WT Football

[WT_TKW]

I suspect there will be quite a few that follow Bane to UIW. Easton Fulton has already committed. Both the assistant coaches that came with Bane have moved to UIW also.

Lynn and Co better have a few tricks up their sleeves

Probably just Jokers.

[ASUPops]

The incoming may be more difficult to track since its likely to be players not involved with the WT program to tweet on X.

Combine that with WT's past history of not showing their cards on transfers even in the old days, it may not be until spring ball and beyond.

This is true for majority of programs....with UTPB being a recent exception.

[Buff Fan 05]

I suspect there will be quite a few that follow Bane to UIW. Easton Fulton has already committed. Both the assistant coaches that came with Bane have moved to UIW also.

Lynn and Co better have a few tricks up their sleeves

[Purple Mav Man]

The incoming may be more difficult to track since its likely to be players not involved with the WT program to tweet on X.

Combine that with WT's past history of not showing their cards on transfers even in the old days, it may not be until spring ball and beyond.

You may find a few by searching whatever tag WT football uses on socials

[Roaming Buff]

Kanyon Ives - O-Line, Easton Fulton O-Line, Stone Dean - LS, Jahmek Armstrong - DL, Dy'Cques Shaw - DB, and Acosta-Lewis - DB all have D1 offers or have committed to D1 programs already. I also see that Deon Rebers - DB entered the portal.

Add Zach Phipps to the list. :(

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

How many are coming to WT?

The incoming may be more difficult to track since its likely to be players not involved with the WT program to tweet on X.

Combine that with WT's past history of not showing their cards on transfers even in the old days, it may not be until spring ball and beyond.

[WT_TKW]

How many are coming to WT?

[Roaming Buff]

Any word on who is leaving by the portal??

Kanyon Ives - O-Line, Easton Fulton O-Line, Stone Dean - LS, Jahmek Armstrong - DL, Dy'Cques Shaw - DB, and Acosta-Lewis - DB all have D1 offers or have committed to D1 programs already. I also see that Deon Rebers - DB entered the portal.

[Great White Buffalo]

Any word on who is leaving by the portal??

[MooseLodge]

Its not the system its a talent gap issue.

The Carthel's brought in several D1 talents every year that had NFL careers even before the transfer portal.

You are right that the era and times have changed that a D2 team is never going to get that type of amount of talent again.

If they do its here and there and gone the next year.

Actually, there will be more talent in D2 than ever. Lots of good high school players aren't getting recruited by D1s - the D1s are building rosters with experienced transfers. Also, the roster limits in D1 have GREATLY improved the talent level in D2. WT's talent in 2025 was night and day from 2024. The QB came in from an FBS program.

[MooseLodge]

The portal is hitting WT hard. Kanyon Ives, Easton Fulton, and Acosta-Lewis have all been offered by Incarnate Word.

Meh. Part of the deal now. The portal hits everyone hard.

[Roaming Buff]

The portal is hitting WT hard. Kanyon Ives, Easton Fulton, and Acosta-Lewis have all been offered by Incarnate Word.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Rumor mill says Justin Bane is headed to Incarnate Word. If that’s true, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the two coaches he brought with him move on as well.

It got me thinking about how many coordinators WT has lost to FCS/FBS programs over the years:

• Lee Hays (OC) → Baylor (2006)
• Scott Parr (OC) → Texas Tech (2010)
• Miles Kochevar (DC) → Northern Colorado (2019)
• Jake Brown (OC) → Baylor (2020)
• Joe Morris (DC) → Sam Houston State (2020)
• Justin Bane (OC) → Incarnate Word (2025)

So the big question now becomes: who’s next at signal caller for the Buffs?

Personally, I’d love to see a return to a Lee Hays–style offense, assuming he could replicate what he did in 2004–05.

Or maybe even see Stephen Lee return to West Texas. Dustin Vaughan and Khiry Robinson both thrived in that system.

Realistically, though, both eras are more than a decade ago. Offensive philosophy has evolved, and their styles may have changed—or may not fit the current roster.

Its not the system its a talent gap issue.

The Carthel's brought in several D1 talents every year that had NFL careers even before the transfer portal.

You are right that the era and times have changed that a D2 team is never going to get that type of amount of talent again.

If they do its here and there and gone the next year.

[AmaKnight]

Rumor mill says Justin Bane is headed to Incarnate Word. If that’s true, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the two coaches he brought with him move on as well.

It got me thinking about how many coordinators WT has lost to FCS/FBS programs over the years:

• Lee Hays (OC) → Baylor (2006)
• Scott Parr (OC) → Texas Tech (2010)
• Miles Kochevar (DC) → Northern Colorado (2019)
• Jake Brown (OC) → Baylor (2020)
• Joe Morris (DC) → Sam Houston State (2020)
• Justin Bane (OC) → Incarnate Word (2025)

So the big question now becomes: who’s next at signal caller for the Buffs?

Personally, I’d love to see a return to a Lee Hays–style offense, assuming he could replicate what he did in 2004–05.

Or maybe even see Stephen Lee return to West Texas. Dustin Vaughan and Khiry Robinson both thrived in that system.

Realistically, though, both eras are more than a decade ago. Offensive philosophy has evolved, and their styles may have changed—or may not fit the current roster.

[WT_TKW]

I assume he is going to a bigger school. He wasn't here but 9 months haha. With him being the best recruiter we have had in years, it stings a little

Hughes had a very good OC for just 1 year too, with similar results. Jake Brown increased the points per game by about 10.

Here's his coaching history. He wasn't able to do much for UTEP and "stepped down" a year ago.

https://utepminers.com/sports/footba...ake-brown/3091