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Feeling very sorry for KJ at this time.  His brilliant debut in which he looked like a potential world-beater has now given way to him riding the pines in deference to a true freshman QB who is, himself, anything but a world-beater -- and all of this on a losing team.  Very unfortunate.  Cardinal transfers have not been overly lucky in their second lives.  So far, Dylan Powell seems to be having a good go at Indiana (3-0 and highly-ranked).  Otherwise....

Isn't Dylan Powell a backup? That's what I saw on their depth chart.

I'm not sure.  I watched the Indiana-Penn State game, and Powell seemed to be getting a lot of playing time.  That is pretty good on what is now a top ten team, with wins over Penn State, Michigan and Rutgers.

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Feeling very sorry for KJ at this time.  His brilliant debut in which he looked like a potential world-beater has now given way to him riding the pines in deference to a true freshman QB who is, himself, anything but a world-beater -- and all of this on a losing team.  Very unfortunate.  Cardinal transfers have not been overly lucky in their second lives.  So far, Dylan Powell seems to be having a good go at Indiana (3-0 and highly-ranked).  Otherwise....

Since you brought it up, I thought I would check on the transfers (all data from ESPN.com)
Mike Williams has recorded 2 total tackles in 8 games at SMU
Donald Stewart has 5 receptions for 41 totals yards at Wake Forest
Jovan Swann has 4 total tackles in Indiana's 3 games
Obi Eboh had 3 tackles in UCLA's loss to Colorado yesterday
Trevor Speights transferred to Notre Dame but had to retire when he was not medically cleared to play

Thanks for this thorough overview.  I have also been thinking about other, earlier transfers who did not blossom on their second teams.  Keller Chryst couldn't turn his career around at Tennessee; Patrick Skov didn't make much of a mark at Georgia Tech; Barry Sanders was unable to accomplish much at his father's alma mater.  In short, I have yet to see a Cardinal transfer story that really worked out for the transferring athlete (i.e., like Gardner Minshew or Jalen Hurts or Jake Eason or Brennan Scarlett).  I thought KJ might be the first; but everything has gone downhill since that opening game.

[Austroturf]

Feeling very sorry for KJ at this time.  His brilliant debut in which he looked like a potential world-beater has now given way to him riding the pines in deference to a true freshman QB who is, himself, anything but a world-beater -- and all of this on a losing team.  Very unfortunate.  Cardinal transfers have not been overly lucky in their second lives.  So far, Dylan Powell seems to be having a good go at Indiana (3-0 and highly-ranked).  Otherwise....

Isn't Dylan Powell a backup? That's what I saw on their depth chart.

I'm not sure.  I watched the Indiana-Penn State game, and Powell seemed to be getting a lot of playing time.  That is pretty good on what is now a top ten team, with wins over Penn State, Michigan and Rutgers.

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Feeling very sorry for KJ at this time.  His brilliant debut in which he looked like a potential world-beater has now given way to him riding the pines in deference to a true freshman QB who is, himself, anything but a world-beater -- and all of this on a losing team.  Very unfortunate.  Cardinal transfers have not been overly lucky in their second lives.  So far, Dylan Powell seems to be having a good go at Indiana (3-0 and highly-ranked).  Otherwise....

Since you brought it up, I thought I would check on the transfers (all data from ESPN.com)
Mike Williams has recorded 2 total tackles in 8 games at SMU
Donald Stewart has 5 receptions for 41 totals yards at Wake Forest
Jovan Swann has 4 total tackles in Indiana's 3 games
Obi Eboh had 3 tackles in UCLA's loss to Colorado yesterday
Trevor Speights transferred to Notre Dame but had to retire when he was not medically cleared to play

Thanks for this thorough overview.  I have also been thinking about other, earlier transfers who did not blossom on their second teams.  Keller Chryst couldn't turn his career around at Tennessee; Patrick Skov didn't make much of a mark at Georgia Tech; Barry Sanders was unable to accomplish much at his father's alma mater.  In short, I have yet to see a Cardinal transfer story that really worked out for the transferring athlete (i.e., like Gardner Minshew or Jalen Hurts or Jake Eason or Brennan Scarlett).  I thought KJ might be the first; but everything has gone downhill since that opening game.