Short-form YouTube commentary by Tren (Tren Lore), a former JUCO quarterback, explaining that college programs recruit JUCO/transfers based on immediate team needs — specifically whether the player can compete for or start a role right away — rather than to develop them over multiple years. Uses an example of a coach’s tweet reply to illustrate the point and includes Tren’s recruiting background for credibility.
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This is what most people don't understand about transferring schools and the JUCO process. I saw a reply to one guy who was trying to transfer from juco's tweet. The tweet was pretty simple. It was just kind of like laying out all of his stuff, his position, his information, and was like, you know, I'm ready to go. Like, looking to find a home, this and that. Pretty normal tweet. Nothing like that. Like, nothing crazy. But a college football coach actually replied to it and was like, transfers are based on needs. Like, like, that's all he said. And he's 100% right. If you don't know who I am, I'm Tren Lore. I'm a former college quarterback. I played at juco and then I went to an NA school after that. So be sure to follow for more content like this. But the thing is, like, when a school is recruiting from a junior college or for transfer portal guys, they're not going, oh, wow, we really like this guy. We're going to develop him for a year and then use him for the next two years. Or develop him for a year and use them for a senior year. No, they're thinking, like, okay, can this guy compete for a spot right now or can he start right now? Like, that's it. Like, you are not coming from a JUCO or.