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The Zips are working on free throws this summer

Multiple offers went out yesterday. I love that they all have "higher" offers already. JG is showing that he is not afraid to fight for recruits right off the bat.

Congrats to Noah. He gets to head home and play for a great team. Seems like the ideal outcome for him.

The Zips have officially announced JG's full coaching staff.

Welcome to SIU-Edwardsville! The MAC is back to automatic bid territory. They have only been D1 since 2008, but won the MVC tourney last season and made it to the Sweet 16 in the college cup, knocking off multiple ranked teams in the process. It looks like they might enter the MAC as our biggest competition.

He is a guy that has never played at the collegiate level and announced his transfer way late in the process. You can be the most talented player in the world, but without tape showing that you are as close as possible to a sure-thing, you are going to end up at a lower level school in his position. By the way, Liberty went 21-14 last season and with the money that they are trowing into their athletics at the moment, I'm not sure that they will be considered a team that is lower than Akron for much longer.

Yes, listed heights have been wrong, but I don't understand never believing a listed height. Is it only a PG phenomenon, or were Big Dog and Kwan both about 6'7" last season?

His official team roster even lists him at 6'1" and 175. But we all know that only means that he is about 4'11" and weighs the same as a toddler.

To my knowledge, you are correct. Whether or not he would have been on scholarship is actually now irrelevant. On this board, we had him taking a scholarship, so either he opened one up by leaving or JG has had an extra one this whole time that we did not realize.

I just want to share something fun. FGCU signs 5'3" PG And we all thought that KD was obsessed with small guards.

I disagree. I have never understood the spurned lover view on transfers. If a player can make the Zips better (and Noah would next year) I want him on the team. Noah is a 3 year starter that has a chance to start his whole career for Akron, that would be awesome. Remember, he announced he was transferring before Antino did. For all we know, Noah might have thought Antino was going to stay. I understand the frustration they both probably felt with never really getting to take control of their position. In the end, I have no source that Noah is even thinking about coming back, but I would welcome him in a heartbeat and I would think that his teammates would as well.

I'm not sure it is either, but I would be surprised if we were able to get a player better than him at this point.

I am starting to wonder about Noah possibly coming back. He has been on the market for quite a while now and I haven't even heard of any teams really showing interest.

As I understood it, Deng Riak already took a redshirt year and will only have two years of eligibility with the Zips. Am I incorrect?

Our old pal PJ is trying to get in our recruits again.

Zips coaches are busy down in Florida, 3 more offers: Jamari Brown, DB, Coral Glades High in Coral Springs, FL Marquis Lambert, DB/WR, Admiral Farragut High in St. Petersburg, FL Kennedy Robert, DE/TE, Clearwater Central Catholic High in Clearwater, FL

Damarco Harris, WR, Northwestern High in Miami, FL https://www.hudl.com/profile/8589763/damarco-harris

Noah Plank-Tallerico, LB, South Fayette High in McDonald, PA http://www.hudl.com/profile/4311859/noah-plack/videos

A very short scouting profile MaxPreps highlight videos

I won't say that i am happy that he is leaving, but boy does 1 more free scholarship look great with all the players visiting UA right now.

Im on my phone, so don't have the link, but if you go to his verbal commits page under closed offers it shows high school offers. I remember that Oklahoma State was listed.

So after one of the most hectic recruiting weeks I have seen as a Zips fan, we are down to one final open scholarship. Personally, I would like it to be an older transfer that can play immediately just for the experience and scholarship balance. I would love either the JUCO point Reece or the Oregon State transfer Duvivier. I would also be happy with the ECU center, but I think we need one more piece for next season. Obviously, with the amount of visits that have been happening lately, there is a good chance that the final scholly will go to a name that hasn't been mentioned yet.