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Posted: 6/1/2024 7:25 PM
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I thought that the portal window was now closed? If so, I guess Hartrup will have to stay at SIU until after next season? It would seem that at some point everyone needs to have a place and stay there the season...
If he isn’t enrolled, then he doesn’t have to re-enter the portal. I don’t believe these portal “signings” are binding NLI’s.

Upon decommiting, he said we were a great program with great people, so I don’t think it had anything to do with being recruited over or a competition thing. These days, who knows. Perhaps he didn’t get accepted into the program he wanted, there were problems with classes transferring, or someone texted him and waved a bag of cash his way. Doesn’t really matter, I guess. Best of luck to him.
Eligibility issues
Really?
I think he was eligible for more money at ole miss
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Posted: 6/1/2024 8:15 PM
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Hartrup decomitted.
Hartrup to Ole Miss

Let's see if he actually sees the field. Ole Miss is returning its #1 & #3 WRs, and has a few other transfers coming from South Carolina & FAU.

https://x.com/IzaiahHartrup/status/1796641817892389347/ph...
Same day Jordan Smart also transferring to Ole Miss tonight for WR7.

Neither of these kids will see the field unless it’s from the sideline.
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Posted: 6/2/2024 11:49 AM
OL Zach Reiners & JUCO QB Nick Poulos Signed...but again, does this mean anything or will they both end up in the SEC tomorrow? lol

https://x.com/OhioFootball/status/1797282348670595106/pho...

https://x.com/OhioFootball/status/1797282150586233157
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Posted: 6/2/2024 12:26 PM
Another DE transfer. Sinn Brennan from San Diego State.

I would assume the new DE coach Mattix had something to do with this.

https://x.com/sinnbrennan/status/1797297899635974637/photo/1

https://247sports.com/player/sinn-brennan-46104162/high-s... /
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Posted: 6/3/2024 4:07 PM
I heard Albin was high on Coleman Owen WR from NAU.

His career NAU video is one of those WOW videos.

Sam Wiglusz 2.0
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Posted: 6/3/2024 4:50 PM
Another JUCO OL on the way.

Benjamin Maldonado - 6'5, 310 from Dodge City Community College.

https://x.com/BenMaldonado_/status/1797451951321624850/ph...
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Posted: 6/4/2024 3:40 PM
Another QB is coming in - Matthew Papas from Grove City.
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Posted: 6/4/2024 3:46 PM
Another Notre Dame College guy is coming - Blake Guffey.
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Posted: 6/5/2024 9:11 AM
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Another QB is coming in - Matthew Papas from Grove City.
Only played 7 career games in HS was he injured or something? Know someone on staff?

15 TD 2 INT, 1400 yards passing, 63% cmp

Saw he threw 4 TD in a playoff game last season vs Hilliard, maybe he has good tape.

https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/grove-city/grove-city-greyhou...
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Posted: 6/5/2024 10:00 AM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
Another QB is coming in - Matthew Papas from Grove City.
Only played 7 career games in HS was he injured or something? Know someone on staff?

15 TD 2 INT, 1400 yards passing, 63% cmp

Saw he threw 4 TD in a playoff game last season vs Hilliard, maybe he has good tape.

https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/grove-city/grove-city-greyhou...
I don’t believe those stats are accurate. Maxpreps rarely is. 41 TDs his senior year and played in the Ohio North-South game, and threw two TDs in that game.

https://x.com/papas_matthew/status/1723369299534839939?s=...

He also committed on March 20th, so my educated guess is he’s a preferred walk-on.
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Posted: 6/5/2024 10:05 AM
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Another QB is coming in - Matthew Papas from Grove City.
Only played 7 career games in HS was he injured or something? Know someone on staff?

15 TD 2 INT, 1400 yards passing, 63% cmp

Saw he threw 4 TD in a playoff game last season vs Hilliard, maybe he has good tape.

https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/grove-city/grove-city-greyhou...
I don’t believe those stats are accurate. Maxpreps rarely is. 41 TDs his senior year and played in the Ohio North-South game, and threw two TDs in that game.

https://x.com/papas_matthew/status/1723369299534839939?s=...

He also committed on March 20th, so my educated guess is he’s a preferred walk-on.
How bizarre to run a site like that and be so far off.
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Posted: 6/5/2024 10:14 AM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
Another QB is coming in - Matthew Papas from Grove City.
Only played 7 career games in HS was he injured or something? Know someone on staff?

