Football Personnel: One In, Several Out

2023 did not start out in a great fashion for the Bowling Green football team, as key contributors used the New Year to announce they were entering the portal.

They included:

• Jordan Anderson, All-MAC Safety
• Ty Broden, deep threat, 74 career receptions and 12 career touchdowns for BG.  Syracuse and Pitt reportedly offered already.
• Darren Anders, All-MAC LB
• Jeremiah Banks-Wall....made 11 starts on the troubled 2021 line, and once the line was tooled made one start in 2022,  Gave up 5 pressures at UT game.

Others from the days leading up to that...

• JB Brown, 53 tackes, forced three fumbles this year
• Justin Shiets, LB, played in no games this.

Just a personal note....all of these guys played with us through our roughest years, especially the first four. Man, Anders was just a warrior on some really bad defenses.  Same with Anderson.  As they leave, that needs to be recognized.  They were here for the worst time in our program's history, and I thank them for it.  Yes, they are leaving, not seeing it through to the end, whatever....this is the way things work now.  Once everyone saw the coaches didn't have to see things through, you couldn't make the players do it.  It's likely at least three of these guys could be paid next year.

The defense has been hit especially hard.  Brooks, Taylor, Bacon, Brand, Ferguson and Haire will not be back...and Sheppard left as well.

BG did get one commitment for the '23 class.  His name is Chris Edmonds, from Toledo Central Catholic.   

34 TDS 🏆311 Rushes☘️2130 Rushing Yards🏆6.8 yards per carry
-🥇 1ST TEAM ALL-TRAC🥇
1ST Team All-District ☘️TRAC Player of The Year 🔒D2 district Player Of Year🙏🏾FIRST TEAM ALL-OHIO

STATE-CHAMPIONS☘️@coachdempsey3 @ToledoCCHS_FB @Coach_Hunt_CCHS https://t.co/kYudoTKnuY pic.twitter.com/3M6GKboneN

— Chris Edmonds (@chris35edmonds) December 8, 2022

Those are some eye-popping numbers for a really good program.  As far as I could see on his Twitter feed, he had no D1 offers.  He's 5'10 and 180....Keith is 5'10" and 195.  Seems to me you can find a way to play a guy like that.  I have no idea if he is a scholarship player or a PWO.

Welcome to the Falcons, Chris.  And all the best to the departing players.  This is going to be crazy.  You are going to see guys coming in and going out (I fear) in the coming weeks.