The transfer portal has changed college football. At least Tech isnt being reactive about it. Ricky Rahne is in his fourth season overall and prepares for his third season on the field as head football coach at Old Dominion. Now healthy with Tommy Togiai headed to the NFL, Vincent appears set to take over as a starter and potentially rise up draft boards. A left handed hitter with some pop. He dominated high school as a freshman/sophomore and colleges were drooling over him that early in his career. 27 overall player as the top-ranked all-purpose running back in the 2018 class, will be the highest-ranked recruit to play for Old Dominion, which moved. A high-profile member of one of the Penn State football program's recent recruiting classes is on his way out the door. Former Penn State football player faces marijuana charges, Sarah Pellis & Lindsey Sauerhaft | The Daily Collegian, Old Dominion cancels football, fall sports for 2020 season, Four Penn State football players facing misdemeanor drug charges, University Park Airport evacuates 100 passengers after 'suspicious item' was found, Our reflection on spring semester 2023 so far | Been There, Done That. Virginia Tech cant be far behind with a similar announcement. I'll never understand why so many talented players with the opportunity of a lifetime in front of them willingly throw it away through such silly actions and statements. 5-9, 185 | 40: 4.48 | Class of 2018 . An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. A former five-star recruit out of Virginia, the running back entered the transfer portal this past February after his second season in Happy Valley. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. Former Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne is headed into his first season as the Old Dominion head coach. I made up a stupid post in the Johnny Manziel thread to prove my point and sure enough he came right out after me - sooo funny and predictable. It was long believed that Slade would wind up at Penn State or Virginia Tech, and that he did, with the Nittany Lions landing . (After coming back from a Lisfranc injury, he quipped, I broke up with Lis Franc this summer.) Willie Byrn just seemed like a normal dude who enjoyed that the media was even interested in talking to him. Aubrey Solomon enters 2021 as a fifth-year senior still trying to live up to his recruiting ranking. Slade Lab Website. Johnson signed with Clemson as the nation's No. You have permission to edit this article. (Top photo of Justin Fuente: Ryan M. Kelly / Getty Images). We saw flashes of Slade's skills, but he was simply out-worked at Penn State by other players. A 6-foot-3, 270-pound defensive end, Reed is ranked as the No. 19 player in the CI 25 for 2018. Each team has one head coach. Linebacker Palaie Gaoteote IV never found his footing at USC and now he's looking for a new home. A left handed hitter with some pop. It was an Instagram live video this past weekend showing Slade engaging in that extracurricular activity. Ricky Slade is an American football player from Woodbridge, Virginia who plays as a running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. Ricky Slade felt like that the next year, but things didn't work out for him at Penn State. You have permission to edit this article. Donate to the Collegian by clicking the button below. With Elston Howard and Yogi ahead of him, Blanchard played sparingly, but seemed to have a penchant for being "clutch." Ricky Slade was rated the No. Holloways offer list consists of Virginia Tech, Iowa State and a bunch of service academies, Ivy League or lower-division schools. According to college football insider Matt Zenitz, Slade will "likely" transfer to Old Dominion. Is there one or two Virginia recruits in 2022 still uncommitted that Tech must land to make this years recruiting class a success? What does the future hold for Thomas? 16. The 2017 quarterback class also included Tua Tagovailoa, Jake Fromm, Kellen Mond and Sam Ehlinger. The former five-star running back, who transferred from Penn State in June, is no longer on the team, coach Ricky Rahne confirmed Wednesday. True freshmen Noah Cain and Devyn Ford werent originally projected to heavily contribute to the Nittany Lion offense in their first season with the team, but some early success led them to receive bigger roles in the depth chart. He completed less than 50 percent of his passes for 432 yards and one touchdown against four interceptions. But right now, it feels like everyone, the Hokies included, is trying to figure out what exactly they need to provide for players to actually take advantage of this new opportunity. But now, after failing to make a consistent impact at Beaver Stadium, Slade is headed back to his home state of Virginia to reunite with former Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne at Old Dominion to finish out his college career. Miles Sanders - Round 2/3 YGM - Round 1 Ricky Slade - Round 3 Juwan Johnson - Round 2 Justin Shorter - Round 1 Micah Parsons - Round 1 Shane Simmons - Round 2 Shareef Miller - Round 6 Lamont Wade - Round 3 TCF -. Gov. Does nobody on three pages of messages think that Slade ate his way or lifted his way to the bench. As the Yankees declined in the mid 60's Blanchard was traded to Milwaukee. Herbert is expected to play a major role in. The Football News named him the Defensive Player of the Year in 1999. My high school and college age issues would make most of these guys look like choir boys. At the very least, even if Hunter is ready to assume a starting spot, hes a veteran to add to the mix at the safety spots, something that outside of Divine Deablo last year, the Hokies were lacking. Error! But with Clemson, Alabama, Penn State, Ohio State and North Carolina among his top six, theres plenty of competition for his services. 