15 TD 2 INT, 1400 yards passing, 63% cmp

Saw he threw 4 TD in a playoff game last season vs Hilliard, maybe he has good tape.

https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/grove-city/grove-city-greyhou...
I don’t believe those stats are accurate. Maxpreps rarely is. 41 TDs his senior year and played in the Ohio North-South game, and threw two TDs in that game.

https://x.com/papas_matthew/status/1723369299534839939?s=...

He also committed on March 20th, so my educated guess is he’s a preferred walk-on.
How bizarre to run a site like that and be so far off.

They don’t really run it. They just rely on contributors to add to it. It’s like a really bad Wikipedia for HS sports.
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Posted: 6/5/2024 6:31 PM
Mike Coleman wrote:expand_more
Another QB is coming in - Matthew Papas from Grove City.
Only played 7 career games in HS was he injured or something? Know someone on staff?

15 TD 2 INT, 1400 yards passing, 63% cmp

Saw he threw 4 TD in a playoff game last season vs Hilliard, maybe he has good tape.

https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/grove-city/grove-city-greyhou...
I don’t believe those stats are accurate. Maxpreps rarely is. 41 TDs his senior year and played in the Ohio North-South game, and threw two TDs in that game.

https://x.com/papas_matthew/status/1723369299534839939?s=...

He also committed on March 20th, so my educated guess is he’s a preferred walk-on.
How bizarre to run a site like that and be so far off.

They don’t really run it. They just rely on contributors to add to it. It’s like a really bad Wikipedia for HS sports.
Exactly, every school is supposed to have someone input schedules and results.
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Posted: 6/9/2024 12:42 PM
Two new names to add to the list of transfers

LJ Shumpert - DB - NW Mississippi Community College
https://x.com/OhioFootball/status/1799838901487722829/pho...

Jaylen Johnson - DB - Memphis
https://x.com/OhioFootball/status/1799837996310774261/pho...
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Posted: 6/9/2024 12:48 PM
Couple new names. Jaylen Johnson, DB from Memphis, but also spent two seasons at Ohio State. Went to Cincinnati Lasalle and was the ninth ranked recruit in the Ohio 2021 class. Just hasn't played much in three years. Should be two years of eligibility. Signed.

LJ Shumpert, DB from NW Mississippi CC. Not much in the stats department.

Hale, Maldonado, and Brennan are signed.
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Posted: 6/9/2024 12:50 PM
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Couple new names. Jaylen Johnson, DB from Memphis, but also spent two seasons at Ohio State. Went to Cincinnati Lasalle and was the ninth ranked recruit in the Ohio 2021 class. Just hasn't played much in three years. Should be two years of eligibility. Signed.

LJ Shumpert, DB from NW Mississippi CC. Not much in the stats department.

Hale, Maldonado, and Brennan are signed.
Shumpert coming from the same Community College as CB Tank Pearson.
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Posted: 6/9/2024 6:19 PM
RufusCat09 wrote:expand_more
Couple new names. Jaylen Johnson, DB from Memphis, but also spent two seasons at Ohio State. Went to Cincinnati Lasalle and was the ninth ranked recruit in the Ohio 2021 class. Just hasn't played much in three years. Should be two years of eligibility. Signed.

LJ Shumpert, DB from NW Mississippi CC. Not much in the stats department.

Hale, Maldonado, and Brennan are signed.
Shumpert coming from the same Community College as CB Tank Pearson.
Kinda expected to lose a guy to Memphis, not get one from Memphis.

NW Miss JC also produced Rayyn Buell and Jacoby Jones so I think we are in a “I’ll take your word for it,” with that staff.
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Posted: 6/10/2024 10:05 AM
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NW Miss JC also produced Rayyn Buell and Jacoby Jones so I think we are in a “I’ll take your word for it,” with that staff.

That Mississippi JUCO conference always seems to produce some high major athletes. I hope the portal doesn't eventually kill the Last Chance U schools.
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Posted: 6/10/2024 11:08 AM
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NW Miss JC also produced Rayyn Buell and Jacoby Jones so I think we are in a “I’ll take your word for it,” with that staff.

That Mississippi JUCO conference always seems to produce some high major athletes. I hope the portal doesn't eventually kill the Last Chance U schools.

Just like everyone else, they will have to adapt, but while it will change things for them, I don't think it will kill them. The whole NIL situation could very well lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people trying to play after high school, trying to work their way up from nothing to getting into the system.

My best guess is that all players want the NIL money from P5, so, each year, most of the best players in G5 will transfer up, displacing some freshmen who previously would have gotten a free pass (scholarship). G5 will become a crossroads, having better freshmen to give scholarships to, taking the best players from FCS/JUCO, plus some players moving down from P5, but losing their best players to P5. G5 teams will have to reconstitute (more extreme than rebuilding) every year.

