Hazzard Country- Good ol' Boys, This time meaning Harm

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did not expect that loss to OK State. But also, refreshing you can still lose on occasion

Cesario coming back is great as long as he can reign in the interceptions

[Bubba's Cruise]

Best Portal Class In School History

The biggest news of all after a decade finally Hazzard has moved up the team prestige ranking going from 3.5 to 4.5. Which is massive news it took forever to move up the list. We did finish with the 2nd overall class and it looks like a lot of battle to come with in state UGA. This will up the recruiting budget and make us more visible to top prospects. Boss Hogg will still limit on how much he lets us sign from the 5* ranks. Also, our old speedy QB Junior Office is now at USF where he will be a backup. The young DE with star dev ended up at Air Force and Anthony Spoon will be a late addition to a team. Let's take a look at the portal class we had, and we list what our needs were below.

* All ratings shown are after offseason training

3 speed HB's
1 starting OL
WR Depth

HB Jason Kigbila - Sr (94)
The most interesting player we signed ranked 13th in the country a gadget WR from Oregon. He had 2 monster years at WR for them 2,700 yards and 26 TDs. However, he wants to play HB at the next level as he thinks that's his most natural position and we agree. It's not just the size at 5'11 and 200 pounds he is well in the 90s for carrying and Ball carry vision. He has the 96 speed, 97 accel, 97 agility, 99 change of direction with platinum shifty ad gold sidestep. He has some power with 92 break tackle, 80 trucking and 77 strength. While we wouldn't call him a natural power back he should be able to run between the tackles for us in sets like I-formation and strong.

HB Tye Stewart - Sr (92)
The army transfer had 766 yards and 5 TD and was our #1 HB we went after and thankfully was only a 3*. Another burner with 4.2 speed so talking 99 speed, 99 accel, 98 agility, 98 change of direction with no power. He is a backfield threat type so 87 catching that could be held back by no gold abilities. He comes in with elite development so that's why were able to get him up from a 3* to a draftable guy in 1 year.

HB Eric Ottis - Jr (85)
The 5'9-and-172-pound Tulane WR has put up 1,000 yards and 7 TD at WR the past 2 years. We moved him to HB and now have someone with 4.2 speed (99) that also has 85 catching with gold safety valve. Ideally you would want the shifty ability, but still with that speed and the best pass catcher on the team from the backfield he gives us a versatile weapon. We project him as more of a backup this year and a larger role next year since he will be back. Since he was a 3* we were able to get him pretty easy

WR Rico Corbin - Fr (80)
We have made a living at the WR spot for a decade going after young guys at big schools being able to offer playing time. We look for the high 3* and count on them having good dev trait and upside and maybe some training points to use. Well, this time it was kind of a miss as Rico had just normal dev and no extra training. He is our type of WR 6'4 contest specialist so we worked on his power and got the overall pretty good. He cares about playing time, so we expect him to leave after 1 year. He will be WR #4 this year after coming over from UGA

WR Ofisa Nye - Fr (79)
The 2nd Oregon WR we signed and he also wants playing time so could also be a 1-year rental. The 6'5 contested specialist has 91 speed, 2nd best run blocker on the team plus platinum 50/50. A lot of upside here and he has star dev so somehow, we got to keep his playing time grade happy.

OT Kristian Sampson - So (85)
If you want to get us excited bring up raw strength OL and we got the best one ever when you factor in age. He just a redshirt sophomore and comes over from Penn State with elite Development at 6'3 and 335 pounds. He was the 25th player in the country so pretty rare to see that from a big school with 3 years remaining. He has 92 run blocking, 85 pass block, platinum ground N pound, silver inside shield. His power is 90 so that will be the focus next year. His deal breaker is playing style so shouldn't be leaving us until he goes pro.

OG Frank Henderson - Sr 90
We only needed 1 starting OL and end up with 2. Frank comes over from Iowa and he will bridge the gap before our true freshman start next year. He has 93 run block, 99 pass block with gold pocket shield and silver inside shield

DE Brian O'Reily - Sr (88)
The Cal transfer was a 2-year starter and broke out last year with 9.5 sacks. He is 260 pounds with speed and power so we aren't sure where he will play just yet. He has 82 block shed, 91 tackle, 86 speed, 89 accel, 88 strength and 85 for both moves. We like the versatile DL that we can mix and match at different spots and he fits that mold. Just one ability and that's gold take down.

LB Daryl Light- Jr (87)
We were ok at LB, but you always look for upgrades and we got one that fits our scheme perfectly. The Tulane LB has 93 speed and 97 accel. so that was the main reason we signed him then we got him on campus and saw he has elite development and just a junior. He can also tackle with 93 plus platinum wrap up. He is good not great in pass coverage so that will be next year's focus. He can also get even faster so we aren't sure how he ended up at Tulane. He had 90 tackles last year.

CB Josh Quaccia - Sr (93)
The USC transfer was a luxury pickup as we weren't looking for CB help with most everyone coming back from an elite unit. We could use a little help at S and was the 31st ranked player. He is a NFL guy with 92 zone, 90 play rec and gold jammer. Because of that gold Jammer he is still a CB. We think he will be our nickel CB then we move Nick Ball to safety.

K Gill Mcsurdy & P Jay Stephonvich
We had players coming back at both special teams spots, but we liked these players better, so we upgrade. The P has a 91 overall and is the highest rated in the country

[Bubba's Cruise]

I've got a very interesting QB debate happening prob the biggest I've ever had. Cesario improved a lot so he looks better on paper and the supporting cast is just as good if not better. I'll write something up tomorrow on the QB race when I start my previews. I'm the type I don't want to win every year as that gets boring. I

did not expect that loss to OK State. But also, refreshing you can still lose on occasion

Cesario coming back is great as long as he can reign in the interceptions