should fit right in at UK, won't miss a beat. He is ahead of the game, already in fear for his life back there
And to be fair on the other side I've read a lot comments by osu fans that thought he was the best qb in Ohio this year.
You are right about that. Some time with a QB coach would probably do him wonders.
UK is not recruiting him as a QB necessarily, they are recruiting him as an athlete, possibly WR or DB
Yes, very good knowledge. I desperately hope he is wrong, though, especially since Phillips is now transferring. I'm just passing on info from someone who has seen every game he's played and not just highlight tapes like all of us and the "experts."
Mac Jones does look really good in his highlights video. I am looking forward to seeing what he and Hoak can do. Go Cats!!
I remember seeing post exactly like this about Hartline.
And you come to that conclusion after 2 games? With a mediocre OLine (being nice) and no previous experience under his belt?
Then I will just say this. People who evaluate college football prospects in Ohio think Hoak is 1 of the top quarterbacks coming out of their state this year. But Hoak needs development. He has a long body, good leadership skills, and an accurate arm. But he is a fringe top 50 prospect in Ohio. Spring practice will help him, but he needs a redshirt. His arm strength will get better as he fills out. Hoak was offered a scholarship after Shannon Dawson picked him off the recruiting board when Kendall decided to commit to Oklahoma. Dawson is gone now, so Hoak will be playing for an offensive coordinator who did not recruit him. Hoak can become a productive college quarterback in a couple of years, but he will not be ready in 2016.
That's true, as far as it goes. Gran recruited Hoak for Cincinnati, an AAC program. But Gran didn't recruit Hoak for Kentucky, an SEC program. If Gran had been Kentucky's offensive coordinator at the time, we don't know where Hoak would have been rated on Gran's list of quarterback prospects for Kentucky under those circumstances. I assume you will agree that is a significant difference and an important unknown. So while Hoak has a good chance to be a productive player at Kentucky eventually, I think he will need several years of development before he is ready. The quarterback position has become a problem for Stoops, and Hoak won't be an immediate solution. Unless another quarterback transfers to Kentucky, Stoops has staked his job security to Barker. We all know Barker has talent. But I saw Barker play in November. At this early point in his career, Barker isn't ready. Although I trust Barker will make steady progress, the Louisville game was 1 of the poorest performances I have seen from a Kentucky quarterback in a long time. People can say whatever they want about Stoops, but Stoops isn't stupid. He knows he has a quarterback problem now. Although there hasn't been any smoke yet, I won't be surprised if something develops in the next month to bring in another quarterback. Not predicting it will happen, but I expect it's being looked into. If it isn't, then Stoops will bring more trouble onto himself.
