UW's Jackson Will Sit Out Apple Cup

PurpleBaze

https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/uws-jackson-will-sit-out-apple-cup-to-preserve-2024-eligibility

DRFS trigger warning for @Mad_Son

bananasnblondes

Damn. Was hoping it was going to be Elijah Jackson.

Nice to see some intelligent roster management. Preserving a year of Giles eligibility could end up being super important. I could see coaches saying "well, we need him in there to win" and then burning his redshirt by putting him in for 5 snaps

Mad_Son

PurpleBaze said:

https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/uws-jackson-will-sit-out-apple-cup-to-preserve-2024-eligibility

DRFS trigger warning for @Mad_Son

TYFYS

HFNY

So starting WRs next year will probably be Jackson, Bernard, and Boston. That Boise State guy in the portal would be a nice fit too.

whatshouldicareabout

bananasnblondes said:

Damn. Was hoping it was going to be Elijah Jackson.

Nice to see some intelligent roster management. Preserving a year of Giles eligibility could end up being super important. I could see coaches saying "well, we need him in there to win" and then burning his redshirt by putting him in for 5 snaps

Makes sense, and I believe there's a new rule that players redshirting can play in the postseason, so he could be in the CCG and bowl(s)

AtomicDawg

HFNY said:

So starting WRs next year will probably be Jackson, Bernard, and Boston. That Boise State guy in the portal would be a nice fit too.

McMillan knee will start next year.

HFNY

AtomicDawg said:

HFNY said:

So starting WRs next year will probably be Jackson, Bernard, and Boston. That Boise State guy in the portal would be a nice fit too.

McMillan knee will start next year.

That would be ideal, he gets to be the #1 guy and improve his draft stock while UW has a veteran WR return to bridge the gap to the young guys.

I wonder how much he'd get in NIL money to stick around. $100 to $150k? The budget should be there for a DT, Edge, and LB in the portal.

PostGameOrangeSlices

HFNY said:

So starting WRs next year will probably be Jackson, Bernard, and Boston. That Boise State guy in the portal would be a nice fit too.

McMillan isnt going pro

MelloDawg

I remember when they burned the redshirt of Cody Bruns.

RTD

whatshouldicareabout said:

bananasnblondes said:

Damn. Was hoping it was going to be Elijah Jackson.

Nice to see some intelligent roster management. Preserving a year of Giles eligibility could end up being super important. I could see coaches saying "well, we need him in there to win" and then burning his redshirt by putting him in for 5 snaps

Makes sense, and I believe there's a new rule that players redshirting can play in the postseason, so he could be in the CCG and bowl(s)

Facts

WoolleyDoog

It was only one play but he made a great play against the Beav to squeak out a first down. He should be an asset next year.

chuck

WoolleyDoog said:

It was only one play but he made a great play against the Beav to squeak out a first down. He should be an asset next year.

That was a clutch catch. I'm not a Giles believer but he does catch the balls that he should catch.

Sources

bananasnblondes said:

Damn. Was hoping it was going to be Elijah Jackson.

Nice to see some intelligent roster management. Preserving a year of Giles eligibility could end up being super important. I could see coaches saying "well, we need him in there to win" and then burning his redshirt by putting him in for 5 snaps

This was my reaction until I realized it meant having another entire year of Elijah

Fear_Boner

chuck said:

WoolleyDoog said:

It was only one play but he made a great play against the Beav to squeak out a first down. He should be an asset next year.

That was a clutch catch. I'm not a Giles believer but he does catch the balls that he should catch.

If he were 2” taller he’d have caught the bomb at SC.

DerekJohnson

MelloDawg said:

I remember when they burned the redshirt of Cody Bruns.

Does Bruns still have some eligibility with the new rules?

backthepack

HFNY said:

AtomicDawg said:

HFNY said:

So starting WRs next year will probably be Jackson, Bernard, and Boston. That Boise State guy in the portal would be a nice fit too.

McMillan knee will start next year.

That would be ideal, he gets to be the #1 guy and improve his draft stock while UW has a veteran WR return to bridge the gap to the young guys.

I wonder how much he'd get in NIL money to stick around. $100 to $150k? The budget should be there for a DT, Edge, and LB in the portal.

A lot more than that.