TRANSFER PORTAL
Pat Coogan - C - Notre Dame: Coogan is a 6'5", 310-pounder who has spent most of the past two seasons starting for the Fighting Irish. A fifth year senior, he was a starting guard in 2023 and a starting center in 2024, earning grades of 66.1 and 72.1, respectively, from Pro Football Focus. Initially slated to be a backup at center in 2024, he ended up starting most of the year due to an injury to the starter. Coogan was expected to be a backup again in 2025 despite playing over 1,500 snaps in the past two seasons, so he hit the transfer portal for his one remaining season of eligibility. He was a 3-star, the #42 interior offensive lineman, and #613 overall coming out of Chicago (IL) Marist in 2021.
2025
Chase Herbstreit - QB - Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier: Herbstreit has already committed to Michigan (LINK) but will take his official visit this weekend.
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2026
C.J. Edwards - DE - Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic: Edwards is a 6'4", 215-pounder with offers from Michigan, Minnesota, Pitt, and Tennessee, among others. At this point he's unranked.
Travis Johnson - WR - Chesapeake (VA) Oscar Smith: Johnson is a 6'3", 165 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Michigan Penn State, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, among others. He's a 4-star, the #16 wide receiver, and #128 overall. Head coach Sherrone Moore went out on the road and visited Johnson last week.
Jermaine Kinsler - DE - Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic: Kinsler is a 6'7", 260-pounder with offers from Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, and USC, among others. He's a 4-star, the #22 defensive lineman, and #173 overall.
Jordan Thomas - CB - Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic: Thomas is a 6'1", 185 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, and USC, among others. He's a 4-star, the #18 cornerback, and #257 overall.
2027
Chad Willis - S - Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary's: Willis is a 6'2", 185-pounder with offers from Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Purdue, among others.
Coogan had a higher PFF grade than any of our OL last year, so he'd be probably be our best OLmen?
ReplyDeleteLet him pick if he wants to play OC or OG -- Crippen has played both as well.
Sounds like Moore is anticipating some shuffling around regardless.
PS
Seems concerning that a guy who might be our best OL (if we are lucky enough to get him) would only be a backup at ND. OL is the biggest concern on the team IMO and it's not even close.
Agree completely. Think a lot of our offensive problems last year were due to poor Oline play.
DeleteWe lost an absolute mauler, an all-American, Team Captain, 3x all-Conference and 2x Joe Moore winner when Zak Zinter went down against ohio ... on the very next play, Corum ripped his longest play of the day. We won, and went on to win the B1G title, Rose Bowl and National Championship without a scheme change or impact on any other position. Maybe OL doesn't matter?
ReplyDeleteNah, our top needs remain at OL, WR & CB