'26 PSU Transfer Edge Chaz Coleman (Tennessee)

#179
#179
Ross should have a higher ceiling than what he has shown so far. He was a top 10 overall recruit if I recall. Maybe staff is looking for a replacement for Caleb Herring to be Ross’s back up? If so, makes sense that we wouldn’t break the bank to get this guy.
 
  • Like
Reactions: orangejuice
#180
#180
Orange Navy said:
Ross should have a higher ceiling than what he has shown so far. He was a top 10 overall recruit if I recall. Maybe staff is looking for a replacement for Caleb Herring to be Ross’s back up? If so, makes sense that we wouldn’t break the bank to get this guy.
Click to expand...
Coleman was better than Ross last season
 
#183
#183
rockytop25 said:
In what way?

Ross: 23 tackles 1.5 sacks 1 FF
Coleman: 8 total tackles 1 sack 1 FF

Ross did it in a better conference
Click to expand...
Coleman missed half the year, so maybe should say when they were on the field. Coleman was top 10 in the entire country on win rate on true pass rush downs
 
  • Like
Reactions: 85SugarVol, Vol in Buckeye Land, NighthawkVol and 3 others
#189
#189
titansvolsfaninga said:
Our issues were more injury related as well.
Click to expand...
no they weren't. there was less than 5%.

our issues were defense was slow, and out classed. couldn't get off blocks, played out of position, and couldn't tackle. this was the fourth year out if 5 that Banks' defense was bad.
 
#194
#194
Jackcrevol said:
no they weren't. there was less than 5%.

our issues were defense was slow, and out classed. couldn't get off blocks, played out of position, and couldn't tackle. this was the fourth year out if 5 that Banks' defense was bad.
Click to expand...
Our issues were definitely partly on injuries. Can’t say losing our starting 2 cornerbacks, starting STAR and our starting 2 defensive tackles (for most of the year) wasn’t a problem. Oh Arion Carter having double turf toe. That’s 6 out of 11 defensive starters, that’s not just a “oh injuries happen”
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Ratvol
#196
#196
Tennessee hosted highly coveted pass rusher Chaz Coleman on Monday. The Ohio native was on his second visit after seeing LSU and liked what he saw in Knoxville.

“I really like the scheme,” Coleman said of what he found at Tennessee. “I really liked the city. It is a nice city. A lot of good food out here. I really liked the coaches, and I am comfortable out here.”

Coleman wasn’t sure he was going to visit but a familiar face convinced him to come give Tennessee a look.
“I really didn’t know anything about Tennessee until my guy Xavier (Gilliam) told me that it was really nice out here,” Coleman said of this. “So after that, I decided to take a visit.”

Not only was Gilliam here for a visit but so is a bunch of his former coaches from Penn State like Andrew Jackson, Jim Knowles and Anthony Poindexter. The familiar faces and familiarity with the defense are big selling points.

“It definitely helped me because I knew I would be able to be comfortable,” Coleman said of seeing plenty of familiar faces on the visit. “I knew I would be comfortable because I was already comfortable at Penn State, so I knew I would be comfortable.

“Me being able to know the system, I would be able to help the team even more because if they have any questions, they can come to me and ask, and I can help them get to an understanding of how the scheme works.”

Jackson is someone who he likes very much having worked with him last season.

“Coach AJ is like a mastermind,” Coleman said of Andrew Jackson, the new Tennessee LEOs coach. “He can take something hard and break it down to be simple and easy. Then, Coach G, I like him because he has a lot of experience and knows what he is talking about.”

So where does things go from here? He is headed to Ohio State for a visit with the Buckeyes and who knows what else.

“I want to make a decision probably by the weekend, but I might setup another visit depending upon how I am feeling,” Coleman said of this.

As for this visit, he firmly believes that Rocky Top showed well.

“They definitely helped themselves a lot,” Coleman said on if Tennessee improved their chances. “Just by me being comfortable and knowing the coaches and the scheme more.”
Click to expand...
-VQ
 
  • Like
Reactions: ugg, Sandman Vol, CedarHillVol and 16 others
#197
#197
Pawleysvol said:
They close well every signing day.
Click to expand...
Portal is way different than HS. Heupel does well with families and HS coaches as part of the high school recruiting process. They know he’s a decent person and trust him with their young man.

Portal is purely transactional. It’s player and agent making a deal. Sometimes on the spot. If a player goes to the next visit, odds are you aren’t getting him. Notice Coleman goes to Ohio St after LSU and UT drive up the price?
 
  • Like
Reactions: RiseToTheTop
#198
#198
Based on his comments, he already knows where he is going. We are an afterthought.
 
#200
#200
CAVPUT said:
He wanted the guys we played up front this year, too. Was it missed evals? Poor S&C? Both?
Click to expand...
I think simple as losing Big O, ONL and Simmons. Those were all massive dudes that are all in the NFL now. We didn’t replace them at all and had no big inside presence
 
  • Like
Reactions: knox73
New Posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

Advertisement



Back
Top