National Signing Day - Wednesday.

[kennethnoisewater]

BOOM!

Yesssir!

[RobertCats]

[stevo]

Didn't fix the crummy graphic.

Also agree. I can not believe they didn't fix this. Stupid mistake.

[RobertCats]

[MSU01]

Excited already about the 2024 season, the coaching staff seems to have done a great job of bringing in a few transfers to replace the portal departures and graduations at OL, DT, and TE while overall still using an approach focused on recruiting and developing high school players. Go Cats!

[AFCAT]

[AFCAT]

Just waiting on the Cats to post something on Burckley. Not sure what the hold up is there. I know Burckley is a PWO but so is Superales.

[VimSince03]

Bobcat starter/depth needs after our guys transferred out:

LB (starter level and backup level) - after a lot of them from the FBS level...we just need to push our developmental guys and have a guy to match or exceed Danny U or McCade when on the field
K (starter level) - after a pile of them
S (starter or backup level) - take our time and find the right fit
QB (starter level) - not sure the coaches want one but I would try to bring in another big QB type who can excel in the run game. Chance Wilson has a big opportunity this spring to be the #2.

DT (starter level) - signed Alec Eckert from Washington State
CB (starter or backup level) - take our time and find the right fit ala Jon Johnson from last year or sign a bunch of freshman...which we did
OL (starter or backup level - signed Samora Ezekiel from North Texas and Dylan Rollins from BYU
H-back (starter level) - signed Rohan Jones from Maine

The bolded positions are the ones we've restocked while the top 4 are ones we should still recruit in my opinion. LB and K are the two biggest remaining as the coaches really like what they have at S and the competition for that 4th guy in the rotation. The QB one is just a personal opinion because I liked the Chambers role so much and Tommy has never made it through a full season healthy. However, it does lead me to believe Vigen is very confident in Reed or Wilson taking on a bigger role this year. RB, WR, TE, DE to me are all good to go with who we have coming back and the young, developing depth at those positions.

[coloradocat]

With the Superales signing, if we grab a QB from the portal does that mean Duchien is the odd man out or would there still be a spot for him in the room?

Should we be at all surprised that we didn't get a LB yet or was the assumption always that the spot(s) wouldn't be filled until the summer? I know it's too late for a transfer to take spring classes but that didn't stop us from getting other transfers.

[catatac]

I know we are returning a LOT of players and are not losing as much as most teams would in a normal year. What is the total head count for new players coming in for 2024 at this point? My buddy said the Griz have around 30 new players. Seems like a lot, but I know they lost a lot more than the Cats.

[MSU01]

I know we are returning a LOT of players and are not losing as much as most teams would in a normal year. What is the total head count for new players coming in for 2024 at this point? My buddy said the Griz have around 30 new players. Seems like a lot, but I know they lost a lot more than the Cats.

26 players have signed with MSU so far, consisting of 22 high school players and 4 transfers (Ezekiel, Eckert, Jones, and Rollins).

[blueandgoldblitz]

Sorry if it's been asked and answered elsewhere, but do we know if the 3 transfers (minus Rollins as I believe he's still on his mission?) are in school currently?

[MSU01]

Sorry if it's been asked and answered elsewhere, but do we know if the 3 transfers (minus Rollins as I believe he's still on his mission?) are in school currently?

Rohan Jones was announced as a January transfer, so it seems safe to assume that he's in school and the rest will join the team over the summer for Fall Camp.

[blueandgoldblitz]

Sorry if it's been asked and answered elsewhere, but do we know if the 3 transfers (minus Rollins as I believe he's still on his mission?) are in school currently?

Rohan Jones was announced as a January transfer, so it seems safe to assume that he's in school and the rest will join the team over the summer for Fall Camp.

Thanks for the info and I'm guessing you're right. I guess we'll get confirmation at spring ball.

[VimSince03]

Sorry if it's been asked and answered elsewhere, but do we know if the 3 transfers (minus Rollins as I believe he's still on his mission?) are in school currently?

Rohan Jones was announced as a January transfer, so it seems safe to assume that he's in school and the rest will join the team over the summer for Fall Camp.

Eckert is already with the team as he's been in the workout photos posted on social media. Assuming Samora is there as well. Rollins won't join until the summer.

[coachouert]

Sorry if it's been asked and answered elsewhere, but do we know if the 3 transfers (minus Rollins as I believe he's still on his mission?) are in school currently?

Rohan Jones was announced as a January transfer, so it seems safe to assume that he's in school and the rest will join the team over the summer for Fall Camp.

Samora and Eckert are also on campus this semester.

[Catsrgrood]

I know we are returning a LOT of players and are not losing as much as most teams would in a normal year. What is the total head count for new players coming in for 2024 at this point? My buddy said the Griz have around 30 new players. Seems like a lot, but I know they lost a lot more than the Cats.

26 players have signed with MSU so far, consisting of 22 high school players and 4 transfers (Ezekiel, Eckert, Jones, and Rollins).

And we lose 11 seniors, 8 so far to the portal, and 1 that I’m aware of in retirement (Abshire from Flores tweet yesterday).

I’m sure there are some others that have or will be retiring, but as it stands right now we’re +6 on the player count based off of the info out there.

[AFCAT]

I know we are returning a LOT of players and are not losing as much as most teams would in a normal year. What is the total head count for new players coming in for 2024 at this point? My buddy said the Griz have around 30 new players. Seems like a lot, but I know they lost a lot more than the Cats.

26 players have signed with MSU so far, consisting of 22 high school players and 4 transfers (Ezekiel, Eckert, Jones, and Rollins).

And we lose 11 seniors, 8 so far to the portal, and 1 that I’m aware of in retirement (Abshire from Flores tweet yesterday).

I’m sure there are some others that have or will be retiring, but as it stands right now we’re +6 on the player count based off of the info out there.

Bear Old left the team as well. I'm sure there will be more after Spring Ball, there always is. I count 83 players still on the roster, minus Coon and Abshire, who are still on there for some reason.

[stevo]

[Au Blue]

The blurry graphics are a huge fail. After trying to read the first couple of signings on Twitter, I gave up. They made me a little nauseous... but, I also have failing eyes.

Too bad the recruits are provided with this horrible design to commemorate one of the biggest days of their athletic careers. <end rant>