Scott Gordon focuses on the losses in the QB room compared to last year. Harper, Pinnick, Rasor, Wrighster. But we still have three three star QBs returning and one coming in from high school. None of the guys going into the portal other than Pinnick have significant playing experience, so retaining them wouldn’t add to the experience in the room. Rasor was injured last year, so he is essentially a redshirt sophomore for the upcoming season. He has offers from Incarnate Word, Southern Utah, Mercyhurst

Great news to confirm in the new week!

Indeed. Real Davis guy right there. Hoping for some news of reinforcements coming in soon

We knew CP leaving was a good probability.

EDIT. My mistake, I confused Harper (played in 4 games, 1 start) with Rasor.

Question, if a player is serious about transferring, does it not make sense to announce ASAP and officially enter the portal right away? Vergas announced during the season in order to allow time to "market" himself and CP made it official on the first day (Jan2). I believe players can take time before deciding where to go but in order to make spring ball, my guess is that they would need to move quickly in order to enroll in a new school.

FYI, loved Gbatu's comment. I think that was a message to his team members who may be thinking about leaving.

I've had the same thought. Also, I wonder if the staff can void a scholarship as soon as they hear of the portal sniffing?

“ I've had the same thought. Also, I wonder if the staff can void a scholarship as soon as they hear of the portal sniffing?”
Once the player is in the portal, the institution can revoke their scholarship, i assume immediately, or not. Its at the discretion of the institution.

Rasor is likely transferring because he feels its unlikely that he’ll start. That is consistent with some of the knowledgeable posters on this board who indicate Cleeland is ahead of him. Rasor is looking for a place to play.

I doubt a school can void a scholarship mid term, and certainly not before the player enters the portal. I think the scholarships are contracts. If a player enters the pirtal they don’t need to hold a next year scholarship, but I don’t think they can void current term scholarship. Scholarships are either for a full year, or recently for a half year, i think the half year ones are intended as an option for super seniors.

Sorsby gets $5 Million... Texas Tech had to recruit and sign his volleyball player girlfriend first in order to get him...

The real question is, say someone enters the portal and doesn't get the interest they want, and they want to come back to UCD. Do they get welcomed back with open arms or is that a closed door? What sort of message does that send to the team?
Re: Pinnick trip to colorado

https://x.com/KCRAdapper/status/2008275093995352327

Also, do you really want to go play for Marion? That's how you know this is a real $$ chase

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Sanders runs a chaotic, 3 ring, media circus at Colorado with players reportedly have engaged in fights with each other. He was one of the first coaches to come in a clear out the roster and then bring in tons of transfers with lots of hype. Brennan Marion did the same at Sac State and now Colorado has two huge egos running the show.

Colorado is all about winning at any cost and players are there to play while academics are essentially meaningless. Pinnick might make a ton of money to sign with them but at what potential cost...high risk, high reward?

Clearly not the "develop me to be the best QB you can" route in my view

I think few coaches would not let someone back if the player was valuable. I don’t picture Plough as someone who wouldn’t.
Rhode Island had a player who was a bounceback, not just from the portal but he had enrolled at a FBS school before changing his mind.

We will see. I think we have the right coach and whoever gets the nod next fall I'm pretty confident we will be ok. I wish Caden well and hope he finds the home he is looking for (I'll be honest I knew he was gone months ago after talking with his mom), but I think the next great QB is already on the team.

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Pinnick falling for double bullsh*t.....Go-Go and Prime?

*edit* Go-Go, if removed from the Dr. Wood clown show, probably is more believable.

Surprising honestly. Although if Sac had Pinnick as QB they'd probably had been a 10 win team solely based on his ability to complete a forward pass, so I get he's a perfect fit for that offense.

Pinnick going to Colorado would be a disaster in my opinion...don't like the fit, but it's a visit, and it's polite to accept and hear the explanations as to why the program would be good for you...but then, if I'm reading this right, they pressure you to sign on the dotted line right after the visit? Sign or die? No.

