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@MangoZip hit on some of the possible reasons. I’m no longer involved in the recruiting scene, but if I had to guess, it’s probably either grades or that most of those offers aren’t actually on the table anymore. He also may have had someone in his ear telling him to go somewhere he can play early and be developed. Honestly, that’s some of the best advice a high school recruit can get in today’s setup if they aren’t already in line to receive a decent NIL package. Regardless, he looks like a playmaker and could see the field with some refinement. I also suspect he’s not really 185 lbs.

In fairness to OU, they've always been more of a football school.

Some other others of note: 45 - Arkansas 50 - Seton Hall 51 - Missouri 56 - Wake Forest 57 - VCU 63 - Tosu 64 - Villanova 68 - Texas 69 - Wisconsin 208 - UMass

And in the similar obscure schools thread on the Iowa fan board someone is posting about Hiram 😄

Shout-out to VB for all the hard work and being in the thick of things down the stretch. Sounds like we have a good foundation going forward.

Undetermined period of time? I'll go with 'upper body injury'.

Agree, he had to have very limited options when he committed to Akron. Those big offers likely came very early in the recruiting process and are non existent today. Many possible reasons - poor camp performance, high school film wasn’t as good as expected, grades, getting in trouble, coaching changes, etc., all possible reasons. Bottom line is that no kid is going to Akron if they had committable offers at Penn State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Miami, Georgia etc etc. It just doesn’t happen.

Nate had to transfer to K State to lose to BG! I don't believe he ever lost to them as a Zip.

Catdaddy will surely chime in but there's just no way those offers were all committable

Troy lost to West Georgia last night, dropping Kent's NET down to 165. Bowling Green is up to 63 in NET, putting them one spot behind Ohio State for the 2nd highest ranked school in Ohio.

That's the way this game is now. So we may as well embrace it.

New Mexico Highlands.

Troy lost to West Georgia yesterday. I had to double check to make sure it wasn't some form of the Chad Powers led South Georgia Catfish.

I have to believe that's the MO for a lot of sub 4- or 5-star HS seniors. P5 programs are loading up on established transfers and stealing seasoned guys from G5's, so 3-star incoming Fr.'s need to go to the minor leagues for a year or two if they want to see the field (rather than redshirt, or see spot duty). Then they can ditch us.

So we've got a verbal from a QB with offers from Syracuse, Alabama, Boston College, Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Rutgers, Temple, UCONN, USC, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia among others... and a verbal from a WR with offers from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, USF, Texas A&M, and West Virginia among others... 🧐

That would not be the worst thing for the Zips to emphasize, not at all. Hopefully they're getting the data on how much their guys leaving get paid so they can use that in marketing to potential recruits.

Perhaps just looking for an early opportunity to play that way he can cash in on NIL in 1-2 years.

I think those are all the schools he's played with on his xbox

Congratulations to Remi Agunbiade and Jack Roman for making the team of the week. The leader,,,,,the Captain....Daragh ...was honorable mention. (come on, top drawer soccer !!!....no shots on goal !!!!.....the whole Akron back 4 defensemen need to be recognized) https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/mens-team-of-the-week:-dec-2_aid55426 F: Remi Agunbiade, Akron(m) - The Canadian sophomore saved the best performance of his career for when it mattered most, scoring both goals to defeat Duke and move on to the Elite Eight. M: Jack Roman, Akron(m) - Roman was a headache for Duke as he assisted one and played all 90 minutes in the 2-0 victory.

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Marv Levy is one of Coe's famous alumni. A few years ago, Fred Jackson played in the NFL. That would be like someone from Hiram making the jump!

Something clearly doesn’t add up here, but regardless, he’s committed to Akron at this point

Akron improves to #40 in NET. I imagine a lot of that was driven because of Iona moving from #168 yesterday to #138 today after their 23 point win over Delaware. BGSU improved dramatically and now sits at #63 after their upset against Kansas State.

I had to scroll to the top of the thread to make sure I had hadn't inadvertently fallen into the football forum. LOL.