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3 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Because we won’t have to burn Lacey’s redshirt in case of an injury. 

I assume that would only happen if both Arch and Owens go down? But agreed, doesn't hurt to have another option off the bench in case of emergency.

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13 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

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My wife is a Troy grad, so we follow them pretty closely too. Head coach was previously Notre Dame's OC.

This guy came in for the final five games after the starter got hurt. (So the stats noted are for those 5 games). He was.... Ok I guess? I thought he played better than the original starter. He went 3-2 (3 of our 4 wins), but gosh, offense was miserable to watch at times. Had a tendency to play hero ball. But definitely had some good moments. 4 TDs against Louisiana, 50 points against So Miss

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12 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Damn. Not ideal if true.

Come on Owens, get your shit together.

Eh, I wouldn't get all concerned about it as a fan. If it's true, this guy seems like a fine backup and Lacey and Bell are coming, and if the reports are just fluff and Owens is actually fine then we have lots of solid depth.

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5 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

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That's garbage. If that was the case Sark would have been harder after a legit P4 Level QB at the beginning of the portal, not some kid who was mediocre at fucking Troy after the portal closed. 

It is about insurance, but purely emergency insurance because Lacy isn't physically ready to see the field in the SEC this season. Owens is QB2

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Bobby said recently that Owens was the clear #2.  He didn't say if he killed it or sucked in spring but I think we would have known is Owens was stinking it up.  Also find that hard to believe considering they were raving about him last year.  I'll choose to believe that this was insurance policy to have a 3rd QB that can take snaps incase Arch gets hurt considering we'll see more QB runs and scrambles this year.  Don't think DT is very plugged in with Texas football inte.

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4 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Darius Terrell's connections to this football program are so tenuous that the premise of him having any sort of scoop is simply laughable. Is there a waterboy still working inside the AD from Terrell's time on campus 15 years ago? Who else? GTFO. 

Can’t remember if it was Terrell or Greg Timmons that a buddy of mine shared African American studies with and they told the professor they didn’t come to Texas to learn they came to Texas to catch touchdowns. Either way neither of them did either. 

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4 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said:

I thought he was a highlight of the last spring game which at this point will be the last spring game

Texas football history is littered with guys who looked like All-Americans in the spring, and never did anything in games. Jeremy Hills is kind of the Earl Campbell of this category. 

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18 hours ago, victory88 said:

Bobby said recently that Owens was the clear #2.  He didn't say if he killed it or sucked in spring but I think we would have known is Owens was stinking it up.  Also find that hard to believe considering they were raving about him last year.  I'll choose to believe that this was insurance policy to have a 3rd QB that can take snaps incase Arch gets hurt considering we'll see more QB runs and scrambles this year.  Don't think DT is very plugged in with Texas football inte.

It's a floor raising move imo. If Arch goes down three snaps into the season, you raise the floor. Can't believe people are using this as an opportunity to shit on dudes when it's all behind closed doors basically.

Also anyone listening to DT over Bobby needs to reevaluate that part of their lives.

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11 minutes ago, honolulu horn said:

I thought Purdue lost a ton of talent. Surprising to see them so high on that list. 

i looked at On3s list.  For Purdue, they had 48 transfer in and 56 transfer out.  Thats redonk

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

It's paywalled. Any shot you can c&p the content?

 

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The spring transfer portal window has officially closed, and the top remaining talent is flying off the board. More than 4,900 FBS players entered college football free agency this offseason, and this spring was the last chance for programs to add talent before the 2025 season.
On3 is breaking down the teams that won the spring college football transfer portal to this point:

Georgia

Transfer Commits: LB Elo Modozie (Army), RB Josh McCray (Illinois), DL Joshua Horton(Miami) and OL Waltclaire Flynn Jr. (UCF).
 
Kirby Smart had a to-do list he needed to accomplish in the spring portal: Add a running back and build depth on the defensive line. Georgia did that, bringing in Illinois transfer running back Josh McCray, who rushed for 609 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2024. The Bulldogs return Nate Frazier, but having a second reliable option was a must. 
Adding Modozie and Horton provides pass-rushing options for Georgia, too. Modozie posted 6.5 sacks in 2024 at Army, totaling eight tackles for loss. The Bulldogs lost EDGE Damon Wilson to Missouri in the portal in the winter. 

