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Looks like it (if he came to IU). Saw him mentioned by somebody on another site- looks like he’s only got one season left fwiw and I expect the staff’s already familiar with him

Drew Tuazama

Maybe they should’ve tried that approach with Mullins

J Robinson visited USC in the past few days and Bishop Fitzgerald scheduled to do so asap

The staff may not be done with OL recruitment but I think they still need a TE who’s a legitimate receiving threat and another pass-rusher

Also looks like he changed positions due to growth and weight gain but he may have struggled with the transition it might be that the guys the staff are most interested in are Green and Staes

fwiw a TE that Grant Wilson likely played with at ODU is evidently in the portal now: Quan Dunbar (actually a former WR iirc, so presumably has pass-catching skills)

Also from Colorado iirc, so “semi-local”

Hope Cig can still get him but, if not, I really hope Cig has an “option B” in the portal. Not sure who that would be at this point (Walker White?) but somebody.

Kirby probably asking donor(s) for another half-million to outbid Cig welcome to “big boy football” in 2025 and beyond

Looks like Pribula to Mizzou fwiw hmm…..

I think with Mendoza it may come down to personal vs team goals: if he wants the place that will potentially get him the most NFL ready, I think that’s IU. If he wants the place where he has the best opportunity to play for a national championship, I think that’s Georgia.

Looks like on3 is still listing Georgia as the favorite for Mendoza—we should know pretty soon

That was a lock as soon as Oklahoma hired Arbuckle away from WSU to be Venables’ new OC.

Some people are interpreting Fickell’s firing of Longo as a sign that he’s changing course on the whole Air Raid approach. Guess we’ll see on that one. I would hope that the QB opportunity at IU is at least as attractive to portal guys as what’s currently available at Wisconsin or UCLA. And Mendoza (the Elder) doesn’t strike me as someone who would aspire to go somewhere like UGA so he can hand the ball off to a room full of 5-star running backs but time will tell.

No doubt-not really sure what the attraction might be for Mendoza (or other portal QBs) about playing at Wisconsin, especially compared to Cig’s offense. Or Georgia, for that matter, where their overall record has been great but their record on QB development has been pretty mid imo.

Haven’t seen Alberto play, but based on what I saw of his older brother this fall and what some NFL scouts are apparently saying, if he came to IU it wouldn’t surprise me if he was IU’s starting QB by opening day next season.

Sounds like Woodson may not want to stagger those minutes or have Mgbako at the 4 any more than he has to. Hope he’s more flexible than that, but I guess we’ll see soon enough.

Thought I read somewhere that Ohio State was after Hatton too fwiw

I haven’t seen Georgetown play in years but in general I’d prefer an underclassman for a backup big instead of having to add 2 new bigs again a year from now.

Would Ryan Mutombo be a possibility? Apparently transferring from Georgetown, originally from Ya’s Atlanta area fwiw. I assume he’s related to Dikembe M.

He’s one I’ve wondered about, along with the Reeves kid (Duke iirc)

Some would but they might well be guys the staff thinks won’t ever develop into legit B1G 10 starters anyway

I’d prefer an underclass man big who potentially could start in 2025-26 but maybe the staff doesn’t like any of those guys currently in the portal?

Does VCU also have a 6’ 11” guy in the portal? Wheeler iirc