Would Albany transfer portal quarterback Reese Poffenbarger be a good option for Miami in the transfer portal?
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00:00 There appears to be some mutual interest between the Miami Hurricanes and Albany
00:06 transfer quarterback, Reese Poffenbarger.
00:08 We haven't talked about him yet on the show because things seem to be kind of
00:12 coming out over the last 24 hours here.
00:14 So Reese Poffenbarger two years, starting at Albany, he threw for in those two
00:19 seasons, combined 60 touchdowns to 17 interceptions, that's a better than three
00:24 to one ratio this past season.
00:26 He threw for 3,600 yards plus and 36 touchdowns through the year.
00:30 He also rushed for six touchdowns.
00:32 Um, I have spent a lot of time over the last 12 hours or so going down these
00:37 Poffenbarger YouTube rabbit holes and, uh, and watching as much of his tape and his,
00:43 uh, highlights and also like not just the highlights, cause you, you want to see
00:47 the other stuff as well, cause the highlights obviously only, only show you
00:50 the good things and I'm, I'm pretty impressed.
00:52 Uh, he's not, he's not a runner per se, but he can run very mobile for extending
00:58 plays and he can definitely run.
00:59 Uh, there was a game against Marshall this past season where he rushed for 87
01:03 yards and once he gets into the open field, he can hit a second gear.
01:07 He's very fast.
01:08 Okay.
01:08 Um, and you know, he's, he's seeking a transfer and yes, he
01:13 is coming from an FCS program.
01:15 We'll talk about more of the risks, uh, when it comes to that in a second.
01:19 Uh, David Lake from inside the U noted that, uh, Poffenbarger's production
01:24 against FBS opponents in the past two seasons has been pretty good.
01:28 You know, when he's gone up against like actual competition, uh, against Baylor in
01:33 22, he faced Hawaii in 2023 and Marshall in 2023 Poffenberger in those games,
01:40 according to Lake, when it combined 45 of 97 for 427 yards, three touchdowns
01:46 and zero interceptions, that's good.
01:48 While running the ball 37 times for 95 yards in two touchdowns.
01:53 Now my personal take on Reese Poffenbarger again, his tape looks pretty good.
01:58 Okay.
01:59 Like you can, you could definitely see why this guy was the leading
02:02 passer in FCS this past football season.
02:05 He's got really good instincts.
02:06 He loves to attack downfield.
02:08 So if Poffenbarger were to become a Miami hurricane, and if he does get on the
02:12 field, you're certainly not going to be disappointed with the way this guy
02:16 looks to take a lot of deep shots.
02:18 He's capable of making difficult throws that a lot of
02:20 quarterbacks can't make.
02:21 All right.
02:22 Much of his success comes from throwing the deep ball and he
02:25 throws Willie really well on the run.
02:27 A lot of his highlights throwing deep touchdowns is throwing like off of his
02:31 back foot on the run really accurately.
02:34 Uh, but obviously I'm not all complete sunshine and roses on a guy like Poffenbarger.
02:39 My concerns are obvious.
02:41 Number one, he doesn't have the prototypical size at the position, which is probably
02:47 why he was recruited as an FCS guy in the first place.
02:50 He's only six feet tall, so he doesn't have the, the Jacari Brown or the
02:54 Annmarie Williams type of size.
02:55 Right.
02:56 And yes, coming from the FCS, the level of competition that Poffenbarger
03:00 faced on a week to week basis is nowhere near what he would face with a Miami
03:04 schedule.
03:05 That's a two-sided coin though, because like he was going up against FCS defenses,
03:10 but he also had FCS offensive linemen blocking for him and FCS receivers
03:16 catching his passes.
03:17 So, you know, you always wonder if he, if he goes to a power five school, how much
03:22 would his game elevate along with having better teammates or would he get exposed
03:27 when his receivers just can't get open the same way that they can at the power
03:31 five level, uh, you know, it'd be an interesting case study if he were to come