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I’d love to see him back, but I doubt it happens. Another JUCO stop probably means grades are still an issue.

100%. Im still waiting on the day ESPN reports on the declining graduation rate from all the transferring and acts like no one saw this coming.

Summers to the portal. That’s what I meant about not knowing who has eligibility anymore with all the rule changes.

I’ll do my best to keep up with all the conference movement. That said, I’m not going to be linking any names to specific sites since I’ll be pulling information from On3, 247, and whatever pops up on my social media feed. AKRON HS Signees: (8) QB - Semaj Beals WR - Jaborree Riggins OL - Lorvens Barthelemy OL - Guner Hiller OL - Elzea Rollins LB - Daunte Curtis CB - Savion Lewis CB - Henry Perrymond JUCO Signees: (7) WR - Gentz Hilburn TE - Elijah Alexander OL - Daxton Christman-Gourley OL - Jon Stephens DE - Jasun Ridley DT - Malaki Ross-Graves LB - Jeremiah Jones Portal Signees: (19) QB - Reese Poffenbarger = North Texas WR - Miles Burris = UNC Charlotte WR - Titus Myers = Old Dominion TE - Wyatt Hook = Michigan State OL - Ian Falkner = Missouri Southern State (DII) OL - Nate Hampton = St. Francis OL - Melvin Puckett = Bethune Cookman OL - Carlos Slayden = Southern Miss OL - Brandon Smith = South Dakota DE - Kurtis Waye = Clark Atlanta (DII) DT - Vaughn Highland = Arkansas Pine-Bluff LB - Dwight Nunoo = FIU CB - DaWayne Galloway = West Virginia CB - Zach Hobson = Old Dominion CB - Shamar McNeil = Missouri CB - Khory Moss = Miami (OH) CB - Caiden Newsome = Holy Cross P - Aidan Stire = West Virginia LS - Stone Dean = West Texas A&M (DII) Portal Departures: (22) WR - Israel Polk (2nd Team All-MAC) = Oklahoma State OL - Keylen Davis (3rd Team All-MAC) = Pittsburgh DE - Bruno Dall (3rd Team All-MAC) = UCF DT - Julien Laventure (2nd Team All-MAC) = Texas Tech TE - Jake Newell = Toledo TE - Max Whisner = Sam Houston OL - Maasai King = Iowa State OL - Kenneth McManus = Auburn OL - Delvin Morris = Kansas State LB - Markus Boswell = Texas LB - Melvin Spriggs = Southern Miss CB - Ben Kamara = North Dakota CB - Elijah Reed = Utah WR - Khalil Witherspoon DE - Kam Cheatom DT - Dimitri Madden DT - Kiawan Murphy DT - Nehemiah Musika DT - Eddie Vega LB - Gage Summers K - Adam Samaha K - Owen Wiley BALL STATE HS Signees: (22) QB - Mason Atkins RB - Char’rese Breveard RB - Anthony McMullen WR - Ace Cooper WR - Mark Hanniford TE - Lucas Andresen TE - Zach Becker TE - AJ Seymour OL - Nolan Cicero OL - Evan Downer OL - Zion Haney OL - Sam Spicer OL - Brady Weber DE - CJ Sanchez DT - Joshua Coleman DT - Mason Holbrook DT - Dominic Infelise LB - Gannon Knowles LB - Cole Mynett DB - Zylon Hill DB - Stone Perkins DB - Gavin Yates-Lyons JUCO Signees: (3) TE - Cole Coonrod DT - Myles Hancock LB - Kaleb Stewart Portal Signees: (26) QB - Keldric Luster = Texas State QB - Tyler Mizzell = Concord (DII) RB - Johnny Thompson = Kansas WR - CJ Nelson = Eastern Illinois WR -Jabari Smith = FAU WR - Corey Thompson = Utah State WR - DJ Young = Siena Heights (NAIA) TE - Alex Scherle = Rice TE - Sean Ward = Dartmouth OL - Jacob Jeudy = Concord (DII) OL - Misael Sandoval = Vanderbilt OL - Maxwell Wentz = Dartmouth DE - Jared Badie = San Diego State DE - Kendrick Gilbert = Louisville DE - Maverick Gracio = Pittsburgh DE - Austin Stief = Davenport (DII) DT - Keilan Smith = Cincinnati DT - Ka’Shawn Thomas = Wake Forest LB - Carson Burckhardt = Valparaiso LB - Jovan Clark = Washington State LB - Gavin Forsha = Tennessee State LB - Cincear Lewis = Cincinnati DB - Cedric Franklin = Arkansas State DB - Diante Griffin = Ohio State DB - Chris Jackson = Colorado State DB - Sterling Smith = Purdue Portal Departures: (19) QB - Walter Taylor = Vanderbilt WR - Ty Robinson = Illinois TE - Kam Anthony = Rutgers OL - Isaac Lucas = San Diego State DT - Darin Conley = Washington LB - DeJuan Echoles = Western Michigan DB - Jahmad Harmon = UMASS DB - Eric McClain = New Mexico DB - Roman Pearson = Kansas DB - Ashton Whitner = Liberty RB - Qua Ashley WR - Trey Firestone WR - Eric Weatherly TE - Ben Dutton LB - Sam Feeney LB - Caden Johnson LB - Micah Wing DB - Michael Gravely DB - Will Yates BOWLING GREEN HS Signees: (25) QB - Jarin Mock RB - Tristin Blackmon RB - Marceles Carey WR - Cade Brooks WR - Pauly Sadler WR - Joseph Saffold TE - Derron Gray TE - Maddox Hunstad TE - Trent Taylor TE - Kentrell White OL - Maddux Murphy OL - Pete Pendergest OL - Travis Robertson DE - Bryce Brewster DE - Samuel Dossous DE - Elijah Durham-Smith DE - Cameron Simmons DE - Trent Murrell DT - Kore Thomas LB - Caden Carter LB - Darian Hawkins LB - Kingston Seals DB - Cedarius Christian DB - Julian Holt DB - Chris Newell Portal Signees: (16) QB - Jay Kastantin = Assumption (DII) QB - Austin Novosad = Oregon RB - Ke’Marion Baldwin = Charleston Southern WR - Isaiah Dawson = Richmond WR - Nick Sowell = SC State OL - Gabe Funk = App State DE - John Baker = Toledo DT - Selah Brown = Louisville DT - Timothy Taylor = Jacksonville State LB - Sanders Ellis = Purdue LB - Jonathan Goins = Alabama A&M DB - Tomondrey Braxton = NC Central DB - Armahn Hale = New Mexico State DB - Nick Sawyer = Charleston Southern DB - Mike Wright = FAU P - Ryan Kingston = Southeast Missouri Portal Departures: (34) RB - Cam Pettaway (1st Team All-MAC Return Specialist) = Iowa State OT - Nate Pabst (2nd Team All-MAC) = Florida State LB - Gideon Lampron (1st Team All-MAC) = Colorado DB - MJ Cannon (3rd Team All-MAC) = Cincinnati K - Jackson Kleather (2nd Team All-MAC) = Northwestern QB - Lucian Anderson = South Carolina RB - Mar’Kel Porter = Northwestern RB - Kaderris Roberts = Delaware WR - RJ Garcia = FAU WR - Reis Stocksdale = Temple TE - Arlis Boardingham = Auburn TE - Jacob Harris = Wisconsin DE - David Afogho = West Virginia DE - Collins Acheampong = UTSA DE - Isaiah Thomison = Illinois LB - Justin Eklund = Montana LB - Caden Marshall = SMU DB - Jahvion Jarmon = Austin Peay DB - Keyon Washington = Iowa State RB - Chris Edmonds RB - Chris McMillian WR - Caleb Goodloe WR - DeShaun Lanier WR - Allen Middleton TE - Blane Cleaver DE - Bam Booker DT - Malik Moses DT - Ashton Yeager LB - TJ Nelson DB - Jay’Quan Bostic DB - Hayes Doggan DB - Gavin Harris DB - TJ Nelson DB - Tyrone Steed BUFFALO HS Signees: (22) QB - Qur’an McNeill RB - Chase Enlow WR - Aaron Clark TE - Aiden Howard TE - TJ Sabatucci OL - Marco Cate OL - Cam Davis OL - Jaden Macey OL - Mike Whalen DE - Aiden Anderson DE - Malachi Ervin DE - Preston Lunsford DT - Will Reed DT - Royce Rogers LB - Jack Garbolino LB - Matthew Heininger LB - Na’Rod Jarvis LB - Anwar Witherspoon CB - Jamarcus Jones S - Dylan Cleary S - Bryce Williams LS - Tim Schwerha JUCO Signees: (1) WR - Anthony Johnson = Coffeyville Portal Verbals: (21) QB - Elijah Holmes = Wingate (DII) WR - Jaylen Andrews = East Stroudsburg (DII) WR - Semaj Pierre = Rice TE - Clint Walker = Davenport (DII) TE - Trevor Wilson = Campbell OL - Joe Crocker = Baylor OL - Nino Francavilla = Miami OL - Nathan Natoli = Bucknell DE - Logan Goodwin = IUP (DII) DE - Caleb Oliver = Wofford DE - Sedrick Vessah = Cal PA (DII) DE - Henri Zeneli = Seton Hill (DII) DT - Mason Nickle = Saginaw Valley State (DII) DT - Stantavious Smith = Florida A&M LB - Zach Bergmann = Missouri Southern (DII) LB - Stevie Bracey = Virginia LB - Joey Cheshire = Cornell CB - Drayson Crane = Morehead State CB - Sayre Smothers = Citadel S - Zae Jennings = West Virginia P - Andrew Vanslyke = James Madison Portal Departures: (18) WR - Nik McMillan (1st Team All-MAC) = Kansas WR - Victor Snow (1st Team All-MAC) = NC State DT - Junior Poyser (3rd Team All-MAC) = Wisconsin P - Dylan Drennan (2nd Team All-MAC) = Purdue RB - Lamar Sperling = UTEP OL - Henry Tabansi = UCF DE - Demetrius Ballard = Boston College DE - Shamar Riser-Pressley = UCONN DT - Devin Morgan = Kennesaw State LB - Dion Crawford = Michigan State DB - Charles McCartherens = Marshall DB - Eddie Pleasant = Marshall TE - Mitch Viviano DT - Charlton Goodell DB - Marquis Cooper DB - Ronell Davis DB - Jalen McNair DB - Jamiere Munson CENTRAL MICHIGAN HS Signees: (24) RB - Trav Moore WR - Da’Shon Febres WR - Avin Robinson WR - Geno Seets TE - Lucas Hoffmeyer TE - Zack Wagner OL - Wyatt Graffin OL - Landon Harper OL - Isaac Hutchinson OL - Charlie Mandabach OL - Jack Nolan OL - Jacob Timmer DE - Matthew Plumb DE - Matt Sexton DE - Collin Stare DE - Evan Walker LB - Drew Esper LB -Leon Howard LB - Elijah Reynolds DB - Colton Benaitis DB - Laaren Cornwall DB - Kameran Hayward DB - Jajuan Jones DB - David Williams JUCO Signees: (8) RB - John Stowers TE - Myles Peters OL - John Williams DE - Jaxon Cherry LB - Donovan Brown LB - Antonio Cherry CB - Ty