Blue & Gold

Tweet from Marla Ridenhour from tonight's CAVS game in Milwaukee: P.s. the AKRON Beacon Journal can send Marla to Milwaukee for a regular season CAVS game but can't send GT to Youngstown for the Zips' season opener?

This class is filling up. 18 verbals now. Still hoping we sign one more QB. Still hoping we get a verbal from local product Bubba Arslanian (LB). Still hoping to get that huge verbal from UGIII's brother Uriah Gilbert, DT, 6'-3", 325. We also have an offer out to Hudson P Jonah Wieland. Kyle Foster is excellent with the placement punts, but Jonah is one of those punters who can change field position. With our D we really could have used a leg like that this year. Wonder how many schollies we're gonna hold on to for potential transfers? (DL, DL, DL!!!)

Lame sauce

Hope we're still going after this guy with everything we've got. WE NEED DEPTH.

Per LZip: Some more info...looks like he signed with Virginia out of high school. Got into a little trouble and transferred to JuCo after freshman year. He should have 3 years of eligibility. http://247sports.com/Bolt/QB-Nick-Johns-granted-a-release-from-UVa-45171395 247 currently has him ranked as a 3 star prospect. Shows no offers though? http://247sports.com/Player/Nick-Johns-27568 And here is his HS profile http://247sports.com/Player/Nick-Johns-27568?Institution=1057 edit: Also good to see he will be here in the spring per Milwee.

Season highlights

^^Awesome! I should have started a new thread for this since he is a commit. I'm going to re-paste everything in a new thread, LZip.

Got our JUCO QB Nick Johns, QB, 6-4, 230 season highlight film

At the 10:00 mark of the first half they should allow GA to move to empty lower bowl seats.

If anyone out there's not doing anything, turn to WatchESPN & tune in to the Chicago State @ Missouri State game. Check out Missouri State's arena. Imagine the Zips playing in something like that.

Exactly. Shows you what a doctorate is worth.

Amen. Worst decision. Ever.

We'reProudToBeFromAkron.com: Zips trip Thundering Herd 99-88 for 23rd consecutive home victory

Jeez, what a weak field. Given the weak competition, my one hope (besides getting W's) is that we get Utomi playing time. His D can't possibly be as bad as Josh Williams'. Get him out there KD and LET HIM PLAY THROUGH MISTAKES!!!

^^Wow... and it was against VMI. Good recollection, Dr. Z.

I love how Marshall's unatletic white boys run the floor! Why is it we can't do that?

^^I like it. They should just re-join the MAC.

Very true. I don't remember hearing Hamilton's name called a single time all year.

All-Star Game highlights

Ryan Jacoby, OL, 6-4, 240 (class of '19)

