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This is one I thought was coming. He dominated at JUCO this past season. 42 total tackles and 5 sacks. Really agile for a guy his size and has been well coached. Not sure why he didn’t have more offers.

Spring dates posted after the first day of practice.

Rivals listed him as a JUCO 3rd team All-American.

My only issue with this year’s schedule is our 2nd bye is on the final week of conference play. Outside of that, great schedule. Miami and Toledo probably have the most overall talent…again. 4 of our MAC opponents will have new head coaches. I doubt that many of them will be situations like Lembo’s first year with Buffalo. We still have some areas that need addressing on the roster, but this program is far ahead from when Moorhead took over. 6 wins minimum has to be the expectation this season. And who knows when we’ll have a schedule this manageable again.

With our need at DT, I hope he’d be welcomed back. I don’t know in what manner he left though. He seemed like a good kid from his high school recruiting days, so I wouldn’t think he would have burned bridges on his way out. I also dont know what he’s looking for at this point in his career. If he did return, it’d certainly give us a boost at a position that is currently full of question marks.

Already back in the portal.

The timing of it is surprising. That said, I’m not sure if he would have been able to produce a better season at BG than what they did this past year. They seemingly have a strong recruiting class coming in, but they also lost a ton to graduation and some key players in the portal.

Does Tahj already have somewhere in mind? Every FBS school currently has their QB1 in place heading into spring ball. Wherever he goes he’ll have to learn elements of a new offense and be behind the eight ball vs the incumbent starter. He was one QB injury away from being QB1 here and had an effective role in the offense despite being the backup.

I don’t think it’s the best move for him either, but I also don’t blame him if his desire is to be a starting QB. Like you mentioned, slim chance he’ll be starting anywhere at the FBS level. He already has his degree, so good luck to him wherever he goes. I also wonder if Roggow is/was pushing him for the QB2 spot.

Bullock in the portal.

Usually starts in early/mid March and ends late April. I’d guess something will be announced soon.

The majority of signings across college football already happened on the first signing day. Only a handful of signees were announced by the MAC schools that did announce new additions. The majority of our additions from here will come from the portal and JUCO. A number of JUCOs will sign in May/June as they finish up their degrees.

I think it’s programs attempting to figure out what they have in the first few years and also trying to stock the room accordingly with one QB per class. If it’s a miss or if the QB is too good, he’ll likely move on. Need talented young guys to run the scout team as well. Taking a true freshman versus taking a redshirt freshman out of the portal gives one more year of development in the system. I don’t have any feelings one way or another if the guy is HS, JUCO, or Portal at this point as long as he helps us win.

Yeah, its a dumpster fire. Kent actually signed what should pan out to be a pretty good prep class (assuming most stay). Yet the portal class doesn’t adequately replace what they lost (at least on paper). A number of the portal signees didn’t have other FBS options. Some didn’t have any other D1 options. Hard to believe the administration is giving the current crew a 3rd year.

Looks like Bishop Neal is our new safeties coach.