And then ATM intervened. This was more of a case of the guy thinking he’s worth more than what Texas thought he was. UCF was presumed to be his landing spot for reasons that aren’t solely financial. So ATM must really want him if he goes there.
Niblett played all over the field this year and got snaps in many games, usually while the game wasn’t out of hand. The staff likes him.
Sarkisian, allegedly, is falling in love with the concept of optionality. Winston, Townsend, and Niblett are all variants of that at different sizes and the scatback with two initials for a first name in this 2026 cycle is also being valued in the same way. What that eventually means for the evolution of this offense, if it does evolve at all, is anyone’s guess.
I posted about this on the recruiting board today after getting an earful from two separate and unrelated ends this week about Harris and how he is valued by Sarkisian and maybe not so much by others. Too lazy to go find it or rewrite it, but I offered what I can on it.