Kempt sixth-year ... any day now

[ChrisMWilliams]

Just passing along ... Iowa State is expecting an NCAA decision on Kyle Kempt's shot for a sixth-year "any day now," according to a source. No certainties but I think his chances are significantly higher than when I initially reported that he would apply. Stay tuned.

 

[Clonefan32]

Kyle must have been pretty convincing regarding the circumstances surrounding his departure. I can't imagine you'd get any direct input from Oregon State.

 

[JP4CY]

Kyle must have been pretty convincing regarding the circumstances surrounding his departure. I can't imagine you'd get any direct input from Oregon State.

OSU's coach is gone now too.

 

[WIB]

Chris any idea on what the QB competition will look like if he gets this? I can't imagine they just hand it over to him, but I also can't imagine him coming back to be the back up.

 

[jbindm]

Chris any idea on what the QB competition will look like if he gets this? I can't imagine they just hand it over to him, but I also can't imagine him coming back to be the back up.

Man, you'd think it would be Kempt's job to lose with the respect he has from the staff and the team. Noland would have to be pretty spectacular in spring and August to overtake him.

But who knows? Get the sixth year first and we'll see.

 

[great2baclone]

Chris any idea on what the QB competition will look like if he gets this? I can't imagine they just hand it over to him, but I also can't imagine him coming back to be the back up.

I hope he gets it! I feel like he has earned the right to come in as the starter in the spring; however Zeb and Re'al are very talented.

 

[jbindm]

I hope he gets it! I feel like he has earned the right to come in as the starter in the spring; however Zeb and Re'al are very talented.

If Moore or Mitchell make a push to be anything more than the #3 guy on the depth chart this year(assuming KK gets a sixth year or they bring in a transfer who's immediately eligible) I'll be very surprised. Moore tore his ACL a couple days into his first spring practice and hasn't played since, and Mitchell is a true freshman.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

http://www.espn.com/ncf/qbr

17th best QBR this year.
He would have a legit shot to crack the top 10 next year although no Lazard might hurt that a bit

 

[WIB]

I hope he gets it! I feel like he has earned the right to come in as the starter in the spring; however Zeb and Re'al are very talented.

He earned it last year under odd circumstances in the middle of the season. With a full off season competition who know's what could happen. Zeb has a higher ceiling I think, so that would probably entice the staff to give him a chance.

 

[LincolnWay187]

If Zeb can learn to play smart, like Kyle, in the off-season I would prefer he start.

 

[rholtgraves]

I am really curious as to how that works with regards to coaching changes. It has to be more than the player's word. I would imagine they need something from the other staffs saying he didn't fit what they were going to do. Otherwise, you think players could get it all the time. Don't play at a school and a new coach comes, transfer and get an extra year even if the change had no effect.

 

[allfourcy]

He earned it last year under odd circumstances in the middle of the season. With a full off season competition who know's what could happen. Zeb has a higher ceiling I think, so that would probably entice the staff to give him a chance.

I would almost think that the staff would HAVE to give Zeb a big chance to earn it, regardless. Not just hand it to Kyle, even tho you'd guess he'd be the frontrunner. Otherwise Zeb might look elsewhere. Want them both back of course!

 

[SimpsonCyclone]

I would almost think that the staff would HAVE to give Zeb a big chance to earn it, regardless. Not just hand it to Kyle, even tho you'd guess he'd be the frontrunner. Otherwise Zeb might look elsewhere. Want them both back of course!

This staff doesn't "hand" positions to anyone on the team. Never has and never will.

 

[TheJackWePack5]

Makes you wonder if that offer that went to that HS QB yesterday wasn't just in case Kempt is denied.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Having these two compete with each other all spring, summer, and fall would be great for development.

 

[Al_4_State]

I fear we'll find out quickly how much Lazard bailed Kempt out.

I kind of don't like this. As it stands, Kempt will walk away a legend, but if you're honest about it, he's pretty limited and a whole off-season is going to help other teams figure him out. Besides that, during the bowl game, his accuracy really decreased and Lazard made a bunch of spectacular catches that got us out of a jam and inflated Kempt's stats.

I'd hate to see him come back, struggle, get benched, and see the legend of Kyle Kempt go out in that fashion.

Of course, maybe an extra year will help work some of those kinks out and he'll be better than ever. I guess, at the end of the day, I trust the staff on this.

 

[srjclone]

Start with no expectations and as it gets closer our expectations ramp up for one reason or another, only to be let down. Sounds like every game of our conference basketball season so far

 

[ClonesTwentyOne]

I fear we'll find out quickly how much Lazard bailed Kempt out.

I kind of don't like this. As it stands, Kempt will walk away a legend, but if you're honest about it, he's pretty limited and a whole off-season is going to help other teams figure him out. Besides that, during the bowl game, his accuracy really decreased and Lazard made a bunch of spectacular catches that got us out of a jam and inflated Kempt's stats.

I'd hate to see him come back, struggle, get benched, and see the legend of Kyle Kempt go out in that fashion.

Of course, maybe an extra year will help work some of those kinks out and he'll be better than ever. I guess, at the end of the day, I trust the staff on this.

Don't forget, he still has Butler. That guy is a stud.

 

[knowlesjam]

Kempt returning (if granted the extra year) is simply a win-win for the team.

 

[rholtgraves]

Don't forget, he still has Butler. That guy is a stud.

And although he hasn't proven much, they have another guy in Eaton that is a big target.