2019 Devyn Ford (No. Those gutters, as you might expect, were damaged. Hes a high-four-star player whos ranked 104th nationally in the 2022 class with a .9547 rating in the 247Sports Composite. Those seem like players closer to a decision (which was true in Laws case, considering he just committed to Tech). The Hokies also added an impact defender in Youngstown State transfer Justus Reed. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. We should have moved him to the slot and see what he could do. All Hokie, All the Time. Ray is projected as a mid-round prospect in the 2022 NFL Draft, but that change drastically if he performs well with a full year as a starter. Slade rushed for a combined 471 yards and eight touchdowns in 2018 and 2019 for the Nittany Lions. There was a problem saving your notification. Ive reported what we know on the case and will leave it at that, without getting into a lot of speculation thats out there on the internet. Slade and Barstool sports PSU both have deleted the post. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Ralph Northam lifted capacity restrictions at the end of May, two weeks earlier than hed intended to. On Monday, 247Sports released the rankings of players across the country in the transfer portal and the Hokies brought in three players ranked in the top 100. The Draft Scout Database provides Many different Functions, Sorts, Exports & More for more than 25 Major Clients the past 15 Years. Running back Khalil Herbert, a transfer from Kansas, was ranked as the No. A former Penn State football running back was charged Thursday with two misdemeanors after Penn State police officers discovered marijuana in his dorm room in February, according to court documents filed Sept. 3 in Centre County. Only two signees in PSU's class that year, defensive end Micah Parsons and wide receiver Justin Shorter, were rated higher than Slade. One of Bob Uecker's gags is that after warming up the pitcher, he was free to go fishing. The coaching staff is excited about Blackshear. Injuries, COVID-19 and weight troubles have led to a lack of production from defensive end Xavier Thomas, the nation's third-best player in the class of 2018. Ricky Slade. He and Daley played at the boundary safety spot this spring. The subsequent diagnosis may impact the Bulldogs' plans this fall and doubled as a cruel twist for Slade, who had only just returned from a broken femur in his left leg that forced him to miss . Georgia has its quarterback in JT Daniels, but will the starter re-emerge as a potential first-round draft pick? Slade had allegedly denied the officers request to search the room, but based on probable cause Judge Gillette-Walker issued a search warrant. This offseason is Johnson's final shot at proving himself, but he has company after the Wildcats signed South Carolina transfer Ryan Hilinski in the offseason. Simpy put, expect more big-time catches like his touchdown grab against Arkansas in 2020. Ricky Slade is officially set to reunite with his former offensive coordinator in Virginia. Through this week, more than 300 draft prospects are expected to be measured, tested and interviewed as the Kansas City Chiefs (and the . Running back Ricky Slade (3) runs the ball during the game against the University of Pittsburgh at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Sept 14, 2019. Ben M. I think youre spot-on with the first part of that second paragraph. Mays left Georgia after starting in 11 of 14 games in 2019. Beyond Givens, running back Ramon Brown seems like hed be the type of recruit who could change the perception of Virginia Tech and Fuentes recruiting ceiling. He was like 175 pounds so he shouldve been redshirted first year. It looked like he would have a familiar face joining him in the locker room. I think best case scenario, he could have been a little scat back that you would have seen in the Florida offenses back in the day. The 5-foot-9, 198-pound Slade, who began the 2019. Running back Ricky Slade (3) celebrates earning a first down during the White Out game against Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Henry started in six of 12 games and had 3.5 sacks last season. Later, his mother was diagnosed with cancer and he stopped playing in late September 2019 as his personal life took precedence over football. He's considered the nation's top all-purpose