From 5⭐️ QB PRODIGY to FCS Football (What Happened to Sam Huard?)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Washington has had some really good QBs over the last few years, but Sam Huard was supposed to be the best. Sadly, after becoming a five star recruit, the he got screwed over at Washington and is now headed to the FCS. Today we will tell his story and talk about what happened, enjoy!
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What went wrong? His story is still being written. It's not like he is in jail for some felony or something. Then we could say 'what went wrong". Sam is a good kid, smart, talented, he will write a story that will be fine. Go Cal Poly I say!!
kid is fighting an uphill battle with small hands
@Jon In SLO I was actually a an athlete that's my reference. It's just football after all.
@@joninslo5759do you not like hos hands? Make sure you get the hands in the shot
As a Uw fan from Washington, I think you hit the nail on the head with this video. His hs senior year was the covid season and was played in the spring and was only 6 games, he made the decision to play the season instead of leave early for Washington. Because of that he got the passing yard record for the state. I think if he would have left early and enrolled in winter quarter, it would had helped him fight for the starting job. I went to the season opener against Montana and there were fans wanting him to be subbed in and played. Overall Jimmy lake really didn't manage the team well that year. Ever time you saw Sam play it was the same result, he didn't look ready. Doesn't surprise me he left but Its funny that he transferred to Cal Ploy, their freshman All American TE transferred to Washington prior to Sam leaving.
Jimmy Lake was a loud mouth. Helluva DC. But ran his mouth to much.
I believe Huard's biggest problem is that he got stuck, and regressed, under Jimmy Lake. Jon Don had one of the worst offenses in all-time.
i went to UW during the jimmy lake stint and I stg ive never seen worse offensive football in my life. everyone would leave at half and the only reason we showed up at all was because we were too drunk to care about the quality of football we were watching. it was horrible to watch especially after being so good before jimmy lake took over
@jimfrazier8611why is that
@jimfrazier8611 Weren’t Desmond Trufant (and brother Marcus) and Budda Baker from the greater Seattle area? Those are just off the top of my head, I’m sure the state produces a solid amount of college DBs relative to the low numbers of people compared to the sunshine soaked hotspots like California, Texas, and Florida
Worst offense of all time? Washington exploded for 7 points against Montana in Lake and OC Donovan's second year. Not zero points, not 3 points, not 6 points, but 7 entire points, and they didn't even need overtime to score than many points.
Only decision he could make, penix is deboer's guy and decided to come back, so sam either sat for another year with no guarantee of being the successor, or transfer and start, he hasn't played so no FBS was going to give him a starting gig right away, just look at ole miss and wisconsin's rooms.
Jimmy lake was the worst thing to happen to him, what a whiff of a hire.
You are blaming Lake for Huard inablitily to beat out Morris? Morris was better, plain and simple.
I love the FCS so this is cool seeing a 5 star QB in this division, I kinda with there were more channels covering this amazing division + there have been some great NFL QBs that went to FCS schools like Jimmy G., Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kurt Warner, Joe Flacco, Carson Wentz, Trey Lance, Tony Romo, Sean Payton. Go Cal Poly Mustangs!!!
Yea it’s just gonna look bad for his draft stock if he doesn’t transfer back up to the FBS. Gonna look like he’s not on the same level since he got beat out by 2 different QBs at UW before heading to the FCS.
Also league MVP Rich Gannon
Amen to that!
@@ingwopwetrustSad thing is, I bet he’d be the starter next year if he had stayed. I wish he hadn’t left.
@@NothingButSiliconesame, he would have been ready
It's pretty simple, Huard showed up at the lowest point since the 0-12 season for the program and he and Dylan Morris got bad coaching and Penix ended up staying a year longer than expected.
Or he was just not good enough to beat out Morris or Penix? No shame in that, all of these guys are top high school prospects. He was just not good enough.
