We don’t have enough scholarships to take 4 OL in this class after signing 4 last year. 2 OL in the 2021 class would be ideal, but I’m sure that Mack would take a 3rd, if he felt like they were elite.
2021 recruiting and commitments
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assuming you mean only Sutton. Taylor committed to UVa. It could still be Sutton , Pounds and Mugarhbil.
We had the ability to sign 4. We just chose to assume that 3 would be the max and 2 would be A-OK.
My position starts with the fact that the OL is the largest position group on the team: 5. Then we have to face the fact that the OL is always going to deal with many injuries. Then we add the fact that the OL takes longer, often much longer, to develop than any other position group. Then we must accept that even if your RB is Bo Jackson and your QB is Peyton Manning, who has Lynn Swann to throw to, if your OL sucks, your offense sucks.
All that added means that it is possible to ruin a season, or two, by nothing more than blowing 1 OL recruiting class.
Is anyone truly secure that Searles can develop an OL able to win a National Championship, or even an ACC Championship? It is possible that Searles just has no idea how to recruit and develop a Championship OL tradition, that reloads and so never has to rebuild?
Were Mack's final teams at Texas, easily his weakest, known for excellent, deep OLs, or for barely above average OLs that often were walking wounded suffering from lack of depth?
Believe me, I would love to add a bunch of OL each year, but you only have 85 scholarships. Typically, you want to have 13-15 scholarship OL on your team. This year we have 16 and none of them are seniors. You can make the argument that players like McKethan and Tucker might try to go to pro after this year and that we might also have some attrition. Tristan Miller is sitting out this year for family reasons, so he would be a question mark for next year. We have 1 OL committed for 2021. If all of the players come back and Miller returns to the program, then that would put us at 17 scholarship OL, if we don't add another in the 2021 class.
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Remember when you weren't secure about Mack 2.0 and Dre'? Good times. It's August, long time until signing day. Coaches will be fired, lotta ball game left.
Yea this 2021 class has everything you could possibly want in a class. Some people live in a different stratosphere.
Mistake going in was waiting on Taylor with the likelyhood of him being able to make it on campus for a visit being slim. He was always going to be one of the last ones in the boat or headed to UVA since that's the only school he'd actually visited. Hindsight is 20/20, but odds weren't great, and now we're late offering Pounds.
Anybody got news on Nesbit? I ask bc many think he is South Carolina bound but the Gamecocks are just receiving crystal balls for the #5 TE in the 2021 class, Trigg out of the state of Fl. Not sure if something has changed with Nesbit or if he’s cool with South Carolina taking a player rated much higher than him at the same position.
DT Tyleik Williams has the heels in his top 6, and probably towards the top of that too...
https://cfbsaturdays.com/recruiting-battle-tyleik-williams/
https://cfbsaturdays.com/recruiting-battle-tyleik-williams/
Yes. Bama, OSU, LSU are just in there for eye candy. Va Tech seems to be the leader as of now.
Other than growing up a VT fan and close proximity to home, I can’t see why a recruit would go there.
many kids liked the opportunity of being coached by one of the best defensive guys in college football, but he's gone now. also, va tech did a great job building relationships with hs coaches, especially in tidewater.
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Yeah, Foster was deluxe for many years. A friend of mine played for him and he said the players would have run through a wall for Foster. I was sooooooo glad to see him retire from VT, and that due to the respect I have for him.
Go read the VT board , Fuente has alienated many HS coaches in Va. , especially in the 757. Listen to Tony Grimes's Dad on the topic. VT has been shut out of all the top Va. prospects this year and last.
His dad is gold on twitter. State of VA is loaded in 2021, also, and I don't see them getting any of the top prospects.
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And that may be what does in VT for a long time. Fuente is not wowing the VA HS coaches or players, and as that gets worse, Foster retires, taking with him all that experience and good will.
It's not just UNC that can and should profit at VT's expense. Mendenhall is counting on that to have UVA take a step or two up.
VaTech's problems go beyond coaching. They got behind in the arms race and there just isn't as much support for football as there used to be when Beamer was at the helm.
Neither Mendenhall or Fuente have Mack's personality or charisma.
I agree but feel UVA is becoming a solid program. VT is in flux right now but not moving in the right direction.
VT desperately needs to play this fall. They return most of their team from last year and I could see them making a push to play for the ACC championship. In turn, they are hoping to parlay that into a good recruiting class. The Hokies have enough talent on the roster to win 8+ games in 2020 and 2021. But, if they stumble either of those years, the bad recruiting of the past few cycles will really put them in a downward spiral.
2021 is an opportune year to catch VT while they are in a bit of disarray, and swoop in on the top Virginia players. As stated, the state has several elite prospects. Grimes will shine and the pipeline to Virginia will be established.
Kelvin Gilliam expected to announce today with Oklahoma being his most likely destination. He would have been a very good addition for us.
ETA: As expected, he’s a Sooner. Good get for them.
ETA: As expected, he’s a Sooner. Good get for them.
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SI has its list of the Top 99 recruits in the 2021 class.
UNC has 2: Silver at #22 and Maye at #33.
4 other NC players make the list: #25 Page, #28 Shipley, and #71 Patterson are headed to Clemson. #52 Pryor is headed to Ohio St.
UNC has 2: Silver at #22 and Maye at #33.
4 other NC players make the list: #25 Page, #28 Shipley, and #71 Patterson are headed to Clemson. #52 Pryor is headed to Ohio St.
Considering that this season won’t count against five years of eligibility, I suspect that the staff would like to keep some offensive linemen for five or six years.
Proximity to home I think will be a factor in the long run with Pounds, lotta ball game left on him. As far as TID -- I think he commits and decommits and commits again before it's all said and done. I honestly think he wants to go to 4 schools.
We can't get them all buddy. All things considered, a great class. If we could just add 2-3 more talented players... I believe we'll wind up taking 1-2 transfers, but we'll see.
He sure does love attention. I hope his ability lives up to his own hype.
Paysour is transferring from Kings Mountain to Gaffney for Fall Season of HS Football.... Maybe a little recruiting pitch to TID
I didn't want to say that out loud but I was thinking the same thing, honestly.
