THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I was planning to make IUP a 7.5 road dog next Thursday

It may be now up to 10.5

[IUPbigINDIANS]

So far:

(3) WRs lost for season

(1) DL lost for season

(1) RB no longer on team



FANTASTIC start to Tort Ball '24



Wonder if they can recruit Dayjure Stewart off the waiver wire? Lol

[EyeoftheHawk]

Nothing like a Gazette headline that reads, “Crimson Hawks Get More Bad News than Good” to start the day.

Transfer wide receiver Keenan Brown is lost for the season with an achilles tear. He just got eligibility taken care of earlier in the day and got injured in a non contact drill according to the article. He was going to be a starter. That, combined with Stewart leaving the program and entering the portal, takes two offensive starters away before the first snap of the season. Tort wouldn’t comment on Stewart’s departure, which tells me he got himself into trouble and broke team rules again. If that’s the case, good riddance. He can go be a problem somewhere else.

[iupgroundhog]

One would assume the RB1 duty will now either be split (or a battle) between Bloomsburg transfer Kaleb Monaco (a very decorated PSAC runner) and Adam Houser.

Immediate depth will be true freshman Amir Major and senior Randy Washington.

They could also move JD Younger back to RB (he switched to DB in the Spring).

Tort can also obviously shop the waiver wire and see who is available. Amazingly a lot of players become available during camp after getting passed on depth charts, disgruntled, dismissed, etc.

Recent IG article said Washington was switched to defense but he could go on offense just as easy.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

One would assume the RB1 duty will now either be split (or a battle) between Bloomsburg transfer Kaleb Monaco (a very decorated PSAC runner) and Adam Houser.

Immediate depth will be true freshman Amir Major and senior Randy Washington.

They could also move JD Younger back to RB (he switched to DB in the Spring).

Tort can also obviously shop the waiver wire and see who is available. Amazingly a lot of players become available during camp after getting passed on depth charts, disgruntled, dismissed, etc.

[CUlater]

Why would I be 'pumped' and why are you being combative?

I'm not on the team. It's not 'my' first game.

We'll never hear the actual reason he's leaving anyway. It may not have been his choice. Maybe it was. One way or another, the show goes on.

All we know is he was held out of practice Thursday and Friday. No reason provided.

The timing is obviously concerning for a lot of reasons. Has to be more to the story, I’m sure more will come out in the coming days

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Well, he’s the most talented dude on your roster. The one guy other than Duane Brown that really made you worry with the ball in his hands. I surely wouldn’t pumped that he’s leaving town 2 weeks before your first game. Especially with how banged up the position is right now.

Why would I be 'pumped' and why are you being combative?

I'm not on the team. It's not 'my' first game.

We'll never hear the actual reason he's leaving anyway. It may not have been his choice. Maybe it was. One way or another, the show goes on.

All we know is he was held out of practice Thursday and Friday. No reason provided.

[CUlater]

You sure he was indeed still the 'star' RB?

That may be why he's leaving. Just saying.

Well, he’s the most talented dude on your roster. The one guy other than Duane Brown that really made you worry with the ball in his hands. I surely wouldn’t pumped that he’s leaving town 2 weeks before your first game. Especially with how banged up the position is right now.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Man what is going on at IUP…hearing a lot of negative talk coming out of first week of camp. Now the star RB hits the portal? Hearing there could be more on the way. Anyone have the inside scoop?

You sure he was indeed still the 'star' RB?

They have a ton at that position. Perhaps he got beat out?

[CUlater]

Man what is going on at IUP…hearing a lot of negative talk coming out of first week of camp. Now the star RB hits the portal? Hearing there could be more on the way. Anyone have the inside scoop?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Injuries continue to mount at Miller Stadium. Luckily they don't appear to be of the serious nature.

The good news is WR Massey has signed and was in uniform yesterday. No pads yet.

Keenan Brown, the other hyped up WR transfer from Colorado Mesa, is also now in camp ... but already out with a 'lower body injury'

Penn, the third big WR transfer, is still taking things very slow as he recovers from his injury last season. He missed yesterday.

Oddly, neither Brown nor Massey is listed on the official online roster yet.

[EyeoftheHawk]

IUP has a slew of RBs banged up and missing practice - including Adam Houser and Kaleb Monaco. However, it doesn't sound serious. It could be very minor stuff and they are giving older guys some days off.


Dayjure Stewart, however, missed Thursday and Friday. Tort wouldn't say why but said he would soon offer an explanation. This is per Jack's report.

The big WR, Massey, has been cleared. It's not clear, however, if he's signed the dotted line. He is on campus.

By Wednesday there were 20 guys hobbling around heading into practice in the morning. It pretty much all looked like typical beginning of camp bumps and bruises. I suspect coaches are operating with an abundance of caution at this stage of camp.

[iupgroundhog]

IUP has a slew of RBs banged up and missing practice - including Adam Houser and Kaleb Monaco. However, it doesn't sound serious. It could be very minor stuff and they are giving older guys some days off.


Dayjure Stewart, however, missed Thursday and Friday. Tort wouldn't say why but said he would soon offer an explanation. This is per Jack's report.

The big WR, Massey, has been cleared. It's not clear, however, if he's signed the dotted line. He is on campus.

IUP is going to need all hands on deck this year.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP has a slew of RBs banged up and missing practice - including Adam Houser and Kaleb Monaco. However, it doesn't sound serious. It could be very minor stuff and they are giving older guys some days off.


Dayjure Stewart, however, missed Thursday and Friday. Tort wouldn't say why but said he would soon offer an explanation. This is per Jack's report.

The big WR, Massey, has been cleared. It's not clear, however, if he's signed the dotted line. He is on campus.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I don't think so. I think the D1 transfers were the only thing keeping us close for the first half. We still have too many schools fishing in our pond and too many options that can be sold as more attractive than PSAC D2 football. GV doesn't have that. They're stealing guys from the MAC. We're stealing from the GMAC.

Seems funny to think 25 years ago if you transferred from Clarion to California you had to sit out a year -- and Clarion could block where you wanted to transfer to.

That's my biggest grief with one-year mercenaries ... most of them don't give a crap about the school. That matters when the stuff hits the fan -- which it does for every team at some point.

Of course, it's hard to keep freshmen nowadays because Uncle Jimmy says they got jobbed and should be at Alabama.

It's just all f-ed up. I see why Jay Wright retired at the peak of his earning power.