Transfer Portal - '21-22

[UOducksTK1]

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That's a big time transfer. Well done coaches!

[jimmy12]

Coach Meat bringing the heat.

Gonzalez was my number one realistic want out of the portal and we got him. 6’2” 200 pounds with his speed, wingspan, and bendy athleticism is a prototype CB1. Which is great since we don’t have a proven CB anything. Maybe he’ll be a rover type DB but I’m betting on corner. Knocked down 10 passes in 18 career games, shows a knack for timing and good tracking.

I read Gonzalez’s bio on the Colorado roster. His older sisters were All-Americans at Texas and Miami in the 400 and 400 hurdles. They run for Colombia, where his oldest sister is the South American champion and qualified for the 2020 Olympics - she’s married to Detroit’s back-up QB David Blough. Dad is a 6’8” former UTEP basketball player from Colombia. Holds an impressive career 13% FT shooting average.

13% free throw average? That’s worst than Shaq!

[Phalanx]

What a great get; we were all hoping he would follow his coach over here. Kind of wonder if any of the other Colorado DB's in the transfer portal will come as well. Mekhi Blackmon (honorable mention, All Pac 12) just entered the portal as a grad transfer. Seems like another possible contributor who already knows the coach.

[pdxduck2013]

What a great get; we were all hoping he would follow his coach over here. Kind of wonder if any of the other Colorado DB's in the transfer portal will come as well. Mekhi Blackmon (honorable mention, All Pac 12) just entered the portal as a grad transfer. Seems like another possible contributor who already knows the coach.

That would be awesome. Getting both of the Buffs would be a good way to reload the CB room to cover the losses of Wright and James.

[GoDucksTroll]

I would gladly take Colorado’s Mark Perry (safety), Mekhi Blackmon, and Brenden Rice. All are in the portal and Colorado was awful but those guys are all either starters or top rotation players for us in 2022. We’d have competition for all of them from other schools but it would really shore up the defense and give us an extra experienced WR.

[thomas time]

what are the chances ducks get any of them

[greenyellow]

Really wish Oregon would have waited now in taking a QB transfer.

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[lmduck]

There are RUMORS they (UO) are looking to take another one. Again, rumors only at this point.

Bigger question, was Dart not considered to be 'the guy' for USC???? This now begs the question, is Williams headed to SC to re-join Riley?

[Tray Dub]

I feel like there needs to be a signing day for transfers like there is for high schoolers. It's a mess to have this go out of order and risks kids getting screwed if a program takes them and then wants to upgrade a month later.

[rsbgduck]

I feel like there needs to be a signing day for transfers like there is for high schoolers. It's a mess to have this go out of order and risks kids getting screwed if a program takes them and then wants to upgrade a month later.

IMO and it’s been mentioned by a few pundits that something like 2-3 times a year have the portal opens for two weeks. I think after bowl season but before the second signing day (there are also talks of pushing out the second signing day a couple weeks) and after Spring ball would work. It’s complete chaos as it is and something will be done but knowing the NCAA they will just make it worse.

[DmoneyDuck]

Agreed. I am 100% in favor of player movement (as the coaches are allowed to move freely), but players who never planned on leaving (ie.: Jaxson Dart) are now being essentially "forced" to move away from schools they signed on to play for -- because of a late (and elite) transfer. Now, spots are going to be more limited for Dart this late in the process.

I think a transfer signing day makes a TON of sense.

[Duck07]

Good luck with a transfer signing day with schools on different academic schedules.

[rsbgduck]

Good luck with a transfer signing day with schools on different academic schedules.

I would imagine that’s one of the reasons to have multiple portal signing days.

[greenyellow]

Arizona has picked up Jayden de Laura. Fisch is really building something down in Tucson even after such a poor season.

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WSU has picked up Cameron Ward, who was the top FCS freshman this past year at Incarnate Word.

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[alxtw]

Arizona has picked up Jayden de Laura. Fisch is really building something down in Tucson even after such a poor season.

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WSU has picked up Cameron Ward, who was the top FCS freshman this past year at Incarnate Word.

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Hope that they don't start winning or start investing in state of the art facilities. Imagine how good they'd be recruiting with those also going for them!