Yup. And no offense to McCord he would probably not look aa good next year and maybe lost his spot. He can now go to another school and get a guarantee two year starting gig and a couple mill.
It happens to every big school.
With 18 all but out the door, that's largely possible that he would've regressed further. Or maybe he uses all the criticism as fuel and has a Joe Burrow 2nd year type of resurgence. We may never know.
I think what is clear though is he didn't deserve that extra he prob got off 18's clout being in high school together. We see it all the time. 3 stars playin like 5 stars and vice versa. Back in the day u had to just eat dat til the next crop come in.
This what the portal affords you now. Hypothetically speaking, we pretend Kapernick & Mahomes are free agents instead of draft prospects & I got Alex Smith game managing me to winning seasons & even the playoffs, I'm supposed to not grab the more dynamic player that I can open up my playbook with? Man hell naw foh. We would've never had Fields if we moved like that