Another guy who was buried on (or should I say off) the depth chart. It opens up another scholarship. No harm in this loss whatsoever.
What a remarkably shallow and deliberately obtuse analysis of the Bobcat's out-of-control downward spiral.
McNair's announced exit places yet another exclamation point on Albin's trainwrecked leadership ability. It took me less than 10 minutes to gather the needed information to see that...
a) Ohio leads the MAC in MID-SEASON portal transfers (followed by Buffalo with 3) - and arguably, we're not worst coached team in the conference
b) 4 of the 5 Bobcat portal entries are 3-star athletes - the other, Buckner, has proven career stats
c) combined, these players have 16 MORE YEARS of eligibility
Looking broader - 247Sports has rated Ohio's recruited players for 20 yrs. McNair was considered OU's 56th highest recruit since 2002. Above him on that list appears Elad at #50, Wilbon at #37 and Denson at #7 - now, they too are gone.
I make this point because even looking at the current situation from this angle - this season alone, FOUR out of the 22 Ohio currently rostered players - that are considered the top 56 recruits of "all-time" - have decided that they would be better off entering the portal, losing their scholarship and facing the possibility of never playing again, rather than leaving their future in the hands of Tim Albin's ineptness.
... and before I hear you say that player ratings don't mean much, I'd would be happy to direct you to the hundreds of articles written each year, by coaches, recruiters and analysts, boasting of a teams ability to attract highly rated players. The fact is - ratings mean something and our team has lost nearly 20% of Bobcat Football's "all-time" recruits in exactly THREE WEEKS.
Say what you will about how minimal you think these facts are or how there's no harm in losing a solid recruit who still has 4 years of eligibility to make his mark - it's all window dressing you're slapping on the core of our problem. Your inability and that of the AD Cromer's to get through the Albin Precontemplation Stage is doing nothing but making our organization look foolish and further crumbling a program that, at this point, still has a remote chance of recovery.
We have the talented players to win - we just don't have a talented leader to be successful.