Crimson77

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This is exactly what I struggle to come to terms with in this new era of college football. Is the one season we're gonna get from the Colorado transfer worth the 3 seasons we'd get from #41 ?

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The problem is its a false assumption. With Lawson and Jefferson coming back, it's unlikely #41 sticks around regardless of the Colorado transfer.

That's the reality of 2025. If a kid doesn't see obvious playing time on your team after 1 year, it's 50/50 at best of whether he stays or goes. Even if the hard truth is, he's just not ready to play. Here, or there.

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it could’ve lit a fire under Jalen that he didn’t know he had.

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Have you watched Jalen in essentially every situation of adversity he’s faced? It would likely be the exact opposite of lighting a fire. He would pout and play with his tail between his legs if put back in.

Y’all should pay close attention to the interactions/reactions that were caught on camera between Milroe and Deboer this game. The interview answer is just coach speak. Deboer was fed up and frustrated at Milroe today. He had no patience for Milroe when Milroe came over to the sideline to bitch and point fingers after the second fumble.

Deboer was stuck with him. It was what it was. It’s clearly over now.

Everything about this guy's path so far tells me he doesn't really like football. Just wants to get paid. That might work at some positions if you're good enough. Doesn't work on DL. You gotta love it.

Here are the obvious candidates. There will be a few surprises outside of this list for sure. And not all of these will transfer (majority probably won't). But these are the ones you have to look at based on eligibility remaining and playing time.

QB
- All are candidates to transfer based on feedback they get post-season and the outcome of the Spring battle. If Simpson wins, there would be the least attrition. If someone else wins, we probably need to take a QB in the Spring portal for depth because you could get 2-3 transfers out.

RB
- Justice Haynes. Unlikely, but could go elsewhere and be a bell cow versus the #2 in our offense. Production + 5 star rating means someone may give him some money.
- Richard Young. 3rd year player. Likely 3rd on the depth chart coming into 2025. Most likely transfer here.
- Kevin Riley. 2nd year player behind another in his class (Daniel Hill) on the depth chart. Unlikely but possible.

WR
- Kendrick Law. Likely 3rd+ on depth chart going into 2025. Only one more year of eligibility. Has shown enough to get some money and go out to be the #1 somewhere else.
- Emmanuel Henderson. Mostly buried on the depth chart. One more year of eligibility. Probably needs to transfer to get tape out.
- Kobe Prentice. Bad, bad year from Prentice here. Role has decreased as years have gone on. One more year of eligibility. Needs to transfer to get playing time.
- Jalen Hale. Returning from injury, where does he find himself in the lineup? All depends on whether or not he foresees opportunity here or if his position has slipped.
- Jaren Hamilton. Going into his 3rd year and has hardly touched the field. Obvious transfer down to a G5 program.
- Amari Jefferson. Hard to predict a freshman transfer, but he did not appear in any game this year. Even walkons got in a time or two. Could be gone.

OL
- Elijah Pritchett. If he loses the job, he's probably gone. I think this is a TBD based on Spring camp.
- Miles McVay. 3rd year player that appears 4th on the depth chart with 5 star OT(s) coming in. Could stick it out. Could go. Not a great fit for Deboer's system. Probably makes sense for him to play out Spring camp and see what happens.

TE
- Ty Lockwood? Honestly no big transfer candidates here. He's the only one that makes some sense. 3rd year player that will likely be, at best, 3rd on the depth chart. But he's got 3 more years of eligibility so he could stick it out for another season at a developmental position.

DL
- Keon Keeley. Hurts to write, but obvious. Being charitable, he's a bad fit for this system. He'll probably get money from someone else. 3rd year highly touted prospect with no avenue to playing time. I think he's out.
- Hunter Osborne. 3rd year player that has only seen time it the deepest of garbage time play. He's young so he may stick it out, but trajectory is not favorable.

EDGE
- No obvious candidates.

ILB
- Jeremiah Alexander. This totally depends on a few questions. 1) does anyone younger than him pass him on the depth chart? 2) does Lawson return? 3) Does Jefferson have any remaining eligibility (unsure how JuCo will count). Those questions will determine if it makes since for him to stay or go. He may be a starter. Or he could be a player going into year 4 that's rotational at best.

DB
- DaShawn Jones. If Domani Jackson returns, I doubt we see a redshirt senior return to be the 3rd boundary corner. If he goes, he'll likely compete to start in Spring against Mbakwe and Mincey.
- Jahlil Hurley. Clearly passed up by the freshmen this year. No path to playing time in the foreseeable future.
- King Mack/Kameron Howard. Two guys that I'll lump in together. Both already transferred once. Neither saw much playing time. They're young. But with younger guys ahead of them on the depth chart, you have to question in they stick around.

On the defensive side, yardage stats are never going to be super favorable to this scheme. The key is generating turnovers. We've forced 18, 1st in the SEC and 3rd nationally. That's created a better defense than the yardage stats suggest.

I don't think we're top in the SEC on the defensive side, but we're better than average.

Rees was ok. Not great, not bad, but ok. Some games were better than others. I thought he got better as the season went on.

He was also working in a tough situation with a QB with a really unusual skillset with Milroe. I mean how many times do you get a guy like that? Brilliant down field passer but can't hit the easy throws. Absolutely incredible runner past the line of scrimmage but zero feel behind it. He was a walking oxymoron last year.

I don't think negative of Rees at all, but I do think this staff will be a big upgrade, and Milroe will finally get the best opportunity to develop this offseason of his entire career.

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He really struggled at Colorado this past season

shite coaching. A talented player who im sure we would take if he wanted to come here

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Not so sure he's a take. Red flag city at Colorado, even taking the rest of their circus aside. Reportedly would no-show practice and meetings. Talked back to coaches. Would hide in the bathroom to avoid practice. Many disciplinary issues.

No good

Probably because he had a front row view for the 2020 title game.

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Josiah Sharma @josiah_sharma·Follow
After a great conversation with @freddierch8 I would like to announce an offer to Alabama rolllll tideeeeeee

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DeBoer at Washington was way ahead of the pack on this guy, they were his first D1 offer before his junior season. Arkansas, USC, NC State, and several others have offered in the past few weeks now that his junior tape is out. Really great prototype size for a 3-tech.