Pretty good analysis of the Huard situation. You definitely were “kind” (to your credit) about the terrible situation at UW when he arrived. Coach Petersen can coach QB’s but he completely checked out his last year and UW was ok but running on fumes. When DC Jimmy Lake took over he announced that Washington was going to RUN THE DAMN BALL and rely on the Defense. Lake turned out to be a terrible head coach (although I expect at some point he’ll turn up as a Defensive coach somewhere) and started Dylan Morris over Huard because he wanted a game manager. Sam still needed a lot of work but the Offensive Coordinator was just as bad as Coach Lake. Huard basically had a lost year in 2021. I’m sure he selected Cal Poly because his confidence was mostly shot and needed a friendly, familiar coach. I would’ve liked to see him stay and develop under Coach DeBoer after Penix leaves but I wish him the best of luck. He really didn’t deserve to land into the UW dumpster fire.
Do you think he would have been starting QB next year if he had stayed? I do, and it’s a damn shame. I don’t like what college football has become. Transfer portal, getting paid, conference realignment, etc.
@@NothingButSiliconeyeah college football is circling the drain. I’m just hoping UW can win it all this season
I think Sam will be fine. Penix playing the way he did and Lakes bad coaching hurt him. He'll be at Cal Poly for 1 year
current UW student and Huard fan, never got a fair chance but best decision for both sides. He needed to play and UW was best with Penix at QB. Best of luck to him at Cal Poly!
I watch him play in HS, up close from the sidelines. I'm really surprised he didn't turn out at UW, he was very impressive as prep player.
He never really got a shot and Penix is the best QB in the nation. Being benched for Morris speaks to Lake's abject stupidity. Lake is truly the only one to blame for Huard's stunted growth. In the end, I guarantee Huard plays his way back into the FBS and becomes a national star. It's not his fault Penix is QB Jesus.
@@tonyragano3695 Penix is the absolute truth. I'm a Beaver fan, and his performance last year at Husky stadium was one of the most impressive displays of passing ability I've ever seen. The Beaver DBs were one of the best groups in the country, there were 20-30mph crosswinds, also rain, and Penix still shredded them. The media has done Penix dirty by putting so much focus on C. Williams. That dude isn't even half the QB that Penix is. Then, I hope we see Huard again, he deserves a fair shot.
Bad choice Sam-you could have started at a more prominent school-Cal-Poly is weak sauce
Well he’s going to Utah now. Will be on the B12 championship team and go the the CFP.
“Complete disappointment” he played one game in a Jimmy lake decimated team. Please think critically
Good luck Sam !!!
Who should I cover in my next what happened to video?
Dorial green Beckham I believe you did one a couple years ago but from what I’m hearing he’s working in a subway in Springfield Missouri. I don’t know if that’s true or not. Mizzou fan in graduate.
lindsey scott
Kansas state and their head coach
Blake Corum.
Story of Jake Garcia
You should do the story of Jake Garcia
I go to cal poly and he can help change the culture. Lots of love for football here we just are not good. So excited to see him prosper
What happened and what's next for Sam Huard?
Hope he turns it around.
Sucks when these coaches and universities poor decisions cause these young men to struggle.
Are you sure it's other people calling him a disappointment and you are hedging your bets by saying good things in case he succeeds?
i am trying to change the style of how i do things on the channel to not trash people or hurt their reputation
Really thought the way they brought Penix Jr in seemed like the perfect placeholder having familiarity with DeBoer while being able to set that perfect example for an also left handed Huard to inherit that offense the following year. Never can blame a kid for stepping out from underneath the cover of expectations and choosing the best situation for him at the end of the day, with the transfer portal being what it is now, I do have a feeling this is not the last stop for young Huard. Not everyone wants to go through that very stressful, often arduous, and sometimes it takes a long waiting process to see the field, it takes commitment while really forging the metal to the grindstone and become that refined product that is the clear cut no.1 guy at the end of the week, will be very happy to see him shine at Cal Poly as well though.
I still don’t understand what happened. He very likely would have been the starting QB next year.
Go Utes
Would love to see him come back next year after a year of solid playing time, he’s a talented guy and will thrive where he goes, but Penix just already knew the system and had all the intangibles to be a veteran starter. If Huard transfers back next year after Penix departs I have zero doubts he’ll be day one starter cause UW is hurting for depth
Never gonna happen.
