1 00:00:04,879 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: Louisiana Baseball continues to build towards team number one thirteen. 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,000 Let's talk about it right here on Rage and Rundown. 3 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,079 What's good, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode 4 00:00:30,079 --> 00:00:32,000 of Rage and Rundown, the show where you will know 5 00:00:32,039 --> 00:00:34,799 all things ul sports. I'm your guys, you Marcus Fitzpatrick, 6 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,520 but you know you can always call me fits. And 7 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,439 in today's episode, we will be talking about the latest 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,079 editions that the Raging Caguen's baseball program have added to. 9 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 2: Their transfer portal class. 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,359 Speaker 1: We'll also talk about Louisiana football adding their tenth commitment 11 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,600 or picking up their tenth commitment after their second weekend 12 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,560 of official visits. I know I've been out of action 13 00:00:55,719 --> 00:00:57,399 for the past couple of days. I had to get 14 00:00:57,399 --> 00:00:58,960 a little bit of time off, man, I know, I'm 15 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,560 a guy that is busy. Got a little bit of 16 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,880 time away, so I was seeing all the information. I 17 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,640 just wasn't dropping any episodes on it. But we're back 18 00:01:06,799 --> 00:01:09,200 and we're going to recap everything that took place over 19 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:15,280 the last week. With that being said, Louisiana Baseball going 20 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:17,640 into if I can pull it back up on my 21 00:01:17,799 --> 00:01:22,120 Google sheets guide that I had going into this past week, 22 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:27,159 they had about twenty eight guys that were totally encompassing 23 00:01:27,159 --> 00:01:30,799 this entire team, from your returners to your freshman, your 24 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,280 transfers that you had already signed previously, and the guys 25 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,239 that you had already worked with through the transfer portal 26 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,200 up until this point. But last week was a four 27 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,920 man signing commitments, a group of commitments that you got 28 00:01:45,079 --> 00:01:48,680 for your twenty twenty seven roster going into next season. 29 00:01:48,719 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: Them now brings your. 30 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: Total up to thirty two total players that you have 31 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,640 going into twenty twenty seven. So the guys that you 32 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:01,200 added to the mix was Texas State's Manning Salas, you 33 00:02:01,359 --> 00:02:06,879 have Kansas State's Michael Kendrick, you have utsa picture Kendall Dove, 34 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,639 and I'm missing one more as I'm looking around on 35 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,560 the sheet. Griffin Miller was the other picture that you 36 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,759 had for Marshall. So you got three pictures coming from 37 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,879 Marshall that all played under Taylor Sanderfford. And their reason 38 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,120 for coming to Lafayette outside of head coach Matt Diggs 39 00:02:25,159 --> 00:02:27,199 and the culture and the fans and all those things 40 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,280 like that was literally Taylor Sanderfford. I had one of 41 00:02:30,319 --> 00:02:33,520 the pictures. I believe it was Blaine Albright that literally 42 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,599 said I would fight and die for Taylor Sanderfford like 43 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,159 getting that type of commitment, and they hadn't even visited 44 00:02:41,199 --> 00:02:43,919 campus before they announced those commitments. 45 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: I'm talking about Blaine Albright, Charlie Cribbs. 46 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,319 Speaker 1: They had not visited campus before deciding to come to 47 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,680 a place that they had never seen more. Obviously, probably 48 00:02:52,759 --> 00:02:55,919 played there being an opponent, but as far as the 49 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,800 facilities and being around the area at an extensive level, 50 00:03:00,199 --> 00:03:04,120 they'd never seen it before. So kudos to coach Sander 51 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,039 for just being himself and allowing these guys to trust 52 00:03:08,039 --> 00:03:09,960 in him enough that they would be able to commit 53 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,639 off the strength of just his name and who he is. 54 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,960 So we'll talk about the guys that are going to 55 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,639 be coming in. We'll start off with many Salas. He 56 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:22,560 arrives after earning second team All Sun Belt Conference honors 57 00:03:22,599 --> 00:03:25,280 at Texas State. He's six foot one, two hundred and 58 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,879 thirty five pounds. He was also a infielder and designated hitter. 59 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,199 Probably gonna be your first option at first base, depending 60 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,039 on what you decide to do. From a defensive standpoint. 