[Risewithus]

Did humes commit somewhere else? I heard he was waiting until feb.

[FLAMEfromBAMA]

Lofton is in, just has to clear compliance.

Compliance cleared.

[ballah09]

Humes appears to be solid. Might be waiting until the later date to sign, when all the bigger prospects announce.

[chris leedlelee]

Maybe hobbs wasnt all in or academics were an issue. He and humes are puzzling and maples to a small extent.

Mike james was no surprise. We had heard academics with him for several months.

Hobbs is also a West Coast guy, so possibly his late NLI has to do with it only being about noon over there at the moment.

[Risewithus]

Not necessarily bigger prospects that are waiting. About 80% of recruits sign early. Many didn't get the offer they wanted and are waiting for schools that didn't get their top board guys to circle back around. Sometimes these are plan C guys. This is why u have to strike when the iron is hot. Go where u are a priority. I will say we started getting lots of attention again last week. Once schools know they did not make a kid's top 5, they try and circle back like, " hey man, how u been, haven't forgot about you etc." My son was like, im shutting down my recruiting lol. Thats how the business works.

[A Sea of Red]

Everything Hugh Freeze had to say about his early signing class

https://www.aseaofred.com/everything-hu ... ing-class/

[FLAMEfromBAMA]

Did he say 5 scholarships left because Hobbs, Humes, or the rumored QB is expected to sign today OR did he just misspeak and meant 6? Perhaps we only have room for 24? Really hope we get a grad transfer at the OT position!

[jinxy]

Im amazed at how many people that keep repeating or asking things that manson or others covered ha.

Fuster is a walk on
Humes is off our board for whatever reason
Hobbs is committed but didnt sign and apparently wasnt expected to sign today
Missed on doss to southern miss


From freeze shedro to rb, still looking for a lb, and grad transfer ol or juco. Sounds like the last 3 are up for grabs although manson has cited 1 that may be filled before early period ends besides hobbs.

[LU 57]

Bryce Matthews’ Twitter is quiet. I guess he is still shopping. Would be a nice get.

[A Sea of Red]

December signing day recap that featured 14 three-stars signing with the Flames

https://www.aseaofred.com/december-signing-day-recap-3/

[thepostman]

Fantastic coverage today! Had the live blog up all day at work keep up with it.

[cruzan_flame13]

If I was your boss....I would be at your desk all day getting those updates

[thepostman]

I did invite my boss to the basketball game on Firday. He passed. Haba

[FlamesHighontheTide]

Rivals has us ranked 80th at this point.

[BlueBlood]

Wild ride overnight on 247. As they updated info (for all schools), LU’s rank kept getting pushed further and further into the 100s, but now is at 92.

[BlueBlood]

Not sure if that 92 will hold or not, but if it does, this is LU's 5-year class rank progression on 247:

180-171-137-135-92.

Rankings are and educated guessing game and there are flaws. They aren't everything. That said, being only 14 spots behind USC feels pretty good on a Thursday morning.

[jinxy]

They actually put some work into ours. I looked around 9 and they had multiple profiles and misspellings. They added stars for several that had none.

We shouldnt fall. We should only go up. Most p5 schools sign their full allotment or all but 1 or 2 spots as well as the top g5 schools. If were able to get mike james cleared and a couple other 3 stars we should still hit mid to low 80s. They have our walk ons factored in but thats a good thing for the school.

Big jump this year and i think we can jump up into the 50 60 range next year. They will know better who and where to target this year and they will have had 2 years building relationships.

[ballcoach15]

We did well compared to some schools. UVA signed 12. Jacksonville State in Alabama signed 7. I have a feeling that both of these schools, (along with some others) are holding off to build their roster with transfers in January and February.

[jinxy]

Schools usually sign at least 80 percent of their available schollies unless there is a coaching change which delays you.

[chris leedlelee]

We did well compared to some schools. UVA signed 12. Jacksonville State in Alabama signed 7. I have a feeling that both of these schools, (along with some others) are holding off to build their roster with transfers in January and February.

It is true that the transfer portal has changed the dynamic of high school signings. Now coaches might be more reluctant to sign a high school kid on the fringe when they can wait out to find a transfer or JUCO guy with maturity and development.

[ballcoach15]

there are some coaches who try to build their team around free agency. sort of like some MLB teams. Jax state is one. When we played them a couple years ago, they had I believe 17 FBS transfers on team, including many from SEC schools. I see Mendenhall at UVA going this route a lot.

[FlamesHighontheTide]

It is official Chris Ferguson(QB) transferred in from University of Maine. His older sister works for Liberty Athletics and I sense that is how and why this happened.

[FLAMEfromBAMA]

Nice QB get from Maine as a Grad Transfer. I assume that was the rumored QB from the rumor mill?

[A Sea of Red]

Grad transfer QB Chris Ferguson is official

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-adds- ... -ferguson/

[ballcoach15]

What is the scouting report on Ferguson ?