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Derek Young
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1) Flando has had you covered for weeks on the basketball recruiting front but it sounds like they'll add Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell in the very near future. I think it is a bit of a risk due to his baggage and coming apart at the seams a bit last season, but this is typical behavior for a coach with his back against the wall, too. It is imperative that they land a half-way decent player with upside and he fits the bill on that front if he can regain the form from two seasons ago.
Brandon McKissic is also a viable option, but he'd have to be turned away by multiple schools for them to land him and he may have some baggage, himself, but it hasn't really slowed anyone down from pursuing him to this point. We'll likely hear other transfer names come to the surface over the course of the next few weeks.
2) Offensive lineman Kaden Weatherby visited Manhattan on his own a few weeks ago. I've hinted at it here and there but I think this is a very serious recruitment that is worth following, closely. Texas Tech is the main competition and he hasn't been there in over a year. At this time, he has no other visits scheduled but my feel on this recruitment is that the Wildcats have a little lead.
3) In case some haven't noticed, it is apparent that the Kansas State football staff has resumed their recruiting efforts in the state of Oklahoma by the amount of offers they have extended in the state for the Class of 2022 and beyond. Not only that, but they are competing for a few, such as defensive tackle Chris McClellan, wideout Robert Spears-Jennings, tight end Tabry Shettron and safety Eli McWilliams.
After some checking in on this strategic shift and having conversations about if it it was intentional, I can share that it was something that they have went out of their way to explore more in this cycle and have made a concerted effort to return to Oklahoma.
I'm not sure why they ever left. It's always been a state that has been pretty friendly to the Wildcats.
4) As we're seeing unfold, many are under the impression that the dead period will absolutely end when the month of May comes to a close. There was some chatter about how they wanted to create an environment in which athletes could make visits and coaches and recruits have taken that and run with it.
That is why official visits are being scheduled. K-State has a few scheduled with the likes of Jaren Kanak, Carson Willich, JaCorey Thomas, Gregory Gaines and Micheal Ibekun-Okeyode. There will be more, too. Gracen Bell and Ikenna Ezeogu are in the midst of doing so as well, as is Hunter Deyo.
Furthermore, I'm also hearing from some of my better sources that they think everything may open up when June 1st arrives. It will not only be official visits, it will be unofficial visits too, camps will be able to held and they also are unaware of any capacity restrictions on how many can visit at once. Everything will be free game. Coaches can go on road and evaluate, too, at that time, although that will be measured since school stops won't be a thing (school will be out for the summer).
That is just what sources believe and isn't confirmed, so to speak, and I'd be a little surprised if they didn't have some capacity restriction attached to it, but predicting how Covid-19 is going to be governed has been a fool's errand at every turn.
Brandon McKissic is also a viable option, but he'd have to be turned away by multiple schools for them to land him and he may have some baggage, himself, but it hasn't really slowed anyone down from pursuing him to this point. We'll likely hear other transfer names come to the surface over the course of the next few weeks.
2) Offensive lineman Kaden Weatherby visited Manhattan on his own a few weeks ago. I've hinted at it here and there but I think this is a very serious recruitment that is worth following, closely. Texas Tech is the main competition and he hasn't been there in over a year. At this time, he has no other visits scheduled but my feel on this recruitment is that the Wildcats have a little lead.
3) In case some haven't noticed, it is apparent that the Kansas State football staff has resumed their recruiting efforts in the state of Oklahoma by the amount of offers they have extended in the state for the Class of 2022 and beyond. Not only that, but they are competing for a few, such as defensive tackle Chris McClellan, wideout Robert Spears-Jennings, tight end Tabry Shettron and safety Eli McWilliams.
After some checking in on this strategic shift and having conversations about if it it was intentional, I can share that it was something that they have went out of their way to explore more in this cycle and have made a concerted effort to return to Oklahoma.
I'm not sure why they ever left. It's always been a state that has been pretty friendly to the Wildcats.
4) As we're seeing unfold, many are under the impression that the dead period will absolutely end when the month of May comes to a close. There was some chatter about how they wanted to create an environment in which athletes could make visits and coaches and recruits have taken that and run with it.
That is why official visits are being scheduled. K-State has a few scheduled with the likes of Jaren Kanak, Carson Willich, JaCorey Thomas, Gregory Gaines and Micheal Ibekun-Okeyode. There will be more, too. Gracen Bell and Ikenna Ezeogu are in the midst of doing so as well, as is Hunter Deyo.
Furthermore, I'm also hearing from some of my better sources that they think everything may open up when June 1st arrives. It will not only be official visits, it will be unofficial visits too, camps will be able to held and they also are unaware of any capacity restrictions on how many can visit at once. Everything will be free game. Coaches can go on road and evaluate, too, at that time, although that will be measured since school stops won't be a thing (school will be out for the summer).
That is just what sources believe and isn't confirmed, so to speak, and I'd be a little surprised if they didn't have some capacity restriction attached to it, but predicting how Covid-19 is going to be governed has been a fool's errand at every turn.
