Portal additions

[Irish215]

Irish add DT Elijah Hughes (usc)
DT Jared Dawson (Louisville)
Kicker Noah Burnette (unc)

 

[stu4don]

Wow! What a day! Like the old signing day. Three BIG pickups at positions of need....

 

[Telx1]

Irish add DT Elijah Hughes (usc)
DT Jared Dawson (Louisville)
Kicker Noah Burnette (unc)

Totally happy with Burnette and Dawson. Both are proven high quality guys at two positions of need. Golden and Washington must see something in Hughes that isn’t apparent from his limited playing stats. Overall, our portal transfers have nicely complimented our needs.

 

[Pennick4]

Plus you got the kid from Alabama and VATech. Stroman from VA tech. Both safety types.

 

[Drinking The Green Koolaid]

Totally happy with Burnette and Dawson. Both are proven high quality guys at two positions of need. Golden and Washington must see something in Hughes that isn’t apparent from his limited playing stats. Overall, our portal transfers have nicely complimented our needs.

I did a little digging on Hughes and didn't find much. But I like the fact that he played several other sports beside football in HS. He played basketball and competed in throw events (shot put and discus) in track and field. When you get players who have played other sports it generally indicates they have some athleticism. He is only a sophomore, so I assume the staff wouldn't have taken him unless they saw something they could work with.

 

[1Redrum]

Hughes has two more years of eligibility....or three if they change the rules

 

[savvyandsassier]

And so we got our DTs, and their names just popped in the portal. And we did what we needed to do. Maybe there's more to come, I don't know what the roster numbers are, or who might want to transfer out.