DeepBlueC

June 17th, 2019 at 10:20 AM ^

<“I think he did take one (Alabama visit), but of course he didn’t tell me because I still believe commitment means commitment,” said Carter of Rogers.>

gawd. How can you be a high school football coach and still be that naive?

Magnus

June 17th, 2019 at 10:00 AM ^

Yeah, Rogers's is a weird recruitment. He's a good football player, but he's just one of those guys that you feel like you might want to stay away from...

JPC

June 17th, 2019 at 11:03 AM ^

He's been refreshingly honest, I think:

"Everything is about business"

Going to Alabama is a good business decision for someone who thinks they have a good shot at the NFL. Get paid now, win a bunch of games, don't need to play school, and probably end up getting a shot at the NFL given Alabama's track record of development. 

He's pretty clearly not the sort of kid that Harbaugh is going to cry over. 

bronxblue

June 17th, 2019 at 12:11 PM ^

Yeah, it's weird - he's very honest about the fact he wants to maximize his earning potential everywhere he goes, and I don't blame him one bit.  But he's not going to fit at UM most likely, and so I'm happy for him but also happy that UM seems to have stayed away because that feels like a precursor to some NCAA investigations in 3 years.

drjaws

June 17th, 2019 at 10:22 AM ^

"On Saturday, Rogers posted a picture on Twitter standing next to Alabama assistant Butch Jones. Rogers is wearing an Alabama jersey and has his arm around Jones. Jones recruited Rogers while he was head coach at Tennessee (2013-17) when former Oak Park running back John Kelly played for the Volunteers."

1VaBlue1

June 17th, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^

He gone.  Bama can always pony up more goods when the feel they need to.  Outbidding, er, out-crootin' Kentucky for a top football player shouldn't be a tough pull for them...  Big Blue is not a football skool...

Hotel Putingrad

June 17th, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^

Hmm...

Three-year starter at Kentucky, early round draft pick...

OR

Redshirt at Bama, ride pine for two more years, enter transfer portal, underwhelm at G5 school go undrafted, do a year on a practice squad, be back at home on Oak Park couch by 25...

Decisions, decisions!

blueinbeantown

June 17th, 2019 at 10:54 AM ^

Long term this looks like a good one to miss on.  Makes me want to wash hands every time his name comes up.  Hard to pass up on a local "stud" but think this one might be worth it.  Guarantee he changes his mind at least 2x before committing to GA or TN.  Kid thinks he's ready for NFL. 

GoBLUE_SemperFi

June 17th, 2019 at 1:40 PM ^

From the video:

"You've got all of these schools looking at you.  What is the biggest thing that plays into this recruiting process?"

Rogers: "Academics."

LOL

njvictor

June 17th, 2019 at 7:06 PM ^

Low. I feel like the general consensus when he committed to UK is that he wasn't gonna stick. He's already taking more visits and has tweeted things in the past that make you feel like this kid is looking for the fattest bag. If I had to guess, he's gonna end up at Tennessee. He just gives me that vibe