Williams DB - Coen Ali Portal Verbals: (16) RB - Vaughn Blue = Liberty RB - Jayden Clerveaux = Holy Cross WR - Shawn Foster = Michigan State WR - Dontae Robinson = Sacramento State TE - Jaden Allen = Fordham TE - Gavin Spillers = Mars Hill (DII) OL - Nic Disanto = Eastern Illinois OL - Losini Maka = Georgetown OL - Trevor Swan = Georgetown DT - Max Van Fleet = Cornell LB - Charlie Smith = Colorado Mesa (DII) LB - Hunter Zirkle = Cumberlands (NAIA) CB - Matthew McKenzie = Bethune Cookman CB - Donavan Philord = Campbell S - Darrell Bryant = Northern Colorado S - Justin Taylor = Wyoming Portal Departures: (23) RB - Trey Cornist = UCONN WR - Tyson Davis = Virginia TE - DC Temple = Oregon State OL - Ryan Blum = Fordham OL - Apisa Poumele = Coastal Carolina OL - Jacob Saurbeck = Tiffin DE - Keshawn Hayden = Eastern Kentucky DE - Adam Kaminski = Eastern Illinois DB - Kalen Carroll = TCU DB - Brenden Deasfernandes = Northwestern RB - Mekhi Jenkins RB - Germanuel Tanelus WR - Jordan Kelly WR - Langston Lewis OL - Jacob Booth OL - Bronson Burton OL - Dane Sickler DE - Oumar Conde DE - Kade Kostus DE - Daniel Viramontes LB - Cairo Rhodes LB - Andre Thomas DB - Bryce Rowe EASTERN MICHIGAN HS Signees: (28) QB - Nick Kinsey RB - Decorie Johnson RB - Nazier Jones-Davis WR - Shawn Fishwick WR - Carl Jean-Bart WR - CJ Miller WR - Bacori Minner TE - Nathan Piggott TE - Armaad Sharp TE - Brady Shelton OL - Samuel Adjin OL - Carter Miculka OL - Nily Taylor OL - Andrew Trahin DE - RJ Alphonse DT - Elijah Berman DT - Jahbarri Frost DT - CJ McCoy DT - Brandon Simmons LB - Kijon Braxton LB - Zach Brown LB - Aaron Kearse DB - Fa’Rel Carter DB - Marty Collins DB - Horace Glenn DB - Jabari Monds DB - Davontey Oliver DB - Antonio Solares-Vitti K - Van Krisiloff JUCO Signees: (9) WR - JT Beasley WR - Cayden Burger TE - Adon Turner DE - Colby Archie DE - Mark Debiak DE - Alijah Lacey LB - Jonah Flowers LB - Elgin McDuffie DB - Rayquan Adkins Portal Verbals: (10) RB - Braydon Bennett = Virginia Tech RB - Malachi James = Syracuse OL - Tyler Brumfield = Oklahoma State OL - Cole Dellinger = Michigan State OL - Guzzy Kayed = Saint Francis OL - Tyler McMillan = Illinois OL - Elijha Payne = Delaware State DT - Peyton Christian = Lamar DT - Joseph Oluwayemi = Harding (DII) LS - Luke Grant = Memphis Portal Departures: (30) QB - Cam Edge = Morgan State OL - Mack Indestad = UCLA OL - Everett Small = Rutgers OL - Owen Snively = Boston College OL - Andrew Steger = Eastern Kentucky DE - Messiah Blair = Jackson State LB - Andrew Marshall = Minnesota LS - Mitchell Dietzel = James Madison QB - Jeremiah Salem RB - JT Bronaugh RB - James Jointer RB - Jayvin Norman WR - Eli Holmes-Holt WR - Terry Lockett TE - Braden Laux TE - Caden Vanderbush OL - Terrance Saunders OL - Tamarley Smith OL - Spencer Webb DE - Duke Clayton DE - Christian Kiptoo DE - Sterling Miles DT - Alijah Alexander LB - Terrelle Elmore LB - Carter Herriman DB - Zavian Dilworth DB - Dramarion McNulty DB - James Monds DB - Jaylyn Monds DB - Joshua Scott KENT STATE HS Signees: (18) RB - Jackson Farley RB - Brandon White WR - Zymir Reed WR - Brendyn Smith OL - Liam Dalton OL - Will Johnson OL - Gavin Kanar OL - Colin Prichard DL - Eckley Bridges DL - Jacob Broach DL - Carlos Shird DL - Daiveon Taylor DL - Kale Webb LB - Kendall McNutt DB - TeJuan Barbour DB - Lennox Lemon ATH - Gavin Peeps LS - Chase Mantooth JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (9) QB - Ethan Thanthanavong = Defiance (NAIA) RB - Mason King = Illinois State LB - Nate Gregory = Coastal Carolina LB - Rocco Nicholl = South Florida LB - Quan Rhodes McKee = Duquesne DB - Lionel Burns = NC Central DB = Norey Johnson = UCONN DB - Davion Pritchard = Pittsburgh K - Eli Tucker = Saint Francis Portal Departures: (23) WR - Cade Wolford (3rd Team All-MAC) = Cincinnati DE - Jamond Mathis (2nd Team All-MAC) = Texas Tech LB - CJ Young (2nd Team All-MAC) = Miami(OH) WR - Jahzae Kimbrough = SC State OL - Junior Diallo = Tennessee Tech OL - Ashton Rivera = California OL - Garrett Masterson = Tennessee Tech LB - Nylan Brown = Washington State CB - Jaire Rawlison = West Virginia K - Will Hryszko = Ohio P - Charlie Durkin = Rice QB - Devin Kargman QB - CJ Montes QB - JD Sherrod RB - Gavin Garcia RB - TaRyan Martin WR - Dash Dorsey WR - Da’Shawn Martin OL - Jamarcus Hill DT - Thomas Aden LB - Canaan Williams CB - Joel