Sac is already up to 10 signings this morning, Cal Poly at 4... We're still sitting at 1...

It specifically feels like a slow year for us right now. Maybe the guys we're going after just don't have a lot of social media presence, but it feels fairly strange to only have 2 commits at the opening of the NLI period.

Early signing period opens today. We do have a couple commits, but we'll see how many signings we get today.

I hadn't realized how many were already gone. Well, I don't have a super great explanation for why there's so little out there right now.

We'll see what happens tomorrow. The "early" signing date in December has kind of become the standard signing date with stragglers in February. I think covid year and that we still have Hawkins' huge first class of athletes on the books means we have somewhat limited scholarships. Like I said though, we'll see what comes up tomorrow.

Frankly, I just haven't been able to find much recruiting news in general considering the upcoming signing period. What few twitter posts I've been able to find have been the coordinators and positional coaches on visits. I don't have inside sources on offers or visits or anything like that. I just post what I find online.

Well... fingers crossed then. We need a deep threat receiver to show up to help out some of the underneath route guys like Hutton and Crawford.

Getting Babb II back is definitely a good thing. He was really starting to come into his own, but at the same time we are also losing Harrell and Vaughn I believe. Larison is talented for sure, but still has big shoes to fill. Gilliam leaving the program as the 2nd leading rusher in program history and likely would leave as the top if he played a 4th season. Everyone knows my thoughts on the QB situation so I won't go more into that lol.

SHSU working their way back into this one. MSU up 28-12 now.

SDSU moves on to the semi finals and will play the winner of Sam Houston vs Montana State

Man...The playoff blowout and then Perryman and Gilliam leaving have really made the beginning of this offseason a bummer. Hopefully we pull in some nice signees here in a couple of days that can help get some enthusiasm going again.

4th quarter and SDSU is up 35-21 on Villanova. Jacks are closing in on 250 rushing yards for the game. At least we got blown out by a team that is looking like they are on their way to at least the semi finals.

Oh I suppose it is possible. You can definitely recommit to the school you entered from after entering the portal. Jake Haener down at Fresno entered the transfer portal and then rescinded his entering to stay at Fresno. At least Gilliam would have to re-enroll as a grad student since he graduated. I don't know if Perryman actually graduated or if he is just transferring because he doesn't think Davis is a big enough vault if he is truly trying to go pro.

Yep. I hope he finds what he is looking for in the transfer portal. I don't want to see him fail as frustrating as this decision is for us as fans.

Perryman's post on twitter about entering the portal specifically references wanting the opportunity to play at the next level.

I don't want to beat a dead horse on the quarterback situation, but as we've all been saying I would be shocked if we didn't have someone new next season. Both of our main guys finished the season with more interceptions than touchdowns. We simply can't do that again next season. It's not fair to the rest of the team.

I also don't know if the coaching staff anticipated the departure of Gilliam and Perryman. Surely they were clued into who was going to be leaving. Hopefully these weren't surprises.

Hawkins has already utilized the portal to grab some FBS guys in his tenure. Castles is probably the most notable addition. Smalley was a grad portal transfer guy from UCLA. It's just a matter of finding a kid that wants the opportunity to play even if that means jumping down a division.

Ouch...