Potential Transfers Into Program in 2018

[uconnphil2016]

2 former Clemson football players arrested on armed robbery charges

Looks like CJ Fuller won't be coming in at RB lol

 

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Maybe this guy borrowed lunch money and never gave it back.

Moving on....

 

[uconnphil2016]

BREAKING: Freshman All-American Lamonte McDougle Has Quit The West Virginia Football Team, Will Transfer

Freshman All-American NT at WVU quit the team and is looking to transfer. Worth posting just because we're thin there and WVU runs a 3-3-5

 

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This is interesting - David Harris recently started following this OT in CA looking to transfer.
Alberto Munoz (@a_munoz36) | Twitter

And this JUCO DE/DT
Tyler Millender (@Tylermillender5) | Twitter

 

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One more notable:

Anthony Whigan, a Maryland kid by way of Lackawanna has Corey and D. Harris following. Recently received a NC State offer. 6'5'' 290lbs, plays OT.
Anthony Whigan (@_antboogie) | Twitter

 

[uconnphil2016]

Patrick O'Brien™ (@oneandonlyPOB) | Twitter

Got a follow this morning from David Harris

 

[huskymedic]

Patrick O'Brien™ (@oneandonlyPOB) | Twitter

Got a follow this morning from David Harris

The UConn west coast connection to O'Brien is Kyle Weiss who came from UCLA.

 

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If we are reaching out on QB transfer I think its a sign we have QB departures.

O'Brien redshirted 2016, played some in 2017. Seems he could sit out 2018 and have two years of eligibility left for 2019 and 2020.

Patrick O'Brien Bio

 

[huskymedic]

If we are reaching out on QB transfer I think its a sign we have QB departures.

...or someone who may/won't be academically eligible

 

[formerlurker]

...or someone who won't be academically eligible.

That would be sad.

 

[huskymedic]

If we are reaching out on QB transfer I think its a sign we have QB departures.

O'Brien redshirted 2016, played some in 2017. Seems he could sit out 2018 and have two years of eligibility left for 2019 and 2020.

Patrick O'Brien Bio

He was getting buried pretty far down the depth chart by underclassmen and not a projected fit for Frost’s offense.

O'Brien transferring; Frost explains separation in quarterback competition

 

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He was getting buried pretty far down the depth chart by underclassmen and not a projected fit for Frost’s offense.

O'Brien transferring; Frost explains separation in quarterback competition

First question. Did you ever interact with Bob Diaco and if so, what is your opinion?

 

[UConnJim]

If we are reaching out on QB transfer I think its a sign we have QB departures.

O'Brien redshirted 2016, played some in 2017. Seems he could sit out 2018 and have two years of eligibility left for 2019 and 2020.

Patrick O'Brien Bio

Disagree. He was the 10th rated Pro QB coming out of HS and anytime you can grab a top rated kid, you grab him regardless of position. You need to be always upgrading talent.

 

[kcc1442]

Disagree. He was the 10th rated Pro QB coming out of HS and anytime you can grab a top rated kid, you grab him regardless of position. You need to be always upgrading talent.

Yeah I agree. Plus the other part is that he is going to have to sit out 2018. So Pindell will be gone and he will be here to compete with Washington, Krajewski, and McAfee come 2019. Not that there couldn't be but I don't think it definitively states that there is a QB that is departing. Think RE is doing his due diligence to use his schollys and improve the roster.

 

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Disagree. He was the 10th rated Pro QB coming out of HS and anytime you can grab a top rated kid, you grab him regardless of position. You need to be always upgrading talent.

Um QBs have been announcing transfers all winter and I haven’t seen the staff make one twitter follow for this position ....until now.

You are wasting your time when you try to over recruit the qb position. The kids aren’t dumb - they obviously put a lot of consideration into their odds of playing based on the depth of the roster. I don’t think it was realistic for the staff to reel in a sixth scholarship qb for fall 2018 until they had a better handle on the abilities of the current four and their likelihood for sticking around for the long haul. If we go after a qb transfer this spring it’s hard to imagine it’s not in part because someone is leaving.

