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We need someone willing to spend the weekend hanging out at Diamond Deli.

I have it on good authority that it is KJ Walton, having qualified at 32 years old for his 8th year of college basketball.

https://twitter.com/PeteNakos_/status/1778960327989760019?t=HwJvbAxFgvQk2FIrr82KWg&s=19

According to Professional Zip on X, the 3rd player on campus is from a PAC12 school.

That is former SVSM guard Seth Wilson!

I think this could be big all the way around. Just like Shammah Scott coming back home. And Enrique before him. Make staying put in Akron cool again.

I wonder who the 3rd is. James Okonkwo and Seth Wilson are the first 2. Makes me think these guys are all but committed, and JG just wanted them to visit all at once to make sure the chemistry would be a fit.

As disappointing as it is to fans, JoeMo is running spring like most P5s do, which is limited access. Although, this has got to be the least amount of published video clips since his arrival. I imagine that has more to do with the media department at the school though. A number of G5 programs have gone away from the spring game and are doing something they call “spring show cases” where it’s individual drills followed by a glorified 7 on 7. Thankful that’s not yet the case here. Unfortunately, players can transfer multiple times now. Even in the same year if they so desire. NCAA has had their legs cut out from underneath them. That being said, I’m with you. I don’t think Finley is going anywhere. Even if he rips up the MAC this coming season, I’m not sure if he’d leave. Unless something drastically changes, he’s one of the many that seem genuinely excited to be a part of this program.

To the Debbie Downer thread with ya. Off you go! 😂

I was wondering if it wasn’t Josiah Harris. Groce offered him coming out of high school & I had noticed he was in the portal. He played at Richmond Heights (IIRC) for some reason his junior & senior seasons but spent his freshman & sophomore years at GlenOak (again, IIRC).

Professional Zip lied... Verbal Commits is lying... Can't trust anything anymore.

Correct, but it's a pretty important season. I'm assuming these guys know Sharron Young, and Sharron Young knows them. Would be big to establish chemistry and roots in Akron for the entire West Virginia crew. Not to mention this team needs experience, and there is no better experience than 2, 3-year big time P5 guys.

Looks they're both listed as juniors. So I'd assume we'd only get one season out of them?

Okay, now I’m getting anxious too. I’m refreshing this forum way too often for a healthy, well-balanced individual. So maybe I’m not that. Ha!! I believe Groce waits to announce his full class of recruits together once he’s done. I hope the longer he takes is a sign of a successful haul. 🙏🤞

As far as our football program is situated right now, I think it is better to undersell now and over perform when things count.

Every spring game is full of vanilla formations and plays. Now-a-days it's a Marketing event more than anything else. Lee Owens would run Ben Ruhlin 25 times in the spring game, and people would be expecting Ruhlin to be our star back in the fall...only to be disappointed when he got only a handful of mop-up carries the entire season. It kept Brandon Payne and Bobby Hendry healthy tho. Finley's already enrolled. He'd need to sit if he transferred again. He's not going to go through the hassle of appealing sitting out another season just to transfer to Appalachian State or UAB. He's the odds-on favorite for the starting job here. There were some people, me included, 😀 who saw something special in Enrique Freeman even as a freshman. Soft hands, great footwork...relentless motor. I guess that's what I look for in a spring game...young guys that exhibit the tools to be a contributor one day. Breakaway speed, a WR that makes a circus grab or two. Just getting a chance to see some of the new players in person and see how tall, cut, fast, strong-armed etc. they are is interesting and fun.

A lot could be learned. Who are the leaders emerging? Captain is hearing that Finley is looking good.. Looking? Is he completing nice passes? Short throws? Long throws? Is he executing nice reads on the option plays? Are there surprises showing up? Sometimes effort is telling. Like who may be headed to the portal. If you keep the team a secret until September, it will remain a secret! Maybe Captain will be our SI Saturday.

As bad as the UA has been on UA sports, it has actually been substantially better in the last year with guys like Beaven, especially on the major sports. The news is generally 48 days late but the reporters have done better.

broadcast is absolute crap.... picture is very choppy and is not following the ball