According to Pete Nakos from On3, Keon Sabb is headed to the portal
February 16th, 2024 at 8:39 AM ^
Secondary looking thin for 2024, Keon was really looking good late in the season. Hopefully we don’t see a mass exodus now
February 16th, 2024 at 8:42 AM ^
Damn. Fallout from getting both safeties back plus all the defensive coach bullshit. At least it's at the least concerning position to lose someone from this roster.
February 16th, 2024 at 8:43 AM ^
Not a surprise when both Moore and Paige return next season. Most of us expected to lose one or both next season. But with everything happening and these guys returning it's not unexpected. Does suck cause I thought he'd be a starter for 24 and 25 seasons.
February 16th, 2024 at 8:49 AM ^
The Roundtable’s discussion of how we kept the team together may have been premature.
February 16th, 2024 at 8:49 AM ^
It has begun. This felt inevitable and is why I've not held my breath that this team's top talent doesn't bolt.
February 16th, 2024 at 8:57 AM ^
Man. Every day. Where are the fucking spoils?
February 16th, 2024 at 9:07 AM ^
Brandyn Hillman, Jacod Oden, Zeke Berry time to step up! Kolesar is out of eligibility I believe.
February 16th, 2024 at 11:58 AM ^
Cody Jones too
February 16th, 2024 at 9:10 AM ^
Lol I watched the roundtable podcast yesterday and Webb was talking about how our NIL collectives have done an amazing job at keeping the current roster intact....
February 16th, 2024 at 9:19 AM ^
Probably has something to do with a DBs coach saying he was going to be at Michigan and then leaving twice in a week's time.
February 16th, 2024 at 9:11 AM ^
This one definitely hurts for depth in the secondary, but I completely understand feeling like you need to go somewhere where you are THE starter to be showcased. I don’t fault him for wanting that, especially if he’s trying to make the 1st round of next year’s draft.
I think the secondary overall will be fine as there are still some young guys with lots of talent that’ll make pushes for the nickel and cb2 spots.
February 16th, 2024 at 9:12 AM ^
If an insider is reporting this, based on the last month, I feel pretty confident he's not in the portal 😜🤔
February 16th, 2024 at 9:16 AM ^
It makes you wonder if we finally got one poached.
February 16th, 2024 at 12:11 PM ^
Considering Oregon, Ole Miss, and Bama are the main 3..... I think that answers your question.
February 16th, 2024 at 9:28 AM ^
well this fucking sucks
February 16th, 2024 at 9:32 AM ^
College football going to get real dumb real fast. So relieved we won it all.
February 16th, 2024 at 10:33 AM ^
What a shit show.
February 16th, 2024 at 11:07 AM ^
🔫 Shooting the messenger 🔫
February 16th, 2024 at 11:55 AM ^
If he is leaving for the money, good riddance.
This new era of college football is going to be extremely annoying. I'm finding it difficult to care about players when I know there is little chance they stick around.
February 16th, 2024 at 12:23 PM ^
I assume you're even more pissed about the new coaching hires and the fact they're leaving their old programs and those players so late in the game for money and career advancement.
February 16th, 2024 at 12:46 PM ^
First, I'm not pissed. If your point here is to point out that coaches can leave for career advancement and I/fans don't care then I/fans shouldn't care when a player leaves for the same reasons and I am hypocritical, you are incorrect. Everyone on this board should make decisions to improve their lives, futures, and families without judgement. Keon Sabb is obviously included.
What upsets me is the use of money or advancement, real or promised, to influence player mobility when it is pretty clear the lack of any rules or guidlines allows for tampering with other teams under false pretenses. If money is the only thing keeping someone in a program than I would rather see them move on.
I understand its not how college football works right now. Hence why I am finding it difficult to invest in players. If there was a way to add more structure and rules to player mobility that made it at minimum appear like there was good faith between actors I would feel better about a lot of things.
Hopefully this is just a 'wild west' period as a new economic system finds a place in an archaic institution.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
February 16th, 2024 at 1:55 PM ^
I'm sure there will be more guardrails but money being used to entice players is nothing new and has been going on at schools, including UM, for a long time. "Tampering" is a word made up because certain people in power don't want to make it easy for people below them to move around; I have largely given up caring about it as an issue but if it matters to you so be it.
There are already a ton of limits on player mobility, from the academic calendar to NCAA limits on transfer windows and conference-level rules about communications between programs. There can be some more structure but we've already made it way harder for the Alabama player to leave then the Alabama coach, for example.
My issue with your comment was if it was only about money, as if most decisions people make aren't to some healthy degree influenced by finances. Guys attend UM for access to money both now and in the future via degrees, alumni networks, etc. Complaining now about money in college sports just unnecessary now, more a realization of something that's been in the ether for decades and not some new phenomenon.
February 16th, 2024 at 12:14 PM ^
Geez, this one really stings, Sabb is a beast!
February 16th, 2024 at 12:22 PM ^
Hopefully this is a playing time situation and not the start of a mass exodus.
February 16th, 2024 at 12:22 PM ^
Sucks to lose him, but UM will figure it out. There's also a chance he comes back if Morgan gets in board and talks to him. But wish Sabb luck where he lands.
February 16th, 2024 at 12:36 PM ^
He wants to start, wants to show out for the NFL, and is worthy of a big bag at an Ole Miss or Oregon type NIL program.
Rod Moore's return was a bit surprising, but Sabb would still have seen a ton of playing time next year alongside Moore and Paige - specifically with all the hybrid defenses we play.
Hopefully UM can put together a solid NIL package to keep him, as well as a plan for him to see quality snaps if earned, but I'm not holding my breath.
There are a bunch of programs where he can get paid legit $, be the #1 safety on day 1 - Texas for example - and he's already gotten the amazing experience and development at UM the past couple years.
Love him to stay, but there may indeed be more upside for him personally at another program.
February 16th, 2024 at 2:40 PM ^
This is stupid. Hopefully they can make an NIL offer, explain how much playing time he'll have, and get him to come back. Makes no sense to leave this defense.
February 16th, 2024 at 6:07 PM ^
Lamarr Morgan would like a word
February 16th, 2024 at 6:45 PM ^
Apparently from “insiders” on X, Bama is the front runner. Must want to go play for the coach that gave up 34 points to Michigan in the title game.
February 16th, 2024 at 8:03 PM ^
Ouch. He has stardom written all over him. This seems like NIL-related from schools who see his stardom. Hopefully a staffed defensive staff can pull him back from the portal.