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Non-UConn transfer portal

Two more Toledo guys

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Hazelwood was a true freshman that appeared in just enough games (5) to burn his redhsirt. 7 total tackles.

Team website said Rhett redshirted his freshman year before starting every game in 2024 as a redshirt freshman. I'm assuming that means he started every game he was healthy this season as well.

Think both would be at least decent pickups, or better. We likely will need to rebuild both lines and they are depth pieces at worst
 
Hazelwood was a true freshman that appeared in just enough games (5) to burn his redhsirt. 7 total tackles.

Team website said Rhett redshirted his freshman year before starting every game in 2024 as a redshirt freshman. I'm assuming that means he started every game he was healthy this season as well.

Think both would be at least decent pickups, or better. We likely will need to rebuild both lines and they are depth pieces at worst
Carlos Hazlewood was a redshirt freshman this year. He played in 2 games to redshirt in 2024, then 8 games this year (according to Toledo's website)
 
Carlos Hazlewood was a redshirt freshman this year. He played in 2 games to redshirt in 2024, then 8 games this year (according to Toledo's website)
Thanks for that. Was just going off his game log on his ESPN player profile, looked like he had only played 5 games. Guess he didn't record a tackle in a few of them (maybe he played special teams?)
 
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That is the least surprising news of the off-season. He was 3rd or 4th on the depth chart at New Mexico. Not sure where his path forward is
 
This is an interesting flashback. I can't seem to find any stats for him at New Mexico, so I'm guessing he didn't see the field. I still remember how excited he was to be a Husky and how excited we were to get him. I wish him good luck in the future...
He was a good study on how hard it is to evaluate high school quarterbacks. He seemed to have it all…3 star rating…size…played in Texas…showed leadership on social media. But things haven’t worked out for him yet.
 
Welliver was stuck in the same place on the depth chart at New Mexico as we he was at UConn.

LIke I said last year at this time, Cole -- be a hero. Come to Maine.
 
He was a good study on how hard it is to evaluate high school quarterbacks. He seemed to have it all…3 star rating…size…played in Texas…showed leadership on social media. But things haven’t worked out for him yet.
In all honesty, a 3 star QB is probably the hardest position to evaluate. There are a plethora of those type every year in the recruiting cycle. Maybe (Hopefully) we can take it up a notch and convince a 4 star (or 2 over the course of a few recruiting cycles) to actually take us seriously and come here. Problem here is we don't have time to truly develop anybody here at that position. We need a competent/ultra competitive guy there NOW.
 
In all honesty, a 3 star QB is probably the hardest position to evaluate. There are a plethora of those type every year in the recruiting cycle. Maybe (Hopefully) we can take it up a notch and convince a 4 star (or 2 over the course of a few recruiting cycles) to actually take us seriously and come here. Problem here is we don't have time to truly develop anybody here at that position. We need a competent/ultra competitive guy there NOW.
I think the most likely starters for UConn at qb will be portal qbs( successful FCS starters or P4 backups). In this environment, it will be tough to recruit a high school QB who will be good enough to start over a transfer with experience. It feels like the only true freshmen QBs who will start will be high 4 star or 5 stars.
 
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I think the most likely starters for UConn at qb will be portal qbs( successful FCS starters or P4 backups). In this environment, it will be tough to recruit a high school QB who will be good enough to start over a transfer with experience. It feels like the only true freshmen QBs who will start will be high 4 star or 5 stars.

The QB who just committed, Polson, is an early enrollee and he could use the spring/summer to prove capable as a starter. Would be great if we could get a portal QB, maybe one who just played in a Bowl game against Ville.
 
The QB who just committed, Polson, is an early enrollee and he could use the spring/summer to prove capable as a starter. Would be great if we could get a portal QB, maybe one who just played in a Bowl game against Ville.
Hey…if he has the talent to start as a true freshman…that would be great. I would just be surprised if a true freshman would be better than a portal transfer with college experience.
 
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For UConn and in general last year, wonder how many portal entries ended up with no transfer opportunities, no NIL, no scholarship, no FBS, etc.?
 
For UConn and in general last year, wonder how many portal entries ended up with no transfer opportunities, no NIL, no scholarship, no FBS, etc.?
here is last years list with destinations
 
Wow, 40% no transfer, may or may not have transferred to some school without a scholarship. And, 30% downgrades to FCS (albeit Colgate’s a worthy potential degree).

Only 10% lateral or lower FBS, and 20% FBS P4. Worth the ri$k for the Auburn & SMU transfers financially, but neither played too much. As for Western Michigan, maybe more playing time (?) and dinero (?).

Surely, philanthropic player agents clearly discuss the potential risks/rewards with all prospective portal entrants at all schools nationally. /s
 
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