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Davon Booth committed to Mississippi State. Bummer. I really hoped he would be a Ute.

McClain has hired an agent for NIL purposes. Also reportedly drawing interest from a number of SEC teams. His plans are still a complete mystery but those two things cause me to think Utah has a remote chance, if any, to land him.

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I’m holding out hope for Utah State’s Davon Booth. He’d be an amazing pickup. Garrard was quoted by the DNews as saying that Booth could very well stay in state. I just hope that doesn’t mean TSPP, especially since the Aggie QB just went there.

LockedOn Utes also mentioned the other day that rumor is Utah has their eyes on one more receiver – even after landing Alford – but no one seems to know who that might be.

I’d also love it if Utah made a hard run at Davis from Arizona. I’d feel better with one more stud in the defensive backfield.

Another interior OL would be nice too, but at least right now it seems the portal is very thin on those.

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In today’s press conference, Whitt didn’t discuss anyone specifically but said many of the guys who missed the Florida game are day to day. He said he hopes to have at least a few of them back for Baylor.

It seems Reid might have suffered a concussion. Whitt said there are 4 steps to clearing the protocol and returning to the field. He said a week is more than enough time to recover; under the best of circumstances, players can clear the protocol in 3 to 4 days. Thus, sounds like Reid could be back for Saturday but Whitt didn’t say how far along Reid is in the protocol.

[KoolWhitt]

Onlyu, with the QB room seemingly set after today, what other position groups do you think we are still trying to bolster through the portal?

Reports that Utah contacted Badger once he entered the portal – which if true wouldn’t have happened until after Alford signed – seem to suggest we might be looking for one more WR?

Some of us were surprised we didn’t pick up Davon Booth from Utah State; do you feel we are set at RB or are we after someone else?

There’s been some suggestion that Utah may be a sleeper to secure Cormani McClain. I think he’s a long shot even if we are after him, but regardless, do you think we bring in one more guy in the secondary?

Thanks as always for your thoughts!

[KoolWhitt]

Agree 100% with everything you said. Hopefully, though, his experience at CU has taught McClain that despite his unbelievable talent, he can’t just shine anywhere and thus just get the best NIL deal he can get and go wherever. He needs to be coached by someone who turns raw talent into NFL corners.

Would be rad if McClain got a call from Jaylon and Clark.

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I’m completely ignorant of how the scholarship process works, but from a pure numbers standpoint, I don’t understand how we could possibly be out of scholarships.

We brought in 15 freshman this year, but we graduated and/or lost to the NFL more than that, didn’t we? I know we also hold scholarships for mission kids, but do we really have that many out on missions right now?

Even if we are in the negative there, we have brought in 11 guys from the portal but we’ve lost 24. Unless most of who we lost are walk ons, which I don’t think is the case, that has to open up some spots, doesn’t it?

The On3 video was filmed before Curry entered the portal. Doesn’t his departure alone open up a scholarship?

I love to know more about this because I genuinely don’t know how it works.

[KoolWhitt]

That would be a blast; what a fun idea!

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Very cool Tony, and great photo! Any favorite memories of Bandon you don’t mind sharing?

Thanks as well for the link to your blog; I’ll definitely check that out!

And yes, I too thought it would be fun to talk about something other than Cam or our complete and utter laundry list of injuries for just a bit.

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Nice Jim! Never been to Bandon but it is very, very high on my list. Which of the 4 was your favorite? And which one did you skip?

When I played Bethpage, one of the guys I was paired up with was wearing a Pacific Dunes sweatshirt so I asked him about Bandon; he also had played 4 of 5 (skipped Old Mac). Definitely had very cool things to say about the whole place; made me want to get out there even more!

[KoolWhitt]

I always thought pro sports would be the best job ever, and then I read Andre Agassi’s book. He hated tennis but had ridiculous natural ability and it was all he knew from an early age. The lifestyle of a pro tennis player, apart from the money, sounds awful. You’re never home, never consistently around anyone other than your training staff and other tennis players, and if you’re ever doing anything other than playing a match or prepping for a match, it’s probably either media related or sitting in an airport. 24/7, 365.

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