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NIU currently leading the portal signing parade with 4 players from DII, 2 from FCS, and 1 from P4.

Second East Texas A&M recruit we’ve offered. Long snapper Josiah Kennard.

He could if the staff would have him back, but doubtful he will return. I do wonder if part of the reason he left was due to Sean Patrick waiting in the wings. I can’t wait to see that kid on the field.

Offer to JUCO DE John Gayer. He’s already taken a visit to Bowling Green, so we are lagging on this one.

I’m confident in saying we have no chance at landing Ashford. He’s looking to finish out his last year as a starter at a P4 and get paid. He looked the best he’s looked in his career after spending a season with Mike Shula. Ashford had no chance at beating out a healthy LaNorris Sellers, so he hit the portal. I’m not sure what Thompson’s situation is, but a number of the AAC schools have an NIL presence and if he’s looking for some $, that immediately eliminates us. I doubt Finley is afraid of a QB competition if another QB is brought in. He came in knowing he’d have to compete with Bullock for the starting role. The question is does Bullock stay? His people reached out to Rutgers last year and was turned down. Now that he’s shown his versatility, other schools may be interested. If that came to pass, we’d probably have to bring in someone who saw a path to becoming a starter in a year.

As is Robby Ashford. That said, unless Finley or Bullock decide to leave, we are probably set at QB for 2025.

Offer to RB Chase Belcher of West Georgia.

Same would have happened with Akron had Moorhead been let go like some suggested he should be in another thread.

I believe that’s already 6 P4 offers. Just goes to show how crazy the market is for quality OTs.

Offer to OL Isaiah Cook of Delaware State. Only play in 2 games this season, but was a starter at C and RG in 2022 and 2023.

We will soon. I’m sure plenty of offers have already gone out for other positions too. A number of portal guys don’t care for the pomp and circumstance a second time around.

Offered DE Jacob Psyk of Harvard. 1st team all-conference.

Offered OL Peyton Ellis of East Texas A&M.

Former CB coach Tre Bell headed to UMASS after spending a year with WVU.

Offer to Amaury Wiggins of Arkansas. Played in 3 games at LG, C, and RG. He was a coveted JUCO before Arkansas.

Offer to JaQuan Adams of East Tennessee State. Started every game at LT this season and was an all-conference JUCO in 2023.

Offer to OL Nevell Brown of Alabama A&M. Started games at LG and RT.

Offer to OL Alex Atcavage. Started at RT and RG for FAU.

Offer to OT Jacob Otts of Rhode Island. Starting RT for most of the season.

Offered long snapper Kevin Gallic from New Hampshire.

Offer to DE Jack Dunkley of Duquesne.

Offer to JUCO DE Micah Wing.

On3 reporting McCoy in the portal. If true, that’s a clean sweep of our All-MAC players.

OL Jerrod Burrell into the portal. JUCO that didn’t pan out.

Offer to DE Stephon Wright of Texas Southern.