So Newman went from HS to city college of SF , then to Cal, then back to SF? Cal shows him as a sophmore transfer from SF in 2019. 6’1” 200lbs.

Looks like we’ll have something to cheer about tonight!

Good win, but they were letting UCR back in towards the end. 65-60Ags

32-22 Ags at the half. UCR looked defeated at the end of the half. Lets see if we can maintain the momentum.

Crawford’s shoes are going to be hard to fill, but somehow we usually do.

Regarding grad school, as i digest it a bit, don’t flame me, but grad school should not be a mechanism to extend eligibility for athletes unless they are degree driven. We need to maintain some level of academic integrity. My nephew was a starter at PSU, left his senior year and went to the beavers where he was a starter. He is a super bright kid and is in a graduate program with plans to finish his degree. 6’5” 300 lbs. I worked him as hard as i could to get him here when he was in HS.

Maybe Borra will get some more minutes. The few times i have seen him he looks promising.

Yes, thanks to all of you especially CA. I’m essentially a non-contributor on this thread, but always enjoy the posts and the anticipation of how our new recruits will contribute. We have one of the most active FCS forums in the country.

I hope he is the real McCoy. I was sort of expecting a JC transfer.

I’ve been a fan of Tompkins, mainly bc of his overall athleticism. But accuracy and reading the defense is not his forte. These are two areas we have desperately missed since Jake graduated. Jake could read the D, call an audible, and turn the down into something. Let’s face it, without a stud qb we likely could be looking at a mediocre season. We could go 0-4 out the gate. Cal, SDSU, Weber, then Montana state. Ouch.

I wonder if we are going to recruit a QB or work with our current troops? Maybe we’ll know Wednesday night.

Well, was at the grandson’s basketball game and missed this one.


That loss to J street gave me a few more gray hairs. Painful.

And the Ags drop that one 74-58. It was a closer game than that up to the last several minutes

Fullerton 100% on FTs, Ags 29%

4 to go, Ags down 54-60

I liked Borra’s inside work in the first half. I’d like to see him get more time

30-30 at half. Both teams went ice cold last 5 minutes

As expected, fullerton scratching back, within 2

I wondered how the portal fit into the transfer equation. This article was enlightening for me and helped me understand this seemingly black box.

https://www.sportscasting.com/college-football-transfer-portal-explanation/

“ Student-athletes have several options upon entering the portal. They can transfer elsewhere as a scholarship player or as a walk-on. Although they can withdraw from the portal at any time, the team they intended to leave is not required to take them back or keep them on scholarship.”

“ However, the portal is not without its issues. Coaches have criticized the portal itself and the NCAA at large for creating a free agency enviorment. Those in college football, including Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, took issue with the NCAA not adjusting a team’s 25-man signing class limitation even if transfers decimate their program.”

“ The portal has had a severe impact on offseason recruiting. Texas State did not sign a high school player in its 15-man 2021 signing class and instead chose to only add transfers from all levels of college football ranging from the SEC to community colleges.”

Both the fellas and the ladies suffered with missed FTs last night. But its win win, we’ll take it.

End of the half, 38-22 Ags. Not a perfect half but a solid performance.