[Class of 20Something]

I have to think some offeres have been recinded at this point. As the class reaches capacity we don't want the guys they only got an offer or two to jump on board. We are gaining a ton of momentum with the big recruits. I really think we can lock down a couple more three star guys.

I know we are scheduling at a high ground level, but the American is the only conference we would be at the bottom of. In fact we are out recruiting 13 FBS programs. It may not be where we need to be next year or the year after, but I'm pretty stoked we are taking this bull by the horns. I hope we can crack the top 100.

[Sly Fox]

I suspect that a slew of the early offers are no longer valid. These kids often do not understand the process and believe the offers last forever. As a result, they often hold out hope that their dream school will come through with a late offer and wind up holding nothing on Signing Day other than a JUCO possibility or preferred walk-on possibility.

[R i]

Lynum or bust

[A Sea of Red]

Isaiah Edwards will be visiting this weekend. 6'8" 360 lbs JUCO OL prospect from Katy, Texas. He is at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas. He's a transfer from Rice who redshirted in 2015 and started 5 games in 2016 before getting injured.

[Class of 20Something]

Thats the big tuna kid i was mentioning in the other thread.

I think big tuna is underselling it a bit.

[jinxy]

Thats the big tuna kid i was mentioning in the other thread.

[olldflame]

Thats the big tuna kid i was mentioning in the other thread.

I think big tuna is underselling it a bit.

Tuna can get a lot bigger than that, but if he signs, I think we need to give him a Liberty nickname, courtesy of GOT.

[CCWMichael]

Isaiah Edwards will be visiting this weekend. 6'8" 360 lbs JUCO OL prospect from Katy, Texas. He is at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas. He's a transfer from Rice who redshirted in 2015 and started 5 games in 2016 before getting injured.

He does even need to move to effective. Imagine this pulling guard coming at the second or third LEVEl, I mean LEVEL

[jinxy]

Chibueze tweeted out a pic of last weekend. Theres still one more guy there. Weaver bodden west lynum the lb that comitted and chibueze. Then theres a white guy lined up at center??

[FlamesHighontheTide]

So, Isaiah Edwards was a 3 star Offensive Guard recruit in high school on 247 and ESPN. Not sure what his rating was in Rivals. But he was recruited by Alabama just never offered. Fellas, if we land this BIG TUNA what a GREAT first FBS class. The trenches are what lead to success.

[R i]

Has anyone created a profile for him ? I cannot find it.

[FlamesHighontheTide]

Not on our forum. But you can find him on ESPN, 247 and Rivals.

[Cider Jim]

If you do a Google Image search for Isaiah Edwards, you'll also see some pics of him in a high school basketball uniform!

[A Sea of Red]

Football recruiting update

http://www.aseaofred.com/football-recruiting-update-6/

[Sly Fox]

Cut me some slack. I do have a professional life away from this board.

Isaiah's Profile is now live in this forum.

[lawrenceq]

I like this class a lot on paper.

[Purple Haize]

Cut me some slack. I do have a professional life away from this board.

Isaiah's Profile is now live in this forum.

[FlamesHighontheTide]

Now that we know Big Tuna is not taking his official visit to the Burg due to academic issues. Who else besides Cheapell Jones(DB) is coming for an official this weekend? I thought I saw on twitter Michael Austin Lewis and Sean Queen were coming but not sure.

[Sly Fox]

Some of the JUCOs who don't finish up school until the the spring are coming in January. We are only hosting the mid-year JUCO prospects in December. I'll watch for some of the HS prospects but haven't seen mentions quite yet. The current verbals usually don't post official visit info until they are on their way or even already on the mountain.

[Class of 20Something]

So I toyed with 24/7's class calculator. I added everyone on 24/7 that is already committed and made two additions. I added Elijah Davis and Swift Lyle. That would take our class 15 spots higher to 110. Our recruiting score would sit at 98.17 and would increase about 13 points with every 3* recruit we can pull in further.

[jinxy]

That would also be assuming nobody else signed anyone which will not be the case.

[flameshaw]

So I toyed with 24/7's class calculator. I added everyone on 24/7 that is already committed and made two additions. I added Elijah Davis and Swift Lyle. That would take our class 15 spots higher to 110. Our recruiting score would sit at 98.17 and would increase about 13 points with every 3* recruit we can pull in further.

I would be pleasantly amazed if we sign either one of them. The only thing we have going for us with Davis, is we are close to home. Nothing with Lyle. If he is as good as they say, he will get some big offers. We need a good QB recruit.

[jinxy]

The usa today posted their high school state rankings.

Of note : jesse hanson and james collins were first team lineman. Hanson of course is a top 2019 target for us and collins was a kid we offered that had committed to ucf. Not sure if he signed or not after the change.

Chibuze elijah davis cole beck and grayson overstreet all made second team.

Chibueze was a top 30 state player in virtually every ranking ive seen. He and lewis are clearly the top 2 signees so far.

Also interesting that appomatox had a sr db on he first team and scruggs was not on either.

Roanoke catholic also had a jr ol on 2nd team that i suspect we might take a look at soon.

Also no idea if its true or not but i heard were def hiring a 10th coach and it could be a true difference making defensive coach. No idea if that means a dc or just a bigger name position coach.

[Purple Haize]

There’s been a couple of posts about the lack of or quality of offers some recruits have gotten.
I’ll just give 2 examples of why I’m not sure it’s that big a deal. The kid who just became NC States All Time leading receiver had 0 offers. Adam Thielen (sp) signed a big contract extension with the Vikings this past season.
Granted it would be nice to be loaded with 4 and 5 star recruits, but that’s not happening at LU. So having a handful of players with no or limited offers is not a sign of the Apocalypse

[olldflame]

There’s been a couple of posts about the lack of or quality of offers some recruits have gotten.
I’ll just give 2 examples of why I’m not sure it’s that big a deal. The kid who just became NC States All Time leading receiver had 0 offers. Adam Thielen (sp) signed a big contract extension with the Vikings this past season.
Granted it would be nice to be loaded with 4 and 5 star recruits, but that’s not happening at LU. So having a handful of players with no or limited offers is not a sign of the Apocalypse

One of the more football savvy posters we have ever had on this forum once said that having a signing class where everyone has multiple offers can actually be a sign of laziness by your staff. It indicates you are relying on the evaluations of others and not beating the bushes to find hidden gems. While we are going to end up with more guys with stars than we have ever signed, I think we also have a couple of potential sleepers in Frith and Graham.