The Victory Lap.

[Captain Canada]

Michigan going back-to-back

Way to grab your first Bowl game win in your first season. What's next?

[Soapy]

Jerome Singleton promoted to Assistant Head Coach as he turns down offers from Hawai'i, New Mexico State and UMass
Larry Flag -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

South Alabama defensive coordinator Jerome Singleton will be returning to South Alabama with a promotion (and likely raise) as he was promoted to Assistant Head Coach in addition to his defensive coordinator responsibility.

Singleton is expected to have a larger role in recruiting and roster management as well as the overall guidance of the program according to new head coach Jaren Bloom who is replacing Major Applewhite who was hired at North Carolina to be their new offensive coordinator under Mike Gundy.

Singleton was interviewed by Hawai'i, Utah State, UMass and New Mexico State for head coaching jobs and was considered a favorite for several of them before pulling his name from consideration and returning to South Alabama with a new title.

Notable Head Coaching Changes
Arizona State :: Nate Deriling replaces Kenny Dillingham (fired)
Arkansas :: G.J. Kinne replaces Sam Pittman (fired)
Colorado :: P.J. Fleck replaces Deion Sanders (fired)
Louisville :: Scott Loeffler replaces Jeff Brohm (left for new job)
Maryland :: Tim Beck replaces Mike Locksley (left for new job)
Michigan State :: Tony Elliott replaces Jonathan Smith (fired)
Minnesota :: Rich Rodriguez replaces P.J. Fleck (fired)
North Carolina :: Mike Gundy replaces Mack Brown (retired)
Oklahoma State :: Ryan Silverfield replaces Mike Gundy (left for new job)
Pittsburgh :: Jeff Brohm replaces Pat Narduzzi (fired)
Purdue :: Luke Fickell replaces Ryan Walters (left for new job)
Vanderbilt :: Don Brown replaces Clark Lea (fired)
Virginia :: Lenny Wilson replaces Tony Elliott (left for new job)
Washington State :: Tom Herman replaces Jake Dickert (fired)
West Virginia :: Ryan Walters replaces Neal Brown (retired)
Wisconsin :: Mike Locksley replaces Luke Fickell (fired)

[Soapy]

Lardarius Webb Jr. enters transfer portal along with eight other South Alabama players
Larry Flagg -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

2024 Thorpe Award winner Lardarius Webb Jr. is entering the transfer portal, as first reported by AL.com. Webb Jr. is one of eight South Alabama players to enter the transfer portal with safety Mike Harris being another notable player to enter the transfer portal.

The others are sophomore offensive tackle Malachi Carney, junior running back Kentrell Bullock, junior offensive tackle Jordan Davis, junior receiver Micah Woods, freshman receiver Anthony Eager and sophomore center Lucas Taylor.

The Jaguars project to be very active in the transfer portal with a new head coach and only eleven high school prospects signed.

2024 Defensive Players Leaving
#7 Lardarius Webb Jr. (S, Junior): Transfer » 113 tackles, 19 TFL, 2 INT, 4 PBU, FF
#31 Mike Harris (S, Rs Junior): Transfer » 65 tackles, 3 TFL, 4 PBU
#2 Jaden Voisin (S, Rs Senior): Graduation » 87 tackles, 15 TFL, sack, INT, 12 PBU, FR
#55 Maurice Strong Jr. (DT, Rs Senior): Graduation » 37 tackles, 19 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 PBU
#51 Courtney McBride (DE, Senior): Graduation » 34 tackles, 14 TFL, 5 sacks
#43 Taylor Milton (LB, Rs Senior): Graduation » 68 tackles, 18 TFL, 2 sacks, INT, 5 PBU, FR
#90 Carlos Johnson Jr. (DT, Senior): Graduation » 12 downs played
#10 Aakil Washington (OLB, Rs Senior): Graduation » 38 tackles, 9 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 PBU, FF
#85 Venson Dobson (DT, Rs Senior): Graduation » 6 downs played
#19 Dallas Gamble (CB, Rs Senior): Graduation » No downs played

2024 Defensive Stats
DB Lardarius Webb Jr, Junior: 113 tackles, 19 TFL, 2 INT, 4 PBU, FF
DB Jaden Voisin, Senior: 87 tackles, 15 TFL, sack, INT, 12 PBU, FR
DB Wesley Miller, Sophomore: 70 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 INT, 4 PBU
LB Taylor Milton, Senior: 68 tackles, 18 TFL, 2 sacks, INT, 5 PBU, FR
LB James Calhoun, Sophomore: 65 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 INT, 9 PBU, FF
DB Mike Harris, Junior: 65 tackles, 3 TFL, 4 PBU
CB Reggie Neely, Junior: 60 tackles, TFL, 2 INT, 4 PBU
CB Ricky Fletcher, Junior: 56 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 INT, 7 PBU
LB Dalton Hughes, Junior: 49 tackles, 18 TFL, 1.5 sacks, INT, 2 PBU
LB Aakil Washington, Senior: 38 tackles, 9 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 PBU, FF
NT Maurice Strong Jr, Senior: 37 tackles, 19 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 PBU
DE Courtney McBride, Senior: 34 tackles, 14 TFL, 5 sacks
CB Jordan Scruggs, Junior: 25 tackles, 3 TFL, INT, FF, 3 FR
NT R.J. Moss Jr, Sophomore: 21 tackles, 14 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 PBU, FF
DE Lamonde Brooks, Junior: 18 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks, INT, 2 PBU
DT Jalyn Durgan, Junior: 14 tackles, 8 TFL, 1.5 sacks

[Captain Canada]

Losing Lardarius Webb Jr. must be a real kick in the ass. That transfer portal don't play

[Soapy]

Jaguars attack transfer portal to reload on defense, sign two high school four-stars on National Signing Day
Doug Dunning -- 247 Sports South Alabama Insider

The University of South Alabama had a very eventful National Signing Day, landing two commitments from four-stars with linebacker Coco Generals and defensive tackle George Diggs signing with the Jaguars.

