I think it’s a terrible look to have one of the highest player totals in the transfer portal in the country. However, I do genuinely think a bunch will return to Stanford. Shaw mentioned that for a lot of these kids it is an opportunity to explore a guaranteed starting gig or a better situation. He also mentioned that he expects some to come back. Maybe it is just posturing but I think that some of the guys will definitely come back. The five biggest guys for them to recruit back would be QB Costello, OL Hamilton, OL Hattis, DL Williams, and DL Swann. If they got those 5 back then they’d be fine. Scooter Harrington apparently might come back if Parkinson leaves and if he stays he would’ve backed him up anyway. Eboh in the secondary is a backup to Adebo and will only return probably if Adebo declares so he’s exploring his options. The point is, there’s a long way to go with the Stanford drama and it is far from over. Only one of those guys is truly gone in the portal and it isn’t an enormous blow.
