My favorite SU player by far.
Amen. We were out in SD and saw Kyle several times in team hotel. He always had his iPad with him. He never stops looking at film. Great leader who clearly set a key tone for the team last offseason too. If he’s gone we need to replace the leadership from losing guys like him, JB, Wax etc. it’ll be interesting to see who steps up. Lequint hopefully stays and is one of them.
It makes total sense. His draft stock is not as high as others. That is partially the purpose of the incoming 5 in 5 rule. Give players 5 years of eligibility for 5 years of school. They can earn NIL in all 5 seasons. Kyle’s NIL deal will be worth more than his potential NIL income in 2025 with a chance to increase his draft stock and earn a better pro contract the following year.
It seems clear from what I've read here that he can get $1.5M+ if not $2M here.
If we want to play hypotheticals about playing the press game right, if he comes back and puts together a season at all similar to this one and plays the press game right, he's a top 10 pick.
The problem next year is the schedule. It is going be alot harder to put the numbers he put up this year.
IMO he should dive right in and embrace the draft. I think he will be great up close working with NFL staffs. I selfishly want another season but Cuse could also desperately use an alum at the QB spot in the pros.
This is an important point on schedule. If you're the NFL scout evaluating talent you won't just look at the stats and the wins this year. My orange colored glasses love that we got 10 wins and are ranked. Rest of the world is looking at how the ACC played out and laughing right now though.
Yet both Miami and Colorado have softer schedules and McCord outplayed them both and led SU to an equal or better record and actually won his bowl game. Why would Sanders & Ward be projected that high if this were the case?
I actually think it’s better for the NCAA. I mean right now they are forcing him to go to the NFL. By saying they gave me the option he is presenting them in a far better light IMHO.
I think the above is accurate. All this talk about irrevocable harm, getting injured, I don't think players view things through that lens.
Exactly. He also knows we’re going to upgrade our OL and work on the running game. Way too many games we just had a non functional running game this year and were one dimensional.
We could be better on offense next year and still have lesser results.
on the ACC All-Access pre-season Cuse episode Kyle was in a golf cart with teammates playing golf (Maybe Barron?) Someone made a Star Wars reference and Kyle admitted he’d never seen any Star Wars films because as a kid all he did was watch football film.
It’s so true. That was a great reference on that episode. He just eats sleeps and plays football. It’s what he loves.
He will be an amazing OC and, eventually, a HC some day.
There is no way he doesn't fly up boards between now and the draft. Late 2nd early 3rd just bc teams are obsessed with mobile QBs and all the current elite guys do have wheels. A decade ago he goes 1st round no questions asked.
That is what makes him unique in the draft class in that he was everything you could’ve asked for a decade ago. Hopefully the program that takes McCord allows him to hold the leadership role that he did at Cuse because that seems to be what brings out the best in him and the program. He has franchise QB vibes.