Boamah S - Joel Cordoba MIAMI HS Signees: (18) QB - Andrew Bellisari RB - Chancellor Sparks RB - Ike Steward WR - Justen Hodge WR - William Pressley WR - Tristan Reed WR - Scoop Smith OL - Zach Holtgren OL - Dominik Kosznicki DL - Mohamed Bangoura DL - Isaiah Harris DL - London Shackleford-Vickroy LB - Brody Sink LB - Ryan Stolarski DB - Easton Jointer DB - Amir Morelan DB - Tommy Theis K - Brady Stidham JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (17) QB - David McComb = Kansas RB - Rodney Nelson = Monmouth RB - Cade Yacamelli = Wisconsin WR - Maleek Huggins = Bethune-Cookman WR - Devin Hyatt = Arizona WR - Damarion Witten = Ohio State TE - Christian Ross = Memphis OL - Devontae Armstrong = Ohio State OL - Brain Beidastch = Duquesne OL - Evan Malcore = Northern Illinois OL - Shaun Shahu = Saginaw Valley State (DII) DT - Marcus Moore = Purdue LB - Blayne Myrick = South Alabama LB - CJ Young = Kent State CB - Mason Ellens = Iowa State S - Ben Minich = Notre Dame S - Dillon Tatum = Northwestern Portal Departures: (12) WR - Kam Perry (1st Team All-MAC) = Colorado OL - Drew Terrill (2nd Team All-MAC) = Houston DE - Adam Trick (1st Team All-MAC) = Texas Tech WR - Cole Weaver = Syracuse DE - Jayden Fuller = SC State DE - Josh Lukusa = Missouri State DB - Koy Beasley = Kansas State DB - Khory Moss = Akron LS - Hudson Powell = Auburn RB - Tito Glass DE - Jameil Hamm DB - Luke Evans OHIO HS Signees: (21) RB - James Kelly WR - Zach Hackleman WR - Marcus Hughbanks WR - Kaden Page WR - MC Walker TE - Riley Palmeter OL - Colton Crosley OL - Danny Fortson OL - Mike Montgomery OL - Job Maverick OL - Drayden Pavey DE - Troy Stiggers DT - Austin Adkins DT - Nate Hunt-Heller LB - Mac Capen LB - Nolan Ogborn CB - James Brewer CB - Kindall Brown S - Brandon Jenkins S - Ryan Miller S - Malachi Taylor JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (18) QB - Matt Vezza = New Hampshire RB - Victor Rosa = UCONN WR - Preston Bowman = Kentucky WR - Ian Ver Steeg = Wake Forest TE - Jake Furtney = Illinois TE - Andrew Metzger = Kansas State OL - CJ Dawson = Gardner-Webb OL - Cassius Hulbert = Tiffin (DII) OL - Trumain Lawson = Long Island OL - Sandro Malicevic = Eastern Illinois DE - Tyler Gillison = Michigan State DE - Isaiah Street = Marian (NAIA) LB - Cody Raymond = Wisconsin DB - Barry Dillon = Incarnate Word DB - Darren James-Hamilton = Elon DB - KJ Sejour = Chattanooga DB - Eli Thompson = Holy Cross K - Will Hryszko = Ohio Portal Departures: (18) WR - Chase Hendricks (2nd Team All-MAC) = California TE - Mason Williams (3rd Team All-MAC) = Ohio State OL - Davion Weatherspoon (1st Team All-MAC) = Arkansas DE - Jay Crable (2nd Team All-MAC) = FAU WR - Rodney Harris = Oklahoma State TE - Nick Segarra = Furman OL - Ibrahim Kebe = UTSA DE - Anas Luqman = UCONN S - Jalen Thomeson = San Diego State QB - Parker Navarro (2nd Team All-MAC) OL - Jordan Jones (2nd Team All-MAC) QB - Tim Carpenter RB - Duncan Brune WR - Alfred Jordan OL - Aidan Johnson DE - Danny Novickas DT - Nehemiah Dukes K - David Dellenbach TOLEDO HS Signees: (12) WR - Seth Elchert OL - Preston Dazey OL - Jake Palucki OL - Vincenzo Pizzo DE - Mateo Kipke LB - Jah’keevi Garnett LB - Nathan Gersh LB - Brian Stovall LB - Sharard Vaughn CB - Martece Smith S - Ziiyahn Blair P - Hunter Probst JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (33) QB - Khamoni Robinson = Lenoir-Rhyne (DII) RB - Autavius Ison = Mercer RB - CJ Miller = Mercer RB - Corey Smith = Penn State WR - Rico Bond = Lindenwood WR - Adjatay Dabbs = Mercer WR - Kalvin Gilbert = Southeast Missouri State WR - Trenton Jones = Mercer WR - Anthony Simpson = Michigan TE - Ethan Malafa = Butler TE - Jake Newell = Akron TE - Peyton Strickland = New Hampshire OL - Ahmad Carwise = Gardner-Webb OL - Dominic Johnson = Georgia State OL - Luke Rector = Gardner-Webb OL - Dylan Senda = Auburn OL - Nick Thomas = Rhode Island DE - Zach Johnson = UAB DE - Ezra Odinjor = UAB DE - Ben Sahakian = Cornell DE - Andrew Zock = Mercer DT - Caden Camese = Mercer LB - Julian Fox = Mercer LB - Kari Jackson = Penn State LB - Isaac Prince = Mercer CB - Cam Jones = Holy Cross CB - Israel Petite = Robert Morris CB - KJ Thomas = Mercer S - Mo Conteh = Ohio Dominican (DII) S - Kaleb Hutchinson = Mercer S - Armorion Smith = Michigan State S - Donovan Watkins = Mercer K - Reice Griffith = Mercer LS - Max Allen = Mercer Portal Departures: (37) DE - Malachi Davis (3rd Team All-Conference) = Rutgers DT - Esean Carter (3rd Team All-MAC) = UCONN LB - Chris D’Appolonia (3rd Team All-Conference) = Syracuse LB - K’Von Sherman (1st Team All-MAC) = UCONN S - Braden Awls (1st Team All-MAC) = Iowa State QB - Kalieb Osborne = UCONN RB - Kenji Christian = UCONN RB - Shawn Simeon = UCONN WR - Julian Allen = UCONN WR - Javon Brown = UCONN WR - Kamren Flowers = UCONN WR - Zy’Marion Lang = UCONN WR - Ryder Treadway = UCONN WR - Jediyah Willoughby = UCONN TE - Sean Persson = UAB OL - Anthony Boswell = Houston OL - Raphael Greene = UCONN OL - Terrence Moore = UCONN OL - Cole Rhett = Baylor OL - Dominic Rivera = UCONN OL - Isiah Switzer = UCONN DE - John Baker = Bowling Green DE - Chamberlain Campbell = UCONN DE - Avery Dunn = UCONN DT - Carlos Hazelwood = Michigan State LB - Hudson Miller = Purdue LB - Rickey Williams = UCONN CB - DJ Kelly = James Madison CB - Tyler McKinstry = UCONN CB - Amare Snowden = Syracuse S - Braedyn Moore = UCONN S - Jayden Price = UCONN K - Robert Hammond = Kansas State LS - James Roe = Wisconsin TE - CC Ezirim OL - Stephen Gales OL - Maddox Marcotte CB - Andrew Wilson-Lamp WESTERN MICHIGAN HS Signees: (16) QB - Jaxson Dosh RB - Donovan Triplett WR - Angelo Chapman WR - Harper Hughes WR - Elijah Lucas TE - Ryan Rocheleau OL - Ezra Newman-Nwodika OL - Ryan Westrich DE - Max Baker DE - Chris Stewart DT - Angelo Pugliano LB - Breck Mallory CB - Philip Johnson S - Trevon Collard S - Camari Patterson K - Zak Zeman JUCO Signees: (6) WR - Kordell Gouldsby TE - Enese Tonga OL - Gavin Beachner LB - Justyce Betts LB - Teegan Haines LB - Jermar McCarter Portal Verbals: (16) QB - Trey Petty = Illinois RB - AJ Green = Arkansas WR - Emazon Littlejohn = South Carolina TE - Nate Levicki = Presbyterian TE - Adam Parks = New Mexico State OL - Jacob Bailey = James Madison OL - Ben Roebuck = Michigan OL - Brandon Smith = Illinois State DE - Kedrick Burley = Keiser (NAIA) DT - Joshua Donald = Houston DT - Scoop Gardner = Long Island DT - Zavian Tibbs = Houston LB - Brenden Anes = Tennessee LB - DeJuan Echoles = Ball State DB - Camron Barber = Presbyterian S - Kouri Crump = VMI Portal Departures: (15) QB - Brady Jones = Oregon State DE - Joshua Lloyd = Austin Peay LS - RJ Todd = Oregon RB - Tre Hartwell RB - Devin Miles WR - Don-Ray Hall WR - Earnest McDaniel-Mitchell DE - Jordan Buckley DE - Popeye Williams DT - Marcel Tyler LB - Derek Pennington DB - Fitzroy Ledgister DB - Jason Mitchell DB - Isaiah Paul DB - Versie Walker UMASS HS Signees: (21) QB - Aedan McCarthy RB - TK Davis RB - Justin Lewis WR - Drew Alsup WR - Tavian Dashiell WR - David Moore WR - Kai Owens TE - Matthew Tybor OL - Will McNamara OL - Ben Noome DE - CJ Amobi DE - Donovan Murphy DL - Robert Ekins DL - Samuel Mulbah LB - Moritz Strempel DB - David Chiavegato DB - Terron Johnson DB - Ted Mondesir DB - Kareem Pruitt DB - Corey Warner K - Seamus McIntyre JUCO Signees: (1) CB - Chris Stanley Portal Verbals: (24) QB - RJ Johnson = Florida A&M QB - Pop Watson = Virginia Tech RB - Jordan Washington = Murray State RB - Justin Williams-Thomas = Marshall WR - Joe Griffin = Wisconsin WR - Randall King = Campbell WR - Devin Matthews = East Texas A&M OL - Greg Klingensmith = William & Mary OL - Greg Knox = McNeese State OL - Aitor Urionabarrenechea = Colorado State DE - Zachary Betts = St. Francis DE - Andrew DePaepe = Indiana DE - William DePaepe = Indiana DE - Justin Krueger = William & Mary DT - Aubrey Melvin = UCONN DT - Zakar Morris = Albany DT - Kamarion Thomas = North Carolina LB - Khari Bendolph = Jacksonville State LB - Kendric Council = Saint Francis LB - Josh Iseah = NC A&T DB - Jahmad Harmon = Ball State DB - Isaiah Reed = UCF DB - Michael Robinson = Rutgers LS - Grant Mills = North Carolina Portal Departures: (21) QB - AJ Hairston = Merrimack QB - Grant Jordan = Oklahoma State RB - Cookie Desiderio = Temple WR - Jacquon Gibson (3rd Team All-MAC) = Virginia DE - Marques White (2nd Team All-MAC) = SMU RB - Brandon Hood = Southern Miss DL - David Onuoha = North Texas LB - Rashad Henry = UCF DB - Brennen Bailey = Lamar QB - Brandon Rose WR - Tyree Kelly WR - Kenyon Massey OL - Paul Tchio DL - Erik Hehl DL - Shambre Jackson DL - Malachi Madison DL - Jermaine Wiggins LB - Donovan Dyson LB - Nick Hawthorne DB - Kendall Bournes DB - Jeremiah McGill