61 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,840 You obviously want his bat so maybe you could try 62 00:03:38,879 --> 00:03:42,639 Michael Kendrick in that position, or you could utilize many Salaz. 63 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,080 Somebody's gonna have to DH, but you definitely want this 64 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,680 guy in your lineup because he started in sixty two 65 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,800 games for the Bobcats. He batted, He had a three 66 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,960 nine batting average with sixteen home runs and forty two RBI. 67 00:03:57,439 --> 00:03:59,639 He has one more year of eligibility remaining and will 68 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:02,800 be playing for his fourth collegiate program, which you know, 69 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:04,719 to some people that may look like a red flag, 70 00:04:04,719 --> 00:04:09,039 but situation change, Coaching staffs change, aspirations for players change, 71 00:04:09,039 --> 00:04:11,080 and what I've seen from a couple of these guys 72 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:15,280 is that they're coming from multiple different situations and ultimately, 73 00:04:15,319 --> 00:04:17,000 what these guys are trying to do is get an 74 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,040 opportunity to play and they want to win, and that's 75 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,639 what it's really going to bail down to. So you 76 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:26,040 get a huge back in Manny Salaz. The next is 77 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,800 Kendall Dove, the UTSA pitcher. He is six foot five, 78 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,360 two hundred and thirty pounds. He's a right handed pitcher. 79 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,959 He spent the twenty five and twenty six season at UTSA. 80 00:04:36,399 --> 00:04:40,079 This past season, he had fourteen appearances eight starts, he 81 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,720 had a four and on a four and one record 82 00:04:42,959 --> 00:04:46,439 with a six point seven o ERA across forty three 83 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,279 innings pitched. He will have one year of eligibility and 84 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,160 he will be attending his third school with Louisiana being 85 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,160 in the mix. The era obviously is not something that 86 00:04:56,199 --> 00:04:58,920 you love, but we've seen what Coch Sanderford is able 87 00:04:58,959 --> 00:05:02,040 to do bringing guys in and developing them, working with 88 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,879 them to try to make them much better and bring 89 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,600 the best out of what they could be. But looking 90 00:05:07,639 --> 00:05:11,040 at some of the notes that he was posting, he 91 00:05:11,079 --> 00:05:13,279 has a really really good fastball. I think the fastest 92 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:14,759 that it got up to was like a ninety one 93 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,759 mile per hour fastball, and he had different options the cutter, 94 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,680 the splitter, and all of those different options that he 95 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,279 can utilize. So in the hands of coach Sanderford, there 96 00:05:24,439 --> 00:05:27,920 could be somebody that you can mold another very big 97 00:05:27,959 --> 00:05:31,000 body pitcher. You think about a Sawyer Preud who's six seven, 98 00:05:31,079 --> 00:05:35,000 two forty. He has a similar build and he's much older, 99 00:05:35,079 --> 00:05:38,000 so he could probably start it as a bullpen kind 100 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,800 of guy for you that can help you be you know, 101 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,959 a Segway type of player. Or somebody that slams the 102 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,319 door shut a closer or even a midweek starter. You know, 103 00:05:47,519 --> 00:05:49,680 just trying to figure out what you can do to 104 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,639 develop this type of player and him just being a 105 00:05:53,759 --> 00:05:57,839 multiple player as you bring him into your program. The 106 00:05:57,879 --> 00:06:01,199 next player is Mike Kendrick, who is come from Kansas State. 107 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:04,920 Last year with the Wildcats, he started in twenty to 108 00:06:04,959 --> 00:06:07,480 thirty six games, excuse me, thirty six games this past season. 109 00:06:07,519 --> 00:06:10,120 He had a two to ninety batting average, five home runs, 110 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,959 twenty two RBI. He's five eleven, one hundred and ninety 111 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,480 five pounds, and he has two years of eligibility playing 112 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,000 for his fourth collegiate program. I believe he went to 113 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:23,720 a Juko at one point as well. So another experienced 114 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,800 baseball player that you're going to be adding to the mix, 115 00:06:25,879 --> 00:06:28,360 that gives you an option on the infield, that gives 116 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,759 you an option with his bat, that has a solid 117 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,319 batting average, and that can go out there and potentially 118 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:36,920 do something special for you depending on how you want 119 00:06:36,959 --> 00:06:41,120 to utilize him across your system. And then the last 120 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,959 player is Griffin Miller, which you know, I didn't know 121 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,160 about it, but I was looking at his stats and 122 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,199 I saw the twenty twenty six season. He didn't log anything, 123 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,839 so I asked him what happened, and he told me 124 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,839 that he had suffered a partially torn or small tear 125 00:06:56,879 --> 00:06:59,839 in his rotator cuff, and so he missed the entire season. 