At the lower end, NIL should mean that more players will be wanting to find their way into the system, meaning a lot of players starting at FCS or lower, or JUCO. The best, however, may look to move up as quickly as possible, hoping to move FCS->G5->P5, JUCO->G5->P5, or even D2->FCS->G5->P5.
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Posted: 6/10/2024 4:00 PM
While not every JUCO transfer has worked out, I'd say we have a pretty great track record. Excited to see the new crop of JUCO transfers, especially the DL.

QB
Nathan Rourke - Fort Scott CC
Boo Jackson - El Camino CC
Theo Scott - Los Angeles Southwest JC

RB
De'Montre Tuggle - Kilgore JC

WR
Jacoby Jones - NW Mississippi CC
Matt Waters - Iowa Western CC

OL
Joe Anderson - El Camino CC
Steven Hayes - Hutchinson CC
Gary Hoover - ASA College

DL
Rodney Matthews - Hutchinson CC
Rayyan Buell - NW Mississippi CC
Zach Burks - Coffeyville CC
Cole Baker - East Mississippi CC
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Posted: 6/10/2024 11:56 PM
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While not every JUCO transfer has worked out, I'd say we have a pretty great track record. Excited to see the new crop of JUCO transfers, especially the DL.

QB
Nathan Rourke - Fort Scott CC
Boo Jackson - El Camino CC
Theo Scott - Los Angeles Southwest JC

RB
De'Montre Tuggle - Kilgore JC

WR
Jacoby Jones - NW Mississippi CC
Matt Waters - Iowa Western CC

OL
Joe Anderson - El Camino CC
Steven Hayes - Hutchinson CC
Gary Hoover - ASA College

DL
Rodney Matthews - Hutchinson CC
Rayyan Buell - NW Mississippi CC
Zach Burks - Coffeyville CC
Cole Baker - East Mississippi CC
Some other JUCO players, some worked out, and some didn't:
WR Chido Nwokocha 2006
DE Alan Goff 2006
LB Errick Ejike 2007 Kilgore
S Patrick Tafua 2008 Golden West College
S Hilton Dawson 2008 El Camino CC
DT Corey Moncreif 2008 Mississippi Delta CC
OL Kadre Pinder 2009 Fort Scott
RB Dallas Brown 2010 Arizona Western JC
DB Omar Leftwich 2010 Fort Scott
DC Octavius Leftwich 2010 Fort Scott
LB Joe Morales 2010 Fullerton College
DE Brad Spivey 2011 Georgia Military College
DB Mose Denton 2011 El Camino
DE Wade Wells 2012 Gulf Coast CC
DE Ty Branz 2012 Iowa Western CC
DL Watson Tautauki 2013 Los Angeles Harbor CC
DL Cameron McLeod 2013 Jones County JC (Mississippi)
CB Brett Layton 2014 Mt. San Jacinto JC
P Mitch Bonnstetter 2014 Iowa Central CC
DE Kevin Robbins 2015 Iowa Western CC
OL Joshua Cooper 2015 Mississippi Delta CC
CB London Miller 2016 Mt. San Jacinto JC
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Posted: 6/11/2024 9:02 AM
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While not every JUCO transfer has worked out, I'd say we have a pretty great track record. Excited to see the new crop of JUCO transfers, especially the DL.

QB
Nathan Rourke - Fort Scott CC
Boo Jackson - El Camino CC
Theo Scott - Los Angeles Southwest JC

RB
De'Montre Tuggle - Kilgore JC

WR
Jacoby Jones - NW Mississippi CC
Matt Waters - Iowa Western CC

OL
Joe Anderson - El Camino CC
Steven Hayes - Hutchinson CC
Gary Hoover - ASA College

