Word is that Georgia has offered this former Texas Tech defensive tackle the opportunity to join the 2017 class. Fehoko already has generated a ton of interest, so this will be an early test of Tray Scott’s recruiting prowess. (Not to mention Smart’s roster management skills.)
I’ve always wanted a little Polynesian/Pacific flavor on the Georgia roster, so go, Tray, go.
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UPDATE: FSF has more on Fehoko here.
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He seems like a good addition to any team. Do we have an additional scholarship to give?
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Good question, Mayor. I presume they must, or there would be no offer.
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So he’s not a grad transfer…does he count towards the number the year he sits out?
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Yes.
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He sits out a year & then has two to play. Is that correct?
Still I hope the Dawgs get him.
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Yes.
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um….given the way this recruiting class has gone, you sure that is a safe assumption to be made?
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Scholarship? Aren’t we already in a position of needing some attrition to get our numbers to 85 by August? I’m thinking Kirby will be challenging some players to play hard enough to survive the cut.
This is where we need one of the geeks to post that Joker scene for “aggressive expansion”.
“Our operation is small but…there is a lot of potential for aggressive expansion! So, which of you gentlemen would like to join our team?”
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I think the scholarship situation is the same as it was on signing day. They certainly would have taken Solomon, and maybe even one or two others. So if they had a scholarship for Solomon last week, they should have one for Fehoko this week.
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Yeah, it looks like Kirby may be planning to bring back the process of Roman Decimation.
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Can he placekick?
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Or punt?
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Might have to break a few non-contributing upperclassmen eggs to get this omlette. Let’s do it.
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True. An omelette and a mai-tai beats kool-aid and sausage any day.
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an omelette and a mai-tai sounds extremely gross.
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A mai-tai goes with everything.
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Live a little
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Felt we have always needed a samoan on the defensive line. Most kids from the South pacific that I have seen seem to have a really high motor. Think we could really rally around him… can’t wait for the nicknames if we get him.
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Are you profiling?
.;)
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This kid must be thinking that 18 will be his last season of college ball before trying the NFL. 2 years of scholarship to play one.
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Could be…D-Line prospects in state for 2018 seem slim according to the ‘experts’ and my assumption is that Trent Thompson could walk after this season if the Bowl game was any indication of where his game may be in 2017.
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Catalina looked good getting off the bus.
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The only thing Catalina looked good at was tending the door at Toppers.
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I like a pacific version of Le Sack (Tardis)
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One of the greatest Frenchmen to ever play SEC football. What a story.
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his son was living in Athens and playing for Clarke Central last fall.
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OK everyone, once again this is where we are numbers wise. Between returning players and signees, the number is 86 recruited scholarship players. By this I mean players that were recruited out of high school or juco and signed an NLI before enrolling (and before anyone picks nits, the outlier is R. Smith). So many people get confused about walk-ons getting awarded scholarships. The overwhelming majority of these are given out just prior to the season, when coaches know what the numbers are going to be. The walk-ons always know the scholy is for that year ONLY. If the number of recruited players goes back to 85 the next year, then no walk-ons get awarded a scholarship. Exceptions in these cases is when a walk-on proves himself as a multi-year starter or major contributor, ala Aaron Davis. And since Davis is returning, it’s safe to assume he has been promised a scholarship this year. So that puts us at 87 currently. I think just normal attrition will lose us 4-5 spots. So there should be room for transfers or a scholarship to award a walk-on. The question is, would it go to Rodrigo or the long snapper again?
Another thing people don’t seem to remember is that Richt actually did his best roster management job prior to his last season. Immediately after signing day in 2015, the number sat at 88. Between then and August 1st, when the number has to be at 85 , we lost 5 players and gained 2. That’s the only time I remember going into the season at full capacity. Another oddity about that year was since we took Ganus from UAB, NCAA rules allowed us to be at 86, allowing Davis to be the only walk-on on scholarship.
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Pruitt was managing the roster at that point
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^This.
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I wonder about Brice Ramsey. He is graduating this spring, so I understand. Would Smart not renew him to make his scholarship available, or would Smart keep him as a QB backup in case Eason got injured and Fromm isn’t ready? Even if he is ready, would Smart want to have Fromm backed up just with walk-ons?
Second question. Will Fromm’s spring practice and G-Day have any bearing on the answer to the first question?
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Brice could/should be the punter (I just wish he would get better at it) and kill two birds with one stone–punter and back-up QB. That way you don’t have to waste Fromm’s redshirt year if Eason gets hurt and has to come out of a game but is well enough to come back in later.
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I appreciate what you would do but my questions are about what Smart will do. Any thoughts on those questions?
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If Fromm can be the back-up, I think Ramsey is invited to be a graduate transfer.
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To someplace else.
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We should always get 86 because of who we are.
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Makes up for all the times we spotted the other teams a few!
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Really. Just let us have HALF the shortage of scholarship players from years 2009-2012 as addition slots. Why can’t we make a deal with the NCAA?
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