Isaac Slade-Matautia
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:08 pmRe: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:16 pmBOOM!!!
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:50 pmFrom Bruce Feldman:
#Oregon transfer LB Isaac Slade-Matautia is going to #SMU. He's No. 31 on our Transfer Portal Top 100. Three years ago his old DC at Oregon, Jim Leavitt told me ISM reminded him of NaVorro Bowman who he coached w/ the 49ers> Leavitt is now SMU's DC
#Oregon transfer LB Isaac Slade-Matautia is going to #SMU. He's No. 31 on our Transfer Portal Top 100. Three years ago his old DC at Oregon, Jim Leavitt told me ISM reminded him of NaVorro Bowman who he coached w/ the 49ers> Leavitt is now SMU's DC
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:54 pmUnusual transfer to get a guy with mostly western states/PAC-12 connections. Coach Leavitt working to build his defense! Good to get an experienced guy who knows Leavitt's D.
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:44 pmI read somewhere (should have written down the source) that two years ago, Slade-Matautia was the only linebacker in the country with 60 or more tackles and 10 or more passes broken up.
Got it: on his bio page on the Oregon website.
Got it: on his bio page on the Oregon website.
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:09 amAccording to OregonLive.com
A fourth-year junior, Slade-Matautia tied for the team lead with 45 tackles for the Ducks last season with 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and five pass breakups. In 2019, he had 62 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and 11 pass breakups, tied for the most nationally among linebackers, in 2019.
Playing in Leavitt’s 3-4 defense as a freshman in 2018, Slade-Matautia had 20 tackles, with two for loss, over seven games before a broken collarbone ended his season.
A fourth-year junior, Slade-Matautia tied for the team lead with 45 tackles for the Ducks last season with 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and five pass breakups. In 2019, he had 62 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and 11 pass breakups, tied for the most nationally among linebackers, in 2019.
Playing in Leavitt’s 3-4 defense as a freshman in 2018, Slade-Matautia had 20 tackles, with two for loss, over seven games before a broken collarbone ended his season.
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:42 amCharleston Pony wrote:Unusual transfer to get a guy with mostly western states/PAC-12 connections.
He was the #2 overall recruit coming out of Hawaii (behind some kid named Tua
). Only natural explanation is that June put in a good word for us....Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:48 amLeavitt, our new DC, was his coach at Oregon.
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:30 pmCan't wait to see this guy in the defense. He should be the on-field coach/tutor needed with a new system.
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:45 pmFor what it's worth, he is not (or maybe not yet) listed on the SMU roster.
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:37 pmI believe he is finishing a class at Oregon and then coming late in fall camp
Re: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:08 pmYup