DL
Rodney Matthews - Hutchinson CC
Rayyan Buell - NW Mississippi CC
Zach Burks - Coffeyville CC
Cole Baker - East Mississippi CC
Some other JUCO players, some worked out, and some didn't:
WR Chido Nwokocha 2006
DE Alan Goff 2006
LB Errick Ejike 2007 Kilgore
S Patrick Tafua 2008 Golden West College
S Hilton Dawson 2008 El Camino CC
DT Corey Moncreif 2008 Mississippi Delta CC
OL Kadre Pinder 2009 Fort Scott
RB Dallas Brown 2010 Arizona Western JC
DB Omar Leftwich 2010 Fort Scott
DC Octavius Leftwich 2010 Fort Scott
LB Joe Morales 2010 Fullerton College
DE Brad Spivey 2011 Georgia Military College
DB Mose Denton 2011 El Camino
DE Wade Wells 2012 Gulf Coast CC
DE Ty Branz 2012 Iowa Western CC
DL Watson Tautauki 2013 Los Angeles Harbor CC
DL Cameron McLeod 2013 Jones County JC (Mississippi)
CB Brett Layton 2014 Mt. San Jacinto JC
P Mitch Bonnstetter 2014 Iowa Central CC
DE Kevin Robbins 2015 Iowa Western CC
OL Joshua Cooper 2015 Mississippi Delta CC
CB London Miller 2016 Mt. San Jacinto JC
Did anyone know that Chido is an actor now? Has 200K+ followers on insta. Looks like hes fairly famous. Been in some Tyler Perry stuff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chido_Nwokocha
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Posted: 6/11/2024 11:46 AM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
While not every JUCO transfer has worked out, I'd say we have a pretty great track record. Excited to see the new crop of JUCO transfers, especially the DL.

QB
Nathan Rourke - Fort Scott CC
Boo Jackson - El Camino CC
Theo Scott - Los Angeles Southwest JC

RB
De'Montre Tuggle - Kilgore JC

WR
Jacoby Jones - NW Mississippi CC
Matt Waters - Iowa Western CC

OL
Joe Anderson - El Camino CC
Steven Hayes - Hutchinson CC
Gary Hoover - ASA College

DL
Rodney Matthews - Hutchinson CC
Rayyan Buell - NW Mississippi CC
Zach Burks - Coffeyville CC
Cole Baker - East Mississippi CC
Some other JUCO players, some worked out, and some didn't:
WR Chido Nwokocha 2006
DE Alan Goff 2006
LB Errick Ejike 2007 Kilgore
S Patrick Tafua 2008 Golden West College
S Hilton Dawson 2008 El Camino CC
DT Corey Moncreif 2008 Mississippi Delta CC
OL Kadre Pinder 2009 Fort Scott
RB Dallas Brown 2010 Arizona Western JC
DB Omar Leftwich 2010 Fort Scott
DC Octavius Leftwich 2010 Fort Scott
LB Joe Morales 2010 Fullerton College
DE Brad Spivey 2011 Georgia Military College
DB Mose Denton 2011 El Camino
DE Wade Wells 2012 Gulf Coast CC
DE Ty Branz 2012 Iowa Western CC
DL Watson Tautauki 2013 Los Angeles Harbor CC
DL Cameron McLeod 2013 Jones County JC (Mississippi)
CB Brett Layton 2014 Mt. San Jacinto JC
P Mitch Bonnstetter 2014 Iowa Central CC
DE Kevin Robbins 2015 Iowa Western CC
OL Joshua Cooper 2015 Mississippi Delta CC
CB London Miller 2016 Mt. San Jacinto JC
Did anyone know that Chido is an actor now? Has 200K+ followers on insta. Looks like hes fairly famous. Been in some Tyler Perry stuff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chido_Nwokocha

Yessir. He started out with the HerbalLife and pivoted into acting. Been on several shows as well too. Repping the receivers well.

Fun fact: He could do a really good impression of our WR coach. He would do it sometimes in practice and meetings. Good dude!
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Posted: 6/11/2024 3:34 PM
I have always found it a bit fascinating how few football playing JUCO schools there are in Ohio. I believe Hocking College is the only team active currently?

Here's a list I found: https://www.ncsasports.org/football/junior-colleges

Looks like there are a lot in Mississippi, the Great Plains (Kansas, Iowa etc.) or out in Texas and California. CA and TX make sense given the high populations and number of potential players available. Looks like a few pockets in the Northeast, too with PA and NY having a decent number of programs

Just curious as to why JUCO football is not really a thing in Ohio. Likely a Board of Regents and funding call?
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Posted: 6/12/2024 7:48 AM
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I have always found it a bit fascinating how few football playing JUCO schools there are in Ohio. I believe Hocking College is the only team active currently?

Here's a list I found: https://www.ncsasports.org/football/junior-colleges

Looks like there are a lot in Mississippi, the Great Plains (Kansas, Iowa etc.) or out in Texas and California. CA and TX make sense given the high populations and number of potential players available. Looks like a few pockets in the Northeast, too with PA and NY having a decent number of programs

Just curious as to why JUCO football is not really a thing in Ohio. Likely a Board of Regents and funding call?
We have a large amount of D1 schools, could that play into it also?
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