuck behind another guy, or got benched because he still can't beat Michigan, or Alabama, or Oregon, you take him....just sayin

McCord was the starter. And that caliber of player isn't coming here unless we find a total sleeper.

 

[CJasmer]

McCord was the starter. And that caliber of player isn't coming here unless we find a total sleeper.

Could be possible if you overpay. But overall I agree with what you are saying.

 

[ZooCougar]

I will be really hard to overpay. Schools with $100M a year will max out their revenue share. And we won’t be able to match even the schools that are pulling in half of that with out more state support or a P4 invite.

Things will be more and more stratified starting now.

 

[huskymedic]

EJ Warner, come on down!!!

3rd chance to get it right kid!

What else did you ask Santa for?

 

[noeynox]

Crazy he is on his final year why others like McNamara have no end in sight.

 

[CJasmer]

I will be really hard to overpay. Schools with $100M a year will max out their revenue share. And we won’t be able to match even the schools that are pulling in half of that with out more state support or a P4 invite.

Things will be more and more stratified starting now.

I was talking about 1 player.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

What else did you ask Santa for?

Do you guys think Warner from Rice is worth signing?