 

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Yeah I agree. Plus the other part is that he is going to have to sit out 2018. So Pindell will be gone and he will be here to compete with Washington, Krajewski, and McAfee come 2019. Not that there couldn't be but I don't think it definitively states that there is a QB that is departing. Think RE is doing his due diligence to use his schollys and improve the roster.

Hard to imagine just about any qb actually worth a scholarship would get excited to come to Uconn to beat out four guys to play in 2019. Surely there are better opportunities out there for any quality qb transfer. Situations where there is just one or two dudes to beat out.

 

[ktuck911]

We need more big uglies up front on D, preferrably a DT or 2 .. or a DT and a DE.. or 2 DEs...

 

[kcc1442]

Hard to imagine just about any qb actually worth a scholarship would get excited to come to Uconn to beat out four guys to play in 2019. Surely there are better opportunities out there for any quality qb transfer. Situations where there is just one or two dudes to beat out.

????????????? Every program has 4-5 QBs on scholarship at any one time. We would have the same. Any big major school he is coming from or going to would have guys to beat out, guys that were rated highly, guys that were the best QBs in their county and state and sometimes their entire region at the time they graduated. My point is that none of the guys he would be coming in to compete against are going to scare him away. Don't know where you think he is going to get a scholarship where he is only competing against one or two other guys. No coach would let their team start the year with only 3 scholarship Qbs barring extreme and unforeseen circumstances.

 

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????????????? Every program has 4-5 QBs on scholarship at any one time. We would have the same. Any big major school he is coming from or going to would have guys to beat out, guys that were rated highly, guys that were the best QBs in their county and state and sometimes their entire region at the time they graduated. My point is that none of the guys he would be coming in to compete against are going to scare him away. Don't know where you think he is going to get a scholarship where he is only competing against one or two other guys. No coach would let their team start the year with only 3 scholarship Qbs barring extreme and unforeseen circumstances.

We have 5 scholarship QBs on this roster come August, you think it’s nornal to have a sixth? That’s the situation here.

 

[UConnJim]

We have 5 scholarship QBs on this roster come August, you think it’s nornal to have a sixth? That’s the situation here.

Sure, it's not ideal, but we have extra scholarships and if you can upgrade the talent you do it regardless of position. Next year, barring any departures or position changes, you would have 5.

 

[kcc1442]

We have 5 scholarship QBs on this roster come August, you think it’s nornal to have a sixth? That’s the situation here.

He has to sit out a year. He's not coming to compete this year against anyone (So Pindell doesn't count). And one of our Qbs is a WO/Former WO. So again its 3 guys next year to compete with that were recruited as scholarship players. 4 if you want to count Bissack (which I'm very sure will not factor into his decision). None of which had any serious P5 offers I don't believe.

 

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Let’s see what happens.

But my bad in failing to remember bisack is done this year.

 

[kris1]

Not sure if we were in on this kid......

Jack Driscoll OL grad transfer from UMass, played high school ball at Hand of Madison, commits to Auburn.
BREAKING: Grad transfer offensive tackle commits to Auburn over USC, UCLA

Driscoll is an interesting story....played mostly TE in high school (probably why I didn’t recall his name). Committed to UMass as a 6’3, 205 OT. Grew into a 6’5, 300 1st team all conference lineman and was considered one of the best Group of 5 OL in the country. He will be a RS Junior with 2 years of eligibility.

 

[huskymedic]

Not sure if we were in on this kid.

Jack Driscoll OL grad transfer from UMass, played high school ball at Hand of Madison, commits to Auburn.
BREAKING: Grad transfer offensive tackle commits to Auburn over USC, UCLA

Well, Grimes was...

 

[huskymedic]

Not sure if we were in on this kid.

Jack Driscoll OL grad transfer from UMass, played high school ball at Hand of Madison, commits to Auburn.
BREAKING: Grad transfer offensive tackle commits to Auburn over USC, UCLA

Driscoll is an interesting story....played mostly TE in high school (probably why I didn’t recall his name). Committed to UMass as a 6’3, 205 OT. Grew into a 6’5, 300 1st team all conference lineman and was considered one of the best Group of 5 OL in the country. He will be a RS Junior with 2 years of eligibility.

Went back to look - besides UMass, his offers coming out of Hand were Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Brown and Army.

That’s why it’s so hard to project OL...