The games that really matter are B1G vs SEC. I'm puling for Michigan vs Georgia, PSU vs Arkansas, and Iowa vs Kentucky. I do have to hold my nose on the last one, but I want to put an end to the, "the Sec is the best conference garbage!
Another consideration is that a significant number of players in the portal fail to find a landing spot. If they open up a scholarship by entering the portal and fail to land another scholarship position it's a net increase.
Anthony Holmes might be a possibility, we recruited him early, but committed early to Virginia. His only visit was to UVa, if he doesn't sign early, we might have a chance.
Except for a twitter posting of pictures, showing him playing, we have heard nothing. Speculation at the time was that he had a punctured lung. After you have a punctured lung, you have an increased chance of doing it again, especially in the first few months afterward. Medically, things could...
Minnesota - Bad Matchup
I have not done a deep dive into Minnesota but a few things stuck out to me as I reviewed them. They are a top ten rush defense, allowing only 100 yards per game (last year they allowed 200 yards per game). They are a top 10 passing yard defense allowing only 184 yards...
Greder has the story https://www.twincities.com/2021/12/05/gophers-coach-p-j-fleck-we-needed-a-new-direction-on-offense/ The holdup is his situation at WV.