Kyron Drones has transferred to Virginia Tech according to Bruce Feldman.

Hope he lights it up

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— Mike Young 2020 (@Hokies2022) December 12, 2022

Tech also recently got a commitment from big time ODU receiver Ali Jennings. Drones will have a proven weapon to throw to.

Kick ass Mr Drones.

Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

Yea there's no way somebody could tell me our season would have ended worse if drones was thrown in as the starter I think the coaches just didn't want to be wrong about who the starter was for the most important position on the field, and he went to another power 5 school so obviously somebody sees the talent it's there! They have a great fan base this was a lateral move.

Question: would shapen get a P5 job if he transferred?

I never doubted that Drones would land at another P5 program & I'm wishing him all the best!

Now, I hope we can all get behind our QB1 here at Baylor & wish him all the best in his bowl game prep and beyond!!

Former Baylor QB Kyron Drones has committed to Va. Tech. Intriguing talent. Big (he looks like he could play linebacker if he wanted to) impressive kid with a lot of ability.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 12, 2022

Let's not forget that Drones isn't unaware that Novosad is coming. If he turns out to be the real deal, he'll be QB1 in the Fall.

Novosad will need to gain about 25-30 lbs to be an effective Big 12 QB. He'll last about 2 games under the physical punishment of Big 12 football with his currently lanky (read: thin) frame. It is rare that a true frosh QB is ready for P5 football, and Novosad is not the exception.

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Let's not forget that Drones isn't unaware that Novosad is coming. If he turns out to be the real deal, he'll be QB1 in the Fall.

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Novosad doesn't have the size (yet) to be QB1. 185 lbs in the big 12 is tiny.

The Hound said:

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Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

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Something's wrong when you recruit 3 Elite 11 level QBs and not one of them is your starter or even with your program 1 year later (Bohanon, Drones and Zeno, who departed 12/21). Someone needs to look at their QB coach and figure out why not 1 of the 3 was developed enough to be good enough to start this year in the eyes of the OC and HC.

Good for him and I hope he has a great career there….but the coaching staff completely ****ed up with managing the QB situation this season. We are trending in the wrong direction after the best season in Baylor football history last year.

Bingo, Shawn Bell gets a pass on here from pretty much everyone and I have no idea why. Because he hasn't shown he can develop QBs

DanaDane said:

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The Hound said:

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Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

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Something's wrong when you recruit 3 Elite 11 level QBs and not one of them is your starter or even with your program 1 year later (Bohanon, Drones and Zeno, who departed 12/21). Someone needs to look at their QB coach and figure out why not 1 of the 3 was developed enough to be good enough to start in the eyes of the OC and HC.

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I'm not sold on Shawn Bell. I appreciate everything he has done for Baylor, but he has not proven to be able to develop QBs at all.

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The Hound said:

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Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

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Something's wrong when you recruit 3 Elite 11 level QBs and not one of them is your starter or even with your program 1 year later (Bohanon, Drones and Zeno, who departed 12/21). Someone needs to look at their QB coach and figure out why not 1 of the 3 was developed enough to be good enough to start this year in the eyes of the OC and HC.

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Where's Zeno? UAB?

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DanaDane said:

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The Hound said:

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Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

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Something's wrong when you recruit 3 Elite 11 level QBs and not one of them is your starter or even with your program 1 year later (Bohanon, Drones and Zeno, who departed 12/21). Someone needs to look at their QB coach and figure out why not 1 of the 3 was developed enough to be good enough to start in the eyes of the OC and HC.

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I'm not sold on Shawn Bell. I appreciate everything he has done for Baylor, but he has not proven to be able to develop QBs at all.

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I think the guy is a decent recruiter, but that's about all I can say about him. If he wasn't a former quarterback, would he have a job here?

DanaDane said:

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Novosad will need to gain about 25-30 lbs to be an effective Big 12 QB. He'll last about 2 games under the physical punishment of Big 12 football with his currently lanky (read: thin) frame. It is rare that a true frosh QB is ready for P5 football, and Novosad is not the exception.

