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I mean we are starting with young players every year now. At some point enough has to be enough.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Guardine and a higher rated recruit in Quay Evans. Move Pace back to DL for passing downs.
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Was Caleb starting? I seem to remember he was third behind travis Jones and another DL kid.
I think this transfer has more to do with him being from Texas and maybe wanting to play closer to home? Covid is changing how some parents and kids view things. Might just want to play for family and friends in his home state...
 
Nextmanup said:
Was Caleb starting? I seem to remember he was third behind travis Jones and another DL kid.
I think this transfer has more to do with him being from Texas and maybe wanting to play closer to home? Covid is changing how some parents and kids view things. Might just want to play for family and friends in his home state...
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I think you might be thinking of Eric Watts. Even if he wasn’t a starter we need upperclassmen depth if we are going to do anything ever.
 
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Benedict talks a bit about the challenges of the extra year of eligibility and transfers in general in this interview (not football specific) -> fast forward to 44:40 mark):

 
uconnbill said:
I wish him well but this sucks seeing these players leaving
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Very bad to see starters leave. Randy wants to have experienced players with extra year of strength training etc but how does it help us if we have gotten them bigger ,stronger and faster and they leave with 2 years left of eligibility?
 
Njalum1422 said:
I think you might be thinking of Eric Watts. Even if he wasn’t a starter we need upperclassmen depth if we are going to do anything ever.
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Yes I agree we def need upperclassmen to stick around to help the program.. just trying to figure out why some of the transfers leave.. always hope it’s because they want to start somewhere right away and not be second or third on the depth chart..
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Watts is a DE, hoping he is the answer on the left side.
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Me too.. and maybe Dillon can provide a little speed off the edge on the other side... We need somebody to get to the QB of the edge badly... somebody with speed.
 
This is another blow to our defense. Caleb was a starter last year. I am losing confidence in the idea that our defense would be much improved next year over last year.
 
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Tdaley said:
This is another blow to our defense. Caleb was a starter last year. I am losing confidence in the idea that our defense would be much improved next year over last year.
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If we can somehow keep a glass half full perspective on this (it's extremely hard right now I admit) we gotta have high hopes for guys like Gourdine, Moore, Iguak, Evans who will help fill the void... It's tough to envision since we didn't play this year due to COVID... These young pups need to be/should be (nothing more) like hungry Huskies come the start of Fall '21 camp.. zero excuses...
 
Tdaley said:
This is another blow to our defense. Caleb was a starter last year. I am losing confidence in the idea that our defense would be much improved next year over last year.
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I'm more optimistic. First, the defense was young in 2019 and the players will be more developed in 2020. Unfortunately, UConn has not updated any of the defensive size and weights since 2019 so we are probably going to be positively surprised about how some players have developed.

On the DL, 7 players started in 2019. Yes, Thomas did start 11 games, but T Jones started 11, K Jones started 10, Harris started 7 (at DL), Uguak started 5, DeVaughn started 3, and Watts started 1. They were very young in 2019 as the starters were 1 Junior, 1 R-So, 3 So, 1 R-Fr, and 1 Fr.

As for DL tackles and tackles for loss in 2019:

K Jones 40 tackels, 4.5 tackles for loss
T Jones 40 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss
Watts 30 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss
Harris 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss
Thomas 23 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss
Uguak 19 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss
DeVaughn 15 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss

And, you have to remember, there will be 2 DL that redshirted in 2019 who will be in their 3rd year with the team and 5 DL that will be in their 2nd year with the team as well as 2 true freshmen.
 
UConnJim said:
I'm more optimistic. First, the defense was young in 2019 and the players will be more developed in 2020. Unfortunately, UConn has not updated any of the defensive size and weights since 2019 so we are probably going to be positively surprised about how some players have developed.

On the DL, 7 players started in 2019. Yes, Thomas did start 11 games, but T Jones started 11, K Jones started 10, Harris started 7 (at DL), Uguak started 5, DeVaughn started 3, and Watts started 1. They were very young in 2019 as the starters were 1 Junior, 1 R-So, 3 So, 1 R-Fr, and 1 Fr.

As for DL tackles and tackles for loss in 2019:

K Jones 40 tackels, 4.5 tackles for loss
T Jones 40 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss
Watts 30 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss
Harris 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss
Thomas 23 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss
Uguak 19 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss
DeVaughn 15 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss

And, you have to remember, there will be 2 DL that redshirted in 2019 who will be in their 3rd year with the team and 5 DL that will be in their 2nd year with the team as well as 2 true freshmen.
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Good stuff bro... Yep, it sucks we don't get to see updates of players on how they developed in terms of size... which makes me cautiously optomistic come next year.. Hope we get something on that stuff early next year... If we didn't "grow" (not just football IQ) come next year, it'll be deflating to say the least.
 