@MangoZip hit on some of the possible reasons. I’m no longer involved in the recruiting scene, but if I had to guess, it’s probably either grades or that most of those offers aren’t actually on the table anymore. He also may have had someone in his ear telling him to go somewhere he can play early and be developed. Honestly, that’s some of the best advice a high school recruit can get in today’s setup if they aren’t already in line to receive a decent NIL package. Regardless, he looks like a playmaker and could see the field with some refinement. I also suspect he’s not really 185 lbs.

Played left tackle at JUCO, but he’ll likely slide inside for us.

I believe we’re recruiting him as a DB.

Spriggs to the portal. Not a surprise, just tough for us, because he’s yet another guy this staff developed when nobody else really came calling out of high school. Someone out there will pay him, no doubt.

Hammock did it to himself. On3 and 247 disagreed with me, but I thought he cobbled together multiple recruiting classes that sat at or near the bottom of the MAC — outside of the offensive linemen, running backs, and a few other select individuals — and that lack of recruiting, especially at quarterback, has finally come home to roost. The funny thing is he spent the entire offseason bragging about how easy recruiting had become while he was scooping up a slew of DII and FCS guys. Can’t win without the horses to run the race.

Are we sure? My understanding was the league had a two-year window to rebuild the conference and keep its seat at the table. From everything I remember, they’ve technically met that requirement. But things change so fast that I’m not certain. If someone wants to dig into the details and either confirm or correct that, I’d love to hear it.

I haven’t followed UConn all that closely, but I do remember Mora being under the impression they’d end up in a power conference and that UConn had some sort of inside track on the Big 12. Fast forward a few years and they’re still independent. If I’m not mistaken, Colorado State is joining the new PAC, which I believe gets an auto-bid to the playoffs despite looking only marginally better than the current MWC. As for Moorhead, I’ve spent the last few offseasons shooting down the idea of him leaving. This year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he did. I imagine the next seven (?) weeks of fundraising will factor heavily into that decision. I still think he wants another shot at the power-conference level, and UConn — or possibly other G5 openings with better resources — could be viewed as chances to rebuild the résumé and set up a bigger move down the line.

I think he could still develop into a solid linebacker wherever he lands, but he was leapfrogged by both Boswell and Hocker this year.

I don’t know about that since I have no insider information on Ohio State, but I can say from covering an SEC program for several years that there’s a clear difference in how a school like South Carolina allocates and maximizes its resources compared to a place like Texas A&M.

I would think the majority of it would go toward retaining players. That’s what most of the successful “have-nots” at the P4 level are doing anyway. I also think that approach would serve us best, as identifying, landing, and developing talent hasn’t been an issue for this staff.

Another one that finally does something and is off (probably) looking for a payday. I’m curious to see if he lands back closer to home at UConn or UMass.

Finally has a really good game and hits the door….