You hear horror stories about coaches and recruiters pressuring young kids to sign for all kinds of reasons. I remember hearing that Texas threatened Eric Dickerson, saying that if he didn't sign with the Longhorns that he'd NEVER get a job within the state of Texas...and that they could totally freeze him out. It was all bs of course, and it pissed ED off something fierce, he swore against the UT program and was going to sign with A&M until the SMU Pony Excess showed up and bought him a solid gold Trans-Am and some other things.

Not a lot of time to decide, it sounds like.

My mistake, I confused Harper (played in 4 games, 1 start) with Rasor.

If Deion wants Pinnick and can offer the most money, he should take it. Isn't that the point of this move? If he wanted a stable program at a better university where he can develop, win more games and compete for national titles, he could stay where he is.

If Pinnick goes to Colorado I wish him well. Hopefully eyes will be on him and he can go to the NFL.

I thought Scott Gordon had some good insights and opinions in this recent episode. One….that there has to be some regulations put it place to rein in the Wild West show, and two-recruit kids that are stable. He mentioned the transferring even in high school these days. Teenagers don’t have a longer view of things (my wife maintains males don’t mature until past 30) and I think many think it’s all football or bust and want the easiest path to get want they want (and think they deserve). If things heat up in the kitchen, the grass is greener somewhere else (sorry about 2 metaphors in one sentence). Gordon mentioned Kirk Herbstreit’s path that i had not known about. Certainly a different approach.

Colorado is a dumpster fire. I've read that they brought in between 70-90 transfers that first season. Same thing happened at Sac last year, I think the number was close to 70. I do think Marion is a good offensive football coach. I don't think the Go-Go is anything more than a glorified "power spread" sort of offense with some triple option elements. Call it whatever, but it is a run-first system and Pinnick will be handing the ball off a lot more and asked to run with the ball more. Good luck with that. I am also leaning towards what was posted up the thread, and that is that the optic sure seems to be that it was 100% about the money, or as Coach Prime once sang, Must be the Money. Look that one up and it explains a lot. Although one can't argue with the long line of successful NFL quarterbacks that have hailed from the University of Colorado: the coach's kid, Kordell Stuart, Koy Detmer, Joel Klatt, Cody Hawkins, etc.

In other, thread-related topics:

SailorGabe is on the record for calling the Eason in '26 shot. I think four years from now we'll be talking about him as a great Aggie QB, just not sure it'll be in '26. Time will tell. Going back a couple days, I can all but guarantee that being a "legacy" will have nothing to do with anything. Best players play, it's college football and our coaching staff is very professional in their approach. I think what SailorGabe was referencing was the fact that the kid's dad played at UC Davis, and both dad and uncle played in the NFL.

Great question about whether Plough would take a kid back after entering the portal. My guess is that circumstances and communication would play a big part in that decision. As would the captains and the coaching staff. The bigger issue might be the guys in the locker room, but kids today are less likely to punch out or even ostracize a teammate.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but scholarships today are one-year contracts for the entire academic year. They must be renewed at some point mid-spring, and the players will need to receive proper notice if one is to be revoked.

Great move by Gbatu. The Center did the same thing. "Run it Back" is Twitterspeak for a kid coming back.

Zythe, I don't think he's an NFL prospect. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think so. Outstanding QB, elite FCS game winner, but I sat with a backline view for a lot of his starts and he can't see where he's throwing it a lot of the time. Granted, there are successful exceptions that have played in the NFL, but with three seasons of college football remaining, he needs to take the money now AND get a good degree or two. I really like the kid, he's a winner, and I truly wish him nothing but the best.

Jordan Fisher is confirmed to return for his senior year.

Now that's what I'm talking about!

Having Fish and Gbatu back are huge --- they're due for massive seasons...not that they haven't been studs already.