I don’t really care about measurements all that much. Probably not going to out size too many teams on their schedule. Just hope they got stronger tougher and better.
 
UConnJim said:
I'm more optimistic. First, the defense was young in 2019 and the players will be more developed in 2020. Unfortunately, UConn has not updated any of the defensive size and weights since 2019 so we are probably going to be positively surprised about how some players have developed.

On the DL, 7 players started in 2019. Yes, Thomas did start 11 games, but T Jones started 11, K Jones started 10, Harris started 7 (at DL), Uguak started 5, DeVaughn started 3, and Watts started 1. They were very young in 2019 as the starters were 1 Junior, 1 R-So, 3 So, 1 R-Fr, and 1 Fr.

As for DL tackles and tackles for loss in 2019:

K Jones 40 tackels, 4.5 tackles for loss
T Jones 40 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss
Watts 30 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss
Harris 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss
Thomas 23 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss
Uguak 19 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss
DeVaughn 15 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss

And, you have to remember, there will be 2 DL that redshirted in 2019 who will be in their 3rd year with the team and 5 DL that will be in their 2nd year with the team as well as 2 true freshmen.
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Who are the 2 DL that redshirted and the 5 DL that will be in the second year?
 
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huskymedic said:
Roster compression from extra year of eligibility for current rosters and the large number of committed kids not being able to visit campus/meet staff in person is going to cause increased activity in both the transfer portal and in decommits across the board. I think I counted 5 FBS QB transfers yesterday alone.

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Do you think a lot of these kids are going to find no scholarships available?
Are the newer linemen so good Thomas might have felt he wouldn't get much playing time?
 
Watchdog said:
Do you think a lot of these kids are going to find no scholarships available?
Are the newer linemen so good Thomas might have felt he wouldn't get much playing time?
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Position on a depth chart can be fluid. Tough to determine where players stand with so little real information coming out. Is the staff looking for more production out of that position? Do they feel they need more push up the middle? Or if the guy graduates and is looking for a new experience or school to attend graduate school on scholarship.
 
Husky68 said:
Someone (can't remember who) once told me that guys who are in the transfer portal have issues, wonder if that it true?
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Thomas' issue is that he is graduating early(great accomplishment) and is going to graduate school someplace else on scholarship. Not the type of issues like poor academics or legal issues that you know Edsall was referring to.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Thomas' issue is that he is graduating early(great accomplishment) and is going to graduate school someplace else on scholarship. Not the type of issues like poor academics or legal issues that you know Edsall was referring to.
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Hearing he wants to play closer to home.. I’ll bet he commits to a school in Texas so he’s close to family and friends..
 
Better q for him to ask is how many schools can afford to pay for more than 85 schollies and related costs?
 
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Whats our scholarship situation like? I was under the impression that we were quite close to the 85 scholarship limit, which would inhibit us from bringing many transfers.
 
Seniors will be permitted to return next year and not count against a sport's roster or scholarship limits. Underclassmen will get access to a waiver they can use to extend their careers, but beyond the 2021-22 academic year, those athletes will count against scholarship and roster limits.
 
2022 NC said:
Whats our scholarship situation like? I was under the impression that we were quite close to the 85 scholarship limit, which would inhibit us from bringing many transfers.
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We are 11 under 85 going into December. I think we have 9 or so kids that effectively get the extra year of eligibility thanks to the COVid rules. How many of the bonus year kids return remains to be seen, but hopefully all of them (Mensah, Rose, Van Demark, D. Harris, Morgan, Fortt, K. Williams, Harrell, Keating).

74 existing (including the 9 mentioned above)
+15 planned Dec 20 signing
89 total which is 4 over the limit

I would expect perhaps 2 to 4 under grad scholarship kids to depart before the second Feb signing deadline (normal churn for academics, playing time, etc). If we have a few more departures I could see Randy taking 1 or 2 more HS kids in Feb and 1 or 2 transfers and have a roster with 87 to 92 scholarship kids which will be a good 5 to 8 more than we usually have going into fall ball. I know this state is on a budget crisis mode, but my hope is that they wont bat an eye about being a few scholarships over for once. Heck by mid 2021 the usual attrition will probably get us back below 85 again rather quickly.

We'll see what Randy says on the December signing day. Maybe he will share some specifics on what they would like to accomplish with the Feb signing date.

Judging by the GAs on twitter who seem to be tasked with finding transfers, the program is on the hunt for a grad safety as a top priority with some interest in WRs, OL and CBs as well. If we have surprise QB departure we will definitely work to quickly fill that space as well.
 
huskysupporter said:
Very true. UCONN has an opportunity to significantly increase talent level with transfers this go round. Hope they take advantage.
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I thought Edsall said that he wouldn't take anyone from the portal.
 
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