2019 Commits: Zach Gibson, QB, 6-3, 215, Johns Creek HS, Alpharetta, GA Xavior Gray, OL, 6-9, 320, Jackson HS, Massillon, OH Caleb Herring, OT, 6-7, 315, St. Edward HS, Lakewood, OH Owen Murphy, OL, 6-6, 280, St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland, OH Jordan Daniels, OT, 6-5, 275, North Mecklenburg HS, Huntersville, NC Michael Scott, DE, 6-3, 230, Iowa Western CC, North Florida Christian HS, Tallahassee, FL Demetrick Watts, LB, 6-0, 225, Humboldt State, Hillcrest HS, Riverside, CA Jarred Uran, LB, 6-2, 195, LaSalle HS, Cincinnati, OH Keyshawn Swanson, ATH, 5-11, 178, West Florida HS, Pensacola, FL Randy Cochran, CB, 6-0, 175, Norcross HS, Norcross, GA Tyson McDonald, S, 6-2, 195, Eleanor Roosevelt HS, Corona, CA Daniel Lavelle, DE, 6-4, 240, Mary Persons HS, Forsyth, GA Michael Mathison, WR, 5-10, 175, Newton HS, Covington, GA Peter Hayes-Patrick, RB, 6-0, 190, Winter Park HS, Winter Park, FL Corey Thomas, S, 6-4, 190, Central Catholic HS, Pittsburgh, PA Preferred Walk-Ons: QB Nic Demchuk, 6-2, 180, Benedictine HS, Cleveland, OH ATH Connor Shell, 6-1, 190, Bay HS, Bay Village, OH OL Alex Robarge, 6-5, 315, Kenston HS, Chagrin Falls, OH LB Mason McMillen, 5-11, 205, Wadsworth HS, Wadsworth, OH RB Taylor Griffin, 5-10, 195, Strongsville HS, Strongsville, OH ATH JJ Coleman, 5-11, 175, Westlake HS, Westlake, OH WR Shawn Naim, 6-3, 190, Lutheran West HS, Rocky River, OH DL Bryce Wilson, 6-3, 235, Parkview HS, Lilburn, GA OL Ryan Beckman, 6-2, 285, Avon Lake HS, Avon Lake, OH WR Terrance Davis, 6-3, 175, Girard HS, Girard, OH For reference, I'm not going to delete all the verbals we had under Bowden. It'll be interesting to see who they end up signing with & which ones we hang on to. FORMER 2019 (Bowden) commits: Tyler Connolly, OL, 6-5, 285, Marysville HS, Marysville, OH (Akron) Janil Brown, DT, 6-3, 300, Palm Beach Central HS, Wellington, FL (Akron) Jalen Bell, DT, 6-0, 285, Martin Luther King HS, Detroit, MI (Akron) Sonny Ray Jones, Jr., RB, 5-11, 185, Ravenna HS, Ravenna, OH (Akron) Jaison Williams, OL, 6-2, 330, Trotwood Madison HS, Trotwood, OH (Akron) Jarred Uran, LB, 6-2, 195, LaSalle HS, Cincinnati, OH (Akron, Ball St., BG, EMU, Kent St., UMass, NMSU, NDSU, Ohio) Kyre Williams, DB, 5-11, 195, East HS, Akron, OH (Akron, Buffalo, EMU, Toledo) Deearius Reese, DT, 6-2, 280, East HS, Akron, OH (Akron, EMU, Kent St., Toledo) Tyler Riddell, QB, 6-1, 173, Chamberlain HS, Tampa, FL (Akron, Southern Miss) Chris McDonald, CB, 5-10, 170, Southridge HS, Miami, FL (Akron, Southern Miss, App State, Arkansas St., BG, Buffalo, FAU, Georgia St., Marshall, UMass, NC State, Temple, Toledo, UAB, UNLV, USF) Will King, DE, 6-6, 220, New Albany HS, New Albany, OH (Akron) Jesus Santiago, CB, 5-11, 170, Palm Beach Central HS, West Palm Beach, FL (Akron, App State, Air Force, FAU) Chris Hill Jr., DB, 6-2, 180, Coral Springs HS, Coral Springs, FL (Akron, BGSU, Missouri, Buffalo, Kentucky, WKU, Tulane) Keyon Martin, CB, 5-11, 160, Deerfield Beach HS, Deerfield Beach, FL (Akron, Air Force, Ohio, NIU) Non-Qualifiers from 2018 counting toward 2019 class: Adetutu Daranijo, S, 5-10, 190, 3-star, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL Shedro Louis, WR, 5-8, 160, Immokalee HS, Immokalee, FL Treon Sibley, WR, 6-0, 185, Coventry HS, Akron, OH Breakdown: This brings the '18 class to 17 players, broken down as such: 14 high school seniors 3 non-qualifiers from last season (WR Treon Sibley, WR Shedro Louis, & S Adetutu Daranijo) Position Breakdown: Offense: OL: 2 (Tyler Connolly, Jaison Williams) TE: 0 RB: 1 (Sonny Ray Jones, Jr.) WR: 2 (Treon Sibley, Shedro Louis) QB: 1 (Tyler Riddell) Defense: DT: 3 (Janil Brown, Jalen Bell, Deearius Reese) DE: 1 (Will King) LB: 1 (Jarred Uran) DB: 6 (Kyre Williams, Chris McDonald, Adetutu Daranijo, Jesus Santiago, Chris Hill Jr., Keyon Martin)