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Seems he's looking forward to playing behind a decent line: "A feel good moment for Torres on the trip was getting a chance to meet some of the offensive linemen. One of the first he saw was the starting right tackle. 'One of the first guys I saw was Bryce Benhart, the right tackle. He's a big guy. I mean, he's a really big guy. He's like 6-foot-9. It's a good feeling to think about playing behind a guy like that.'"

@runningblind He already has a profile:

@BartonHusker He is an ex-recruit of ours (and just about everyone else's).

Yeah, a lot of people saying he heard NFL corners make more than safeties, so he's insistent on trying to make corner work. Supposedly when he was being recruited, a lot of scouts said he was way overrated. And apparently (per comments) in high school, his coaches mostly just turned him loose and let him excel on raw athleticism, so he came in with tons of potential but not much actual skill. So yeah, it sounds like he'd be better off in a safety spot where he can focus on being a ball hawk. Probably still worth taking either way, but if he's still insisting on playing corner, I'd say temper your expectations and forget that 5* bit.

You know how we're always saying in this thread that transfers mostly end up at lower-tier schools? Yeah...

Anybody got any clips of him on the field for Ohio State?

Goonville?

He sure has been retweeting a lot of Husker stuff on Twitter lately...

Only a low 3* from 247, with nothing from Rivals so far. But OTOH, at least his highlight reel shows a lot more than just backing up a mile and throwing a bomb like Torres...

Right at this moment we probably need more at corner, but next year when Williams and Dismuke are gone it might be a different story. I still wonder if he's wanting to move back to safety, though.

Reading some Ohio State comments, they said he seemed to be playing timid when he saw the field, like he was afraid of contact.

Doing some research, apparently he was a safety in HS (and was rated like the #2 S prospect in the country), but Ohio State was playing him at CB? Maybe he just needs to get back to playing safety?

Damnit, Mav beat me to it. Oh well. According to SI, he'll have three years of eligibility remaining - nothing to sneeze at. Also went to the same HS as Deontai Williams. https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/football/ohio-state-football-junior-cornerback-tyreke-johnson-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal

@Hilltop The thing is, we've had other good receiving options in guys like Wandale and Spielman. The problem is that we haven't had a legit deep threat guy at the X receiver spot since Stanley Morgan left. No deep threat for defenses to worry about = short passes and runs get easier for the D to handle. Get that taken care of, and everything else opens up more. Manning is exactly the puzzle piece that this offense has been missing the last two seasons. @Mavric Even just as a passer, I wouldn't say Lee was significantly better than Armstrong. Lee threw twice as many picks in 2017 as Armstrong did in the previous season. Even accounting for the difference in attempts, that's pretty awful. Lee's completion percentage wasn't THAT much better (57.5 vs 51.4), and efficiency was about even (129 vs 124).

@Mavric Wait, so you're implying that Tanner Lee was a better QB than Armstrong? Ehh... I don't think I'd agree. Lee had a better arm, but that's pretty much it. But yeah, we desperately need receivers. My forecast for this season depends heavily on whether Manning is healthy (in all aspects).

@teachercd

LJS: "The NCAA a few years ago changed its rules regarding walk-ons, allowing a non-scholarship player to be placed on scholarship after one year at a school without counting against the school's 25-man annual new scholarship limit. Previously, a player had to be a walk-on for two years."

He was originally on shaky ground to qualify, right? Must be doing OK now. Glad we've got him. I don't know if I see him as a starter in the near future, but he definitely looked like he belonged on the field in the spring game, no complaints. And I have a feeling we're in for a wild year for RB depth, so he could still end up getting plenty of play time.

Why, because you love that backyard football style? He's got a huge arm, but AFAICT that's about it. He'd be a long-term project at best.

@hunter49 Supposedly they were devoting a lot more time to special teams this spring. Seems we'll be deeper at DB this year too, which will help with coverage.

@runningblind We've been pulling in a 4* QB almost every year, under Frost and before. Can't say the same about pass rushers...

I remember when Chinander was brought in, people were worried that his 3-4 was gonna be about the same as Diaco's 3-4. I remember saying "The difference between Diaco and Chinander is that Diaco says 'don't give up the big play,' while Chinander says 'go out and make a big play of your own.'"

Why on earth are you running a version of Firefox from five years ago??

Fidone's not wearing a knee brace or anything. Well, he's wearing khaki shorts, but you know what I mean.

Pretty much just confirms what we already knew. Ohio State was doing the same stuff we were, but we're the ones who got s#!t on by the media. And just to reiterate: f#&% you, Desmond Howard and Paul Finebaum.