MemphisHoosier

Totally, it's interesting that there haven't been any portal additions to the defensive backfield which was a clear weakness last season - I would expect this to change. The other area I am keeping an eye on are the recent batch of portal offers that have been reported in the last 72-96 hours...looks to be focused primarily on DL, Edge, and LB. I have CCC at 86 grants for '24 as of today, sooooo I would expect another wave (or two) of portal additions from the squad in the coming weeks.

Jordan Grier back in the portal.

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This. I am tracking CCC has the club at 87 grants for '24 - I would assume the staff has some additional pruning in mind in light of the latest round of additions.

ULM Kicker Derek McCormick commits to CCC and Crew. Per his X profile - 10/12 Fg (one block) 2-2 outside 50 yards 16-17 XP (one block) 23-37 touchbacks

Real question is...left-handed or right-handed Stanford?

Really enjoyed CCC's presser this afternoon- confident and he brought the sauce. Two questions that remain in my mind, (1) out of morbid curiosity I wonder which players who entered the portal and were greeted with a 'thanks but no thanks' and (2) curious who the 'silent seven' IU verbal commits from current bowl bound teams are, CCC was visibly excited when he got to the topic. I doubt we will ever hear of the former, but the latter is intriguing for the next week or so.

For whatever it is worth, ON3 and Dex's social media pages show a fair amount of interest in Georgia Southern. Who knows where he will end up, but it seems like the right level for him to see the field.

James Monds to MTSU - leaves eight remaining in the portal.

JMU Junior Edge Mikail Kamara commits to CCC...I'm sure the JMU fanbase reaction will be completely normal...

These additions put CCC at 11 receivers not counting the two currently in the portal - Camper & Jacquez Smith. Without seeing further attrition to the portal, this may very well be your receiver room for '24.

Zach Carpenter to Miami.

Obviously he wanted to stay in B1G country...

Do you see the staff slow-playing this recruitment, Chris? Seems like Walsh has been fairly engaged (at least publicly.)

I wonder which old friends we will see follow CTA to Penn St? Shelby and Teegardin wouldn't surprise me.

JMU decommit from North Carolina joins the CCC 12/17 https://247sports.com/Player/dontrae-henderson-46130943/

Really curious how CTA's LEO culture gins with Franklin - seems an odd pairing, no?

Decommitted this evening, 12/16, on X/Twitter, looks to be a UVA lean.

I would still like to see Carpenter return, he's a versatile piece that has grown with Bostad.

By my very unscientific math there are 70 scholarships accounted for with a large bolus in the hands of Grad/Sr+/Seniors at 22 scholarships. I am curious if CCC will lean into a few more underclass portal options to replenish the depth of the program with the last 15 grants?

A few names I am watching...Dunnam, Carpenter, Camper, and Anthony Jones due to depth & returning productivity at various positions across the lines, secondary, and WR.

LeDarrius Cox and Patrick Lucas to UAB

Ship may have sailed with Mendoza coming on board, unfortunately. If nothing else, the optics and word of mouth should help with future in-state recruiting efforts.

Ooooh good catch on Savage - I spaced him the deluge of decommits. I was tracking Henderson had exhausted his eligibility - 3 years at UNC and 2 years at IU, looks like he only played in 2 games in 2019 and 2 games in 2021 so curious if he will petition for a 6th year.

I wouldn't be surprised to see two more RB's added b/w Portal, HS, etc. Ellison is a fine piece, but if you are CCC you need more to your RB room than Holloman and incoming FR Khobie Martin.