126 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:04,439 He did undergo surgery, went into surgery in November, and 127 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,720 he said that it feels great and he's fully recovered 128 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:09,600 and ready to play and compete for the twenty twenty 129 00:07:09,639 --> 00:07:11,879 six season. I do believe he has two years of 130 00:07:11,879 --> 00:07:13,920 eligibility because of that medical red shirt. 131 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 2: Yes he does. 132 00:07:14,759 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: He is a right handed pitcher and he's going to 133 00:07:16,879 --> 00:07:20,680 provide another experienced arm for you. What does that look 134 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,879 like when he's at full health. When I was looking 135 00:07:23,959 --> 00:07:28,720 back at his stats in his previous seasons, one of 136 00:07:28,759 --> 00:07:31,319 the things is that he was named a twenty twenty 137 00:07:31,319 --> 00:07:36,120 five Pitcher of the Year watch list member near the 138 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:40,240 April mark of last season, so under the tutelage of 139 00:07:40,319 --> 00:07:43,720 Taylor Sandeford. At that point, he had a two eighteen 140 00:07:44,199 --> 00:07:48,160 RA which was third in the Sunbelt at the time, 141 00:07:48,279 --> 00:07:50,639 thirty second in the nation, and he had a four 142 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,399 and one record. So when he is at his best, 143 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,680 he is really really good for you. So he gives 144 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,079 you an option that could potentially be somebody that you 145 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,959 bring into the early rotation as a starter, and he 146 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,920 can also be an option for you in the bullpen 147 00:08:04,279 --> 00:08:07,920 that can extend for a very long period of time 148 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,519 as well. So twenty twenty five season, he had a 149 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,519 three point four to six ERA. He pitched in eighty 150 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,800 three innings and he had seventy one strikeouts, so he 151 00:08:17,879 --> 00:08:19,519 was really solid for you, and he only gave up 152 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,439 one home run, seventeen doubles and so he was really 153 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,439 really solid for the Thundering Herd at that point. So 154 00:08:26,519 --> 00:08:29,519 now he's back healthy, it'll be interesting to see how 155 00:08:29,519 --> 00:08:31,879 coach Sanderford is going to be able to mold him 156 00:08:32,279 --> 00:08:35,159 as they moved towards the twenty twenty seven season. So, 157 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:38,720 like I said, you have twenty or excuse me, thirty 158 00:08:38,759 --> 00:08:41,639 two toll guys that you are now have on your 159 00:08:41,639 --> 00:08:45,200 total roster, and it is as follows. In your pitching staff. 160 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,399 You have Ty Rowman coming back, Gary Carter, cam Riley, 161 00:08:48,519 --> 00:08:52,039 Parker Smith, Hayden Pearson, saw your prewitt, Chase Morgan who 162 00:08:52,039 --> 00:08:54,919 will be coming off of injury Jr. To lead Landon, 163 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,639 Victorian Bryce Wilson from a freshman standpoint, Evan Vincent, and 164 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:05,039 then you transfers Trent Lape, Dagan Kubat, Maddix Sullivan, Charlie Cribs, 165 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:10,559 Blaine Albright, Griffin Miller, Kendall Dove. So that is a 166 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:15,279 total of eighteen pitchers that you currently having your bullpen. 167 00:09:15,799 --> 00:09:20,080 From an infielder standpoint, you have eight guys that are 168 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,159 listed as infielders. Obviously you could cross train guys in 169 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,399 different positions Drew Marco, Blaze, Rodriguez, Josh Lim, Miles Lado 170 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,519 as the freshman. Then your transfers Eric Fernandez, Jeremy Kuiper, 171 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:35,480 Micah Kendricks, Manny Salaz. Your outfielders again, guys that you 172 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:39,200 can potentially cross train. Because Donovan Lasal, who is listed 173 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,039 as an outfielder, also played infield for you. You have 174 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,919 Donovan Lasal coming back, Mark Collins, Noah Lewis, and then 175 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,879 the transfer Cale Pizzano is your transfer, So that is 176 00:09:51,039 --> 00:09:54,000 four outfielders. And then you have two listed catchers and 177 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,799 Cole Brown and Stevenspalita. From what I've been told, this 178 00:09:57,879 --> 00:10:00,519 team will be looking to try to add another catcher 179 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:01,559 into the mix. 180 00:10:01,919 --> 00:10:05,279 Speaker 2: And if I'm not mistaken. They played with thirty four. 181 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,279 Speaker 1: Guys on their roster last season, so they're probably right 182 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,679 around in that sweet spot of the number of players 183 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,759 that they would want to have. I think you're about 184 00:10:12,799 --> 00:10:15,919 as solid as you can get from a bullpen standpoint. 