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I do think he needs to redshirt a year. That means we really should pursue a stopgap grad transfer quarterback in the portal as insurance

The Hound said:

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DanaDane said:

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Novosad will need to gain about 25-30 lbs to be an effective Big 12 QB. He'll last about 2 games under the physical punishment of Big 12 football with his currently lanky (read: thin) frame. It is rare that a true frosh QB is ready for P5 football, and Novosad is not the exception.

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I do think he needs to redshirt a year. That means we really should pursue a stopgap grad transfer quarterback in the portal as insurance

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Absolutely the case. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Shapen not only did not develop through the season, he seems to have regressed. I said before I will never understand why Drones was not put in for game time action to see if something - anything - would help give the team a spark.

I wish him success going forward. I wish Shapen success as well, but having seen him all year, i am just not optimistic.

Surely there is a good prospect in the portal that would be a good fit for Baylor.

DanaDane said:

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Former Baylor QB Kyron Drones has committed to Va. Tech. Intriguing talent. Big (he looks like he could play linebacker if he wanted to) impressive kid with a lot of ability.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 12, 2022

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This bums me out

Just watched highlights from WVU game. I'm sick. You see arm strength. Pocket awareness. And he has the frame.

There's was a lot to build on.

https://www.gobblercountry.com/2022/12/12/23506440/virginia-tech-football-former-4-star-quarterback-kyron-drones-is-a-hokie-baylor-bears-transfer-ncaa

"We'll have more on Jennings, who is worthy of his own post, but the biggest domino fell around 6 p.m. ET when former Baylor quarterback Kyron Drones took to Twitter to announce he was coming to Virginia Tech.

What a major coup for head coach Brent Pry. Drones, 6-foot-2, 223 pounds, played high school football at Shadow Creek High in Pearland, Texas. He redshirted in 2021 and appeared in five games, completing 14 of 23 passes for 219 yards with one touchdown and interception. Drones also carried the football eight times for 49 yards with two touchdowns.

Drones was one of the top passers in the transfer portal. Drones has three years of eligibility remaining.

Pry and offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen deserve major props for identifying Drones as their top target and closing the deal to ensure that he ends up in Blacksburg.

Did we mention Drones is a big-time get? Drones is perfect for the offense that Bowen wants to run. And he didn't transfer to Virginia Tech to compete with Grant Wells. Drones is the starting quarterback. As far as Wells goes, coaches realize he didn't have a lot of help last season; that's why there is such an emphasis on the wide receiver position in the portal and in the recruiting class.

Welcome to Virginia Tech, Kyron."

If Drones balls out at VT and Shapen continues to struggle here I'm gonna be big disappointed

I hope Blake makes a lot of progress in the off season...but I didn't see much to make it seem like we were trending that direction

Best of luck to Drones. Drones will compete with Grant Wells if he returns.

Perfectly fair to question Shawn Bell. As mentioned above 3 Elite 11 QB's have now left our program. None ever looking elite in green and gold. In Bell's defense he just started working with the quarterbacks in 2021. Working against him is neither Bohanon or Shapen seemed to make improvements as their seasons went on. Injuries maybe hampered them to a degree but both seemed to regress in footwork and Shapen's confidence was shattered at some point. Shapen needs his swagger back and Bell has to play a role with that.

Our coaching staff is allergic to quarterback controversy. I get it. It's the most talked about position and can create unneeded drama for the team. However, I don't think sticking Drones in for the 4th quarter against KSU would've created any controversy or running some read option plays with him.

6-6 was a team effort. Our defense was statistically the weaker unit and regressed more. Offensive line got straight up embarrassed a number of times. Special teams was maybe our worst ever. Can't just blame everything on one position.

