Austin Collinsworth to Safety

[TerryTate]

Per II.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Makes sense.

Austin and Bennett were quite the tandem on special teams, with proper coaching they'll be stud DBs.

 

[Ironman8]

Put your best athletes on D. I like it.

 

[Riddickulous]

Makes sense with the enormous number of slot receivers on the team.

 

[RyCo1983]

Good move, Austin has proven he can make tackles...I like it.
Well I dunno how much he has proven it...haha what like 5 tackles?
but I like the move.

 

[The Polish Irishman]

Makes Sense. Has good skillset for S and a great nose for the ball

 

[irishff1014]

I figured this would happen with the the Depth at WR. I actually called this in another thread.

 

[IrishAlum1997]

Didn't Kelly just say at the presser he wasn't going to make any announcement on position moves right now, and had implemented a Twitter ban?

Someone will be doing a kegstand at the coaches party tonight.

 

[AlbuquerqueIrishFan]

Diaco's gotta get down on the kegstand tonight. Dude is valuable to the program. Can't wait to see what he does for the 2012 crop. Time to concentrate on the new kids for next year.

 

[IrishLax]

Hoping he's Cody Grimm #2. I played lax against Cody in HS for years... never an elite athlete... was way slower than I was on the field and wasn't considered a serious S prospect for college football but he was always a very smart player. Was a 0* prospect with no offers and had to walk on to Virginia Tech. Great fundamentals and work ethic in everything he did and his father, Russ Grimm, is an NFL Hall of Famer.

Gets to VT works his butt of becomes a 2 year starter. Drafted in the last round of the NFL draft by the Bucs because scouts said he wasn't "athletic enough." Ends up being a starter as a rookie and having a great year before getting injured because he had a good head and nose for the ball.

I would not be shocked if in 2012-13 we see Collinsworth logging some serious PT. He might not be the most athletically gifted athlete on the team but you can tell from special teams that he has a nose for the football. I'd rather have someone reading plays and making sure tackles than Zeke Motta running around like an uncontrolled ball of energy making a great play 50% of the time and taking a bad angle and whiffing the other half of the time.

 

[TDHeysus]

sounds like a good move

 

[jonesman]

Really like this move. Watch the physical nature in the way he plays. He hits hard and tackles. He has good football sense.

Go Austin!!!

 

[irishff1014]

He is a ball magnet. He finds it and attacks.

 

[tommyIRISH23]

I like the idea. He's a go-getter.

 

[WabashFalcon]

This opens up the depth chart for Daniels to come in and start as a True Freshman.

 

[MirageSmack]

Although he played 5 or 6 positions in high school, safety was his best imo. He likes to hit.

 

[irishff1014]

This opens up the depth chart for Daniels to come in and start as a True Freshman.

This way he can get some good game experience with Floyd on the field. Because when floyd leaves he will probably be the number 1 WR.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

This is pretty much what we thought would happen a year ago, right?

 

[IceManxMVPx]

Not surprised by the move. He's a great tackler and is a ball hawk.

I like it!

 

[Riddickulous]

This opens up the depth chart for Daniels to come in and start as a True Freshman.

T.J. Jones has something to say about that.

 

[nd1]

i like it. putting that speed in the secondary. he is going to just lay people out back there.

 

[IrishBlood81]

I like it too!

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[irishff1014]

I like this his speed looks better the what he ran his 40 time.

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

I have been asking for this for awhile. Great move.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

With Collinsworth moving, Bennett moving, Badger back after another year, and the incoming class, there's almost depth back there.

 

[BGIF]

With Collinsworth moving, Bennett moving, Badger back after another year, and the incoming class, there's almost depth back there.

And it won't be a 17 year old trying to learn his way around campus.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

And it won't be a 17 year old trying to learn his way around campus.

Exactly. In fact, Badger will be an old man...

 

[irishff1014]

Is badger coming back for this season and is there any time that he has to sit out due to his missions?

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

More great news today. I have faith in the coaches.. something that has been lacking for me in recent memory.

 

[BGIF]

Is badger coming back for this season and is there any time that he has to sit out due to his missions?

Religious missions get a free ride by the NCAA. The clock (5 years to play 4) is suspended while on a mission. No sit out required.