185 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,919 So now it's about adding some depth at the outfielder 186 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,559 positions and then in the catcher's position as well, because 187 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,679 obviously Steven Spalda was a designated hitter for you. He 188 00:10:25,759 --> 00:10:29,399 didn't get many opportunities I don't think at all as 189 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,240 a catcher for you, but his bat was very solid. 190 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,279 Speaker 2: For you in the moments that he was in the 191 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:35,200 lineup as well. 192 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,759 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see how the offseason continues 193 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:40,720 to shake up. And you know we're gonna be talking 194 00:10:40,759 --> 00:10:43,080 about it right here on Rage and Rundown. I'm gonna 195 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,320 step aside for one quick second, but when I come back, 196 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,000 we're gonna talk about the football class that is shaping 197 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,919 up for twenty twenty seven for the Ragin Cajuns. We'll 198 00:10:51,919 --> 00:10:59,679 discuss it when we come back here on Rage and Rundown. Hey, guys, 199 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,879 thank you so much for tuning into another episode of 200 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,240 Raging Rundown. We're gonna get back into the action in 201 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,480 just a second, but before we do, please do me 202 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,879 a favor. Like this video, share it and leave a 203 00:11:08,919 --> 00:11:11,919 comment down below, But most importantly, make sure you subscribe 204 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,879 to the channel. If you're listening, please follow the podcast feed, 205 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,039 rate the show, and leave us a review because that 206 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,279 helps us get in front of more Raging Cajun fans 207 00:11:19,639 --> 00:11:20,639 just like yourself. 208 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 2: So we talked about. 209 00:11:21,879 --> 00:11:26,519 Speaker 1: Baseball, but now moving over to the gridiron, Raging Cagun's 210 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:29,639 football picked up yet another commitment towards the. 211 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:31,799 Speaker 2: Twenty twenty seven class. They had an. 212 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 1: Extremely active weekend for official visits this past weekend as 213 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,960 they had a ton of guys to come in in 214 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,440 their second weekend of official visits. And if I can 215 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,279 go back on our website, which I'll probably link some 216 00:11:45,399 --> 00:11:47,679 of these stories down in there in case you're more 217 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,639 of a visual person and you want to see it 218 00:11:49,919 --> 00:11:52,639 listed out of the players that were coming in, the 219 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,279 commits and all those things like that, you will be 220 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,600 able to see that based on the stories that I'll 221 00:11:58,639 --> 00:12:03,919 have linked down in the description. But they, like I mentioned, 222 00:12:03,919 --> 00:12:07,600 they were able to add another commitment in a safety 223 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:11,200 from Archbishop Rummel. But this past weekend, among Some of 224 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,440 the guys that were visiting was Plaqumin wide receiver John Walker, 225 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,399 who is already committed, Angleton offensive lineman Noah Ernst who's 226 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:23,360 already committed, Covington linebacker Derek Dunbar, Westbrook quarterback Tam Anderson 227 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:27,039 already committed a Royals D lineman Kobe Smith, already committed 228 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,200 Lafayette Renaissance defensive lineman aj Charles, and then Hanville running 229 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,720 back Fabian Celestine. 230 00:12:32,799 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 2: But the commitment that you. 231 00:12:33,879 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: Got, who I was unaware that he was on a visit, 232 00:12:36,279 --> 00:12:41,120 but he did take a visit, was your recent commitment 233 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:45,879 that you got in this class, which was the safety 234 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:50,799 from Archbishop rummel In Gavin Cooper Junior. So you have 235 00:12:51,039 --> 00:12:54,919 positioned yourself now to now have ten total commitments here 236 00:12:54,919 --> 00:12:58,799 in this twenty twenty seventh class and they are as follows. 237 00:12:58,919 --> 00:13:02,360 Shadow Creek tight end Coleman of Oyls D lineman, Kobe Smith, 238 00:13:02,399 --> 00:13:06,919 Faraday wide receiver, Rob Taylor, Westbrook quarterback, Tam Anderson, offensive 239 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,279 lineman Angleton from Angleton, Nor Ernst, Blackman, wide receiver John Walker, 240 00:13:11,639 --> 00:13:15,240 University lab defensive lineman Mason Smith, Saint Thomas More safety 241 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,600 land and Ordy Summer Creek dB, Caleb White, and then 242 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,159 finally Gavin Cooper coming here into the mix for you. 243 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,960 So a little bit about him. He is a six 244 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,600 foot somewhere between one ninety five to two hundred. I've 245 00:13:29,639 --> 00:13:32,120 seen a couple numbers two oh four, two hundred, one 246 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,879 ninety five. Let's put him right there at around two hundred. 