2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

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We still need DL help.
 
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JCVol00 said:
Im honestly not sure adding a DL is as urgent as we think, we have the #’s, just not experience

SDE: Weathersby/Dye

DT: Robinson/campbell/gilliam

DT: Hobbs/utley/house

WDE: Coleman/norman/Gass
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The way the line got pushed around last year... then too lose as many as we did from that and just add 1 DT too that I dont think is too smart... I know the young guys will be a year older and stronger but im not risking anything afyer what I seen last year.
 
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UTK said:
Maybe they suddenly got a bandwagon group of fans but they sold Atlanta out. It was 95% Indiana fans there. They’re no Vandy.
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They’re comparable to us in terms of number of students, it’s just that their alumni support was understandably weighted more towards basketball and other sports up until now.

It’s just now they have something worth showing up for.
 
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JCVol00 said:
Im honestly not sure adding a DL is as urgent as we think, we have the #’s, just not experience

SDE: Weathersby/Dye

DT: Robinson/campbell/gilliam

DT: Hobbs/utley/house

WDE: Coleman/norman/Gass
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I think this is great perspective. And I think why they want the right, older dude. Really think we good with just 1 dude. Would be great to get 2. But, really need another older proven body.
 
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The players that are in still in the portal will not grow other than whatever comes out of Indiana or Miami. What about junior college? Can we still get players out of there? They dont have to go into the portal to get picked up. I am sure the coaches have looked at this.
 
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UTK said:
I feel like it’s the Indiana guy for strength coach. Great hire if true. Still don’t know how we didn’t kick the tires with Cochran though (if we didn’t)
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Maybe Miami s&c coach Ervin Young . He was at Tennessee before and Vanderbilt too and went to college at Cumberland in Tennessee and was at Missouri too. seems to like being in Tennessee.

Miami S&C coach
 
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I posted this in the Brien Taylor thread, but thought I'd post it here too. Maybe @Stoerner Fumbles or @Ericvol2096 or @SoonerAndVol might weigh in.

I went back and looked at Brien Taylor's game logs.

In 2024, he played in 9 games, which included a bowl game.

I wonder if the argument for another year is going to involve the new redshirt rule, which allows a player to maintain his redshirt while participating in up to 9 games. Perhaps his team is saying it should apply retroactively to current players' past seasons. If so, I think they may have a solid argument.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I posted this in the Brien Taylor thread, but thought I'd post it here too. Maybe @Stoerner Fumbles or @Ericvol2096 or @SoonerAndVol might weigh in.

I went back and looked at Brien Taylor's game logs.

In 2024, he played in 9 games, which included a bowl game.

I wonder if the argument for another year is going to involve the new redshirt rule, which allows a player to maintain his redshirt while participating in up to 9 games. Perhaps his team is saying it should apply retroactively to current players' past seasons. If so, I think they may have a solid argument.
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I've considered the same possibility. His JUCO game logs also have him playing fewer than nine each season, so depending on the wording in any new redshirt rule he could have a sound argument.
 
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JCVol00 said:
Im honestly not sure adding a DL is as urgent as we think, we have the #’s, just not experience

SDE: Weathersby/Dye

DT: Robinson/campbell/gilliam

DT: Hobbs/utley/house

WDE: Coleman/norman/Gass
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Mostly underclassmen. Will they be strong enough to hold up vs. an SEC schedule of older offensive linemen?
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I posted this in the Brien Taylor thread, but thought I'd post it here too. Maybe @Stoerner Fumbles or @Ericvol2096 or @SoonerAndVol might weigh in.

I went back and looked at Brien Taylor's game logs.

That’s a new proposal from the coaches association but has not been voted on or passed at the NCAA level.
In 2024, he played in 9 games, which included a bowl game.

I wonder if the argument for another year is going to involve the new redshirt rule, which allows a player to maintain his redshirt while participating in up to 9 games. Perhaps his team is saying it should apply retroactively to current players' past seasons. If so, I think they may have a solid argument.
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MarcoVol said:
I would assume he doesn’t think Robinson will start and this is just a list of names. Gilliam won’t be 3rd string
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I would probably also point out that the entire point of making changes to the strength and conditioning program is to get these guys stronger and better able to contribute, so we probably shouldn't assume they'll definitively be the same as a year ago. Robinson was forced into a tough spot, one he wasn't really ready for. Physically, he still looks to me like he needs to add another 15 pounds or so. Hopefully we see the entire team make major strides in S&C this off-season.
 
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