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| Source:LJ World |
After boggling our collective minds, hauling in not one, but two 5 star quarterbacks, Coach Weis is back out on the recruiting front, and he is also back to recruiting the transfer-type players. Weis hit a towering home-run with the two quarterbacks, Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps, and he looks to turn even more heads with his encore performance. Names have surfaced on the both sides of the ball, but two in particular, at a position of dire need, have perked our ears: two wide-outs, USC's Brice Butler and Oklahoma's Justin McCay, are starting to show serious interest in becoming Jayhawks.
Crist to Butler, Heaps to McCay. It sure sounds nice, doesn't it? After all, Butler is in the same scenario as Crist, having already graduated from So Cal, so he will avoid the transfer rule and will be eligible for next year. McCay, who would otherwise miss 2 seasons because of in-conference transfer rules (OU to KU), is actually in the same situation as Heaps because late last week, Oklahoma sent release forms to Kansas, Kansas State, and Missouri, so McCay will be available to play at KU as early as 2013.
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| Source: Infinity Football Academy |
Butler has NFL talent, but he fell victim to the "over-recruitment" at USC. Once rated the 7th best player in Georgia, the 13th best wide-out in the country, and the 79th best player overall, Butler saw limited snaps with the Trojan's recruitment of De'Von Flournoy, Markeith Ambles, Kyle Prater, Victor Blackwell, George Farmer, and Junior Pomee, so he has actually only started in one football game at USC. Matt Cassel, a former Trojan with a similar story and no college starts, is now a starting quarterback in the NFL. He played under 2 Heisman trophy winners, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, so the NFL still gave him a shot. Butler's story sounds alike. It might not have worked out exactly as planned at USC, but who is to say it won't work in Lawrence. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Let's just say that KU would be giddy to land him.
Not to mention, Butler is friends with Dayne Crist, and he loves the idea of playing in a Weis-run offense, so Kansas looks like a great fit for his final year of eligibility.
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| Souce: Bleacher Report |
Justin McCay was one of the more highly touted prep-players to ever come out of Kansas, rated the top player in Kansas in 2010, the 6th best "athlete" in the nation, and the 52nd best player in the nation in that class. He earned offers from schools all across the country, but he chose to head to Norman, Oklahoma. He red-shirted during his first year, but he still struggled to find the field this past season, playing in 3 games and not recording any stats. With Kenny Stills, Jaz Reynolds, and Ryan Broyles to compete with, the Kansas kid found himself on the bench. 5A Kansas Football is formidable, but it doesn't compare in the slightest to California and Texas high school football. McCay found himself competing with players as strong and fast as him for probably the first time in his life.
That said, it still doesn't take anything away from McCay's athleticism. There is skepticism on his work-ethic and fundamentals, but let's not cry over spilt milk, after all, McCay has more potential than any player currently on the Jayhawks wide-out depth chart... and he can play linebacker too. Kansas has taken risks before with some prima donnas (namely Aqib Talib) and it worked out well under a disciplined Mark Mangino. Kansas has got to take a shot on this kid regardless of the baggage.
McCay wants to come back closer to his home in Shawnee, so that, combined with the new arrival of his high-school coach, Tim Grunhard, gives Kansas a fighter's chance at landing him.
McCay wants to come back closer to his home in Shawnee, so that, combined with the new arrival of his high-school coach, Tim Grunhard, gives Kansas a fighter's chance at landing him.
The Kansas wide-receivers were the biggest disappointment of the 2011 season, and landing one of these players would numb the pain. Landing both of these studs will shore up the position, and Kansas's offense will be cooking for the next three years.
(Profiles courtesy of rivals.com)
TRANSFER NUMBER 3?
Commitment Status: Signed LOI
BRICE BUTLER
- Ht:6'2"
- Wt:178 lbs
- 40:4.4 secs
- Bench Max:245
- Squat Max:340
- Class:2008 (High School)
| School | Interest | Offer | Visit | Recruited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | COMMITTED (08/04/2007) | 10/12/2007 | Todd McNair | |
| Arizona State | None | None | ||
| Florida State | None | None | ||
| Georgia | None | None | John Eason, Stacy Searels | |
| Notre Dame | None | None | Bill Lewis | |
| Oregon State | None | None | ||
| Penn State | None | None |
TRANSFER NUMBER 4?
Commitment Status: Signed LOI
JUSTIN MCCAY
Athlete
Shawnee, Kansas
Bishop Miege
Shawnee, Kansas
Bishop Miege
- Ht:6'3"
- Wt:197 lbs
- 40:4.5 secs
- Vertical:42 inches
- Class:2010 (High School)
| School | Interest | Offer | Visit | Recruited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | COMMITTED (08/12/2009) | 11/13/2009 | Jay Norvell | |
| Florida | None | None | ||
| Florida State | None | None | ||
| Georgia | None | None | ||
| Kansas State | None | None | Joe Bob Clements | |
| Missouri | None | None | Andy Hill | |
| Notre Dame | None | None | ||
| Oregon | None | None | ||
| Texas A&M | None | None |
SCOUTING REPORT ON JUSTIN MCCAY
On the Hoof: He will remind people of former Florida State and NFL star Tommy Polley. He has excellent height, but is very lean at this time for the defensive side of the ball. It will be difficult for him to add more weight on his frame as long as he continues to play basketball. Needs Improvement: He is more of a straight-line receiver and lacks the lateral movement and body control you are looking for in a big-time receiver. McCay also needs to improve his route running, which should help create more separation. Most Impressive: Defensively, he does an excellent job of catching plays from behind. He also has the ability to turn and run in pass coverage with any tight end or running back. His athletic potential is off the charts as his 40-plus inch vertical leap proves. Conclusion: In his heart, he would prefer to be a receiver, but his skill set screams linebacker all the way. He will most likely redshirt, while he finds out where he best fits on his future football team.
Just making sure I read this right. McCay would sit out 2 years if he came? And he would only have 1 year to play?
ReplyDeleteSorry Jackson, I should have made it more clear. Things have not worked out for McCay at OU, so he wants out, and the more I read, the more I think that Bob Stoops wants his scholarship back. Both parties could benefit from this divorce.
ReplyDeleteNow the NCAA transfer rule requires a player to lose 1 year of eligibility upon transferring out of conference more times than not. There are special cases (see Dayne Crist), who can bypass that rule because of graduation, but a long story short, McCay is not one of those.
Now McCay technically has 3 years of eligibility left, so after transferring, to school X, he will have just 2 years to play.
In most cases, a player who tries to transfer within the same conference will lose an additional year of eligibility, so if McCay were to go to KU, he would have just one year to play. Fortunately for KU's sake, Bob Stoops waived the additional year of ineligibility for KU, KSU, and MU(he doesn't want to cut ties with Bishop Miege, state of Kansas as a whole, etc.) so McCay will sit only one year if he chooses any of the above.
So answering your question: McCay sits just 1 year and will have 2 years to play. And I think we have a legitimate shot at getting him.
If nothing else, those 3 schools alone tell me that McCay wants to be close to home. Lawrence is technically the closest to Shawnee, and having Tim Grunhard (one of his father figures after his dad's passing) in the fold, I think KU would be a good fit for him.
I hope the best for Justin. He has been through a lot.