augolf1716 21,096 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 10 hours ago, GwillMac6 said: One of my heros Benny Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mikey said: This I don't understand. Sheffield was in the 2019 signing class. He was on the team in 2019. How can a 2020 recruiting slot be vacated by a guy who was signed and was on the team in 2019? How could this work? According to NCAA Rules if a player does not finish their freshman year due to school rules violations then their spot on the 25 counter list can be replaced. I'm not sure if Loy is the replacement or an EE from the 2020 class gets it & allow Loy to count in 2020 but a spot did open up allowing us to put Loy on scholly. Otherwise Loy wouldn't have gotten a scholly offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, ellitor said: It likely just opened up FWIW. Ah, that's right, you mentioned that. Thanks for keeping me between the ditches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,128 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Praying for you Doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,550 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 minute ago, ellitor said: According to NCAA Rules if a player does not finish their freshman year due to school rules violations then their spot on the 25 counter list can be replaced. I'm not sure if Loy is the replacement or an EE from the 202 class gets it but a spot did open up allowing us to put Loy on scholly. Otherwise Loy would't have gotten a scholly offer. Yes but....Sheffield's already completed his freshman year. That would have ended on May 1st, the last day of Spring semester finals. In any case, his slot would come off the 2019 counter list, not 2020. I'm really not trying to argue for the sake of it. Using Sheffield's 2019 slot to fill a 2020 vacancy doesn't conform to previous rulings. If that could be done, then everybody's freshman year would simply be a tryout. Dump the guys that didn't work out and add a bunch more the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,718 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 al.com Auburn adds Bowling Green grad transfer QB Grant Loy By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com 2-3 minutes OXFORD, OHIO - NOVEMBER 13: Grant Loy #13 of the Bowling Green Falcons throws a pass in the game against the Miami of Ohio Redhawks during the third quarter on November 13, 2019 in Oxford, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)Getty Images Auburn has added another veteran presence to its quarterback room for the 2020 season. Former Bowling Green quarterback Grant Loy, a graduate transfer, announced Wednesday afternoon that he will be finishing his career at Auburn. Loy, a redshirt junior last season, will have one year of eligibility remaining. Loy appeared in 12 games at Bowling Green last season while making seven starts. The 6-foot-5, 233-pounder completed 56.4 percent (115-of-204) of his passes for 1,137 yards, six touchdowns and 11 interceptions but was also effective with his legs, rushing for 427 yards and four touchdowns on 100 carries. He finished the year as BGSU’s third-leading rusher and tied for the team lead in rushing scores. Last season represented Loy’s most significant action at Bowling Green after starting his career as a walk-on. He redshirted in 2016, appeared in six games as a backup in 2017 and then played in 11 games with one start in 2018. He brings added depth to the position for Auburn, where sophomore Bo Nix is the Tigers’ entrenched starter. Auburn also has redshirt sophomore Cord Sandberg and true freshman Chayil Garnett on scholarship, while the team also added preferred walk-on graduate transfer Caylin Newton -- the younger brother of Heisman and national champion-winning quarterback Cam Newton -- from Howard this offseason; Newton will likely spend time at both quarterback and receiver at Auburn. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXFORD, OHIO - NOVEMBER 13: Grant Loy #13 of the Bowling Green Falcons throws a pass in the game against the Miami of Ohio Redhawks during the third quarter on November 13, 2019 in Oxford, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)Getty Images
aubiefifty 16,718 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 i do not understand this since his numbers are kinda hanky but maybe they are just trying to help the kid with some kind of classes or something we do not know about. regardless of doubt i will pull for him while he wears the orange and blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,052 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Guess we needed a new holder for FGs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnTiger4Life 2,225 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: i do not understand this since his numbers are kinda hanky but maybe they are just trying to help the kid with some kind of classes or something we do not know about. regardless of doubt i will pull for him while he wears the orange and blue. He’s huge. We’ll probably use him like we were supposed to use Gatewood 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Freak 2,526 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Win4AU said: Guess we needed a new holder for FGs More like clipboards or playcards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,269 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 We needed a backup QB. Currently we have Sandberg who must not be playing material based on this addition. And then a TF signee and a TF walk on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, gravejd said: We needed a backup QB. Currently we have Sandberg who must not be playing material based on this addition. And then a TF signee and a TF walk on. Sandberg has 18 total college snaps. Add in Garnett and you still have 18 total college snaps. This guy has almost 400 spread out over the last 3 years. He's big, athletic and experienced, even if mostly in a lower level of competition. (He's been to Oregon, Ga Tech, K State and Notre Dame. Started against 2 of them and played against all of them.) Classic insurance policy when there's so little experience behind QB1. Very unlikely that Garnett is a viable option in 2020 so I'm glad we're not rolling with just 2 guys. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,955 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Pretty big dude. Short yardage specialist presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,269 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 3 hours ago, McLoofus said: Sandberg has 18 total college snaps. Add in Garnett and you still have 18 total college snaps. This guy has almost 400 spread out over the last 3 years. He's big, athletic and experienced, even if mostly in a lower level of competition. (He's been to Oregon, Ga Tech, K State and Notre Dame. Started against 2 of them and played against all of them.) Classic insurance policy when there's so little experience behind QB1. Very unlikely that Garnett is a viable option in 2020 so I'm glad we're not rolling with just 2 guys. Agreed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,718 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 well maybe our new qb whisperer can do some magic with him. i hope for the best but assumed if we needed a guy we could do a little better. i will certainly be in his ncorner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Maybe another Joe Burrow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, gravejd said: Agreed! Haha, sorry about that. What I really meant to say was that even if Sandberg is 1B to Bo's 1A, I like the idea of getting another backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnEagle79 2,163 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Great pickup. Of Bo goes down, we have a big, athletic kid with experience. We were screwed if Bo got hurt after JG left last season, and would've been screwed this season if he went down. This signee adds a nice level of insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdgeneration 6,469 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Welcome to Auburn, Grant! I wonder what he will be studying for his masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShocksMyBrain 9,362 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 8 hours ago, AuburnTiger4Life said: He’s huge. We’ll probably use him like we were supposed to use Gatewood So he’ll never see the field either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,052 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2021 A Day MVP in the making 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I guess if No gets hurt, Gus and Chad feel good about putting Grant in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle 3,909 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Win4AU said: 2021 A Day MVP in the making He won’t be with Auburn in 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weagl1 1,781 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Looks like an insurance policy in case Bo gets hurt. I could also see him taking on the Gatewood spot as a short yardage specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,279 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I did see someone make a comparison of “ Maybe he can be AU’s Taysom Hill”, which would be an intriguing concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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