Watch: 10 best things Kevin Sumlin said after 蜜柚直播's early signing period

Justin Spears
Dec 19, 2018
Dec 19, 2018 Updated Jan 4, 2019

From recruiting, to Khalil Tate and DeMarco Murray, here are the key moments from Kevin Sumlin's press conference on Wednesday.聽

UA inks 20 players for the 2019 class

蜜柚直播 Wildcats football National Signing Day — University of 蜜柚直播 Wildcats head football coach Kevin Sumlin speaks to the media following National Signing Day, Dec. 19, 2018, at the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility in 蜜柚直播.聽
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In Kevin Sumlin's first official recruiting class at 蜜柚直播, the Wildcats corralled 20 players for 2019.

The Wildcats finished with the seventh-best recruiting class in the Pac-12, per , an improvement from 11th a year ago. 蜜柚直播 lost Belgian defensive end Sylvain Yondjouen to Georgia Tech, but the Wildcats added a pair of Houston four-star players in wide receiver Jalen "Boobie" Curry and cornerback Bobby Wolfe.

Sumlin's class is a mix of Texans, junior college linemen, California athletes, an American Samoa linebacker and a pair of in-state prospects.

Sumlin spoke to the media about 蜜柚直播's 2019 class, Khalil Tate and the running backs coach vacancy.

Outlook of the 2019 class

Kevin Sumlin on the outlook of 蜜柚直播鈥檚 2019 recruiting class:
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Sumlin on 3-star QB Grant Gunnell

Kevin Sumlin on Grant Gunnell being the all-time passing leader in Texas high school football history: 鈥淟ast time I checked, there were a lot of guys that came out of there.鈥�
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Competition at QB

Kevin Sumlin on a quarterback room of Khalil Tate, Grant Gunnell, Kevin Doyle, Jamarye Joiner and Rhett Rodriguez:
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Khalil Tate's return

Kevin Sumlin on Khalil Tate returning to 蜜柚直播:
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)

Impact of JuCo players

Kevin Sumlin says junior college players add 鈥渕aturity鈥� and 鈥渆xperience鈥� especially on the line.
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Adding Boobie and Bobby

Kevin Sumlin on adding Boobie Curry and Bobby Wolfe to the 2019 class:
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

DeMarco Murray could be in 蜜柚直播 soon

Kevin Sumlin on DeMarco Murray being rumored as a possible candidate to be 蜜柚直播鈥檚 next RBs coach:
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Polynesian pipeline

Kevin Sumlin on the importance of recruiting Polynesian players:
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Room for grad transfers?

Kevin Sumlin says 蜜柚直播鈥減robably鈥� has a spot for graduate transfers.
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster)

Notable notes from Sumlin

Kevin Sumlin says he expects Jace Whittaker and PJ Johnson to return to 蜜柚直播 for 2019.
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)

Kevin Sumlin says he wasn't warned about Monsoon season in 蜜柚直播 during the summer. Says the new indoor practice center is a nice addition. "I can have a standard practice time. ... I've become a weatherman since I've been here."
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)