bimmercandoGridiron Gold Sheet
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Bowl Games Opt Out List
Military Bowl: Pitt vs. East Carolina
Pitt Opt-Outs
RB Desmond Reid
LB Kyle Louis
Pitt Potential Opt-Outs
RT Ryan Baer (on depth chart)
Pitt Transfer Portal
LB Rasheem Biles (stud; 606 snaps; still on depth chart)
RB Juelz Goff (259 snaps; not on depth chart)
WR Zion Fowler-El (118 snaps; not on depth chart)
Pitt Injuries
DT Sean FitzSimmons (last played in Week 10; listed as starter on depth chart)
RG Ryan Carretta (didn’t play final two games; on depth chart)
LG Keith Gouveia (last played in Week 5; out for year)
Pitt Coaching Changes
Defensive coordinator Randy Bates will retire following the Military Bowl.
East Carolina Transfer Portal
QB Katin Houser (will not play in bowl)
TE Jayvontay Conner (496 snaps)
WR Yannick Smith (583 yards, 5 TDs)
LT Jimarion McCrimon (803 snaps)
None of the four are expected to suit up. You could see either the well-traveled Mike Wright (more of a runner who even played on defense this year) or freshman Chaston Ditta (more of a passer and better fit for offense) at quarterback (or both) or even Raheim Jeter.
East Carolina Opt-Outs
RB London Montgomery
East Carolina Potential Opt-Outs
WR Anthony Smith
East Carolina Injuries
LG Panda Askew (didn’t play in finale)
CB Rasheed Reason (last played in Week 7)
East Carolina Coaching Changes
ECU defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge left for the same role at USF, while offensive coordinator John David Baker is headed to Ole Miss in the same role.
Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson
Penn State Transfer Portal
CB Elliott Washington (256 snaps)
CB AJ Harris (493 snaps)
DE Chaz Coleman (150 snaps)
Penn State Opt-Outs
RB Nicholas Singleton
DT Zane Durant
DE Zuriah Fisher
S Zakee Wheatley
LG Olaivavega Ioane
OL Nick Dawkins
RT Nolan Rucci
LT Drew Shelton
TE Khalil Dinkins
The Nittany Lions will be without four of their five starting offensive linemen for the Pinstripe Bowl.
Penn State Potential Opt-Outs
DE Dani Dennis-Sutton
RB Kaytron Allen
WR Trebor Pena
LB Amare Campbell
All of the above are still on the depth chart, but interim head coach Terry Smith hinted that some starters may only play limited reps.
Penn State Injuries
QB Drew Allar (out for year)
LB Tony Rojas (out for year)
LB Alex Tatsch (out after bowl prep injury; 108 snaps)
Penn State Coaching Changes
The Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin during the season, which led to Terry Smith taking over as interim head coach. Matt Campbell will take over next season.
Co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Ty Howle has also been hired as the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech.
Meanwhile, defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is negotiating his buyout and will head to Tennessee.
Finally, offensive line coach Phil Trautwein is set to become Florida’s next offensive line coach.
Clemson Transfer Portal
S Khalil Barnes (522 snaps; will not play)
LB Dee Crayton (79 snaps)
LB Jamal Anderson (51 snaps)
Clemson Opt-Outs
DT DeMonte Capehart (declared for NFL draft)
DT Peter Woods (declared for NFL Draft)
DE T.J. Parker (declared for NFL Draft)
CB Avieon Terrell (declared for NFL Draft)
WR Antonio Williams (declared for NFL Draft)
Potential Opt-Outs
QB Cade Klubnik (says he will play)
RT Blake Miller (says he will play)
DE Will Heldt will play (returning next season)
Clemson, which is looking to extend its FBS record of consecutive years with a postseason victory to 15, will be without seven of its top 12 defenders in terms of snap count (and 5 of top 12 on offense).
Clemson Injuries
Starting LB Wade Woodaz (surgery; will not play)
Starting LG Collin Sadler (will not play)
Starting WR Bryant Wesco (hurt in Week 8; out for year)
Starting TE Olsen Patt-Henry (hurt in Week 13; out for year)
DE Jahiem Lawson (hurt in W13; 300 snaps; will not play)
RG Walker Parks (hurt in Week 12; out for year)
OL Brayden Jacobs (hurt in Week 12; out for year)
OG Elyjah Thurmon (hurt in week 4; out for year)
QB Cade Klubnik (did not throw in practice on Dec. 15 but should be ready)
Head coach Dabo Swinney said 27 players will miss the bowl game due to injury or opt-outs. That includes eight who started in the regular season finale.