Just wonder if this decision was mutual. Lovie likes long/tall players. We also hired a new OC.
Add in the existing transfer rules with the new RS rules and getting players not happy at top tier programs becomes much more likely.
We desperately need WRs and what you wrote isn't really correct. We offered Tutu Atwell last year as well, who is currently at Louisville and he's 5'7 at best. This was after we landed Carlos Sandy.
I think your comment is more applicable to the CBs we recruit. Lovie is pretty hands off when it comes to the offensive personnel, for better or worse.
At WR, I don't think we really have a type. We have slot WRs and possession WRs. We need both as Dudek and Mays will not be back next year. We also only took 2 WRs in the last class so we need as many P5 WRs as possible.
This isn't a Cordell Littlejohn situation where McGee saw him play in person and pulled the offer. Rod Smith was at the Trinity Catholic game during the BYE week and it's unlikely he saw something that we haven't seen before. Bryce has been to camps and made visits here plenty of times so we knew what we were getting.
The recruiting in St. Louis is just getting brutal. There is so much negative recruiting going on. Something tells me that a lot of Missouri people are getting to him which is why he backed out.
Get Ali Jennings and Rajae Johnson. We have to get at least 4 WRs in this class.