WVSPORTS.COM West Virginia DL Pooler announces intentions to transfer
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If that had happened the coach would have been fired after being attacked on Twitter and Instagram.
Wow that's at least 18 defections. NB is right. It is no longer about building a team. It's about one year at a time. Of course that is unless you are a blue blood school.
I believe that's going to be normal from this point on. Michigan State had six guys transfer on Monday alone. Another one today, maybe it was two. They're up to 26 so far this year. That's an entire recruiting class.
Been thinking about it, and maybe some teams will only recruit class sizes of 15 or so, and simply fill up the rest of the class with transfers.
Why? Well some are good reasons, some are mysterious and others well they have braintobigitus.
QB Austin Kendall lost his starting job and his final year so it's understandable, while WVU continues with Doege, Garrett Greene, and Will Crowder. The big picture here. Not a huge loss for WVU.
RB Lorenzo Dorr, RB Jason Edwards, WR Keion Wakefield, & WR Zack Dobson. None of them played a significant role for the Mountaineers and three of them are walk-ons.
OL Blaine Scott With the addition of Doug Nester and the return of several interior linemen, there doesn't seem to be much of a path for Scott to contribute. He played in 5 games last year.
CB Tavian Mayo & CB Tacorey Turner. They combined for very limited action, they were young corners that could have developed into decent role players. Corner is a spot where West Virginia needs to add some depth, so it was a little confusing to see each of them leave, but by no means was it a big hit to the roster - at least in terms of playing experience.
S Noah Guzman had a decent year in 2019 totaling 24 tackles but saw his playing time diminish this past season. With Sean Mahone returning for another season at the CAT position, it makes sense for Guzman to move on
S Tykee Smith. There are two headscratchers on the list and this is the first one. Smith was a star during his first two years in Morgantown and was a major reason that West Virginia became a top-five defense nationally in 2020. Arguably the biggest blow the portal has hit the Mountaineers with. (see tampering)
OT Junior Uzebu. With Brandon Yates locking up the left tackle spot for the foreseeable future and highly touted prospect Wyatt Milum coming into the program, it's going to be tough to earn the other tackle spot.
RB Alec Sinkfield has spent the majority of his career as a change-up back to Leddie Brown, Kennedy McKoy, and Martell Pettaway. With one year of eligibility remaining, it's hard to blame him for wanting a bigger role in an offense, which he won't have with Leddie returning for his senior season.
DT Quay Mays, LB Charlie Benton. Added depth but played a limited roles.
WR Ali Jennings. West Virginia has loaded up the wide receiver room with a bunch of talent and Ali Jennings saw his role in the offense slowly fade away. The addition of Kaden Prather just adds to the bundle of young talent WVU has at the position.
CB Dreshun Miller. This one was definitely a bit of a surprise considering Miller started nine games in 2020 and was expected to be one of West Virginia's key pieces in the secondary in 2021. Not only was it a surprise to those on the outside, but Neal Brown said it was the one that took them by surprise the most. In nine games this past fall, Miller recorded 31 tackles, nine pass breakups, and one interception. (see Auburn as definite tampering)
DL Pooler sixth-year senior defensive lineman. Appeared in 38 games over his career including 17 starts. He has collected 52 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks during that time and is coming off his most productive season starting all 10 games. During the 2020 season he recorded 23 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks.
The only real losses for West Virginia, and they're big ones, are Tykee Smith and Dreshun Miller. The Mountaineers fill two major needs with Nester on the offensive line and Dixon at linebacker. From a numbers perspective, it looks bad. However, once you break it all down, WVU is actually adding to their roster rather than subtracting.
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QB Austin Kendall lost his starting job and his final year so it's understandable, while WVU continues with Doege, Garrett Greene, and Will Crowder. The big picture here. Not a huge loss for WVU.
RB Lorenzo Dorr, RB Jason Edwards, WR Keion Wakefield, & WR Zack Dobson. None of them played a significant role for the Mountaineers and three of them are walk-ons.
OL Blaine Scott With the addition of Doug Nester and the return of several interior linemen, there doesn't seem to be much of a path for Scott to contribute. He played in 5 games last year.
CB Tavian Mayo & CB Tacorey Turner. They combined for very limited action, they were young corners that could have developed into decent role players. Corner is a spot where West Virginia needs to add some depth, so it was a little confusing to see each of them leave, but by no means was it a big hit to the roster - at least in terms of playing experience.
S Noah Guzman had a decent year in 2019 totaling 24 tackles but saw his playing time diminish this past season. With Sean Mahone returning for another season at the CAT position, it makes sense for Guzman to move on
S Tykee Smith. There are two headscratchers on the list and this is the first one. Smith was a star during his first two years in Morgantown and was a major reason that West Virginia became a top-five defense nationally in 2020. Arguably the biggest blow the portal has hit the Mountaineers with. (see tampering)
OT Junior Uzebu. With Brandon Yates locking up the left tackle spot for the foreseeable future and highly touted prospect Wyatt Milum coming into the program, it's going to be tough to earn the other tackle spot.
RB Alec Sinkfield has spent the majority of his career as a change-up back to Leddie Brown, Kennedy McKoy, and Martell Pettaway. With one year of eligibility remaining, it's hard to blame him for wanting a bigger role in an offense, which he won't have with Leddie returning for his senior season.
DT Quay Mays, LB Charlie Benton. Added depth but played a limited roles.
WR Ali Jennings. West Virginia has loaded up the wide receiver room with a bunch of talent and Ali Jennings saw his role in the offense slowly fade away. The addition of Kaden Prather just adds to the bundle of young talent WVU has at the position.
CB Dreshun Miller. This one was definitely a bit of a surprise considering Miller started nine games in 2020 and was expected to be one of West Virginia's key pieces in the secondary in 2021. Not only was it a surprise to those on the outside, but Neal Brown said it was the one that took them by surprise the most. In nine games this past fall, Miller recorded 31 tackles, nine pass breakups, and one interception. (see Auburn as definite tampering)
DL Pooler sixth-year senior defensive lineman. Appeared in 38 games over his career including 17 starts. He has collected 52 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks during that time and is coming off his most productive season starting all 10 games. During the 2020 season he recorded 23 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks.
The only real losses for West Virginia, and they're big ones, are Tykee Smith and Dreshun Miller. The Mountaineers fill two major needs with Nester on the offensive line and Dixon at linebacker. From a numbers perspective, it looks bad. However, once you break it all down, WVU is actually adding to their roster rather than subtracting.
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You've got it wrong about the blue blood schools. They are the ones that are going to pick the Portal for the best players from other teams to build their team for THIS year. Clemson, tOSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, and most of the SEC schools will pick top players from the rest of the P5 and all of the G5 schools to fill holes THIS year.
Building a program by developing kids over a 3 to 4 year period will become the outlier. Rich will get richer.
It's always been this way. It's just easier now and no regulations or guidelines need be followed. It's open season on the P5 schools fighting to stay alive and the G5 schools trying to move up.