Football Recruiting
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Also the name of my favorite Stripper.
Sorry if this was posted.
Kill recruit coming to UTEP.
Kill recruit coming to UTEP.
It looks like Scotty is offering a lot of FCS transfers again this year. Hopefully we have better luck with those guys than we did last year.
For a G5 school like UTEP, it's probably the best/only way to build a competitive roster. JUCO, FCS and lower tier P5 guys looking for playing time will bring college level experience. A majority of the roster will be Texas HS guys.
Jaden Smith didn't work out due to injury. Jevon Jackson never got going, mainly due to poor OL play (couple Austin Peay guys on the OL). Locklear was young and inexperienced, and they have multiple transfer QB targets as of right now. The kid from Boise and the kid from USF, plus some others. The OL is being targeted heavily with FCS/JUCO guys and a bunch of HS guys already committed. It would otherwise be tough to find guys at QB and OL, as everyone in FBS covets these positions. It'll make or break UTEP next season, as RB and WR should be fine talent wise.
I thought the FCS guys played okay otherwise. Chapman, Smith, Odom, Thomas (when not injured). Can't expect a 100% hit rate. Some of these FCS guys will come in and compete and might not even end up starters.
Per 247 they have made a LOT of total offers too. 257 offers!
As you pointed out, I'm sure there are some gemsat the FBS level, specifically at the skill positions but I do believe that at the D1 level, both offensive and defensive linemen need to have size, strenght and speed. The game is won in the trenches.
