Remaining Eligibility

[bluehenbillk]

Anyone have any insight into what still is a calculus level question - how much eligibility the players have left?

Looking at the Towson game notes, UD started 5 grad students and 4 seniors on offense, 3 grad students and 4 seniors on defense. Both returners are grad students as are our specialists other than Reed.

[Udforever1]

I went through the roster a few weeks ago and had this long post typed up on the recruiting board about who may return and may not, then I somehow deleted it and haven’t had the motivation to type it out again.

Off the top of my head, the entire offensive line can return besides TJ Thomas which would be huge, no pun intended. Harvin, Townsend, Lutz, Youngblood and Wymberly are in their last year, so we will have to replace a lot there, though with the way our offense is humming I don’t think Carty will have much trouble recruiting some transfers. It will be interesting to see if Wymberly can get a medical redshirt. Cumby I believe is also in his last year.

Defensively, I believe Taylor, McGowan and the two IVY transfers, Herring and Dawsey are in their final year. Everyone else can return.

Kost is in his final year.

Obviously a lot of conversations are had with guys after the season of whether they want to return, or whether the staff wants them to return, but I do find it interesting that we have a pretty small recruiting class so far. With the portal, I imagine we are keeping a bunch of scholarships in the pocket, but I hope it also means some positive preliminary discussions have been had with guys who are seniors but can return.

[Caribbean Hen]

I went through the roster a few weeks ago and had this long post typed up on the recruiting board about who may return and may not, then I somehow deleted it and haven’t had the motivation to type it out again.

Off the top of my head, the entire offensive line can return besides TJ Thomas which would be huge, no pun intended. Harvin, Townsend, Lutz, Youngblood and Wymberly are in their last year, so we will have to replace a lot there, though with the way our offense is humming I don’t think Carty will have much trouble recruiting some transfers. It will be interesting to see if Wymberly can get a medical redshirt. Cumby I believe is also in his last year.

Defensively, I believe Taylor, McGowan and the two IVY transfers, Herring and Dawsey are in their final year. Everyone else can return.

Kost is in his final year.

Obviously a lot of conversations are had with guys after the season of whether they want to return, or whether the staff wants them to return, but I do find it interesting that we have a pretty small recruiting class so far. With the portal, I imagine we are keeping a bunch of scholarships in the pocket, but I hope it also means some positive preliminary discussions have been had with guys who are seniors but can return.

Excellent info Coach

Best collective group of WRs ever assembled at Delaware !

Hopefully the word is out that Delaware is now WR U, talent will gravitate to Newark so I’m not that worried about losing all that talent either

[udsb97]

Good news about the OL. Even though we have an exceptional group of wide receivers my most pleasant surprise this season is the maturation of the offensive big guys. . I doubt anyone on here thought without a few new faces that they would perform so well.

The current WRs are a good group but yardage wise they are at the same level as 2022 .

[mpwerrell]

I went through the roster a few weeks ago and had this long post typed up on the recruiting board about who may return and may not, then I somehow deleted it and haven’t had the motivation to type it out again.

Off the top of my head, the entire offensive line can return besides TJ Thomas which would be huge, no pun intended. Harvin, Townsend, Lutz, Youngblood and Wymberly are in their last year, so we will have to replace a lot there, though with the way our offense is humming I don’t think Carty will have much trouble recruiting some transfers. It will be interesting to see if Wymberly can get a medical redshirt. Cumby I believe is also in his last year.

Defensively, I believe Taylor, McGowan and the two IVY transfers, Herring and Dawsey are in their final year. Everyone else can return.

Kost is in his final year.

Obviously a lot of conversations are had with guys after the season of whether they want to return, or whether the staff wants them to return, but I do find it interesting that we have a pretty small recruiting class so far. With the portal, I imagine we are keeping a bunch of scholarships in the pocket, but I hope it also means some positive preliminary discussions have been had with guys who are seniors but can return.

Great info coach. Thanks!
I think Braden Brose also has used all his eligibility. The Touchdown Club was told to plan on 12-13 honorees this year at the football banquet which syncs up with your list.

[Udforever1]

I went through the roster a few weeks ago and had this long post typed up on the recruiting board about who may return and may not, then I somehow deleted it and haven’t had the motivation to type it out again.

Off the top of my head, the entire offensive line can return besides TJ Thomas which would be huge, no pun intended. Harvin, Townsend, Lutz, Youngblood and Wymberly are in their last year, so we will have to replace a lot there, though with the way our offense is humming I don’t think Carty will have much trouble recruiting some transfers. It will be interesting to see if Wymberly can get a medical redshirt. Cumby I believe is also in his last year.

Defensively, I believe Taylor, McGowan and the two IVY transfers, Herring and Dawsey are in their final year. Everyone else can return.

Kost is in his final year.

