He is killing it at Cal. He currently leads the FBS with 5 interceptions so far this year.

He certainly looks better than any of our safeties have looked back there, so far. Kingston is flying around the field making plays. It would have been nice to retain him.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LTvn_HVzc0Q&ra=m

Edited Monday at 06:55 PM2 days by OregonDucks

He was the one player we lost that I really thought we didn't want to lose.

Imagine pairing him with Jett Washington on the field...

Happy to see Kingston balling out. He was the reason that Cal won at Syracuse. Three picks; the third one returned for the winning score.

It would also have been great to have retained all of the young D-line talent that portaled out.

But in today's game, you can't stack a roster as you could before NIL and wide-open free agency. If the vets stick around, younger players will leave and get paid more by another program.

Can you imagine the NFL with no restrictions on free agency?

The billionaires who own NFL teams cooperate. In CFB?

Ohio State paid $20 million for the roster that won a title in 2024. This season, the Buckeyes roster costs $40+ million.

On 9/21/2026 at 11:32 PM, Jon Joseph said:

Happy to see Kingston balling out. He was the reason that Cal won at Syracuse. Three picks; the third one returned for the winning score.

It would also have been great to have retained all of the young D-line talent that portaled out.

But in today's game, you can't stack a roster as you could before NIL and wide-open free agency. If the vets stick around, younger players will leave and get paid more by another program.

Can you imagine the NFL with no restrictions on free agency?

The billionaires who own NFL teams cooperate. In CFB?

Ohio State paid $20 million for the roster that won a title in 2024. This season, the Buckeyes roster costs $40+ million.

One could argue it's only a matter of time before salaries for all but 1st rounders are higher at the college level.