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I think Simon is expected back. I have not seen anything from Clark that would make me want him back, but part of that could be related to his recovery. Either way, I don't see how both come back, because that would be eight in there counting Niblett.

I’m honestly surprised they haven’t as bad as their offense and QB situation is

Kinda sounds like Matthew Golden when he left Houston

Would love to lure TJ Moore or Bryant Wesco into the portal.

Not “all in”

The anti Jordan Whittington

There it is. I think Vaughn’s a stud who was dealing with poor QB play all year.

^^^time to calibrate that meter

Is that sarcasm? If so, I agree. I haven't been impressed, either with the recruiting or the on-field results. For some reason, Sark is protecting him.

Don't underestimate NDs ability to drop one of their first 3, though probably not game 2!

Ergo, do we want Harding or Newsome? On a side note, I has no idea Michigan picked up Kerry Coombs. I'm guessing he doesn't send Christmas cards to Ryan Day.

My thoughts exactly. Texas will be a top 5 team in 2026. Florida will be ????

UCLA or Texas to showcase your skillset?

Figure these JMU guys might be following their coach to UCLA.

Meant to also include that pretty sure Lee is LDS

I hope we take a long look at him. Explosive player. 6.6 YPC for the season and he’s played well against P4 competition. Ran for 100+ on 6 YPC in the playoff game against Oregon. I think he’d be a great “lightning” complement to a Baugh or other power back.

Whittingham is part of LDS and that’s a substantial reason he was so consistently formidable at Utah. As we know, schools in Utah have a solid pipeline of Polynesian descendants so this is really not a huge surprise; honestly one of the best hires in terms of retaining Lee

It isn’t bending rules because it’s legal.

Don’t know a lot about the competition he faced. He went for 110 yards on 17 against Oregon (3 reception for 18 yards)

Exactly. They don't have to be RB1 and bet the house on them, but they need to at least be in the rotation imo... 🤘

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