With that being said, PSU is looking for an OT in the portal……..Wasn’t the father a bit standoffish with PSU? Am I remembering that correctly?
With that being said, PSU is looking for an OT in the portal……..Wasn’t the father a bit standoffish with PSU? Am I remembering that correctly?
he appears to be the same size has his high school weight = 295 and for 6'8" seems light. not sure what the story was. given the history would he even be interested in coming back.Sounds like it really didn't work out. "There is not too much experience on Rucci’s resume, only playing in five games during his time in Madison."
His brother is out of eligibility, I think? Maybe just simply that it hasn’t worked out for Nolan and his brother won’t be in Madison anymore?That is absolutely not true. Both Todd and his wife are very loyal Penn State alums... the issue was we didn't really recruit the older son and he wanted to forge his own path in Madison. The parents were very supportive of their kids making their own choices. Nolan followed his brother more than anything. What I do not know (yet) is what changed in last few months with Nolan. We shall see.
All good... I think deep down Todd always wanted his boys to follow in their footsteps (although he never came out and said so).Yes it’s true. And what you said is true . I didn’t say they bad mouthed PSU. Hayden’s best offer and fit seemed to be Wisconsin . The more times and games they attended in Madison the more they felt a family feel . They really liked the Wisconsin vibe . Nolan did also want to play with his brother. The parents were hands off .
When I said Todd was being standoffish I didn’t infer with regard to PSU but he was not engaging. Sorry for that miscommunication.
He has to get an exception from the NCAA. I doubt he does. He’s probably stick with an NFL team if he went pro this year, seeing that he’s the B1G’s all-time leader in passing yards.he has played 5 years of FB = 2019 Bama, 2020-2023 Md
he gets the COVID year. He did not join his team in the bowl as he was preparing for NFL draft. that made sense.
Heard it and was surprised. Looked up stats and they showed he played 4 games in 2020. Assuming he can count that year as a redshirt and then a bonus Covid year. Seems crazy.he has played 5 years of FB = 2019 Bama, 2020-2023 Md
he gets the COVID year. He did not join his team in the bowl as he was preparing for NFL draft. that made sense.
Fixed.Heard it and was surprised. Looked up stats and they showed he played 5 games in 2020. Assuming he can count that year as a redshirt and then a bonus Covid year. Seems crazy.
Not sure about the fixed, wasn’t talking about Bama in ‘19. This site shows he played in 4 games for MD in ‘20:Fixed.
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Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa enters transfer portal
Tagovailoa broke the Big Ten career record for passing yards (11,256) over four seasons at Maryland.theathletic.com