Transfers - Outbound (8/1/22>7/31/23 cycle)

[DoctorWho85]

How good will Cincinnati be in there first year without Fickell? I doubt they going to run the exact same schemes. Satterfield is a very good coach so hopefully this gives Aaron a nice shot to continue his success.

 

[DawgEnjoyer]

WR room is crowded, have 5 transfers, some that have produced similar numbers on P5 teams and two highly rated freshmen coming in.

Well I'll eat crow here, I thought this was about playing time, but it looks like he knew a P5 offer was possible.

Good for him.

 

[DawgEnjoyer]

Would rather lose Myles than Malcolm.

100% Malcolm had some very good stretches last year and has the chance to be elite by the time he graduates.

 

[DawgEnjoyer]

This hurts. I was hoping he'd be a good one for us. Keep the pipeline opened for CT kids.

Me too, he looked to be a very good (but raw) athlete. He also played hoops and was decent and IMO that may have been where his head always was.

IIRC we seemed to be his only D1 offer, so I'm not shocked he didn't pan out.

If we're being honest, which we should be, not all of CT kids that we think may be overlooked and give a shot to will work. For some of them, the conventional logic of them not being D1 prospects will be valid. But overall the approach Mora is taking is still very wise and I'm sure will pay dividends with another Justin Joly (not from CT, but close) type find.

 

[uconnfan68]

Me too, he looked to be a very good (but raw) athlete. He also played hoops and was decent and IMO that may have been where his head always was.

IIRC we seemed to be his only D1 offer, so I'm not shocked he didn't pan out.

If we're being honest, which we should be, not all of CT kids that we think may be overlooked and give a shot to will work. For some of them, the conventional logic of them not being D1 prospects will be valid. But overall the approach Mora is taking is still very wise and I'm sure will pay dividends with another Justin Joly (not from CT, but close) type find.

Yeah, no idea if he really wanted FB, but he was a lot bigger than our usual linebackers. Was hoping he’d make a difference for us, in coverage and off the edge.

 

[LetsGoUC]

Pretty surprising to see Turner end up at Cincy, but good for him. He's a big loss for us next season

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Forte]

Well I'll eat crow here, I thought this was about playing time, but it looks like he knew a P5 offer was possible.

Good for him.

It's so weird talking about Cinci and our once peers as these P5 elite programs while we align with G5... especially when we are a state flagship with many national championships while these other programs are glorified community college CITY schools... like Ville and UCF.

 

[Slick]

I thought he was a high ranking recruit. What happened to him?

 

[huskyblooz]

I thought he was a high ranking recruit. What happened to him?

I guess we're out on his younger brother, who's a stud!

 

[rich1122]

Zzzzzzzzz

 

[Dizzy21]

I guess we're out on his younger brother, who's a stud!

Yeah, that was my first thought too.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I believe today is the last day to enter the portal?

 

[CAbyCT]

I believe today is the last day to enter the portal?

Believe you are correct.

 

[DawgEnjoyer]

I thought he was a high ranking recruit. What happened to him?

I was really excited when we got him. It seemed like last year other freshman DBs flashed more.

 

[Coach J]

Can anyone confirm if my math is correct, factoring in the Hicks commitment and today's exits we have 7 open spots for 2023 currently? That gives us room to bring in some experienced guys, hopefully we will see some commitments soon.

 

[Guru13]

Wishful thought, but was looking at Keelan Marion offers and was thinking nun of the schools he has been offered by play on a bigger stage than we do since we are independent and play some high caliber p5 schools, I wonder will he decide to come back granted it is Mora choice, looking at the level of exposure he will get from being at Uconn.

 

[Husky25]

I have no doubt that UConn will fill their open slots. The transfer portal contains around or over 2,000 players. UConn probably probably won't get a 5 star SEC transfer, but there is more than enough talent to fill openings for a rising Independent with UConn's schedule, exposure, and Coach who know how to get them to the NFL.

Separate but related: The number of players in the portal is astounding. Unless a player really doesn't care about continuing to play football or pursue a college education, I can't see how a player enters the portal without knowing they have a landing spot. Of course that opens the door to tampering, but the process is so half-baked as it is that he NCAA reaps what they sow.