running back prospect next cycle, according to the 247Sports Composite. Taylor played free safety for a lot of last year, and though he wasnt great, he at least has experience at it. Brock Hoffman doesnt sugarcoat anything, which we media appreciate most of all. In 2019, the Virginia Tech Hokies saw several players enter the portal. Hes 45 minutes up I-81 from Virginia Tech, at a school this staff has recruited an offensive lineman from before. A lot of the rankings you see are based off a players sophomore or freshman film. Social media is great and terrible all at the same time. Going through the highlights of the Penn State and State College news so you don't have to. Lorenzo Lingard has carried the ball only five times since knee surgery in 2018. If Hoffman doesnt like somebody or something, hell just come out and say it. No one from the Penn State football program has yet confirmed the development. So take. She is a senior studying digital and print journalism and has minors in architecture. Could Kendrick, who moved from receiver to corner, potentially enter the NFL's Supplemental Draft? In 2020, the transfer portal struck again. At Youngstown State in 2019, Reed finished the season with 19 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks. Kendrick was a first-team All-ACC player in 2020 but left the team in February and entered the transfer portal March 2. He transferred to Georgia a knee injury in 2019 led to Kedon Slovis taking over as USC's starter. Thats not to say you cant glean a lot from that, but theres less information out there about this years crop of players than past years, so Id take the rankings with a grain of salt. In Law and Holloways cases, 247Sports site-specific rankings put them both as three-star prospects, even if they dont have a 247Sports Composite ranking yet. You have to like that willingness to speak to us. Ill ask that we refrain from diving into that in the comments section too and let this play out through the legal system. Heralded as one of the top recruits in the 2018 recruiting class, Ricky Slade was the top-ranked prospect in Virginia and the highest rated all-purpose back in the country according to the 247Sports composite rating. Donate to the Collegian by clicking the button below. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images). 5-year-old daughter being at home during Zoom interviews and wanting to sing when it was my turn = not ideal. Bruce Taylor was a fun interview. That doesnt mean theyre always right, but thats how they approach it. As the Yankees declined in the mid 60's Blanchard was traded to Milwaukee. It doesn't appear Solomon will be lighting up NFL Draft boards any time soon. no sympathy here. The Hokies expect to use Blackshear in a variety of roles to get the football in his hands. 2018 Ricky Slade (No. Long-time Hokies fan from Mass. Former Nittany Lion running back Ricky Slade Jr., 20, was accused of owning the two bags of marijuana and the grinder found in the room, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Penn . But when he did? Those players can do that because they have tons of schools pursuing them. Count those stars: Five-star Ricky Slade is headed to Penn State. This is correct. A redshirt sophomore at the time, Journey Brown took control of the crowded running back room and finished off the 2019 season with plenty of highlight reel worthy performances. (Of Justin Fuentes recruits, only Devon Hunter was ranked higher.) At 5-foot-9, 192 pounds, Blackshear is considered the No. Former Nittany Lion running back Ricky Slade Jr., 20, was accused of owning the two bags of marijuana and the grinder found in the room, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Penn State police. Things were so F'ed up at PSU he followed the offensive coordinator to his next school. If you criticize any Coach, then its probably the poster Marshall. These are the 5-star prospects who didn't pan out or are still trying to find a path to the NFL. Now a Monarch, Slade joins an Old Dominion coaching staff that boasts eight former Penn Staters and some familiar faces on the offensive side of the ball with offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell and head coach Rahne, which should allow for Slade to fit into the offense seamlessly. In a recruiting year dominated by Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence, Daniels was the third-best quarterback in the 247Sports Composite in 2018. A two-time First Team All-American, and just the second Hokie ever to earn unanimous honors (1999), Moore became the first player in history to claim both Lombardi Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy in the same season. Now that I got that downer of an intro out of the way, lets get to this weeks mailbag questions. 