Yeah, it's a "culture" thing alright.
Georgia had three transfers, only one starter, in its two deep.
FSU's season, meanwhile, was built on the backs of transfers. Five starters on offense; seven starters on defense, 14 transfers in the two deep. They bailed when it was convenient. Nine (75%) of the non-season-ending-injured 12 opt outs were transfers.
Maybe it was a "coincidence." Transfer opt-outs are in bold.
Tatum Bethune, LB, R-Sr.
Braden Fiske, DL, R-Sr.
Joshua Farmer, DL, R-So
Trey Benson, RB, Jr.
Jared Verse, DE, Jr.
Johnny Wilson, WR, Jr.
Keon Coleman, WR, Jr.
Jaheim Bell, TE, Jr.
Fabian Lovett, DL, R-Sr.
Akeem Dent, DB, Sr.
Renardo Green, DB, Sr.
Jarrian Jones, DB, Sr.
Tracking FSU football, Georgia opt-outs ahead of Orange Bowl matchup
Florida State and Georgia have had multiple transfers and opt-outs heading into their Dec. 30 matchup in the Orange Bowl.
www.tallahassee.com
Fabian Lovett and Fentrell Cypress II were the other two starting transfers on defense.
Gus's philosophy, like most college football coaches, is to build the team through high school recruiting and fill in gaps where necessary with the portal.
Bottom Line: When your best players are transfers (recruited and developed elsewhere), you are poor recruiter and a poor developer of talent (unless you take over a program from Josh Heupel*).
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