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https://x.com/9shawn_/status/1864099774191849476?s=61&t=_TFqePY4lFXUo5BavIxA3w Offer out to All-CAA Stony Brook DT Rushawn Lawrence.

https://x.com/ivnunnally/status/1864357104359727560?s=61&t=_TFqePY4lFXUo5BavIxA3w Its official. That stings.

Final episode of 2024

Great class. There are a few players in it that we probably had no business landing.

Players are entering the portal now, despite it not being officially open. Once their name is in the database, schools can reach out. Some schools blatantly ignore the rules and reach out to kids anyway. Other schools may have contact with a relative or former coach of the player to gage interest.

Offer to OT DJ Johnson of Western Kentucky. Only played in 2 games this year, but was a JUCO standout previously.

Offer out to OT Trey Bedosky of UAB.

WR commit. Might turn out to be a sneaky pickup, despite being lightly recruited. Good size, hands, and top end speed.

We won 4 games and we’re already losing guys like Moore and James, who would likely have been some of the best at their respective positions next year. I figured we wouldn’t be able to keep them all 4 years, but I hoped we could at least get one more season from them. I also can’t blame the players as OT and DT are highly coveted positions in the portal. Also goes to show why it’s important to have a coaching staff with plenty of connections and can identify portal talent. In our case, able to identify talent and bring said talent in with no NIL resources. Talk about a challenge.

Long snapper Liam Reardon into the portal.

Golden and Moore already have agents. They’re looking to get paid.

Coach JRod wasting no time getting offer out to OT Travis Burke from FIU.

Rough. I thought maybe we’d be able to keep him for one more year.

Seldom used DT Andre Proffit and walk-on TE Grant Gainer to the portal.

Brutal loss. Was hoping to avoid that one.

RB Charles Kellom to the portal.

K Garrison Smith into the portal.

On social media. Since I cover recruiting for a P4 school, my feed is littered with offers, commitments, and portal activity.

Bobby Golden into the portal too. That’s now two senior WRs. I mentioned in another post that we would probably have a few senior WRs move on.

Before the FBS changes, it was an 85 scholarship limit and generally around a 120 roster size. The new rule caps roster size at 105 and will allow schools to decide if they want to stay at the 85 scholarships or increase the scholarship allotment up to 105. In essence, this really hurts walk-ons and the ability to field scout teams in practice. The portal will have an insanely high amount of entries this year due to the roster reductions. The SEC has (at least momentarily) decided to keep scholarships at 85. I haven’t heard of any decisions from the other conferences yet. I thought the MAC made the decision to stay at 85 scholarships too, but now I’m not sure if that was correct.

QB - Tahj Bullock RB - Charles Kellom = 2022 HS signee. 12 games played. 85 rushes for 352 yards and a TD. 27 receptions for 210 yards and 2 TDs. RB - Jordon Simmons = 2024 TP signee. 11 games started and played. 110 rushes for 664 yards and 2 TDs. 27 receptions for 210 yards and 2 TDs. WR - Bobby Golden = 2022 HS signee. 12 games played. 31 receptions for 446 yards and a TD. WR - Adrian Norton = 2023 HS signee. 12 games played. 43 receptions for 843 yards and 7 TDs. 2nd Team All-MAC. WR - Jarvis Rush = 2024 JUCO signee. 11 games played. 9 receptions for 101 yards and a TD. WR - Phaizon Wilson = 2023 TP signee. DNP on offense. OL - Jerrod Burrell = 2024 JUCO signee. 10 games played. 227 snaps on offense. OT - Jayvin James = 2023 HS signee. 12 games played and starting RT. OL - Laurance Seymore - 2024 TP signee. 8 games played. 210 snaps on offense. OL - Tyhler Williams - 2022 HS Signee. 11 games started and played. DE - CJ Nunnally = 2023 JUCO signee. 12 games played. 56 total tackles, 6 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. 1st Team All-MAC x2 DT - Marcus Moore = 2023 HS signee. 12 games played and starter at DT. 31 total tackles. DT - Andre Proffitt = 2021 HS signee. 5 games played. 3 total tackles. LB - Antavious Fish = 2022 JUCO signee. 12 games started and played. 68 total tackles and a sack. LB - Bryan McCoy = 2022 HS signee. 120 total tackles. 2nd Team All-MAC. LB - Gage Summers = 2023 JUCO signee. 35 total tackles. 7 games played on defense with 2 starts. CB - Golden-Nelson = 2022 TP signee. 12 games played with 10 starts. 33 total tackles and 7 pass deflections. CB - Joey Hunter = 2023 TP signee. 10 games played with 6 starts. 10 total tackles and 2 pass deflections. S - Darrian Lewis = 2021 HS signee. S - Darius Owens = 2023 HS signee. DNP on defense. S - Noel Roach = 2021 HS signee. All 4 Special Teams player. 5 games played on defense with 27 snaps. K - Garrison Smith = 2024 TP signee. 24 of 24 on XPs. 13 of 16 on FGs. LS - Liam Reardon = 2024 TP signee. 12 games played and started.

You’re right, I’m sure we’re going to lose a few players that we don’t want to lose. Every school does. Pretty good sign that no one has publicly announced they are leaving as of yet. Edit: 30 minutes later we had our first portal entry. That said, we still have some rising juniors/seniors on the roster that probably won’t contribute much and they may be told to look elsewhere. Not to sound callous, but we have to shed some spots anyway due to the upcoming 105 roster limit.

Timing could be coincidental, but I doubt it. Have to imagine Brookhart sees that the program isn’t far off after spending a year on the inside.

If Moorhead is hoping to land another P4 HC gig, he’ll be back in 2025. I still believe that’s the case and if so, he needs to complete the turnaround. Moorhead can leave any offseason he chooses and land a high profile OC position, regardless of his record as a HC here. Here are some reasons why I think he’ll return despite having limited resources: - He’ll have a starting QB return for the first time since DJI. We never got to see DJI progress in Moorhead’s system due to injury. If Finley flipped the TD/INT ration by only 2 or 3, we are talking all-conference. - 4 out of 5 starting OL return. It was the youngest starting OL in conference play. I know some have been disenchanted with the OL, but here are some facts. For the first time in Moorhead’s 3 years we rushed for over 100 yards per game. The OL has also drastically improved in pass protection. Sacks have dropped from 63 in Arth’s last season (2021) to 56 in Moorhead’s first season (2022) to 46 (2023) to 30 (2024). None of that is elite, but it’s all headed in the right direction. - The defense has improved in conference play, especially in points allowed. Arth’s last year allowed 35.3 (2021). Tibesar’s first was 30.4 (2022) to 28.4 (2023) to 26.6 (2024). Again, not great, but headed in the right direction. - The 2025 schedule is MUCH easier than the 2024 schedule. - The majority of the team will return - barring a mass portal exodus. Unless Moorhead is just done fighting the constant uphill battle, I can’t see him leaving when he could potentially make a bowl (or more) in 2025.

Kent State heating up with portal entries. What a mess that program has rapidly turned into.