Is a meaningless Cal Poly game at Sac, going to draw better than the prior conference match between the two teams? The FBS aura doesn’t attach instantaneously and Sac’s fan base is going to want to see FBS teams, which is what the move promised them. Attendance won’t generate revenue to buy home games from teams like Cal Poly. The whole schedule is wishful thinking.

As long as Davis is FCS they should play a maximum if 1 FBS game, more hurts their playoff chances, assuming Sac actually plays at the level of a FBS team, something yet to be seen. Would Sac be an upgrade to playing Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Washington etc.? If it is not home and home, Sac needs to pay the amount Davis would get from those schools.

It occurs to me that Devon King is the first former player to get hired at UCD for his initial college coaching job since Biggs gave Plough, Keane, Cody and probably others the opportunity. I’m not counting Randy Wright who had a quality control role for a season a few years ago.

I don’t have a dog in this fight, but if the coach says something along the lines of “I don’t know when we’ve had a player come in and make that kind if an impact” talking about his leadership qualities, and the player also produces on the field, and stands out with his athleticism, thats going to be the guy. I’m sure there are skill sets that Harper has, and I hope he plays a significant amount, although thats not Ploughs philosophy.

Sounds ro me like Pinnick is the guy, if healthy.
He gets effusive praise for leadership and work ethic, has the most athleticism. If the battle for the position is neck and neck between a player with five years in the program, and a one year player, the younger player likely has the biggest upside. Neither has meaningful game experience, and if you pick the senior next year you are again with an inexperiences QB.

At about 1:16 in the video, in response to an unheard question, Zaire says they have all five back. I assume he’s referring to the offensive line. So what is the story with Eli Simonson?
Is he coming back for the fall? Was he there in the Spring although not on the roster? Is the five back comment not referring to starters?

Good one, had to laugh.

Plough gives recognition to three new corners,Ty Richardson, Trey Carr, and new freshman Drew Cofield, two young defensive linemen, Reyne Mayo and Jake Williams, and a redshirt freshman offensive tackle David Portesano, three fast but smallish receivers, Stacey Dobbins, Zach Jones and Sam Gbatu one of whom, Zach Jones, hasn’t seen much action yet.
It's encouraging that guys in position of need seem to be doing well.

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He already pled guilty, the case was from spring 2024. A few days in jail. Video of assault below, not sure if the main culprit is Gordon.

https://katu.com/news/local/video-shows-ex-uw-football-players-assaulting-bicyclist-road-rage-incident-crime-diesel-gordon-tylin-tybo-rogers-march-misdemeanor-jail-fine-community-service-seattle-university-of-washington-victim-criminal-investigation

Inevitably. Players moving around for big NIL money will destroy fan enthusiasm. For each team that benefits, another’s fans are disappointed. The enthusiasm will be concentrated on a few teams, the disillusionment more widely distributed.

Re: Itayvion Brown
The prosecutor and courts treated his gun charge and football tunnel fight like no big deal $5000 bail, and a pleas deal that had no jail time and seals his record from the public, even though he was 21. He hasn’t played in two years and this is his last year of eligibility. Last Chance U.

In these days of player movement between schools, recruiting students who value a degree will lead to more stability of the roster. Transferring usually comes at some cost in progress to a degree. With the COVID bonus year phasing out, players don’t have as much time in school.

Plough interview. Not a lot of new info here but some discussion of who is competing for open positions.
Seems recorded before the spring practice started but posted two days ago

Did Teddye graduate from anything at Cal?

How can a independent put together an attractive schedule of home games, especially after conference play starts for teams in conferences? Sac isn’t that attractive a name or a draw for out of conference home and away deals. I don’t foresee quality FBS teams coming to Sac after their conference play starts,
Also independent FBS Sac would only have one FCS game count for bowl eligibility so if they schedule several they would be playing without any bowl prospects, so the team would be playing without a goal, no conference championship, no chance for a bowl.

I don’t think it was reported earlier.

Of the guys named probably none.will have any eligibility after this coming season.

The article on the web site regarding spring practice touts our 7th ranked transfer classes, according to Hero Sports, but that list I couldn’t find..
Here is a SI.com article with the same ranking, these publications are incestuous.
No. 7: UC Davis
Notable Additions: Khalani Riddick (SEMO, DB), Jacob Psyk (Harvard, DL), Derrell Porter (Dartmouth, DL), Josiah Allen (UTEP, DB), Cole Batson (Boston College, DB)

The Aggies have an extremely small transfer portal class, but the quality of each player is what earns them this ranking. Five of the six major additions played over 400 snaps a year ago, including three FBS transfers. It was a defensive reload for the Aggies, who lost a ton of starters to graduation and the portal. Defensive backs Khalani Riddick and Josiah Allen will be instant starters, while two Ivy League defensive linemen (Derrell Porter & Jacob Psyk) are expected to replenish the front seven.

We don’t have three FBS transfers that played 400 snaps, thats an error. We have three FBS transfer, including LB Nate Rutchena from Cal, but he only played in 2 games, Batson also had limited playing time.
None of the listed names are on the spring roster at this point.

Eli is the invisible man. Has started 25 consecutive games, every game since he joined the team, but his roster bio lists as having never seen action. They haven’t updated the bio with 2024 as yet. The Career Tab does list him playing in the 25 games.

I heard Brock mention Vargas as the player aming the young guys who stands out, my guess is thats because Fisher being a sophomore is older?

Only a week away from spring practice. Roster lists Nava, but not Simonson.
However yesterdays article on the team site stated “Aggies can boast key returners in Rex Connors (DB); Samuel Gbatu, Jr. (WR); Winston Williams (TE); Porter Connors (LB); Hunter Ridley (K); Zaire Collier (C); Jace Rodriguez (G); David Main (G); Ernesto Nava (T) and Eli Simonson (T).”
Thats the entire starting offensive line, top TEs, one WR, and new starters in the backfield.

Plough said the two names to know as of now at QB are Harper and Pinnick.