'12 FL DB A.J. Leggett

[sammyjoey]

I think we may wait on him until NSD to see what happens with some of our current commits and a few other possible surprise guys that haven't been talked about a whole lot.

If we take his commit right now that probably means we are losing someone currently committed.

I bet this is right.

If our board is Santos, Patterson, Davis, Kirven, and Leggett for the final 4 spots, I'm guessing Leggett is 5th (because of risk, not talent). He'll probably wait and sign his LOI later in the day. If we end up with our top 4, he'll sign with Marshall. If we've got a spot for him, he'll sign here.

 

[RTGA]

He said Tennessee gave him a lot to think about going into signing day and while he's still committed to Marshall right now anything can happen on signing day. Full story will be up in a bit.
-Fortenberry

Before anybody asks, 247 reported pretty much the exact same thing.

 

[vol13]

I bet this is right.

If our board is Santos, Patterson, Davis, Kirven, and Leggett for the final 4 spots, I'm guessing Leggett is 5th (because of risk, not talent). He'll probably wait and sign his LOI later in the day. If we end up with our top 4, he'll sign with Marshall. If we've got a spot for him, he'll sign here.

Our board may include Lambert as well....

 

[UTVFL_4297]

Hoping this get can get in and wear the orange for us

 

[Escape Goat]

Our board may include Lambert as well....

Lambert isn't really realistic.

 

[skeeter33418]

Leggett will be a vol if we feel we can get him admitted.

 

[VolOnthePlains]

Leggett will be a vol if we feel we can get him admitted.

They couldn't figure that out this weekend?

 

[Escape Goat]

Leggett will be a vol if we feel we can get him admitted.

That's good to hear. Hopefully the coaches, and administration feel that they can after looking at his many transripts this weekend.

 

[skeeter33418]

They couldn't figure that out this weekend?

3 high schools in 4 years or something like that, will be a clearinghouse nightmare at best.

 

[zehr27]

Leggett will be a vol if we feel we can get him admitted.

I think our chances of getting him admitted are VERY slim.

 

[montVOL525]

3 high schools in 4 years or something like that, will be a clearinghouse nightmare at best.

Skeet you expect to hear something this evening regarding santos?

 

[ericberry4heisman]

Leggett will be a vol if we feel we can get him admitted.

What are chances of getting him admitted?

 

[VolOnthePlains]

3 high schools in 4 years or something like that, will be a clearinghouse nightmare at best.

Any idea when they might know? I would hate for him to sign with Marshall Wednesday only to have UT find a way to get him clear Thursday.

 

[montVOL525]

Any idea when they might know? I would hate for him to sign with Marshall Wednesday only to have UT find a way to get him clear Thursday.

Great point

 

[skeeter33418]

Skeet you expect to hear something this evening regarding santos?

Doubt i hear anything til tomorrow, but im pretty sure i already know the outcome.

 

[ericberry4heisman]

Doubt i hear anything til tomorrow, but im pretty sure i already know the outcome.

Ugh..

 

[montVOL525]

Doubt i hear anything til tomorrow, but im pretty sure i already know the outcome.

I agree. Sure sounds like he's waiting to officially let our staff know before he makes it official to Texas

 

[jave36]

3 high schools in 4 years or something like that, will be a clearinghouse nightmare at best.

I went to three high school in 4 years, and UT didn't have any problems admitting me. 3 transcripts is not that much harder to review than one, assuming he has them.

As much as I want to see this kid with us, it sounds to me like his first one or two schools he probably made AWFUL grades. When you transfer, your new school sometimes just gives you a pass/fail credit for what you took at other schools, so your GPA is only made up of the classes you took at your final school. Not all schools work like that, but mine did. UT needed my original transcripts from all of my schools, not just the one from my last school. The recalculated my GPA based on my actual grades, not the pass/fails my final school gave me.

 

[VolOnthePlains]

I went to three high school in 4 years, and UT didn't have any problems admitting me. 3 transcripts is not that much harder to review than one, assuming he has them.

As much as I want to see this kid with us, it sounds to me like his first one or two schools he probably made AWFUL grades. When you transfer, your new school sometimes just gives you a pass/fail credit for what you took at other schools, so your GPA is only made up of the classes you took at your final school. Not all schools work like that, but mine did. UT needed my original transcripts from all of my schools, not just the one from my last school. The recalculated my GPA based on my actual grades, not the pass/fails my final school gave me.

Were you from Dade County and trying to play football on scholarship?

 

[**ORANGEBLOOD**]

Were you from Dade County and trying to play football on scholarship?

Racist

 

[VolOnthePlains]

Racist

Well played.

But I meant it more because the NCAA is cracking down on this kind of stuff in South Florida.

 

[jave36]

Were you from Dade County and trying to play football on scholarship?

I think this was a sarcastic/rhetorical question, but...

I don't think origin and objectives matter to UT. Whether or not you're playing football shouldn't change whether or not you get admitted to a school. If anything, the fact that he's playing football and he's so good at it should make it easier for him to get in...not that anything like that EVER happens at prestigious institutions.

 

[jave36]

Well played.

But I meant it more because the NCAA is cracking down on this kind of stuff in South Florida.

Oh, in that case, no. I was from out of state. I didn't realize this was a popular tactic to bypass the rules. I thought the kid just moved schools a lot. *Naive*

 

[VolOnthePlains]

I think this was a sarcastic/rhetorical question, but...

I don't think origin and objectives matter to UT. Whether or not you're playing football shouldn't change whether or not you get admitted to a school. If anything, the fact that he's playing football and he's so good at it should make it easier for him to get in...not that anything like that EVER happens at prestigious institutions.

The point was that his main problem will be with the NCAA Clearinghouse, not UT. So your situations are not comparable.

 

[The Breakerboy]

I think this was a sarcastic/rhetorical question, but...

I don't think origin and objectives matter to UT. Whether or not you're playing football shouldn't change whether or not you get admitted to a school. If anything, the fact that he's playing football and he's so good at it should make it easier for him to get in...not that anything like that EVER happens at prestigious institutions.

The clearinghouse is who we would have to worry about in this case. They would red flag him to death. But I do hope we take a chance on him.