13 Penn State defeated Pitt 17-10. Calling me a moron fanboy- I played the Organ Grinder he was was my dancing Monkey - now he is on ignore - game set and match. He returned to the team and was subsequently punished as he started only two games the remainder of the season. Perhaps only Rahne, who knew him, was the only one willing to give him a real shot. Wyatt Teller: He was a little tricky late in his career. Get weekend previews and weekend recaps from The Daily Collegian Sports staff sent to your inbox. Slade was the 1 or 2 rated RB recruit depending on the service. JavaScript is disabled. Jack Tyler: Hed actually wait around in the hallway for a little bit for the room to clear before coming in and speaking to the media as the hammer to the interview session, which gave him a good 10-15 minutes at times to talk to us. Ricky Slade RB | 5-9 | 185 247Sports ESPN Ricky Slade RB | 5-9 | 185 247Sports . Teammates tried to cheer him up..one sayinglook, over there you'll get to play every day! Burrell told colleges to watch out for Slade, and that's why Penn State was able to develop such a long-lasting relationship with Slade. When Covid hit last year, everything obviously stopped and he didn't swim for 2 months. Brenton Cox transferred from Georgia to Florida and emerged as the Gators' top pass rusher last season. As a result, there are unique opportunities which Hokie student-athletes will become the beneficiaries of.. Devyn Ford was like that in 2019, and the jurys still out on him with the Nittany Lions. 18 player for the class of 2018 by ESPN, Slade was named the Virginia Gatorade Prep Football Player of the Year after rushing for 1,978 yards and 30 touchdowns. He was a five-star coming out of high school and had some bright spots at PSU. Not everybody played a high school season last year. Historically holding over 98K, Built with Forward & Backward Compatibility. He was hoping the weed helped his glaucoma. Old Dominion, where former offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne is now the head coach, could . He might be relegated to life as a backup in 2021, too. If you're interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here. 1 player regardless of position in the state of Virginia. Now Im doing it! He transferred to Houston, sat out the 2019 season due to NCAA transfer rules and apparently didn't learn from his first mistake at Alabama. He also caught 80 passes for six scores in a total of 27 games in two-plus seasons for the Scarlet Knights. Now heading into his fifth season -- only seven starts in 31 games -- Ray is expected to be a starter for Alabama in 2021. The Virginian-Pilot reports that Ricky Slade is no longer at Old Dominion. Thats what Im here to do.. In fact, Penn State recruited an offensive lineman named Matt Burrell (Top 200 player in the class of 2015) who went to the same high school as Ricky Slade (class of 2018). Ricky Slade : You got an ash tray? Conner is entrenched at the whip, where hes thrived the past two years as a starter. [1] Unfortunately, Ricky Slade showed on social media this past weekend why he is no longer on the team. Still, not every 5-star player is destined to become an NFL player. ), so his burgeoning music career should come as no surprise. He dominated high school as a freshman/sophomore and colleges were drooling over him that early in his career. So far, the Hokies have been shunned by pretty much every top running back theyve targeted since Fuente and his staff arrived, though this is the first year they can actually pitch a proof of concept, with the ground game finally taking off last year and Khalil Herbert getting drafted. His son was a very, very good swimmer. If you're interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here. The Hokies have to beat the usual cast of characters to get Brown lo and behold, Virginia Techs nemesis in running back recruiting, Penn State, has the crystal ball nod on 247Sports right now (though its only one prediction) but Tech at last has a good argument for why a top-flight running back should come to Blacksburg under this regime. Simone said someone she knew saw him at 31 flavors last night. The former five-star running back, who transferred from Penn State in June, is no longer on the team, coach Ricky Rahne confirmed Wednesday. eventually there has to be a mirror at some place he lives. Virginia Tech won that game, so Hokies fans remember it fondly, just as I did the week off. He enters preseason camp with a tremendous challenge trying to crack a lineup of 11 returning starters on defense, including a healthy Xavier Thomas. Ricky Slade felt like that the next year, but things didnt work out for him at Penn State. McKees Rocks, Pa. Wyoming, Charlie Katshir, Marquis Wilson no longer appearing on Penn State's online roster, Charlie Katshir, Marquis Wilson no longer appearing on Penn State's roster, An open letter to the incoming President of the NCAA, Evolution of Yurcich's Use of the T Formation, OT - 9 year old PA kid graduates from high school. The nation's No. He should have stayed at PSU. He played in only five games (and missed the ACC Championship Game and Sugar Bowl for reasons never released) and yet still had 3.5 sacks. I felt comfortable coming back for another year because I felt like I have a lot more to prove, Petit-Frere told reporters. Same with Silas Dzansi. He was mostly a role player as a freshman at Georgia. A rising junior, Slade spent his first two seasons at Penn State before entering his name in . The Woodbridge, Virginia, native had plenty of opportunities to carve out a spot among other Penn State stars, but ultimately failed to do so in his first two seasons so he had a choice to make. The 5-foot-9, 198-pound Slade, who began the 2019 season as Penn State's starter but later lost the job, has been removed from the roster on ODU's website. 