The entire offseason we opined and hypothesized about this staff's potential ability to get *more* from the players - to coach them up and have them play to their potential, not degrade as we saw in the previous staff. I think we are on the right track - we have players who have been waiting to show out doing so, like Josh Vann. But the jewel in the crown has to be Jaylan Foster, an almost forgotten portal transfer at the start of the season from Gardner-Webb who leads the SEC in INTs, is tied on the team for forced fumbles, and leads the team in tackles ... holy cow. If he keeps this up he will be looking at all-SEC lists and maybe even All American lists ... I'd say he is certainly a success story in this regard.
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Jaylan Foster
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I think a major selling point for our recruits has to be, "we suck, so you will definitely get PT if you are good enough."
That's essentially was what Jim Carlen told George Rogers when other coaches were telling him he would have to wait a year before he played.
I expect Shane to find us some good players in the portal.
That's essentially was what Jim Carlen told George Rogers when other coaches were telling him he would have to wait a year before he played.
I expect Shane to find us some good players in the portal.
Agreed. Until we can start attracting a handful of five star recruits every year the staff will have to find "diamonds in the rough" like Foster and Jenkins. They're out there and the portal makes it easier to find them. In reality getting experienced transfers has less risk than signing some of these "can't miss" high school stars that never live up to expectations.