Obviously a lot of conversations are had with guys after the season of whether they want to return, or whether the staff wants them to return, but I do find it interesting that we have a pretty small recruiting class so far. With the portal, I imagine we are keeping a bunch of scholarships in the pocket, but I hope it also means some positive preliminary discussions have been had with guys who are seniors but can return.

Great info coach. Thanks!
I think Braden Brose also has used all his eligibility. The Touchdown Club was told to plan on 12-13 honorees this year at the football banquet which syncs up with your list.

Knew I was leaving someone out. Thanks MP. Also, I’ve been informed via pm of this tweet where Herring says he has two years left, so that would be nice.

https://twitter.com/herring_tyron/statu ... 0504700929

It certainly is an interesting process trying to figure out who has eligibility left with the COVID year, but looks like we could return a lot of the team, which is a good thing with the way things are going this year!

[77HEN]

Good news about the OL. Even though we have an exceptional group of wide receivers my most pleasant surprise this season is the maturation of the offensive big guys. . I doubt anyone on here thought without a few new faces that they would perform so well.

The current WRs are a good group but yardage wise they are at the same level as 2022 .

The OL is definitely performing better. The players have obviously worked hard to get there. I think also the many weapons on offense helps to keep the defense off balance which in turn helps make the OL appear better too.

[Gannonfan]

Good news about the OL. Even though we have an exceptional group of wide receivers my most pleasant surprise this season is the maturation of the offensive big guys. . I doubt anyone on here thought without a few new faces that they would perform so well.

The current WRs are a good group but yardage wise they are at the same level as 2022 .

The OL is definitely performing better. The players have obviously worked hard to get there. I think also the many weapons on offense helps to keep the defense off balance which in turn helps make the OL appear better too.

Agreed - as good as Yarns is, what he also has is plenty of good lanes to run through. The OL has certainly come a long way, not only from last year but even the start of this year. That doesn't happen by magic, so certainly evidence of some good work being put in by that group.

[Cluck U]

This team is close. They get along and are having fun supporting each other. That will be a factor in some players’ decisions.

But, life awaits after football as most aren’t going pro. If the players feel there is a benefit for another year of education…specifically at UD, you can bet several of the talented will stay.

[Hens79]

This team is close. They get along and are having fun supporting each other. That will be a factor in some players’ decisions.

But, life awaits after football as most aren’t going pro. If the players feel there is a benefit for another year of education…specifically at UD, you can bet several of the talented will stay.

One more semester of school at UD won’t keep many here. Their desire to play football, for perhaps the last times in their lives will. And it will help if the team is winning.

[Caribbean Hen]

Good news about the OL. Even though we have an exceptional group of wide receivers my most pleasant surprise this season is the maturation of the offensive big guys. . I doubt anyone on here thought without a few new faces that they would perform so well.

The current WRs are a good group but yardage wise they are at the same level as 2022 .

The OL is definitely performing better. The players have obviously worked hard to get there. I think also the many weapons on offense helps to keep the defense off balance which in turn helps make the OL appear better too.

All of this!
The run blocking looked better last year than it did in 2021, they just weren’t consistent enough as a unit. Also it’s nice not reading about the need for OL transfers every day.

What does this team need? More Believers

[Cluck U]

This team is close. They get along and are having fun supporting each other. That will be a factor in some players’ decisions.

But, life awaits after football as most aren’t going pro. If the players feel there is a benefit for another year of education…specifically at UD, you can bet several of the talented will stay.

One more semester of school at UD won’t keep many here. Their desire to play football, for perhaps the last times in their lives will. And it will help if the team is winning.

Nope. You are forgetting summer classes/opportunities. If they can benefit from the extra time at UD, they will stay. If not, they will move on.

[Bluewyn Gold]

The continued improvement of the OL is one reason the Hens could pose a real threat in the playoffs, if they continue to through the next three games.

[Cluck U]

The continued improvement of the OL is one reason the Hens could pose a real threat in the playoffs, if they continue to through the next three games.

This.

Carty’s O doesn’t need an OL that can protect the QB forever, but the group has done a good job recently. Before the season started, I said I trusted that Carty had seen something that made him go with this group.

I am not sure our OL will hold up against the better teams, but they certainly have given our QBs and skill players enough game time reps to become better in this O. Marker’s wheels are also making a difference. As well as O’Conner performed, Carty’s O, in order to be most effective, requires the QB to run.

In any case, it sure is fun to watch our Hens again.

[Udforever1]

Posted this before but Carty on one of his radio shows said when he got here that the oline was one of the least confident position groups he had ever been around in his years of coaching and they had been completely beat up. Didn’t particularly throw a shot at the prior staff, but how can you not take it that way.

Obviously getting older helps but kudos to the staff and Coach Rogers for what they’ve done with this group. And we have two pretty good true freshmen and a commit with big time offers waiting in the wings.