2) came down to Virginia Tech and Penn State before. Kendrick faced disciplinary issues during his time at Clemson, too, and was forced to sit out a victory at Pitt. Slade could be the next elite running back in the Big Ten. A PSU social media site made comments during the live video, which resulted in Slade replying with I dont play football anymore and this PSU guy is upset because his team sucks and it was Fed up there (PSU) which is why I left. It was a bad look for Slade, to be honest with you. He was the nation's second-best offensive lineman in pass blocking with a grade of 90.6 over the last four games of the 2020 season, according to Pro Football Focus. 207 Engel Hall. I just have a lot of personal goals as well that I definitely want to accomplish. Ricky Slade Tech at General Glass Corp Woodbridge, Virginia, United States 35 connections Basically it was him indicating he likes spending most of his time consuming a leafy substance. Jenkins sounds like he has seized that free safety spot with how he played this spring (and he looked good there early last year before a COVID-19 interruption kept him out). For more details about the site, including a list of TechSideline.com staff, see our About page. The nation's No. Considered by some to be 2018's top-rated running back, Ricky Slade added a cornerstone piece to Penn State's 2018 recruiting class Friday by committing to the Nittany Lions on Twitter: Slade is . | Analysis, How former Penn State running back Ricky Slade could turn the tide at Old Dominion | Opinion, Penn State football adds defensive back Kenny Woseley II to 2024 recruting class, Our reflection on spring semester 2023 so far | Been There, Done That. James Gayle: The trash-talking ideal, though I have to say Norm Wood, formerly of the Daily Press, and I coaxed one of the better barbs out of him. He posted not too long ago that he has Asbergers. Petit-Frere played in 2019, but mostly in spot duty as future NFL Draft pick Branden Bowen started at tackle. Even further, you dont want to tell recruits you dont have a plan for how to help them navigate the NIL process once everything gets the go-ahead. Its unclear in the release, even with some of the details the outline provided. The NY Yankees had a third string catcher and pinch hitter par excellence in the late 50's and early 60's named Johnny Blanchard. Talking to him was like talking to an assistant coach. Ricky Slade : I don't know, I was kinda hoping you knew. Child sex offender Ricky Slade caught by 'paedo hunters'. If I recall, Dorian Strong was also unrated for a bit even after he committed to Tech. Herbert is expected to play a major role in Techs offense in 2020. You dont want to be unprepared for that. Slade's terrorization of Virginia programs only began in 2014. Now healthy and set to be Georgia's starter in his fourth season on the college level, Daniels may very well be a first-round quarterback following the 2021 season. It looks like one or the other (not both) could have a breakout season at defensive end for the incredibly-deep Tigers. The two-time all-state honoree had 1,847 yards and 20 touchdowns from scrimmage as a junior in 2016. In fact, Penn State recruited an offensive lineman named Matt Burrell (Top 200 player in the class of 2015) who went to the same high school as Ricky Slade (class of 2018). Ricky Slade, then with Penn State, looks to elude Rutgers defensive back Christian Izien on Nov. 30, 2019. 1-ranked recruit in Virginia, picked Penn State. Ricky Slade : Did you just let SCREECH in the fucking club? Virginia Tech 10 642 16 17. . Christopher D. That would be the partnership Virginia Tech announced with INFLCR to be ready for the name, image and likeness opportunities for athletes expected soon. Devyn Ford was like that in 2019, and the jury's still out on him with the Nittany Lions. "I keep seeing post about my guys intentions. Perhaps the most glaring reason why Slade decided to move on from Penn State was his inability to set himself apart from the other running backs in the position group. But theres an added element this year: The rankings might be more unreliable than usual. TABB (1-0): Brown 8. if you lived in the NOVA area when he was in HS you knew he had issues so it's not surprising if they followed him to college and hindered his ability to get onto the field. And he started instead of swimming getting into going to the gym and weigh training. | Analysis, Sarah Pellis & Lindsey Sauerhaft | The Daily Collegian, Penn State football specialist Jordan Stout excited to play against former school in 2020, Where does Penn State footballs running back room stand after Ricky Slade's departure?