Lots of news from Greg on his blog

[windbane]

Fleming is walking on to USF from Navy (4.4 speed, great QB stats in highschool);

Cartlon Hill still looking to come back to USF;

Bruce Gradkowski's younger brother, a big OL recruit, might come here if Rich Rodriguez leaves WVU;

and other news in a late-night update.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/ or that link under Blogs up top, as usual.

[flipflop4900]

Is fleming willing to be a back up? Is it safe to say Matt has the spot?

[E.T.]

I would say that EVERY position is always open.

[highlight]BUT[/highlight] saying that someone would unplant GrothE is like saying someone would have taken over for Nicholas.

[Guest]

Fleming is too short... Greg mentions that he won't play QB at USF -- WR or CB is more likely.

[MikeG]

doesn't he have to sit out a year as a transfer anyway/

[Guest]

doesn't he have to sit out a year as a transfer anyway/

I don't think so. He is transferring in after a semester at a Prep School.  He never attended the Naval Academy.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

Every position is always open.

Pat White, West Virginia found an opening  

Michael Bush, Louisville and Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma created openings

Oh! and lets not forget senior Pat Julmiste of da' Bulls... unseated by a red-shirt freshman

[MikeG]

well even if this guy is great at QB-- I would think about redshirting him that first year to get his grades/life style/ self acclimated to college life.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

well even if this guy is great at QB-- I would think about redshirting him that first year to get his grades/life style/ self acclimated to college life.

If he did well at NAPS he doesn't need time to acclimate to college life.

http://www.naps.edu/

[Greg Auman]

Just to answer a few questions:

1. Fleming would not have to sit out a year as a transfer. All he attended was a prep school, so his eligibility clock hasn't started. Navy doesn't do letters of intent, so there's nothing to be released from.

2. Important to keep some perspective -- he's still just a walk-on, so even if he were to play QB, Grant Gregory will be Grothe's backup next fall, until Voss or any other freshman makes enough strides in learning a new offense to challenge him. Flip, E.T.'s right -- your son's going to be Big East rookie of the year soon, so a midyear walk-on joining the team shouldn't be something to take as any kind of immediate threat.

3. Again, I would expect any incoming freshman at a position with returning depth to redshirt, especially a walk-on. Short of a special-teams situation like Ilia Petrov this fall, I can't remember an instance in my three seasons on the beat where a walk-on has played as a true freshman.