The tea leaves certainly point to Cal, where he was committed to for like 6 months.
"I just felt that I wasn't a main priority [at Oregon]," Sagapolutele told ESPN. "Of course there's going to be competition anywhere I go. But I'm just looking at other QB rooms and the best place for me to go get on the field early."
The tea leaves certainly point to Cal, where he was committed to for like 6 months.
"I just felt that I wasn't a main priority [at Oregon]," Sagapolutele told ESPN. "Of course there's going to be competition anywhere I go. But I'm just looking at other QB rooms and the best place for me to go get on the field early."
And per Rivals Adam Gorney, he "has a real possibility to transfer to CAL"
Opportunity for a QB to get on the field early is one area where Cal has very much improved over the last month. We also have a QB coach and OC, which wasn't the case when he decommitted.
Maybe he saw that abomination of a game the Ducks just played and decided the bloom was off the rose...with the Duck QB getting sacked 9 times or such. Not that Cal was even in the playoffs this year, but Oregon is a homely pimped up prom queen with an expensive dress and shoes who doesn't have shit else but a rich daddy. A rich daddy who isn't long on this Earth. Perhaps post-Knight Oregon will go back to being simply a hippy town in the armpit of the Willamette Valley that we can like for being mossy and literate.
Love that Akili Smith tweet. Hoping their just negotiating NIL and it's a fait accompli. I'd be concerned about him transferring to a top tier program in the future if he breaks out, but that's sort of unavoidable in this era.
They haven't replaced Mendoza's scholarship, so another transfer should get recruited. This might scare off a Devin Brown type since he's trying to leave a situation where a highly rated underclassman is expected to leap frog him and start next year. A Ben Finley type may be more likely if Jaron comes.
Sy: That must be an incredibly stacked QB room in Eugene! To have two five star QBs decommit is really kind of unprecedented. I mean at some point they must have known they were going to get their chance to compete and start. I guess that this younger generation is really impatient. It certainly wasn't a money issue.
Well, the older generations didn't really have a chance to get impatient and change their minds. Once they committed and enrolled, it was a lot harder to move to another school. Now it's easy.
Harsin is the OC and QB coach, and was formally hired after signing day. Possible it was firm enough to share with important recruits like Jaron earlier than that though. Not sure what's happening to the previous QB coach, Gilbert, who coached the bowl game.
I was just trying to point out that for some reason Gilbert is still our QB coach. He's not released yet. Harsin was announced as OC/QB coach so I'm sure we are not keeping Gilbert.
If you look at the Mendoza commentary (article posted in thread) regarding CAL coaches, I am guessing Gilbert is out. The new OC coaches have a different energy than Bloeasch and Gilbert, and I am not seeing Gilbert in the mix. Are they not just letting the contract run out? They also have never said what is happening to Bloesch. Both probably looking to land a new job? Few jobs are left at this stage and spring ball is around the corner.
The tea leaves certainly point to Cal, where he was committed to for like 6 months.
"I just felt that I wasn't a main priority [at Oregon]," Sagapolutele told ESPN. "Of course there's going to be competition anywhere I go. But I'm just looking at other QB rooms and the best place for me to go get on the field early."
And per Rivals Adam Gorney, he "has a real possibility to transfer to CAL"
Opportunity for a QB to get on the field early is one area where Cal has very much improved over the last month. We also have a QB coach and OC, which wasn't the case when he decommitted.
Akili Smith also seems to think he's going to Cal.
https://x.com/ByEliLederman/status/1875305776413339835
But Georgia is also theoretically possible, given the desire to start.
Maybe he saw that abomination of a game the Ducks just played and decided the bloom was off the rose...with the Duck QB getting sacked 9 times or such. Not that Cal was even in the playoffs this year, but Oregon is a homely pimped up prom queen with an expensive dress and shoes who doesn't have shit else but a rich daddy. A rich daddy who isn't long on this Earth. Perhaps post-Knight Oregon will go back to being simply a hippy town in the armpit of the Willamette Valley that we can like for being mossy and literate.
Love that Akili Smith tweet. Hoping their just negotiating NIL and it's a fait accompli. I'd be concerned about him transferring to a top tier program in the future if he breaks out, but that's sort of unavoidable in this era.
They haven't replaced Mendoza's scholarship, so another transfer should get recruited. This might scare off a Devin Brown type since he's trying to leave a situation where a highly rated underclassman is expected to leap frog him and start next year. A Ben Finley type may be more likely if Jaron comes.
Sy: That must be an incredibly stacked QB room in Eugene! To have two five star QBs decommit is really kind of unprecedented. I mean at some point they must have known they were going to get their chance to compete and start. I guess that this younger generation is really impatient. It certainly wasn't a money issue.
Well, the older generations didn't really have a chance to get impatient and change their minds. Once they committed and enrolled, it was a lot harder to move to another school. Now it's easy.
Austin Hinder would have easily transferred in today's system.
He stayed for 5 years without ever starting and HC change.
He had offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, etc. out of HS.
Good point.
He’s not playing any time soon in either Eugene or Athens. Those rosters are CFP or bust every year and aren’t rolling with a true FR.
Our QB coach is still the same.
Harsin is the OC and QB coach, and was formally hired after signing day. Possible it was firm enough to share with important recruits like Jaron earlier than that though. Not sure what's happening to the previous QB coach, Gilbert, who coached the bowl game.
Yeah I know, your point is valid.
I was just trying to point out that for some reason Gilbert is still our QB coach. He's not released yet. Harsin was announced as OC/QB coach so I'm sure we are not keeping Gilbert.
If you look at the Mendoza commentary (article posted in thread) regarding CAL coaches, I am guessing Gilbert is out. The new OC coaches have a different energy than Bloeasch and Gilbert, and I am not seeing Gilbert in the mix. Are they not just letting the contract run out? They also have never said what is happening to Bloesch. Both probably looking to land a new job? Few jobs are left at this stage and spring ball is around the corner.