Generals, the 9th ranked inside linebacker in the 2025 recruiting class, picked the Jaguars over Wisconsin and cited defensive coordinator Jerome Singleton as a reason why he chose the Jaguars.

"I just can see myself playing in [Singleton] defense and making plays," Generals told CBS Sports after his announcement, "We just really connected from the first time he reached out to me and I'm excited to get down there."

Listed at five-foot-eleven and 223 pounds, Generals is an aggressive, downhill inside linebacker that is quick footed enough to be able to drop into coverage. He won't get on campus until the summer but he still projects to be a potential day-one contributor for the Jaguars and potentially a starter by the end of the season.

Diggs fills a need for the Jaguars at nose tackle as they are losing starter Maurice Strong Jr. to graduation who finished the year with nineteen tackles for loss. R.J. Moss Jr. figures to be Strong's replacement in the starting lineup but Diggs allows the Jags to feature two defensive tackles in their sub-packages as they often did last year with Strong and Moss.

The Jaguars also landed transfer defensive tackles Quaylen Hill and Quinzavaious Warren along with two transfer corners in Jayden Lewis and William Hardrick.

2025 South Alabama Recruiting Class
LB Coco Generals [ILB #9]: 5'11", 223lbs | Brookfield, WI | 4-star
NT George Diggs [DT #15]: 6'3", 303lbs | Tampa, FL | 4-star
HB Nick Clemens [ATH #44]: 5'10", 198lbs | Tomball, TX | 3-star
CB Ryan Wimbley [CB #67]: 5'11", 191lbs | Gainesville, GA | 3-star
S Alex Bitonio [FS #39]: 5'10", 199lbs | Austin, TX | 3-star
QB Eric Opurum [QB #239]: 5'9", 208lbs | Water Valley, MS | 1-star
G Louis Callaway [G #75]: 6'3", 300lbs | Mccomb, MS | 1-star
TE Lamelo Gastineau [TE #168]: 6'3", 214lbs | Magnolia, MS | 1-star
TE Tavares Boyd [TE #175]: 6'3", 221lbs | Madison, MS | 1-star
LB Jordan Stacy [OLB #137]: 6'1", 235lbs | New Orleans, LA | 1-star
HB Rashaud Lockett [HB #295]: 5'8", 222lbs | Boutte, LA | 1-star
LB Akeem Hay [OLB #91]: 6'3", 256lbs | Jena, LA | 1-star
T Athya Igbinoghene [T #114]: 6'5", 297lbs | Hattiesburg, MS | 1-star
T George Hamm [T #206]: 6'6", 278lbs | Jacksonville, FL | 1-star
QB Shonn Carreon [QB #336]: 6'3", 222lbs | Shreveport, LA | 1-star
T Warren Karl [T #123]: 6'7", 324lbs | Attalla, AL | 1-star
G Ben Coco [G #174]: 6'4", 316lbs | Sardis, MS | 1-star
LB Willie Winey [OLB #171]: 6'2", 210lbs | Columbus, MS | 1-star

2025 South Alabama Transfer Portal Recap
Incoming
DT Quinzavious Warren [DT #11]: 6'2", 330lbs | Canton, MS (UTEP) | 3-star
DT Quaylen Hill [DT #31]: 5'11", 310lbs | Kissimmee, FL (FIU) | 3-star
CB William Hardrick [CB #17]: 6'1", 170lbs | Adamsville, AL (Miami of Ohio) | 3-star
CB Jayden Lewis [CB #13]: 5'11", 175lbs | Anniston, AL (Tulane) | 3-star

Leaving
S Lardarius Webb Jr. [SS #10]: 5'10", 170lbs | Opelika, AL | 3-star | Auburn
LT Jordan Davis [T #22]: 6'5", 319lbs | Fairburn, GA | 3-star | Ohio State
RT Malachi Carney [T #4]: 6'4", 290lbs | Pleasant Grove, AL | 3-star | Ole Miss
HB Kentrel Bullock [HB #6]: 5'11", 200lbs | Columbia, MS | 3-star | Mississippi State

[djp73]

what deal breakers did you lose players on? did you try to convince them to stay?

[Baze]

[Baze]

Sicko behavior here

[Soapy]

Michigan going back-to-back

Way to grab your first Bowl game win in your first season. What's next?

running it back to win the Sun Belt

[Soapy]

what deal breakers did you lose players on? did you try to convince them to stay?

pro potential on defense and playing style on offense. No, I could not as their chance of being persuaded was set to None. in previous tests I've done, it's typically medium or at least low. first time i've seen it be set to none

Sicko behavior here

I didn't realize how bat shit crazy the CFP was until I posted it lmao s/o Texas A&M