[Cactus Jack]

Excited to see RB transfer Chip Trayanum despite my hate for all things Ohio State. North Texas transfer Ja'Mori Maclin will need to produce; the 5'11 slot played sparingly over two years at Missouri before his last stop. Raymond Cottrell is an intriguing WR coming in from Texas A&M-- big body, runs well for his size but needs to put it all together. Sure that there'll be more names that pop up throughout the summer, but I think that those were some of the bigger grabs in the portal (aside from the obvious in Brock Vandagriff).

Getting Beau Allen back might be more valuable than casuals may realize-- he won't push Brock but has a ton of experience and will be giving it a last go in his hometown, which should be an upgrade over what we'd seen from Wade and Sherron when they were pressed into action.

Portal additions that graded well and came from name programs:
LB - Jamon Dumas-Johnson (Georgia)
CB - Kristian Story (Alabama)
IOL - Jalen Farmer (Florida)
OT - Gerald Mincey (Tennessee)

For the Cats, I think Shemar Porter and Jordan Dingle but entered but ultimately withdrew from the portal. Cummings entered and ultimately ended up with Louisville. Both Wades and Crowdus are gone. JuTahn McClain entered the portal and I think he's staying in, but I don't know where he's committed or if there's a slight chance that he ends up back in Lexington.


About time to really start checking in on spring football with the NCAA Tournament concluding early next week.