Any reliable news out of camp?

[TheAccountant]

This is what I have gathered from reading various articles over the last couple days.

Overall

• Rain has been wreaking havoc on practice, which furthers the need for an indoor practice facility
• Practices have been shifted from evening to morning due to storms, which means not everyone has been in attendance due to class conflicts and final exams
• The team appears bulkier than last year, which was a main point of emphasis in the offseason. a number of Bulls are carrying considerably more weight than they did last season. Among them: center Brad Cecil (from 290 pounds to 307); defensive tackles Kelvin Pinkney (288 to 305), Tyrone Barber (260 to 273) and Kevin Kegler (284 to 294); right tackle Marcus Norman (301 to 315) and linebacker Dwayne Boyles (210 to 227)
• The fall-camp roster features 7 new Division 1-A transfers, 5 of which are eligible and 2 of which we are waiting to hear back from the NCAA

Offense:

• Offense is clicking even more than it was in spring and the players are very excited to see what they can do this year. Per Mitchel Wilcox, "We're struggling to find rotations because there's so many guys that can affect the game and go in and make a great play". Per Barnett, “Really, the team’s chemistry is insanely better than last year”.
• Cronkite is 100% healthy after having offseason surgery
• Ford has moved to slot receiver, but will still get some touches running the ball
• McDoom and Bryce Miller have been impressing coaches in the slot
• Jordan McCloud was named the number 2 QB
• Billy Atterbury is moving from right guard to left tackle and Donovan Jennings will move to right guard
• Offensive line's average weight is up to 316
• Still waiting to hear from the NCAA about Latrell Williams (WR transfer from Tennessee) eligibility, seeking a hardship waiver

Defense

• Patrick Macon (ILB transfer from OK state) has been impressive and is expected to lay some big hits on people this year.
• Nico Sawtelle is 100% healthy and up to 230lbs.
• Devin Studstill (DB transfer from ND) has been impressing coaches. 
• Defensive linemen Darius Slade (ASU transfer, 6-5, 257lbs) and Ryan Thaxton (Tennessee transfer, 6-4, 245lbs) are expected to make a difference
• Still waiting to hear from the NCAA about KJ Sails (DB transfer from UNC) eligibility, seeking a hardship waiver

Edited August 6, 2019 by TheAccountant

[Outlaw]

I like that we have some bigger bodies and defenders who can drop the hammer on defense. IF the offense is half as good as advertised we could have a big season.

[Skingraft]

On 8/6/2019 at 9:52 AM, TheAccountant said:

This is what I have gathered from reading various articles over the last couple days.

Overall

• Rain has been wreaking havoc on practice, which furthers the need for an indoor practice facility
• Practices have been shifted from evening to morning due to storms, which means not everyone has been in attendance due to class conflicts and final exams
• The team appears bulkier than last year, which was a main point of emphasis in the offseason. a number of Bulls are carrying considerably more weight than they did last season. Among them: center Brad Cecil (from 290 pounds to 307); defensive tackles Kelvin Pinkney (288 to 305), Tyrone Barber (260 to 273) and Kevin Kegler (284 to 294); right tackle Marcus Norman (301 to 315) and linebacker Dwayne Boyles (210 to 227)
• The fall-camp roster features 7 new Division 1-A transfers, 5 of which are eligible and 2 of which we are waiting to hear back from the NCAA

Offense:

• Offense is clicking even more than it was in spring and the players are very excited to see what they can do this year. Per Mitchel Wilcox, "We're struggling to find rotations because there's so many guys that can affect the game and go in and make a great play". Per Barnett, “Really, the team’s chemistry is insanely better than last year”.
• Cronkite is 100% healthy after having offseason surgery
• Ford has moved to slot receiver, but will still get some touches running the ball
• McDoom and Bryce Miller have been impressing coaches in the slot
• Jordan McCloud was named the number 2 QB
• Billy Atterbury is moving from right guard to left tackle and Donovan Jennings will move to right guard
• Offensive line's average weight is up to 316
• Still waiting to hear from the NCAA about Latrell Williams (WR transfer from Tennessee) eligibility, seeking a hardship waiver

Defense

• Patrick Macon (ILB transfer from OK state) has been impressive and is expected to lay some big hits on people this year.
• Nico Sawtelle is 100% healthy and up to 230lbs.
• Devin Studstill (DB transfer from ND) has been impressing coaches. 
• Defensive linemen Darius Slade (ASU transfer, 6-5, 257lbs) and Ryan Thaxton (Tennessee transfer, 6-4, 245lbs) are expected to make a difference
• Still waiting to hear from the NCAA about KJ Sails (DB transfer from UNC) eligibility, seeking a hardship waiver

Great recap! Thank you...