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Good question. So far he’s taken visits to Western Kentucky and Bowling Green. Just from the outside looking in, it seems both parties have turned their interest elsewhere. But I don’t have any insider information to substantiate that.

I was more so pointing out the impressive job Renna has done flipping that position. I thought the safeties really came on strong and were playing as well as any in the MAC by the end of the season. Without going back and looking at the schedule, seems like somewhere shortly after that horrendous defensive showing against BG things started clicking for them. Cornerback was the biggest issue (and lack of pass rush). I’m expecting another scholarship safety (or two) to hit the portal.

Can’t wait to see Jester at FS and Owens at SS in the coming years. Coach Renna has himself an impressive group with those two coming in along with the returning Thompson, Martin, and Woods. I believe that’s around 8 scholarship safeties on the roster now. Crowded room….

Not sure if you meant May 2022? He received offers from UCF (re-offer), Toledo, and Ohio in May of 2022. USF in January of 2022.

I think he’s just a late bloomer. He’s a great athlete that’s only played one year with his hand in the dirt. In HS he played WR,TE, and LB. He isn’t as polished as some of the other DE’s but his size and athleticism can’t be taught. High upside guy that could be a steal if he continues to develop.

Would be quite the weekend if we landed both Mimouni and Jester.

David Jester. 3 star at Rivals, but is listed as a WR. He played S his senior year and even though he could play both sides of the ball, he is probably a better fit on defense.

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Mimouni’ s first year playing DE. 247 seems to like him a lot more than Rivals. I think he has a ton of upside potential. We’ll see how it all shakes out with our new DL coach.

Offer to Mississippi State WR “Tulu” Griffin.

Division II Honorable All-American. Article said he averaged a sack per game, had 3 forced fumbles, and collected 40 total tackles.

I agree, could end up being a great pickup for them. He’s definitely talented and throws a beautiful deep ball, but has struggled with accuracy at times.

Looks like it’s official.

I don’t expect him to commit to us, but maybe he’ll surprise.

The list of known offers is quickly shrinking. This portal window closes in one week.

I know Fessler was 2nd in line anyway (as far as play calling), but I wonder if this is a title/pay bump or if Fess will actually get to call some plays.

Size is definitely the first thing that stands out. He was strong against the run at the JUCO level, but he’ll face better competition here. What sold me is when I saw him run. Not many guys his size run like that. He certainly has a lot of upside and it’s easy to see why he was offered.

New offer to JUCO Edge Amin Mimouni. He should have one more official visit to take if he wants it.

Removed Grimes. He hasn’t posted it, but I’ve seen two transfer portal outlets report his entry. They may just be piggy backing each other, but usually where there’s smoke, there’s fire. I’ll add him back if the reports are false.

I’ll leave him until we have confirmation. He’ll be competing with Adams and Golden for playing time at the slot position (tough sledding). Not sure if something changed with the punt returner situation.

Goes to show OL are always in demand. Also a clue to which teams may struggle along the OL next year. Glad these guys are going to find a home.

Not surprised by either of these. I don’t know if Murphy ever fully recovered from his injury, but if so, he was probably well behind the other OTs. I didn’t expect Beckman to see much action in 2023. Looks like Beckman already picked up an offer from Bowling Green and Gray was offered by Jackson State.

The only surprise here is how long it took him to decide to enter the portal. The writing was on the wall at LT. It’ll be tough for anyone to beat out Landers. Chambers claimed the rest of the snaps by the end of the season. Still eyeing a few more guys to make their exit. Not sure if it was mentioned but Jordan Daniels landed at UNC Charlotte. Happy for him as he’s originally from NC. He will have a chance to play there with the overhaul that’s taking place.

I hear you there. I think this offer is more of an upside situation, similar to Adams and George. However, Adams and George were explosive in their HS film. While I like what Thomas can potentially offer, I can’t put him in the same category. He won’t be as polished of a route runner as Shocky, but could provide more of a catch radius. The best part about it is we’ll have several talented receivers competing for that spot. I still wouldn’t be surprised to see another WR or two transfer out by the end of spring ball and another veteran brought in. I don’t know if we’ll hit the jackpot and land a productive P5 player like Shocky, but WR probably has the most options out of any position in the portal.