247 00:13:35,279 --> 00:13:39,000 He's six foot tall, he's two hundred pounds, and he 248 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:42,720 can find the football. He is kind of a nickel guy. 249 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,840 So think about kind of the star position that UL has, 250 00:13:45,879 --> 00:13:49,799 the Marion Illiams, those players that are are kind of 251 00:13:49,879 --> 00:13:52,440 like that is the type of player that they're gonna be. 252 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,200 I assume they will be utilizing him at because that's 253 00:13:55,240 --> 00:14:01,039 how he's played in the system at Rummel. He initially 254 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,240 received his offer from the Cagents back on May the seventh, 255 00:14:04,759 --> 00:14:08,480 and like we've seen multiple times in the recruiting process 256 00:14:08,519 --> 00:14:12,320 for the football program, once they hone in on a target, 257 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,000 it doesn't take them very long to land a commitment 258 00:14:15,039 --> 00:14:15,519 from them. 259 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,639 Speaker 2: When these guys are really. 260 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,279 Speaker 1: Interested in the type of program that it is that 261 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:22,279 is set in front of him. If I'm not mistaken, 262 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,720 he beat out or the Cajuns beat out multiple Sun 263 00:14:25,759 --> 00:14:26,360 Belt members. 264 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 2: I think it was Old Dominion, Troy. 265 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: Or two of them that I can remember right off 266 00:14:32,759 --> 00:14:37,480 the top of my head that he committed over those 267 00:14:37,519 --> 00:14:40,679 programs in Georgia State, So it's Georgia States, Old Dominion 268 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,240 and Troy were just a handful of programs that he 269 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:45,759 had offers from that you beat out and a head 270 00:14:45,759 --> 00:14:48,440 to head recruiting battle. You keep him and you bring 271 00:14:48,519 --> 00:14:50,559 him to your program, keep him in the state, and 272 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,679 you keep him from going to somebody else that you 273 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,519 would see him in Sun Belt playing later down the line. 274 00:14:56,639 --> 00:15:02,919 So statistically this season, he had eighty six total tackles, 275 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,080 he had an interception, he had I think four past breakups, 276 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,679 and eleven tackles for loss. So again, a player that 277 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:14,120 has a nose for the football, very similar to what 278 00:15:14,159 --> 00:15:17,600 we saw from Landon Ordy, who is a safety at STM. 279 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:19,879 But after I talked to him last week, he told 280 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:22,600 me that they planned to move him to inside linebacker, 281 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,519 which is very interesting because we've seen how that's worked 282 00:15:25,519 --> 00:15:27,919 out in the past. You think about a Jadon Dugger, 283 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,159 which obviously is a completely different body type than Landon Ordy, 284 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:35,960 but Jaden Dugger came from Georgetown as a safety, he 285 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,399 was moved to defensive line and eventually became an inside linebacker, 286 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,679 and now he's playing for the San Francisco forty nine ers. 287 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,320 That's not to say that that's what Landon Ordy will 288 00:15:45,399 --> 00:15:47,919 or will not become, but it just goes to show 289 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,759 that when the Cajuns see a skill set and a player, 290 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,679 whether that's his ability to cover or his ability to 291 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,080 have a nose for the football and tackling, and they 292 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:58,960 switch him to a different position, they've been pretty solid 293 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,519 and being able to evalue wait that talent and move 294 00:16:01,559 --> 00:16:02,759 them to different positions. 295 00:16:02,759 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 2: So that'll be interesting to see. But Gavin Cooper. 296 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:09,039 Speaker 1: Joins this class, bringing the number to ten total commitments 297 00:16:09,399 --> 00:16:13,279 on the twenty twenty seven docket for Louisiana. 298 00:16:13,879 --> 00:16:16,399 Speaker 2: They have another weekend coming up of official visits. 299 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm not exactly sure who some of those guys will 300 00:16:19,519 --> 00:16:21,960 exactly be coming up, but you know, I'll be keeping 301 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,519 my eyes and ears out to find out who those 302 00:16:24,559 --> 00:16:26,879 young men will be that could potentially be coming to 303 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,720 Lafayette this upcoming weekend, and we'll be discussing it right 304 00:16:30,759 --> 00:16:34,120 here on Raging Rundown. That's gonna wrap up this episode 305 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:35,919 of Raging rundown. 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