As we head into a long offseason, I figured I’d look back at the players we lost, give a brief synopsis of how 2025 played out, see how the departed transfers fared at their new programs, and take an early look at what 2025 could be. Keep in mind, the portal will surely change some of these takes. QB: Departed Players: Bullock (Colorado State) Added Players: Johnson (FAU), Broughton (Freshman) I came into the season with high hopes that Finley would make a major leap in year two of Moorhead’s system — the same kind of jump I’d hoped to see from Irons in 2023. Neither scenario played out. Irons couldn’t ever seem to get or stay healthy, and while Finley may have shown slight improvement in a few areas, it wasn’t by much and his statistical output was similar to 2024. That said, it was obvious how much the offense struggled to move the ball without him. Bullock transferred to Colorado State and ended up seeing even less action for the Rams than he did here, and Johnson was brought in as his replacement. Early on, Johnson had a situational role much like Bullock’s, but his snap count fell off a cliff after the Toledo game. Looking Forward: Roggow (R-So.) and Broughton (R-Fr.) look poised to battle it out for the starting job, with highly touted freshman Semaj Beals joining the competition. I’d still expect coach Moorhead to bring in another strong-armed transfer to push that group. My hope is that regardless of who wins the job, we finally have an adequate backup who can keep the offense moving if pressed into action. RB: Departed Players: Simmons (Georgia State), Kellom (Eastern Illinois) Added Players: Gant (Tennessee Tech), Curry (Louisiana-Monroe), Gee (Colgate) The portal favored the Zips this offseason at running back. Gant ended up being a major pickup and became Akron’s first 1,000-yard rusher in years. Patrick split snaps with Gant early in the season, but an injury opened the door for Gant to take over as the main man. Patrick still appeared in most games, just in a reduced role. Williams was a distant No. 3 on the depth chart. Transfers Curry and Gee both dealt with injuries. Curry saw limited action in three games, while Gee missed the entire season. Portal departure Simmons had a reduced role in Georgia State’s offense and started only a handful of games. Kellom transferred down to the FCS level and ended up leading EIU in rushing. Looking Forward: Assuming no one leaves, this room is set for 2026. Gant and Patrick would immediately form one of the best backfields in the MAC, and if Curry and Gee are healthy, the offense would have two bigger-bodied backs capable of thriving in short-yardage situations. WR: Departed Players: Golden (Louisville), Norton (Marshall), Rush (Alcorn State), Wilson (Tennessee-Martin), Campbell (?), Granger (?) Added Players: Grear (Fresno State), Hills (Washington State), Monteiro (Pittsburgh), Williams (Marshall), Sivon (Freshman) Talent-wise, I wouldn’t say the portal hurt us here. However, I’m willing to concede that having basically a new group of receivers played a part in the losses to Wyoming and UAB. We had far too many drops early in the year and finished with 34 total, per PFF — the most in a season under the current regime. Williams, Polk, and Mason developed into a three-headed monster, and each has a legitimate chance to land on an All-Conference team. Hills held down the kick return duties, Monteiro served as a key backup, and Grear played a solid role before going down with an injury. Golden transferred to Louisville and hardly saw the field. Norton became a starter for Marshall a few games in, but he’s nearly 600 yards short of what he put up last season for the Zips. Rush and Wilson transferred down to FCS Alcorn State and Tennessee-Martin, respectively, and are having the best seasons of their careers as starters. I have no idea what happened to Campbell or Granger. Looking Forward: I believe Walker, Adams, and Grear are out of eligibility. If Adams is granted another year, the question becomes whether he returns — and if so, what his role would even be. I mentioned back in the spring that he didn’t look like the same player, and that was confirmed in the first game of the season. Williams was playing as well as anyone in the MAC to close out the year and has a real chance to be the best receiver in the conference if he returns. Mason proved to be as dynamic as expected and should only get better with added mass and reps. Sivon has speed to burn and could make a name for himself next year with a strong offseason of development. Polk has already declared for the portal, so we know we’ll need to replace at least one productive wideout. TE: Departed Players: N/A Added Players: N/A Injuries slowed down Newell this season, which led to Cravaack logging more than double the snaps of any tight end on the roster. The tight ends weren’t used as much in the passing game this year as they have been in the past, but they were a key blocking part of the offense posting its highest rushing average of the Moorhead era at nearly 135 yards per game. Looking Forward: All three tight ends still have eligibility left. Witherspoon has been reclassified as a wide receiver on the roster, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see another player added to this position during the offseason. OL: Departed Players: Blanchard (Grad.), Thomas (Grad.), Burrell (Morgan State), James (Mississippi State), Seymore (Western Kentucky), Williams (Georgia State), Mitchell (?) Added Players: Archer (East Carolina), Johnson (Western Kentucky), Jones (West Alabama), King (JUCO), Moore (East Texas A&M), Motley-Simmons (North Alabama), Gould (Freshman), McManus (Freshman) Ten linemen rotated and played early in the season as offensive line coach JRod worked to narrow down his best group. In the end, the line settled in left to right as Johnson, McManus, Lyons, Davis, and King — with Archer, Jones, and Morris rotating regularly. Morris proved invaluable, playing nearly every position on the line this year. The OL still gave up too many sacks and will finish in the bottom third of the conference in that category, but the numbers were substantially better than in 2022 or 2023. Conversely, run blocking was tremendously improved compared to any other season in the Moorhead era. Burrell transferred down to FCS Morgan State and was the starting right guard. James was the starting left tackle for Mississippi State. Seymore was the starting right guard for Western Kentucky. Williams started at left guard and center for Georgia State. I’m not sure what happened to Mitchell. Looking Forward: King has already declared for the portal, which isn’t a surprise given his size, ability, and the success he had at offensive tackle this year. It’s always going to be hard for us to keep good tackles considering how high the demand is for that position in the portal. There’s a chance Jones, Davis, McManus, and Morris return, which would give the Zips a solid nucleus of experienced players heading into 2026. A handful of others may be ready to contribute more consistently as well. JRod has lived in the portal and JUCO ranks since his arrival, and it’d be great if this is finally the offseason where he only needs to add depth instead of hunting for multiple new starters. DL: Departed Players: Adler (Grad.), Kapongo (Grad.), Lavea (Grad.), Richards (Grad.), Graham (JUCO), Moore (Purdue), Nunnally (Purdue), Brockington (?), Proffitt (?) Added Players: Durham (Arizona), Laventure (Penn West), Duncan (JUCO), Musika (JUCO), Vega (JUCO), Brown-Demery (Freshman), Kavals (Freshman), Watkins (Freshman) The starting group of Durham, Laventure, Hull, and Dall played more collective snaps than any other starting defensive line in the MAC. In fact, only a handful of individual linemen across the league have more snaps — or even have a chance to surpass them in their final game — than Durham, Laventure, and Dall. The defense as a whole produced its highest sack total (27) and pressure total (178) of the Tibesar era, with 15 of those sacks coming from the defensive line. Former defensive line coach Wart deserves credit for most of the DL already in place, while new defensive line coach Leonard brought Laventure with him from his previous stop. From there, he aggressively attacked the JUCO ranks for depth, but outside of Laventure, production from the new additions was limited in 2025. Moore played in three games for Purdue. Nunnally has started for Purdue since Week 3 and has put up numbers similar to what he produced last year at Akron. Graham went the JUCO route, and I have no idea what happened with Proffitt or Brockington. Looking Forward: Even with some sort of NIL funds, it may be difficult to keep Dall from collecting a payday at a P4 program. If Laventure were bigger, I’d say the same about him, but his size likely limits his options to the G5 level. Hull also came into his own this year and could draw some interest as well. Outside of Murphy and Mixon, the backups gave us very little. We entered the season with question marks and could go into next season with many of the same concerns. There’s some unproven young talent, along with a few of the 2025 additions who barely saw the field, but again — it’s all unproven. With that being the case, there may be more portal and JUCO activity to bring in players with more mature bodies who are more likely to be plug-and-play options. LB: Departed Players: Fish (Sam Houston), McCoy (Oklahoma State) Added Players: Boswell (Freshman), James (Freshman), Reeves (Freshman) The trio of Cooper, Spriggs, and Summers were solid and reliable in 2025. Those terms might sound like I’m underselling the linebackers, but that’s not the intent — according to PFF, they were the most sure-tackling group of the Tibesar era. PFF also graded Summers as the highest-rated defensive player on the team, with Spriggs fifth and Cooper seventh. Fish and McCoy were starters for Sam Houston and Oklahoma State, respectively. Looking Forward: Cooper and Summers should be out of eligibility at this point, and Spriggs may choose to listen to other suitors. He has the athletic ability to play at a higher level, and the light seemed to finally come on for him this year. The defense has steadily improved since Tibesar’s arrival, in large part due to his ability to identify under-recruited players who fit his system and then develop them. There’s plenty of young talent on the roster, but the question is whether they’ll be ready by next season. If not, expect an upper-classman or two to be brought in to bridge the gap. DB: Departed Players: P. Lewis (Grad.), Golden-Nelson (West Virginia), Hunter (Memphis), D. Lewis (West Virginia), Owens (JUCO), Proby (Houston Christian), Greenwood (?) Added Players: Al. Branch (Kent State), Aa. Branch (JUCO), Flowers (Penn State), Kamara (Upper Iowa), Somerville (James Madison), Stepney (Marshall), Davis (Freshman) It was a mixed bag for the defensive backs this season. DeWalt and Reed were excellent at cornerback — PFF graded them as the second- and third-highest defensive players on the team — while safety and nickelback play left plenty to be desired at times. Johnson and Anderson were the most reliable safeties, but injuries and depth issues opened the door for Hunter, Flowers, and Somerville to get reps. At nickelback, the Branches handled most of the snaps. Darrian Lewis was a starter for West Virginia, while Golden-Nelson, Hunter, and Proby each played in a handful of games at their respective schools. Owens went the JUCO route, and I’m not sure what happened to Greenwood. Looking Forward: DeWalt should be out of eligibility. If Reed, White, and Kamara return, that’ll give coach Littlejohn a trio of long and athletic defensive backs to work with heading into 2025. I expected there would be a drop-off at safety after losing coach Renna and the departed players. Throw in a few injuries, and there was definitely a step back in consistency from the position. That said, there were positives — Hunter, Flowers, and Somerville all flashed as they settled in. I believe Anderson is out of eligibility, and David should be as well unless he receives a medical waiver. At nickelback, Alex Branch should be out of eligibility, and I thought Aamii Branch played fairly well over the last few games. This is still a position that could be addressed in the offseason. ST: Departed Players: Book (Grad.) Jackson (Grad.), Reardon (Northwestern) Smith (Florida Atlantic) Added Players: Dennis (Colorado State), Johnson (Bethel), Samaha (Michigan), Schramm (Freshman) If I recall correctly, Schramm took over field goal duties around the Ball State game. Wiley continued to handle kickoffs, and Castle did most of the punting, although Johnson handled some as well. Looking Forward: Outside of long snapper Dennis and punter Johnson, all the specialists should have eligibility to return if they choose to do so. It would be nice to go into 2026 with the kicking duties already sorted out. Reviewing the players who left for “greener pastures,” only James, Lewis, McCoy, and Nunnally truly made impacts at power programs and became full-time starters. Almost all of the others — excluding those who dropped to FCS but including the ones who made lateral moves within the G5 — would have been better off staying put from a purely statistical and playing-time standpoint. Hopefully the funds raised over the next eight weeks help turn the tide and keep the 2025 roster mostly intact heading into 2026.

