MemphisHoosier

As much as I want to rail on the defense, Milwaukee has made some difficult shots this evening. Lets see if it keeps up in the second half.

Absolutely, that’s just the only OV I had seen confirmed - I guarantee there will be 20-40 ‘27, ‘28, ‘29’s unofficial on Saturday! And it looks like that OV was cancelled, fun times!

Only name I’ve seen confirmed is 2026 Mickens (PSU commit)

Not sure where to drop this, but ESPN published another article on top-flip candidates in the '26 class, https://www.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/46916765/10-college-football-recruits-flip-schools-amid-coaching-uncertainty, with call outs for both Sieg & Mickens. TLDR, ESPN views Oklahoma as the current leader for Mickens and Notre Dame & Indiana in front for Sieg. Additionally they expect Sieg to announce around signing day in December.

Seeing how the staff has a plan for integrating young players - Becker, Landino, Hardy, Ndukwe, Bond, etc. - has been a masterclass in program development. I am sure Cig and Staff will hit the portal hard this offseason by necessity to fill the doughnut hole in Junior & Sophomore class depth, but I dont expect that to be the case moving forward.

Keys scheduled his announcement for next Sunday, 11/16, at Noon EST. We'll see what gets leaked in the coming days, but by all accounts Cig and Crew are in a great spot here.

With two games remaining the redshirt conversation is coming into view with few decisions remaining for the staff. The PSU game was Garrett Reese's fifth game, burning his redshirt, while Marek and PJ Nelson did not see any time on the field, meaning their redshirt will be used for the '25 campaign. The only remaining players in question of redshirting this season are Chandler, Wilkin, and Baldwin Jr, each at 3 game appearances. One additional note, any post-season game action will not count towards the redshirt 4 game rule. Group I - Have Exceeded the > 4 game threshold Sr. - Sarratt, Brady, Staes, Wyatt, Daley, Fisher, McCarthy Jr. - Ponds, Ferrell So.- Becker, Nduckwe, Landino, Hardy Fr. - Bond, Jaylen Bell, Garrett Reese Group II - Played 3-4 Games (# Games Played) Fr. - Chandler (3 gm), Wilkin (3 gm), Baldwin Jr. (3 gm) Group III - Will Redshirt for the '25 Season (Played 0-2 Games) Sr. - Tyler Morris (Inj) Fr. - Jacob Bell, Cuono, Kendrick, Thiry, Barker, Parker, Calhoun, Burrus Jr., Abram, Hall, Garcia, Amari Kamari, Zacharey Smith, Seaonta Stewart, Marek, PJ Nelson

Whatever the hell Walt Bell calls…

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247 is reporting that Mickens will be in town for the Wisconsin game next weekend with a planned visit to Oklahoma on 11/28.

Seeing that Schreiber officially flipped to Minnesota yesterday. https://247sports.com/article/minnesota-gopher-football-recruiting-beckett-schreiber-madison-memorial-259974063/

With three games left here is where the staff sits on RS Decisions. TL:DR there are six Freshmen to keep an eye on with three games remaining. Of the six, I expect Reese and Baldwin Jr. to be the two most likely to eclipse the >4 mark. Group I - Have Exceeded the > 4 game threshold Sr. - Sarratt, Brady, Staes, Wyatt, Daley, Fisher, McCarthy Jr. - Ponds, Ferrell So.- Becker, Nduckwe, Landino, Hardy Fr. - Bond and Jaylen Bell Group II - Played 2-4 Games (# Games Played) Fr. - Chandler (2 gm), Marek (2 gm), Wilkin (3 gm), PJ Nelson (2 gm), Garrett Reese (4 gm), Baldwin Jr. (2 gm) Group III - Will Redshirt for the '25 Season (Played 0-1 Games) Sr. - Tyler Morris (Injured) Fr. - Jacob Bell, Cuono, Kendrick, Thiry, Barker, Parker, Calhoun, Burrus Jr., Abram, Hall, Garcia, Amari Kamari, Zacharey Smith, Seaonta Stewart

#24 in the Coaches - lets goooo!

Brohm and Louisville are going to do the funniest thing...

I saw Gameday is scheduled to be in Lubbock for Tech & BYU. Is Fox's Big Noon planing to be in State College?

For what its worth, '26 DeMatha Safety Darrell Carey was at the game as well. The former PSU commit holds an IU offer from January, but I have no idea if the staff is still in contact. https://247sports.com/Player/darrell-carey-46135433/

Agree, easier said than done - but if you can limit Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton, the team should be good. Make Grunkemeyer beat you with longer throws.

For whatever it is worth, Buck is expecting Zen to slide in fort Evans. I guess we'll see!

Anyone have an idea on who will replace Evans? I wonder if the line shifts a bit with Zen coming in at OT and pushing Benson to Guard, or is this Ajani's opportunity to shine - I've heard CBB is a fan of his?

ESPN had another update for Mickens, https://www.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/46792662/college-football-recruiting-lsu-penn-state-ohio-state-auburn-flips-visits. TL:DR The RB is finalizing visits to Indiana, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. Unless Mickens plans to visit during a bye, I would assume Cig and Coach Miller are targeting hosting for the Wisconsin game in two weeks. Additionally the article mentions WR Davion Brown as another flip to keep an eye on from PSU. Indiana, Maryland, and K-State are mentioned as primary contenders here. Something worth watching, the staff has 2x WR committed for '26 (Rupert and Bryson) and are reportedly leading for former PSU commit Lavar Keys - does the staff take 4x WR in the class? Personally, I could see it with so much offensive firepower moving on after the season - looking at Williams, Sarratt, Brady, Jackson (who entered the portal), and potentially Omar - and these things just work themself out.

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Like many here I have mixed feelings on ESPN's football recruitment analysis, but a piece recentl y came out, https://www.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/46758805/college-football-recruiting-rankings-update-coaching-change, that mentioned Indiana as a player for a handful of PSU flips - including Mickens Keys, and Sieg - as well as the OT from Wisconsin that is currently committed to WSU. Interesting note from the article, Mickens is a fallback for the OSU if they can't flip a 4* RB currently committed to Wisconsin.

Fun fact, this will be Cig's third 'visiting' homecoming of the season - having defeated both Iowa & Oregon during their festivities, good times.

I'm amazed Iowa hasn't snuck into the back half of the rankings. No 'big wins' but they have handled business dominating Wisco, Minney, etc.

With four games left I took a stab at Redshirt status & eligibility for the team. The main takeaway, and it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has watched this staff, is that very few freshmen are on track to burn this year of eligibility, the staff has been strategic on putting younger players in position to gain experience & exposure. Group I - Have Exceeded the 4 game threshold Sr. - Sarratt, Brady, Staes, Wyatt, Daley, Fisher, McCarthy Jr. - Ponds, Ferrell So.- Becker, Nduckwe, Landino, Hardy Fr. - Bond and Jaylen Bell Group II - Played 2-3 games, worth monitoring Fr. - Wilkin (2 games) and Reese (3 games) Group III - Played 0-1 games, On-Track to RS for the '25 season Sr. - Tyler Morris (Injured) Fr. - Jacob Bell, Cuono (1 gm), Chandler (1 gm), Kendrick, Thiry, Barker (1 gm), Parker, Marek (1 gm), Calhoun, Burrus Jr., Abram, Hall, Garcia (1 gm), Nelson (1 gm), Amari Kamari, Zacharey Smith, Seaonta Stewart, Byron Baldwin (1 gm)* *Baldwin saw his first action of the year against UCLA, I fully expect him to see the field the rest of the season