Potential QB transfers for 2016
Montana State QB Dakota Prukop was discussed in a thread yesterday, but with Kyle Allen's announcement that he's transferring from Texas A&M, I thought I would take a little more in-depth of a look at five potential QB transfers for 2016. Allen's interest in Michigan is uncertain, but there has been buzz about mutual interest from the other four.
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December 12th, 2015 at 8:51 AM ^
Hill can be dominant when healthy.
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December 12th, 2015 at 8:54 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 9:00 AM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 9:05 AM ^
Wow at 37 he should be the QB coach.
December 12th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^
Meh. Too old to coach.
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December 12th, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^
That's a big IF.
December 12th, 2015 at 11:39 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 7:01 PM ^
December 16th, 2015 at 7:19 PM ^
It was Threet who ran the zone read better than any of RR's QBs.
December 12th, 2015 at 8:54 AM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
Who says they aren't? But QB is a high-profile position, so it's going to get more attention than some middle linebacker from the middle of nowhere.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:58 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 9:24 AM ^
It seems to me, and this might be wrong, that it's much less likely for high-quality LBs to transfer their last year of eligibility. A lot of QBs transfer (see Rudock, Jake) because there's only room for one person to play that position at a time. LB usually sees at least three people with meaningful playing time, so it seems more likely they'll stick around.
Also, it's not like they'd want to transfer here for our historically great development of LBs or anything. Or coaching staff.
That said, I could see a LB transferring to get more media coverage, etc if they try to play in the NFL. Just doesn't seem like that's as likely as the other two reasons they might do so, to me at least.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:30 AM ^
Right. There are usually 3-4 linebackers on the field, so guys don't transfer for playing time. If you can't be one of the top 3-4 guys on your current team, then you're unlikely to find greener pastures at another FBS school of note. FWIW, sometimes when I'm scouring FCS and D-II rosters, I seem to come across a lot of linebackers and defensive backs who transfers from FBS schools. It's anecdotal, I know, but you just don't seem to see many linebackers transferring from big school to big school.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:31 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 10:59 AM ^
You don't think there are multi-year starting linebackers at a smaller school (FCS or DII) looking for better exposure and possibly a grad degree as a fallback?
December 12th, 2015 at 12:13 PM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 6:34 PM ^
But all three of ours played four years. They would have needed to have taken a redshirt year somewhere along their career.
December 12th, 2015 at 12:21 PM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 9:08 AM ^
Given Allen's higher profile and some success, I would think he would have some real interesting options. So, does he want to battle our logjam of QBs or go somewhere where there is a better job of being the main guy, albeit in 1 year, most likely he picks the later.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:55 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 9:16 AM ^
I personally would not want to see Towles at Michigan. He has regressed and I think we have better options.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:19 AM ^
I understand what you're saying, but players generally don't transfer when they're progressing well. O'Korn regressed before he came here, Allen regressed a little this year, etc. If players are advancing at a good rate, they generally remain in the same spot.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:27 AM ^
I agree but watching as much as Kentucky football as I have the last few years (Boyfriend is a UK fan), I am not as impressed with what I saw with Towles vs. what I saw in some game clips with Jake and others. He gets too panicked. Kentucky isn't a guru of developing QBs but then again, maybe Harbaugh.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:35 AM ^
I don't think we see many grad transfer quarterbacks who are as good as Jake Rudock. He was a starter at a decent Big Ten school who put up pretty solid numbers. The C.J. Beathard thing was very strange, which was why it created quite a big stink last off-season. So if you're expecting every grad transfer QB to look as good as or better than Rudock, I think you're going to be disappointed the vast majority of the time.
I agree that we potentially have better options (such as O'Korn and Hill), though, which is why Towles is below those guys on the list.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:31 AM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
No thanks.
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December 12th, 2015 at 9:24 AM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 9:26 AM ^
From what I've heard, at least one guy is certain to be gone.
December 12th, 2015 at 9:38 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 10:43 AM ^
Book it.
December 12th, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 3:53 PM ^
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December 12th, 2015 at 9:52 AM ^
after O'Korn. That's a dangerous situation that can be addressed. It might say something about the overall numbers there too. We've already seen attrition from the recruiting class. I thought Morris was done here as soon as Harbaugh mentioned he asked to redshirt, but what do I know?
December 12th, 2015 at 10:03 AM ^
December 12th, 2015 at 11:06 AM ^
The hope is that the players you recruit are good enough to beat out the transfers. And that the future starters get some experience as backups That should work itself out soon enough. There wasn't much chance of that this season with the QBs Hoke recruited. Next year we'll only have two of Harbaugh's recruits and it's too early to count on them, regardless of their talent.