https://youtu.be/MEd-6pb6Z94?feature=shared Sorry @Captain Kangaroo the drums and chants are still as loud as ever.

The last paragraph: “Join us, as we “MAKE THE CLIMB” and help us as we work to as hard as possible over the next eight weeks to get to eight victories next season.” Maybe eight isn’t the hard line, but it sounds like that’s the aim.

Thanks. I’m 99% sure he was a walk-on, but I’ll add him to the list and note it.

So if I’m understanding this right, eight wins is the expectation next year. That essentially means going somewhere between 7-1 and 5-3 in conference play and hoping to steal one — or maybe even two — from Wake, Minnesota, and UNLV. That’s a tough ask, especially considering the schedule was about as favorable as it’ll ever be this past year. I had us pegged for 5–3 in conference against five new head coaches and winning both Wyoming and UAB. We all know how those turned out, so no need to revisit it. If eight wins is truly the expectation, then Goodrich has to find a way to get Moorhead the money he needs to retain most of our top players and expand the coaching staff. I’ve never questioned this staff’s ability to evaluate and bring in talent. An increased recruiting budget would also help, but I don’t see it as the biggest hurdle when so many of these coaches have years of experience and deep recruiting networks already built. If the expectations have been raised — which I’m all for — then the resources need to rise proportionally. If Goodrich can get this done for Moorhead, 2026 suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. I’m curious to see how it unfolds.

I agree about Finley. If he’s in form, we’ve got a shot to take one of—if not both—Wyoming and UAB. Instead, we wrapped up non-con play with the same record we always seem to have against P4 opponents. We’ve been waiting on Murphy for a while now. If the portal hits us the way I’m expecting, 2026 may be the perfect window for him to finally come into his own. I haven’t heard anything about White either. I’m assuming it was a season-ender since he never came back. He’s already used a redshirt, but he should be able to get a medical one if he chooses. Getting him back healthy would be huge, especially if we’re operating under the assumption that DeWalt is out of eligibility.