Kelly Bryant Article on 247 (State Excerpt)

[BlueRidgeMtns]

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247Sports: How much communication have you had with Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead?
Bryant: “I’ve had a lot of conversations (with him). Pretty much every week. We talk, me and him and the QB coach. Pretty much checking in on me and making sure I’m getting everything situated for this visit. And just what’s really been intriguing to me is that the players have been reaching out. And they just talk about how much they love playing for him. And what makes them different — everybody says it’s a family but hearing players say it before the coaches is something that’s drawing me there.”


247Sports: Have more Mississippi State players reached out to you than the other schools?
Bryant: “Yeah, I’d say they have.”
247Sports: Which players?
Bryant: “Jamal Peters. He texts me, not blowing me up, but telling me a lot about what they have to offer there. It’s been there and UNC as well. Those players have been reaching out and I’ve been hanging out with some of the guys.”
247Sports: You visit the Bulldogs this weekend. What do you need to experience on that visit?
Bryant: “I just want to sit down and talk to the coaches and go through the situation and what all they have to offer. And then, the biggest thing to me at this point is just getting around players and just seeing how they feel and how they like it there."

 

[philduckworth]

He and Guidry would be seniors together. He should get a chance to meet Payton which give him another weapon on the outside. I'm sure we can pitch that our Top 3 OT's are all returning. Kylin gives him a weapon. He is familiar with the RPO stuff b/c Clemson does a lot of it. It would really be a great fit for him and us. I think UNC is going to be tough to beat after listening to Hadad's interview.

 

[RiverCityDawg]

He and Guidry would be seniors together. He should get a chance to meet Payton which give him another weapon on the outside. I'm sure we can pitch that our Top 3 OT's are all returning. Kylin gives him a weapon. He is familiar with the RPO stuff b/c Clemson does a lot of it. It would really be a great fit for him and us. I think UNC is going to be tough to beat after listening to Hadad's interview.

I heard the interview too and the UNC stuff surprised me since they are so terrible this year (1-8). Fedora is likely out, so I imagine they will be eliminated. Missouri seems like an odd fit schematically with Dooley as the OC. Arkansas has the connection, but their QB gets killed behind that line. I have zero insight, but I would bet it comes down to State and Auburn.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

I don't see why this should be a viable option unless Thompson is leaving. Bryant is no better than Fitzgerald.

If we are looking for transfers it should be on the OL or at WR. I'd say DL too but we are pretty deep there. We will obviously drop off next year but that's just the way it is, a DL like we have now doesn't come around too often.

 

[philduckworth]

I don't see why this should be a viable option unless Thompson is leaving. Bryant is no better than Fitzgerald.

If we are looking for transfers it should be on the OL or at WR. I'd say DL too but we are pretty deep there. We will obviously drop off next year but that's just the way it is, a DL like we have now doesn't come around too often.

Please don't go thru this debate again. This thread is about whether or not Moorhead can convince KB to transfer.

 

[hogfan14]

Arkansas has the connection, but their QB gets killed behind that line.

Arkansas has actually given up one fewer sack than State, but they do lose 3 OL after this year. QB gets killed running the ball though, Storey isn't exactly built for an RPO offense.