In Reply to: Going to SJSU tells me everything I need to know about his ability... posted by Born2BBruin on May 08, 2025 at 15:09:06
Madden didn't play a down of HS football last year. The biggest thing he had going for him as a recruit was pedigree, and it remains to be seen how far that goes. It's just as likely as not that this isn't Madden's last foray with TP, so I definitely wouldn't be counting those proverbial chickens before they hatch.
As for McDaniel, what his transfer to SJSU tells me that it that he gets the implications of the NIL and transfer portal game and understands that by going to SJSU where he will have an immediate opportunity to compete for playing time, could present some very lucrative opportunities in the future. If he wins the starting job as a true freshman and puts up decent numbers, he will be in a much better position with far more leverage come next year than he would have been in if he stayed at UCLA. SJSU also has some deep-pocketed benefactors, so it's possible that he's already getting a much richer NIL package than what he was offered at UCLA