Assuming DG stays for his senior season, 2023 (our big 12 entrance date) will be our first season with a new QB. We cannot go into that first season with a giant question mark at QB, so I hope that Gus can put to rest his reputation of not being able to develop a QB and have us ready to go at that position, or else that first season is doomed. Hopefully we are planning ahead in that realm to some degree.
It is imperative to find DG’s successor ASAP
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brought this up Monday in the Recruiting thread , I think we need to bring in more than just Castellenos . Maybe try to flip someone
We’ll still be recruiting a QB for the 2023 class. At the start of the 2023 season, Mikey Keene will be a RS So, Castellanos will be a RS Fr, and our 2023 QB will be a freshman.
If Keene and Castellanos aren’t up to snuff, then take a transfer with experience for 2023. It would be very helpful if Castellanos enrolls in January 2022, so they can start evaluating him sooner.
If Keene and Castellanos aren’t up to snuff, then take a transfer with experience for 2023. It would be very helpful if Castellanos enrolls in January 2022, so they can start evaluating him sooner.
Gatewood is a Junior now, like DG, and would have to redshirt to play in 2023 as a RS senior. So yeah, that’s definitely a possibility.
Early name to watch out for is 4 star Malachi Singleton in the 23 class. A lot of interaction with him so far
All i am really hearing is we cant move for 2022 becasue they are scared of a senior DG ram rodding them in the first year.
any QB that moves that much is unlikely to be the guy giving you a chance at a Conference Championship
This is way you should go to practice. Do you know what we need or is this just conjecture.
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Of course we are planning ahead for it. But you almost never know what you have until the new guy takes the field as the starter.
Even if he has a good game as a backup, you never know if it was just a fluke or if he can play consistently at that level.
Teams rarely take more than on QB in a class. Mikey Keene is good enough to be our #2 as a true Freshman...and both Malzahn and the QB coach have been evaluating him all summer and fall. We also have Parker Navarro, a Redshirt Freshman.
Finally, you have to consider whether the current commit, Castellanos (UCF's top 2022 target at the position), would go elsewhere if you recruit another QB, in which case you then end up getting only one QB anyway and one lower on your priority list than the one that decided to go somewhere else.
We'll land a 4 star QB freshman next year or a solid transfer from a top 10 school.
Navarro rarely gets mentioned. Jones is 3rd. That’s even before Gatewood came so it could be worse now.
heard Keene was the real deal in camp. then theres Castellanos that was the first QB recruited by Gus
Altho being Bethune I thought Keene looked good last night would've liked to seen Gatewood throw
I may be wrong but Gatewood may be ok in a gadget role and eventual position change where he may have a better chance at the NFL
Quick, post the job to Indeed. Perhaps we can get qualified applicants that way....OR we could let this staff do their job.
Everyone not named Alabama and Clemson are in the same boat. The Big 12 affiliation is going to pay immediate dividends on the recruiting trail and ESPECIALLY in the transfer portal.
Theoretically, Keene, or Gatewood, or Castellanos can lead us to seasons where we do not lose three or more games.
Not sure of your comment. I was simply stating that if DG wanted to, he could be here for the '23 season.
I am not even confident he is here next season. Isn’t this QB class weak? If he plays well enough and gets a high enough grade ….
Gatewood vs. Keene will be the competition for QB 2 this offseason and I think that might have an effect on DG's decision to stay. UCF isn't big enough to have a happy QB2, Quadry will transfer next year and Navarro will stay 1 more year before eventually transferring.
I don't know how good Gatewood is at passing, but he definitely has the size and athleticism advantage on DG.
I don't know how good Gatewood is at passing, but he definitely has the size and athleticism advantage on DG.
It will sound like blasphemy around here but I think DG is extremely talented but I don't see him as an NFL ready player right now. Not sure I will see enough development in 10 more games to change my mind but who knows.
It’s mostly his size for me. He could be kind of like Tua for Dolphins. Not great but has his moments.
I thought DG only had 1 year left (2022)...his Senior year? THis year and next year?
All student athletes got an additional year of eligibility due to the COVID year.
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