@@brianmyers4444 it’s unlikely but I wouldn’t rule it out if he knows he can win/have the starting job and he knows the system now
@@Jdubya4040 you need to look at who they have signed to come in as freshman over the next two years plus the portal changes every thing. Could something be up behind the scenes-yes. But I doubt it.
@@brianmyers4444 only 2 QBs on scholarship in the QB room unless someone transfers next year the job couldn’t be more wide open next year
@@Jdubya4040 plus a four star commit for 2024 that I know could change his mind. I just don’t think the plan is to go away and come back after a year. But it could happen.
I think he will come back after a year. Him playing and getting reps are for his benefit. He still has a future
Now that you brought that up, I can see that. Gives Huard the reps he needs to develop and flexibility for UW in 2024 if Huard and the Huskies reunite. Furthermore, he has familiarity with DeBoer and will have more playing experience than the next guy taking over in 2024
It's getting old seeing the best instate talent leaving to other schools especially Oregon and Ohio St latley. Granted you can't get everyone you want plus no one really knows how these kids are gonna progress in college but it would be nice to keep the talent instate.
you cant transfer twice anymore through the portal, he has 2 years eligibility left.
Until you explained the connection to the Cal Poly OC, I was clueless. That key bit of info really explains everything. Great job of digging into the details. Your videos were allways good, but they are getting better!
His high school homie went to my school and he is also going to cal poly now, they trynna run up they high school relationship back. Edit* well yea his high school coach is there too? I was talking about reed shumpert who will be coming from Wazzu to cal poly
Here’s an idea… the best prospect from each state vs career player from each state and what went right and wrong with both.
As a lifelong Dawgs fan I absolutely love this channel. Excellent depth & coverage
Sam would've been great if Chris Petersen was still the coach. F'ing Jimmy Lake ruined Sam's career at UW
Great video, I think you really nailed it-- especially shedding light on the dumpster fire 2021 season, he was thrown out to the wolves after they'd already chewed up Dylan Morris, I feel for both of them with how that whole season played out.
Beyond football - His undergrad degree from Cal Poly will open more doors than anything he could get at U-Dub....
With the benefit of hindsight, Sam Huard had an unspectacular season at Cal Poly, especially against some of the top FCS schools that were on the schedule. Looking at the scoreboard, it was clear Cal Poly was a pretty terrible team so it's unclear how well he actually played since Cal Poly's offensive line was probably pretty poor.
In 2024, Sam transferred to Utah. Seems like a strange decision since Cam Rising is coming back after missing all of 2023, and if he's healthy, or even 80-90%, he's probably going to be the starting QB since he has a proven track record in the PAC-12. So while Sam in principle could compete for the starting job, he would have been much better off trying to find a school with either no returning starting QB, or a returning QB who wasn't very good last year.
Latest news out of Utah is that Sam isn't even the backup QB going into the season, but got beat out by a true freshman, and it now the 3rd or even 4th string QB at Utah. So barring injuries to the top 2 QB's, Sam won't be seeing the field for any meaningful minutes in 2024. So where does Sam go from here?
Mike Huard legendary coach in high scholl was my Coach as well in 79 at Foster High
you said damon went undrafted as you show him in a KC Uniform as he played 9-10 years in the NFL ? LOL
My Error Damon was a undrafted free agent ! he had a Solid NFL career though.
Sam should transfer back to UW after Penix leaves for NFL. This is the team and home for him. Really wish I can see him play in the UW uniform
Transfer portal has ruined college football
Cal poly is a joke school. The Cleveland Browns of the D class division. Wow
He should have just stayed at Washington and back up Penix for one more year. Even play mop up time or start in case of injury. Afterwards he would be a red shirt junior with 2 years of eligibility left.
Lol some of these 5 star recruits really not 5 stars that’s why they don’t pan out lmao😂 also some don’t play against good competition they dominate to look weak in college or not even play
Sam will always be apart of the Husky family to me.