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The Hound said:

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Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

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Something's wrong when you recruit 3 Elite 11 level QBs and not one of them is your starter or even with your program 1 year later (Bohanon, Drones and Zeno, who departed 12/21). Someone needs to look at their QB coach and figure out why not 1 of the 3 was developed enough to be good enough to start this year in the eyes of the OC and HC.

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Agree with this 100%

If Drones wins the Heisman next year, we'll know we have a problem.

I'd go with VT wins 7.

Wacoraisedbear said:

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Yea there's no way somebody could tell me our season would have ended worse if drones was thrown in as the starter I think the coaches just didn't want to be wrong about who the starter was for the most important position on the field, and he went to another power 5 school so obviously somebody sees the talent it's there! They have a great fan base this was a lateral move.

Question: would shapen get a P5 job if he transferred?

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Charlie Brewer fooled Utah, would guess that would mean Shapen could fool one too.

DanaDane said:

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The Hound said:

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Very frustrating. I'm not sure how anybody could look at me in the eyes and tell me that the quarterback situation here hasn't been mismanaged. Have no clue if he's the real deal or not, but there's no way he can't at least equal what shapen is currently bringing to the table . When you have 1 three star scholarship quarterback on your roster, you screwed up somewhere.

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Something's wrong when you recruit 3 Elite 11 level QBs and not one of them is your starter or even with your program 1 year later (Bohanon, Drones and Zeno, who departed 12/21). Someone needs to look at their QB coach and figure out why not 1 of the 3 was developed enough to be good enough to start this year in the eyes of the OC and HC.

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I have a feeling we'll look up two or three years from now and see that none of those guys did anything of note for their second (and potentially third) teams either. All three of those guys came to Baylor with major flaws. We got absolutely everything we could out of Bohanon, who I wish we would have kept, but both Zeno and Drones were inaccurate passers in high school who will likely remain inaccurate throughout their college careers. You can't coach a requisite skill set into a quarterback, and all three of those guys -- who it's worth noting were recruited by the previous staff -- were ill-fitting parts for what we're currently trying to do offensively. That's not too say Shapen is the answer (again, I would have stuck with Gerry), but his skill set better fits the passing game we're trying to build.

And people need to get used to losing quarterbacks to the portal. That happens to literally every team. Guys aren't going to sit around anywhere to be a backup when they can find a starting spot elsewhere. It is what it is.

Brewer, Bohannon and Drones. There is a reason why none are now at Baylor. So easy for the "what could have happened guys". Yes, he had arm strength but great running ability but you could see his inability to check down, look at one receiver and not go through the sequence just in the short time he played.

I wish him well. We are certainly in a difficult QB position but it is the coaches job to get us out of it. Drones was not the answer.

Too early to say what they will or won't do. The one thing that's certain is the musical chairs at quarterback you mention. It's going to hit everyone. If a guy isn't seeing a guaranteed starting path in a year or two they're gone. Throw in the grad transfers like Spencer Sanders and some teams might look like the Indianapolis Colts with a stream of one and done quarterbacks.

Bakersdozen said:

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Brewer, Bohannon and Drones. There is a reason why none are now at Baylor. So easy for the "what could have happened guys". Yes, he had arm strength but great running ability but you could see his inability to check down, look at one receiver and not go through the sequence just in the short time he played.

I wish him well. We are certainly in a difficult QB position but it is the coaches job to get us out of it. Drones was not the answer.

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A 4 star recruit wasn't the answer? Based on what sample size?

Coach probably needs to take a hard look at the QB coach position

boykin_spaniel said:

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Too early to say what they will or won't do. The one thing that's certain is the musical chairs at quarterback you mention. It's going to hit everyone. If a guy isn't seeing a guaranteed starting path in a year or two they're gone. Throw in the grad transfers like Spencer Sanders and some teams might look like the Indianapolis Colts with a stream of one and done quarterbacks.

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It's not too early on Zeno or Bohanon, who are unlikely to have starting jobs next season. We'll see on Drones, but I'll be surprised if he's anything more than average for Virginia Tech, which was far more offensively challenged than we were this past season.