Official Visit Weekend: December 8-10, 2023 (Portal Edition)

[lindend]

@Geo305 says the staff will be limiting the names of HS recruits that are released publicly but the expectation is somewhere around 30 visitors in December. Unclear if they will be closely guarding the portal visitor list too

PFF Rankings	OVs	Cancellations	Commits	NLIs	Closing Percentage	NLI Percentage
Total

Official Visitors

Recruit	Position	PFF Grade	School	OV
Marley Cook	DT
Savion Riley	S		Vandy

 

[Gru]

Gaby says he doesn't think the Cook visit is happening even though Cook himself said it was happening. So kind of a weird situation there. Maybe has to do with potential Burroughs return?

 

[Trav]

Gaby says he doesn't think the Cook visit is happening even though Cook himself said it was happening. So kind of a weird situation there. Maybe has to do with potential Burroughs return?

Nah.. don't think we're turning away any viable DT visits.

 

[HurricanesR1]

I must've missed the Burroughs news. I'm guessing he's still on the team after all?

 

[lindend]

 

[Trav]

Good tackler, decent size, doesn't really move the needle for me.

 

[Scorpioncane]

Good tackler, decent size, doesn't really move the needle for me.

Think depth and experience! Right now all we got is- mw, Kaleb Spencer, balom, Jaden harris those four guys equal no substantial playing time or experience!!

 

[Trav]

Think depth and experience! Right now all we got is- mw, Kaleb Spencer, balom, Jaden harris those four guys equal no substantial playing time or experience!!

Yea agreed. We need guys.. Just wondering if there are some better options out there.

 

[Scorpioncane]

Yea agreed. We need guys.. Just wondering if there are some better options out there.

Mario learned last year we can't be picky with the portal! We back channeling and front running this year at least I hope so! Lack of news on Kam and jw got me hopeful one or both might come back!

 

[JZCane0825]

Yea agreed. We need guys.. Just wondering if there are some better options out there.

We're taking multiple safeties. Could see something shake out like:

Portal starter
Harris

Riley
ZP

Markeith
Balom
Spencer

 

[Trav]

We're taking multiple safeties

I would think so, yes

 

[DC3]

Mario learned last year we can't be picky with the portal! We back channeling and front running this year at least I hope so! Lack of news on Kam and jw got me hopeful one or both might come back!

Miami took alot of JAGS last year by not being picky imo

 

[ScubaCane]

I don't know anything about this Vandy safety, but we really need some difference makers? Is this kid it?

 

[Trav]

Miami took alot of JAGS last year by not being picky imo

We just needed bodies.. We have the luxury of being more picky this year.

 

[Trav]

I don't know anything about this Vandy safety, but we really need some difference makers? Is this kid it?

No but he's a decent size kid, decent athlete, good tackler. Ball hawk he is not.

 

[Scorpioncane]

Miami took alot of JAGS last year by not being picky imo

Everybody was complaining last year about how slow we were about wr before we got Harrell and Kirk!!

 

[JayCane20]

I don't know anything about this Vandy safety, but we really need some difference makers? Is this kid it?

No.

But we're expecting 1 who is a difference maker. Not yet in the portal that I've seen. This kid would likely start with Harris and then probably 1 or 2 rotational guys, like Riley, at Safety to go along with him assuming it works out.

Riley also has 3 years left to play which they value considering we can't keep taking 1 safety per class and filling the rest with 1 year guys. Back fills a spot we missed in recruiting 2022-2023 classes.

 

[HurricanesR1]

He only started two games at Vanderbilt? I hope he's a depth piece.

 

[lindend]

I don't know anything about this Vandy safety, but we really need some difference makers? Is this kid it?

@DMoney says he's a legit option, not coming for a courtesy visit.

Look to the Transfer Portal: Discussion thread

I know nothing about him so I shouldn’t have that strong of an opinion. Ive heard the Indiana kid and one other not in yet. Indiana kid OV’d to UCF already and their writers say they feel good about landing him

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@Memnon says his ceiling is a depth piece and we should be recruiting players with higher ceiling/skills

Potential Portal DB’s (CB’s & S’s only)

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[Gru]

CJ Clark NC St DT visiting this weekend per Gaby