re: Emery and lack of touches..

OP asks a really hard question to answer. Truly, you're wondering whether any of us know this kid personally, or have a few degrees of separation from him. Ask a journalist - that's their job.
We are having an absurd amount of discussion about a kid that shouldn't be starting or touching the ball more than he is because of his recruiting status.
If he enters the transfer portal, that will be disappointing but not a coaching mistake. It will have been a decision a young man made for feeling undervalued on a national championship offense. We have a dynamic running game allowing a generational talent (to be proven) to redshirt.
Pod of Geauxld comments well on this at 27:47 of their post game review. I'm not sure if they have insider information.