Agreed on the play calling. I hope Cody takes a step forward just as much as the rest of the team.

The QB battle will be something to watch again for this upcoming season. It's no secret that our QB play last season was... uninspiring. Will Hastings or Tompkins (or another guy already on the roster) take a step forward or is Hawk hoping that Newman can pull a Maier?

Gilliam is listed on the roster, which is huge. Getting our 2 headed monster of Gilliam/Larison back will help take pressure off of whoever ends up slinging the ball.

It's linked in my post but can be found at https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/roster

I would probably feel differently if I was born and raised there, but I lived in Tennessee for just a short time while I was working on my doctorate and while cost of living was nice, I honestly couldn't wait to get the heck out of there. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

Looks like we've added another PWO LB in Macray Madruga out of San Ramon! GO AGS!

Yeah I watched his highlights and he definitely has the yards after catch threat. Both Kraut and Pickett have nice size to play on the outside at the very least.

I don't see why they wouldn't. Similarly to the quarterback position, this last season we didn't really have THE GUY that was regularly getting open for us. Our top returning WR in terms of yards is Hutton who had just over 300 yards. I think Hutton is a talented slot receiver, but we need guys on the outside who can vertically stretch the field.

The video highlight on twitter had him listed as ATH, but the press release has him listed at WR. He was listed as a DB for Arizona. Seems like a versatile athlete in general.

Gotcha, gotcha. Dan is a smart guy. I believe that he will, to the best of his ability, put us in a situation to win as many games as possible and that means picking the right guy for the job. I'm not sure we had a right guy for the job in general last season and we did the best we could and still made it to the playoffs. Guys will have another year of development under their belts and some fresh faces are in the mix. Hopefully someone can just grab the job and make it theirs.

I was typing up some questions just as you responded. Did he happen to speak to the ensuing QB competition? Seems like it's going to be open competition, but at the same time specifically bringing in a JC guy has to indicate that they weren't 100% with what they got out of guys last season. I don't think he's automatically crowned the starter or anything, but it does feel reminiscent of when we brought in Maier (I'm not comparing Newman to Maier, just the situation).

Colton Schmidt, Colby Wadman, and Daniel Whelan all in the last decade. That's not too shabby at all.

I think one thing we can't ignore is that we brought in what looks like a talented punter to take over Whelan's spot. Yes, Dwinell played for a D2 team, but he was All American at that level. Whelan averaged 46 yards per punt, Dwinell 43.

I think between the transfers and freshmen we have at least a couple plug and play guys right off the bat which is excellent news. I agree with you in that our linebackers could be a strength of ours. We have a good handful of guys that can be impactful in those positions next season.

Signing day press release

Looks like we're done. I've moved the remaining commits to PWO status. Thank you again for all the help this recruiting season! GO AGS!

The UC Davis Football twitter account re-tweeted Ingrassia's and Antonini's personal commitment tweets. I don't know if that is their way of saying that they are PWOs. I guess we'll find out for sure when the press release drops.

I'm pretty happy with how this class is shaping up especially after the December signing period. I'm not going to lie and say that I wasn't at least a little bit worried. Stoked about the transfers AND the incoming freshmen.

Definitely looks like he's in the camp of gunslinger/pocket passer. He might be able to move around behind the line of scrimmage a little bit to buy time, but not the type to bring it down and run much. Lack of mobility could lead to more sacks or CCSF might just have a bad offensive line.

City College of San Francisco QB, Jack Newman, has signed! GO AGS!

Samuel Gbatu has signed! GO AGS!

I knew Fata was on the radar. He had taken an official visit, but I was unaware that it had resulted in an offer. Kraut, Tattersall, and Dwinell I had 0 idea that they were in play.