 

[Chin Diesel]

UConn Football Transfer Portal (8/1/22 thru 7/31/23 Cycle)

RB Will Knight
WR Darius Bush > Georgia State
RB Nate Carter > Michigan State
WR Mark Didio (PWO) >Wagner
DL Kayode Oladele
DB Deon McLean
DB Juan Rosario (PWO)
WR Hayden Jordan (PWO)
TE Russ Dixon
WR Ethon Williams
QB Tyler Phommachanh
WR Aaron Turner
WR Keelan Marion
WR Nigel Fitzgerald
DB Myles Bell
LB Prince Samuels
K Jake Andjelic (PWO)
DB Derek Spearman
OL Nikko Pohahau

Two best players to leave were Marion and Carter??

UConn weathered the portal very well and I have little doubt the players which will come in to UConn as a whole will be better than the the departing players.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Regardless of what school they come from, high school rankings and offers, it is a crapshoot.

 

[freescooter]

Two best players to leave were Marion and Carter??

UConn weathered the portal very well and I have little doubt the players which will come in to UConn as a whole will be better than the the departing players.

I generally agree. Though I would consider Turner a big loss too. And really neither Carter nor Marion played much so we figured out how to do things without them.

 

[ktuck911]

I generally agree. Though I would consider Turner a big loss too. And really neither Carter nor Marion played much so we figured out how to do things without them.

depth depth depth... it's all about depth... I hate to admit this (because I'm a Huge fan of he players), but it's a blessing (because of our coaching staff now in place), we've got players now that can fill in and still keep us in games instead of being a step behind, slower....

 

[gioff2323]

depth depth depth... it's all about depth... I hate to admit this (because I'm a Huge fan of he players), but it's a blessing (because of our coaching staff now in place), we've got players now that can fill in and still keep us in games instead of being a step behind, slower....

But are they RKGs?

 

[HuskyAlum012]

Can anyone confirm if my math is correct, factoring in the Hicks commitment and today's exits we have 7 open spots for 2023 currently? That gives us room to bring in some experienced guys, hopefully we will see some commitments soon.

Cant corroborate the number, just sharing...

 

[Exit 4]

Cant corroborate the number, just sharing...

We are at 84 by my count.

 

[Scrutineer]

We are at 84 by my count

I demand a recount!
We need more players.

 

[Exit 4]

I demand a recount!
We need more players.

Welp - I hear ya.

Seems like they want to add a WR or two, a DL and another LB - so add perhaps four more players with only one open seat.

Baring a surprise departure post portal window closing (which was yesterday), I see a few ways to make the space.
1) Defer the enrollment of some of the HS signees to January? Currently nine of the signees are scheduled to arrive this summer as four already arrived in January. Most of our HS recruits are rather raw, so this could make some sense, although there is some reputation risk here for the program and the possibility some of the kids decide to move on while they wait. This is somewhat routine behavior by the big boy programs.
2) Perhaps some of our expected transfers is no longer coming? I have counted Renwick, Eldridge and Porter towards our 84, but perhaps there has been a change here and some are no longer set to arrive.
3) WO scholarships returned? The possibility Mora would take back a WO scholarship and/or the possibility the WO scholarships handed out last fall were for one year only. IDK- but I suppose that is a possibility here.
4) Medical departures/exiting football? Some leaves - doesn't care about the portal because they are done with football. I suppose that is possible too. Kids that are grads and UConn is there second or third stop might fall into this scenario where they plan to leave football and not bother with the portal again.

 

[HuskyAlum012]

We are at 84 by my count.

Then I wouldnt be surprised to see a couple more names pop up. Think we need to add at least 2 more WR tranfers on top of the Arizona one whose coming in the summer.

 

[AD DB Burner]

2) Perhaps some of our expected transfers is no longer coming? I have counted Renwick, Eldridge and Porter towards our 84, but perhaps there has been a change here and some are no longer set to arrive.

Eldrige did participate in spring practice from what I saw on social media, but his IG page now says "retired athlete", so you may be onto something with him.