LSU

Transfer Commits: DL Bernard Gooden (USF) and S A.J. Haulcy (Houston).
Defensive tackle was the prime focus for LSU this spring. The Tigers signed Texas defensive line backup Sydir Mitchell in the winter window, but wanted to bring in additional help. LSU finished 2024 at No. 73 nationally in yards allowed per rush. The Tigers got their wish in USF transfer defensive lineman Bernard Gooden. An All-AAC Honorable Mention selection in 2024, Gooden posted 35 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2024.
Haulcy was a Big 12 first-team all-conference selection in 2024 with 74 tackles. His five interceptions ranked first in the Big 12, and his 13 passes defended were second in the league. With 703 defensive snaps played, he was viewed as one of the most experienced and proven players to hit the portal this spring.

Miami

Transfer Commits: LB Kamal Bonner (NC State), K Bert Auburn (Texas), WR Keelan Marion (BYU), WR Tony Johnson (Cincinnati), RB CharMar Brown (North Dakota State), S Jakobe Thomas (Tennessee) and S Keionte Scott (Houston).
Similar to a year ago with Cam Ward, Miami focused much of its winter portal efforts on a quarterback. The Hurricanes pulled off a stunner in January, landing Carson Beck, who passed on the NFL draft for the portal. Miami has worked this spring on surrounding Beck with talent, bringing in two new wide receivers in Marion and Johnson. Marion was a second-team All-Big 12 pick as a kick returner after taking back 18 kicks for 472 yards and two touchdowns last season, too. 
Miami was also able to land Brown, who appeared set to land at Cal until the Hurricanes made a final hour move to land the Jerry Rice Award winner. The North Dakota State running back closed out 2024 with 1,183 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. Reshaping the secondary was a priority for new defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman. 

Oklahoma

Transfer Commits: OL Jake Maikkula (Stanford), RB Jaydn Ott (Cal), DL Ricky Lolohea(Utah State), K Tate Sandell (UTSA) and WR Jer’Michael Carter (McNeese State).
Oklahoma was a clear winner in the winter window when it landed Washington State quarterback John Mateer. The Sooners had to land a proven quarterback, and they went out and did that with Mateer. Since then, rave reviews have come in from Norman on the quarterback and his new offensive coordinator, Ben Arbuckle. 
Placing talent around Mateer was important for the Sooners this spring. Cal running back Jaydn Ott decided on Oklahoma within 24 hours of entering the portal in a decisive win for the Sooners. The most experienced back to enter the portal this spring, Ott has rushed for 2,597 career yards and 29 touchdowns and can alter what Oklahoma does on the offensive side of the ball. The addition of Jer’Michael Carter provides wide receiver depth, while Tate Sandell was a needed pickup in the special-teams game. 

Penn State

Transfer Commits: WR Trebor Pena (Syracuse), LB Amare Campbell (North Carolina).
Penn State finished its College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Notre Dame without a single completed pass to a wide receiver. The lone catch from a wideout was a three-yard loss on a lateral on the game’s final play. Penn State has now revamped its receiver room, headlined by the spring portal addition of Syracuse transfer Trebor Pena. 
James Franklin’s program added Troy transfer Devonte Ross and USC transfer Kyron Hudson in the winter portal window. But bringing in Pena gives quarterback Drew Allar three targets, which could change the dynamics of the Penn State offense. Allar flashed in the CFP, ultimately picking another year in State College over the NFL. Pena finished 2024 with 84 receptions for 941 yards and nine touchdowns, earning second-team All-ACC honors.