As a member of Dawgnation this was a bummer to see him go but I get all the reasons. Michael Pennix has been a beast and he's a good accurate quarterback who can toss it all over. Penix can make the NFL. I'm a tally pretty excited for the state of University of Washington football right now
We lost our running back. No chance of going undefeated now. Extremely slim chances that we will even go 11-1. If not for the season long injury, I think we would have been in the playoff.
@@NothingButSilicone next man up
Should’ve went to USC.
Kid was throwing darts in high school
Bust, overrated cause of his dad
5🌟 prospect 1🌟 results.
His dad was awesome at uw
Great video.
He plays great his rs so and rs jr seasons transfers back to Washington, wins the pac 12. Boom storylines
jake heaps
Scott your videos are amazing.
Man Washington has some sweet unis and those gold chrome helmets compliment them nicely.. and I’ve been to cal Polys campus and it’s absolutely beautiful..
Honestly nothing went wrong. He just wanted an opportunity to start. He can graduate early and transfer back to the FBS rankings
i’m just here to see if my team ended up on these highlights 😭😭
fuck man we made it in 💀
As a Montana State Bobcat this makes me very very upset.
Didn't continue to develop he was no longer a man among boys
Did no one watch the HS highlights? Man is throwing into double and triple coverage constantly. How is this 5 star material? No shock he threw a bunch of picks when he got to the next level. Still time to improve of course but I think his ranking was undeserved.
Samuel has not, I repeat NOT been a disappointment here at Washington. The young man simply had to wait a year or so to develop and acquaint himself with the drastically more complex college offensive scheme. Then going into his red shirt freshman year as we all know there was a coaching change and thank the heavens one of my the absolute greatest portal moves thus far. Samual, as we clearly now see in hindsight, was obviously outmatched by the significantly more experienced QB that Michael Penix Jr. was. The young prodigy, Huard, then found himself not being able to win the starting job as a red shirt sophomore as he'd rightfully expected to be able to. This time the further delay was due to the simply incredible news that Mr. Penix is returning to Montlake to make use of his final year of eligibility to take UW to the CFP. Unfortunately Sam has decided that he cannot wait one more year to be able to start. As far as why Samual would choose Cal Poly, it is actually very clear and simple as was evidenced by his choice of UW in the first place, the wise youngster cares greatly about his education.
Thank you for pinning this on Jimmy Lake's total mismanagement. I do wonder if Huard would be doing a lot better if UW had a better coach right after Petersen had left
Thank you for that, the Huard name is Huge in Seattle an Sam is like only the seventh or eighth 5 star recruit Washington has ever had. It's a bummer it didn't work out at Washington.
I hope he does well where he went.
The young fella will be okay change of scenery and a OC that truly understands what you can do.
I hope he has a great year and maybe come back to Washington to become a Cinderella story
Being a lifetime dawg fan and alumni and longtime relationship with his hs, he wasn’t ready. Kennedy put him in a scenario where it wouldn’t be his fault, almost like a Tom Brady thing, where the least athletic qb ever is considered the goat…..
I wish him luck. I'm not sure why Lake went with Morris, but it is what it is. Maybe he wasn't ready. That was our worst year since 0-11. By the time of the Apple Cup it was a complete disaster. If Penix wasn't coming back maybe Huard would be the guy. College football is kinda crazy with all these transfers now. Hope Sam goes and lights it up at Cal Poly.
Maturity and confidence can take awhile and guys dont want to put the time in to develop - smart to go to his former head coach who will work with him
3 of my friends play at Cal Poly 2 are receivers one of them went FBS out of hs and the other was a freshman all American 2 years ago the third one is a quarterback so Idk how hyped he is lol but ik my 2 other buddies were talking about how hyped they are to have him moral of this comment tho was that as much as from the outside it looks like Cal Poly is terrible they’re actually pretty good they also just happened to play in the toughest conference in the FCS
Good luck to this kid. He’ll be going against Sac state this year which is actually a solid program full of dudes who should be in bigger schools.
