Austin Ogunmakin enters the portal

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

So we have about 5 WRs on the roster now?

[97and03]

[UNT 90 Grad]

He frustrated me.  He can frustrate somebody else.  He had flashes of greatness, but overshadowed by drops, in my book.  Hopefully he can be more consistent somewhere else for someone not on our schedule. 

Edited January 18, 2021 by UNT 90 Grad

[GreenGang45]

Hopefully he can go be coached and developed. I believe he has a high ceiling. 

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

He has the physical tools but his drops were extremely frustrating

[UNTLifer]

22 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

So we have about 5 WRs on the roster now?

Good luck to the young man. 

[Udomann]

Always seemed like he was just on the verge of breaking out too. Best of luck to him, hope he goes on to do great things!

[BillySee58]

26 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

So we have about 5 WRs on the roster now?

Scholarship receivers:

- Deonte Simpson

- Jyaire Shorter

- Bryson Jackson

- Damon Ward

- Detraveon Brown

- Caleb Johnson

- Zhighlil McMillan

So currently 7, counting Loronzo Thompson as a DB at the moment. Also half-expecting Khatib Lyles to get moved back to receiver should he stay. Especially with all of the depth we have at tight end.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

10 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Scholarship receivers:

- Deonte Simpson

- Jyaire Shorter

- Bryson Jackson

- Damon Ward

- Detraveon Brown

- Caleb Johnson

- Zhighlil McMillan

So currently 7, counting Loronzo Thompson as a DB at the moment. Also half-expecting Khatib Lyles to get moved back to receiver should he stay. Especially with all of the depth we have at tight end.

Oh yeah I forgot to count the 2 new freshman. I want to see what Lyles can do at WR

[Marty]

See ya!

[97and03]

I never understood him leaving and now I can’t root for him.

 

[VideoEagle]

Wow.

Interesting picture of the ball bouncing out of his hands. 

 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

So I guess he really wants to play at Apogee this year.

 

[GrandGreen]

NT's receiving corp should be really strong, so from that standpoint; it is not a big loss.  However, Ogunmakin has IMO great potential if he can just cut down the number of drops.

 

[GreenGuy123]

If Liberty wants him, then they can Oguntakehim

[MeanGreenTexan]

7 minutes ago, GreenGuy123 said:

If Liberty wants him, then they can Oguntakehim

[97and03]

17 minutes ago, GreenGuy123 said:

If Liberty wants him, then they can Oguntakehim

[Boo this man gif]

(since it doesn’t work on mobile)

[GrayEagle]

Although it may not have happened yet, I believe that Finn Corwin will also receive a scholarship.  Also, the roster indicates that Loronzo Thompson has been returned to wide receiver.  Caleb Johnson will be a future starter if he wants to be a receiver (his high rating was as a cornerback).  If the 4* receiver in the transfer portal should want to follow Ruder we could have the strongest and deepest receivers in G5.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

According to his Twitter, he is now at Stephen F Austin. I guess Liberty didn’t work out

[El Paso Eagle]

7 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

According to his Twitter, he is now at Stephen F Austin. I guess Liberty didn’t work out

Perhaps it was a Preferred WO at Liberty and a scholarship at SFA?

[outoftown]

7 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

According to his Twitter, he is now at Stephen F Austin. I guess Liberty didn’t work out

I doubt SL was pushing him out the door. Now he is at an FCS.

Can we use this as a cautionary tale that it is risky for student athletes to go into the portal for decent players who haven't really broken through yet. Many of them will not find greener grass.

Edited July 30, 2021 by outoftown

[El Paso Eagle]

37 minutes ago, outoftown said:

I doubt SL was pushing him out the door. Now he is at an FCS.

Can we use this as a cautionary tale that it is risky for student athletes to go into the portal for decent players who haven't really broken through yet. Many of them will not find greener grass.

The high profile transfers make the headlines but the majority of players end up in situation that are not as good as they hoped. There are always a lot of players who get no additional opportunities. 

[greenjoe]

Is it reasonable to say that a transfer this late in the off season had a landing spot already picked out before he declared for the transfer portal ?  Has he been practicing with the team all this time ?

[El Paso Eagle]

Players hit the transfer portal seemingly every day now and on the surface, that seems like players are really quick to give up on their school and look for greener pastures elsewhere.

“That’s true in some cases, but I think the transfer portal has also convinced college coaches that it’s easier to ask players to move on from their program. When you look at the number of players who enter the portal and don’t find a new home, it’s hard not to wonder if many of those players didn’t have a choice to enter their name into the transfer portal.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenweaver/2021/05/03/the-ncaa-transfer-portal-is-like-the-wild-wild-west-something-needs-to-change/?sh=6e8dfdba6433

[BillySee58]

55 minutes ago, outoftown said:

I doubt SL was pushing him out the door. Now he is at an FCS.

Can we use this as a cautionary tale that it is risky for student athletes to go into the portal for decent players who haven't really broken through yet. Many of them will not find greener grass.

Doesn’t that make more sense of the idea he may have “pushed” out the door though? He was going to backup Simpson and Shorter if he stayed and him leaving opened up a spot to bring in Tommy Bush. Seemed like it made sense for both parties at the time, still probably does now. 

He’s getting his school paid for and will very likely get the ball much more down there than he would here. I think we’d rather have Tommy Bush and he’d rather get the ball thrown to him more while still getting his school paid for. Again, seems like a win-win rather than a cautionary tale of a bad decision.