Purdue

Transfer Commits: OL Jude McCoskey (Tulane), WR Corey Smith (Tulsa), CB Chalil Cummings (Memphis), QB Ryan Browne (North Carolina), OL Bradyn Joiner (Auburn), DL Ian Jeffries (Arkansas State), WR Nitro Tuggle (Georgia), WR Michael Jackson III (Georgia), OL Tyrell Green (Eastern Kentucky), OL Marc Nave (Kentucky), EDGE Breylon Charles(North Texas), OL Marques Easley (Georgia), WR David Washington (Utah), LB Charles Correa (UNLV), RB An’Darius Coffey (Northwestern), CB Tre Wright (Mississippi State) and DL Josh Burney (Fort Valley State).
Since Purdue fired Ryan Walters last fall, the Boilermakers have seen 56 players transfer out. Restocking a roster after that many departures is difficult. But Barry Odom has worked to do that, bringing in 46 new players in total and 17 in this spring window. Odom has pulled off his fair share of portal wins, too, bringing in former Georgia wide receivers Nitro Tuggle and Michael Jackson III. 
Odom has built the roster his way, bulking up on offensive and defensive linemen through the portal. Questions remain on who will start at quarterback in Week 1, but Odom has a proven track record of turning around a program through the portal at UNLV. 

Texas

Transfer Commits: WR Emmett Mosley (Stanford), DL Lavon Johnson (Maryland), TE Jack Endries (Cal), K Mason Shipley (Texas State) and DL Maraad Watson (Syracuse).
Steve Sarkisian approached the spring portal window looking to add depth to his defensive line. Texas checked that off, bringing in Maryland’s Lavon Johnson and Syracuse star freshman Maraad Watson. The duo adds to the defensive line haul the Longhorns brought in over the winter.
Texas brought in a handful of weapons for Arch Manning for his first season as a starter, too. Jack Endries is viewed as one of the top returning tight ends in college football. A one-time walk-on, he has 91 career catches for 1,030 yards. Emmett Mosley has three years of eligibility remaining and is coming off a breakout 2024 season, where he finished with 48 catches for 525 yards. 

Texas Tech

Transfer Commits: EDGE David Bailey (Stanford), OL Cash Cleveland (Colorado), WR Micah Hudson (Texas A&M) and WR Roy Alexander (Incarnate Word). 
Texas Tech carried over its spending in the winter window to the spring, not missing a beat. Stemming from a frustrating final month of the 2024 season, Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, general manager James Blanchard and Cody Campbell, the co-founder of the Texas Tech-focused NIL collective The Matador Club, came together to make an aggressive plan for the transfer portal. The Red Raiders still hold the No. 1 spot in the portal rankings.
Texas Tech landed EDGE David Bailey, viewed as the top pass rusher available this spring. The Stanford transfer could be a game-changer, coming to Lubbock after registering 23 career tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks. Bringing Micah Hudson back into the fold after his brief stint at Texas A&M was important, and Roy Alexander has 2,407 career receiving yards. Colorado transfer Cash Cleveland, a former walk-on, early Freshman All-American status last fall. 

UCLA

Transfer Commits: CB Jamier Johnson (Indiana), QB Nico Iamaleava (Tennessee), QB Madden Iamaleava (Arkansas), CB Rodrick Pleasant (Oregon), RB Jaivian Thomas (Cal), EDGE Kechaun Bennett (Michigan) and EDGE Anthony Jones (Michigan State). 
Even if it wasn’t the cleanest transaction, bringing in Nico Iamaleava is an upgrade at quarterback for UCLA. The divorce between Iamaleava and Tennessee was public and ended in him skipping a practice and leaving town. But DeShaun Foster now has a proven starting quarterback in Iamaleava, who started every game for Tennessee en route to a College Football Playoff berth. His brother, Madden, is leaving Arkansas for UCLA, too. 
That wasn’t the only win for UCLA this spring, however, as the Bruins picked up Cal running back Jaivian Thomas. He led the Golden Bears in rushing yards in 2024, as he finished with 626 yards on 100 carries.

 

 

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Posted
22 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Darius Terrell's connections to this football program are so tenuous that the premise of him having any sort of scoop is simply laughable. Is there a waterboy still working inside the AD from Terrell's time on campus 15 years ago? Who else? GTFO. 


It’s more likely he would be connected through Desoto than anyone on the Texas staff. I do not recall anyone saying anything negative about the backup qb situation though in the podcast community and usually they would be openly critical of a roster weakness. 

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I like that OU’s offensive newcomers meetings will feature a guy from Stanford and a guy from Cal sitting with a guy from McNeese State.

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My god they have so much in common.

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51 minutes ago, cmontexas said:

If the Sooners win enough games to save Venables for another year then they won the portal. That was a 4 win team beforehand 

If the Sooners win enough games to save Venables for another year, then we won the portal twice.

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