Really humble kid I'm sure he will be. He will be extremely successful at whatever he does. I wouldn't count out his football career out just yet. His dad's wine is a must try, by a case every year. Try passing time wine
I don't think as many people consider him disappointnent as you think. Dude joined the team at the worst time. His first coach was potentially the worst head coach in school history (and we went 0-12 with another coach). Sam didn't have a chance to develop under Lake and wasn't ready when Debeor came in. His only shot was in the Apple Cup where we got out coached at every level. I still think he'll be good, he just wants to play and Penix is great. So he joined his high school coach at Cal Poly. And I don't think he'll finish his career there.
I say stay on the fcs lvl do great things there go to the next lvl. Fcs has become tuffer over the years an is still a very respectable League.
Id never really watched his HS film - amazing stuff! Very curious why he could not replicate that at UW (of course I am basing my opinion on the terrible Apple Cup performance). I agree, he made the right decision to move on. Get lots of playing time, get his confidence back and he will be fine. Maybe even return to UW after Penix leaves??
That would be fantastic. He’d start next year.
It seems so many 4 and 5 star incoming freshmen say the same thing; I want to go to a top school to compete with the best. After the first year, if they’re not starting, they transfer portal.
😂😂😂
Wrong wrong wrong. Educate yourself before posting
My wife and I both graduated from UW. I'm disappointed he made the decision to leave UW but it's his choice. I hope he gets playing time down in Cal Poly and maybe decides to come back up to the beautiful PNW to compete for the job here next season. Best of luck Sam! (Also my 9 month old sons name).
Way overated is what went wrong.
The atrocity in the situation is not that Huard left and dropped down to FCS, it is simply that Husky coaching staff did not have the gumption to tell Morris to leave because Huard was the future QB, now he is gone. With portal, etc. I would not be surprised if he comes back to UW.
I just wish you actually explained What Happened? Why could he not beat out Morris and at least push Penix? There is something fishy going on.
Simple: Sam was way overrated coming out of HS.
Wow I forgot about this kid. He’ll be ok his dad has big money and I’m sure enough plenty of influence
i think simply, his game just didn’t translate to the CFB, he had four star receivers everywhere and had terrible competition
Sam wasn’t that good. Face the facts Penix is the truth and took over the spot and UW is top 10 due to the QB who isn’t Huard.!!
Penix is a system QB. He was pretty mediocre at Indiana regardless of the hype around him.
"ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS in washington history"... that explains why he wasnt very good lmao
It’s tough too follow his dad and uncle
I don’t understand why this is incredibly hard to comprehend for a lot of people…. People keep hyping up average and below average players… as a Oregon fan I’ve seen thrash oregon a couple of times but mainly because our team was on a complete rebuild… Washington wasn’t playing anybody all year until they had to face Alabama and well you saw how good they actually were which was just an average team
You mean the Alabama game SIX years ago? What are you on about? Has nothing to do with the Huard story. Ignorant Duck.
@@brianmyers4444 sit down and wipe the makeup off your face clown 😂😂😂
If he would have went to UCLA out of high school he would have started over DTR I think his family is the reason this happen to him they should have let him go where he wanted to go…
I am a. big fan of husky football. What happened to Sam is the story of many star high school players as well, Sam got caught up into a bad offensive scheme in his beginning at UW, Sam came to WAsh when there was coaching transition. Not only that jimmy Lakes picked the wrong OC to run the office. JimmLakes did not want to run a good passing office. He want a run first power game, UW did not have offensive line and power backs to make it work. Finally Lakes and the OC exited and Sam was picked to start the wash state game. The coaching staff had no serious game plan and grossly underprepared the qb for that game. Sam played badly and that has dogged him at WASH. This a flashback to Jake Haener. Jake was put into the Cal game to replace a under performing starter. Jack through a pick six an d lost the game. That killed Jake Haener s career at wash. Next Eason came in and beat out Haener. Eason career at Wash did not pan out. Eason never showed any talent. But HAENER went to fresno state and became a star under Debour. ALl the Husky fans though Haener was a bozo. But Haener proved us wrong under the OC Debour. So you see it is the system and OC that shapes a QBs.
career. I hope Sam will flower and become a star QB under new coaching. It will be just like Jake Header did at Fresno state
Career
Haener did not play with Debouer as his OC at Fresno. You have no clue