2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

[tricky13]

Penn State South

If the big knock on Knowles is that it takes a long time to install his system, why not get as many players as we can that have already started that process?

 

[BrianVol94]

Just watched Cam Cook RB Jax St and Oh my.My new favorite portal RB.This kid is unreal game breaker!

 

[dieseldaddy]

Want. Even if we don’t need.

Cam Coleman is better than than that Ryan Williams at alabama.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Was he a walk-on??

He was a 3 star walk on

 

[RiseToTheTop]

AP said he could see us getting a visit from Cam Cook


Added Bryce Butler. Kicking the tires

a DT that weighs close to 320 and not 285...what a concept.


get that guy.

 

[rockytop25]

 

[Smokeyshowl66]

Apparently (other than NIL) Jakobe Thomas and other DBs that entered or thought about entering the transfer portal after 24/25 season with Vols didn’t like being in a fluid rotation as a unit and looked for a system where they would get the bulk of the snaps as a starter. Was the rotation approach Heupel or Banks and will this be any different with Knowles?

 

[JacketVol]

Now that’s what I want to read! Make the changes, especially an elite S&C coach! This is exciting news! Let’s do this and start being serious about winning!

The money will be there.

 

[Volnut]

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[D-Vols]

So you want 2 freshman QBs? Gotcha

People say redshirt freshman, however, GMac will be a sophomore with 1.5 years in the system and around a quarter of college football experience. But yes, we will need someone to complete with Gmac for the starters job or be the backup.

 

[rockytop25]

 

[UTwild82]

-Bob_Vols

Good to hear. Going to be a interesting 3 weeks

From your keyboard to God's ears.

 

[rockytop25]

One of the best safeties in the portal

 

[D-Vols]

So you want 2 freshman QBs? Gotcha

People say redshirt freshman, however, GMac will be a sophomore with a year in the system and around a quarter of college football experience. But yes, we will need someone to complete with Gmac for the starters job or be the backup.

 

[D-Vols]

Our staff needs to just go with the hot hand more at RB. Star Thomas was shredding Illinois, never should have come out the game after that besides for short breathers.

Agree, I did see him asking to come out a couple of times, so I don’t know.

 

[volbeast33]

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[Volfan_1999]

People say redshirt freshman, however, GMac will be a sophomore with a year in the system and around a quarter of college football experience. But yes, we will need someone to complete with Gmac for the starters job or be the backup.

He played 11 snaps this year in garbage time, I wouldn’t call that quality college football experience

 

[D-Vols]

QB
Alonza Barnett - James Madison
RB
Hollywood Smothers - NCSt
K
Kali Nguma - NTex

DL
Mateen Ibirogba - Wake Forest
Xavier Gilliam - Penn St
EDGE
Chaz Coleman - Penn St
Zuriah Fisher - Penn St
Daniel Jennings - Penn St
LB
Keaton Thomas - Baylor
Keon Wylie - Penn St
Karin Jackson - Penn St
CB
AJ Harris - Penn St
Elliot Washington - Penn St
S
Tawfiq Byard - Colorado
Qua Moss - Kansas St

I certainly hope we get several Penn st players that already have a year in Knowles d system, would definitely help the learning curve for others

 

[Volpatine]

He played 11 snaps this year in garbage time, I wouldn’t call that quality college football experience

To your point: I’ve seen enough of him to think he can thrive in this offense, I’ve also seen so little of him I want a 1 year rental

 

[D-Vols]

He played 11 snaps this year in garbage time, I wouldn’t call that quality college football experience

And I didn’t say quality, I only said around a quarter of experience.

 

[Jackcrevol]

ugh, my BVS is flaring up.

hope we can clean house in porthole

 

[jasonvol18]

He played 11 snaps this year in garbage time, I wouldn’t call that quality college football experience

Agreed. With JA being done here, I thought Heupel may have given GMac a few series last night. That's pretty telling to me that he didn't.

 

[Weezer]

Hopefully "the collective" is talking to more guys that haven't even been connected to the portal yet.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Hopefully "the collective" is talking to more guys that haven't even been connected to the portal yet.

Miami is proof porthole giveth.

 

[Blake25p]

Officially on Jaylen McClain watch.