Guest CardAmbassador Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 Alright, since the release of the depth chart at the end of the spring season there have been quite a few additions to this team. I think all told Lamar might have something like 25 new scholarship players so this will be a team that will look drastically different from what it looked like even in spring training. Here is a list of signees from February: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Lamar_Cardinals_football_team#Before_the_season (note exclude brock wempa he was signed later than february) We've also signed: OL Brock Wempa 6-2 310 lbs Jr. TE Cory Soto 6-8 255 Jr. QB Dillon Barrett 6-5 Fr. WR Kevin Johnson 6-1 So DE Joseph Okafor 290 So. WR B.J. Oyefeso 6-4 215 Jr. That's alot of new faces and most of those guys are at playing weight. I think the most obvious guy who will start is Kevin Johnson, he looks like he can be a stud WR he produced well in Oklahoma States spring game. Okafor certainly has the size to start but we will have to wait and see since their was a bit of a question about his motivation. Brock Wempa should also easily find a place on the line because he's got such size and Woodard seemed really excited about this particular guy. There are a handful of freshman I could see possibly making it to the field as well. Gladney or Nelson at WR, Luke Campbell at OL, any of the Running Backs have a fair shot at that position. I also think we might see some surprises. What do you guys think, where do you see changes? Quote
Guest CardAmbassador Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 So we have probably signed over 31 players, I just counted everyone and not including the RB from Waco we have 31. I think maybe one or two guys from our initial signing class might not make it here, seems like we didn't have that many scholarships to give. Quote
TBonesLU Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 Alright, since the release of the depth chart at the end of the spring season there have been quite a few additions to this team. I think all told Lamar might have something like 25 new scholarship players so this will be a team that will look drastically different from what it looked like even in spring training. Here is a list of signees from February: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Lamar_Cardinals_football_team#Before_the_season (note exclude brock wempa he was signed later than february) We've also signed: OL Brock Wempa 6-2 310 lbs Jr. TE Cory Soto 6-8 255 Jr. QB Dillon Barrett 6-5 Fr. WR Kevin Johnson 6-1 So DE Joseph Okafor 290 So. WR B.J. Oyefeso 6-4 215 Jr. That's alot of new faces and most of those guys are at playing weight. I think the most obvious guy who will start is Kevin Johnson, he looks like he can be a stud WR he produced well in Oklahoma States spring game. Okafor certainly has the size to start but we will have to wait and see since their was a bit of a question about his motivation. Brock Wempa should also easily find a place on the line because he's got such size and Woodard seemed really excited about this particular guy. There are a handful of freshman I could see possibly making it to the field as well. Gladney or Nelson at WR, Luke Campbell at OL, any of the Running Backs have a fair shot at that position. I also think we might see some surprises. What do you guys think, where do you see changes? Keep in mind Brock Wempa was already on the depth chart as the #2 behind the starter (?). Quote
Guest CardAmbassador Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 That's odd, for some reason I thought Wempa was signed after spring practices. I also forgot to account for all of the Juco guys already on the team, Longino, Nashon Davis, Tyrus McGlothen, and Courtlin Thompson. They were already on campus when the depth chart was made. Quote
Guest LU 17 Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 The coaches did a great job of getting some late good talent and signing them. I can't wait to see the depth chart after 2 a days... Quote
Big T Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 How much of this late talent we were able to get is because of all the coaching changes? I think most of it was because of the new coaches and the direction that they are taking the program. Quote
coachacola Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 The depth chart is now posted under the main menu. Our unofficial roster has also been updated with all the recent signees and known walk-ons. There's 92 players on the roster but that will surely change once fall practice begins. Quote
peckemtech11 Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 So did we sign Darrell Harris or did that not work out? Quote
LUSportsFan Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 So did we sign Darrell Harris or did that not work out? As far as I can tell, he signed with the Cardinals on February 21. Here's a tweet that I found from one of the guys at 1660espn (Central Texas). The tweet was re-tweeted by Tyler Hedrick with KCEN tv in Waco. David Smoak@DavidSmoak Waco RB Darrell Harris has signed with Lamar University, 310 carries, 2,592 yds, 24 TD. Great pick up for the Cardinals. There were also several posts on BRI that he did as well as an article in the Waco newspaper (Waco Tribune) and mention in one of Bob West's articles (Port Arthur News). He was also mentioned in the thread about freshmen showing up on campus. I think at that time he had not arrived. One caveat: I'm pretty far removed from things living in Houston and am just going off of what I read. Maybe the true "insiders" can confirm if things have changed since February. He is on the BRI version of the roster which includes this year's recruits. Quote
peckemtech11 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 thanks for sharing. i saw it. lol however he listed as a DB. Quote
peckemtech11 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 What happened to RB Duenta Byrd. I did some research on him, i believe he was a walkon that Woodard immediately added to the team in the spring. The only sources i can find on him are Beaumont Enterprise articles back in the Spring. ' ?? Quote
coachacola Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 What happened to RB Duenta Byrd. I did some research on him, i believe he was a walkon that Woodard immediately added to the team in the spring. The only sources i can find on him are Beaumont Enterprise articles back in the Spring. ' ?? I added him to the roster. I couldn't find any background info on him though, all I know is that he's a sophomore running back. Quote
Guest CardAmbassador Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Byrd was a walk-on and so we wont really know about him being on the final roster until the fall. Teams are only aloud 100 player rosters with I believe 10 more players on a scout team. Lamar hasn't always put the scout team players on the roster, although some schools do. Quote
geezer Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I believe the roster limit for FCS is 85 + some number of scout players. I think the 100 number is for FBS teams. Quote
Guest CardAmbassador Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 According to the walk-on policy on Lamarcardinals.com: NCAA rules state that only 90 Student-Athletes can participate during the assigned preseason (two-a-days) workouts. This number (90) includes scholarship and non scholarship student-athletes. Once school starts, the Lamar athletic department has capped the total roster limitation to a total of 100 for scholarship and non-scholarship student-athletes. In order to participate in the walk-on program, YOU MUST SATISFY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. LINK: http://www.lamarcardinals.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/lama/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Footballwalkon011311 Quote
peckemtech11 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 man..i know you said things would change in the fall, but we gotta crap load of RB, LB and DBs lol Quote
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