2011 offers

[Big Zip]

I'm guessing if this kid is signing with Akron --- I can't imagine he is coming here to sit behind PN7. I have to believe iCoach told him he will be given every opportunity to start.

[Zipmeister]

Looks like we may have landed The Lone Ranger BTW, I am not among those who have given up on PN7. But clearly getting a JUCO in here was a prudent move on the part of the staff. Well done!

I hear ya. So iCoach proves he can out recruit Dave Christensen at Wyoming Hmmmm

From scout.com

Moore is an extremely competitive player who is willing to do whatever necessary to move the chains. Clayton has the ability to beat teams with his feet as well as his more than adequate arm. He looks at home in the pocket, but he enjoys pulling the ball down and making plays when the opportunity arises.

Moore: "I have the ability to lead my team and am a coach on the field. I can move the chains when they need to move. I have a pretty strong arm and good accuracy, but I want to improve my arm strength. I really like being physical, which I know sounds strange coming from a quarterback. But when I run, I like to make it worthwhile. Even if I take the worse end of the licking, at least I showed them I'm not afraid to get hit."

Forget about the Lone Ranger. Sign up a couple of these wide receivers (especially #1) who get behind the defensive backs as if he is invisible.

[ZachTheZip]

Good news on the horizon?

Ianello's tweet: "I had a great day on the road recruiting today, we are having a great time adding key pieces to our program."

[ZachTheZip]

Moore now supposedly visiting LA Lafayette. - Twitter.

[72 Roo]

Moore looks like a good find. Is there any concern that all his video shows him playing out of the shotgun. I'm sure coach I has discussed being under center with him, but i am curious.

While not being a fan of coach I, he deserves credit for the recruiting class he's building. We may be better than 3 wins next year. Five would be fantastic, that's how low our standard is now.

[Z.I.P.]

A JUCO QB is always a risk. Much more so than a position with a high amounts of substitutions.

Maybe the JUCO experience humbled him. Maybe not. I know that he just led his team to a win in the Mississippi bowl, whatever that is. They were ranked #7 before upsetting the #3 team in that game.

There are 14 JC teams in Mississippi divided into 2 divisions, they play a 9 game regular season. Top 2 teams in each division(4 team total) meet in a playoff system. Winner is Mississippi JC football champion. Mississippi JC Champion is one of the teams in the Mississippi Bowl which is one of about 8 or 9 JC Football Bowl games.

Do they still play the Wool Bowl in Roswell, NM?

[ZachTheZip]

Straight from Clayton Moore's Facebook account, he will be an Akron Zip!

Since he is signing in the early period for JUCO transfers, along with OL commit Vinnie Rizzo, he will enroll in January for the 2011 Spring semester and so be eligible for Spring practice and to play in the Spring Game.

[xu9697]

http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1013486.html

Might be the same video that ZTZ posted. Sorry if repetitive.

Put on 17 lbs, so seems to be a solid 6-1, 6-2 and 222 lbs.

Can't say I am "wowed" by his film, but it is rare that the average fan can take much from these films. He had some really good offers (SEC, Big 12, Big Ten) out of HS. And with some real game action against college players, certainlty puts him in good position to be a real challenge to Nicely.

May the QB that works the hardest, is most prepared and most ready to win...win!!!

[ZachTheZip]

LB Jawan Poole appears to have decommitted from the Zips. Using the Google news preview of a Rivals article (under the sub-domain Scarlet Nation), it looks like we pulled his offer just a day after he verballed. We're nowhere near having a full class and it's not like we're seeing a bunch of blue-chip players commit to us, pushing out lesser talent or something.

Does anybody have any information on what the deal is here?

[johnnyzip84]

Scout List has new offer for Glenville TE Frank Clark.

This makes FIVE scholarship offers to players from Glenville in this year's class. We're already landed Johnny Robinson and Devonte Morgan of course. Hopefully, this helps UA land at least one more of them. I'd say iCoach was pretty serious about severing the Glenville-to-Ball St pipeline ASAP.

[Blue & Gold]

Frank Clark is a great target. We're still in the running for a handful of very impressive prospects! Go iCoach!!!

Here's a nice update on Nick Rossi. Sounds like we've got another (bigger) Brian Wagner in this guy.

Nick Rossi selected for 5-State All-Star Game!

[ZachTheZip]

Here's a nice update on Nick Rossi. Sounds like we've got another (bigger) Brian Wagner in this guy.

Nick Rossi selected for 5-State All-Star Game!

Maybe. But he's coming here to play the H-back position.

We sure could use a Brian Wagner type player on offense.

[Zipgrad01]

Frank Clark is a great target. We're still in the running for a handful of very impressive prospects! Go iCoach!!!

Here's a nice update on Nick Rossi. Sounds like we've got another (bigger) Brian Wagner in this guy.

Nick Rossi selected for 5-State All-Star Game!

Hopefully he doesnt sell his all star game ring to a tattoo parlor. : )

[ZachTheZip]

The Zips appear to have picked up a player by the name of Andrew Martin. I can't find much on him except that he graduated from East Technical High School in Cleveland in 2010, and had previously attended Villa-Angela St. Joseph. He would be a post-graduate. Played WR/DB. Maybe he's a walk-on. I can't find any info on him except for a few scattered references like this old scoutingohio.com profile, this thing from 2008, and his claim to be a Zip on Twitter.

Does anybody have any additional information or is anybody willing to dig a little further?

[Zipmeister]

The Zips appear to have picked up a player by the name of Andrew Martin. I can't find much on him except that he graduated from East Technical High School in Cleveland in 2010, and had previously attended Villa-Angela St. Joseph. He would be a post-graduate. Played WR/DB. Maybe he's a walk-on. I can't find any info on him except for a few scattered references like this old scoutingohio.com profile, this thing from 2008, and his claim to be a Zip on Twitter.

Does anybody have any additional information or is anybody willing to dig a little further?

At 5'10" and 175 I assume we are planning on switching him to dback.

[Big Zip]

I'm just going to point out that he went to East Technical High School, but it says on his twitter feed he's from Orange? He also was at VASJ? The Jets background.....hmmm?

[ZachTheZip]

Looks like we are beginning to take advantage of the coaching changes happening around the country.

Rodnell Pierce, who originally went to Ball State in 2010 as a greyshirt, is coming to Akron. He played safety for Glenville in high school. I believe that as a greyshirt he will have four years to play and the opportunity to gain a fifth year if his academics are good enough. He is a 3* safety according to ESPN recruiting.

[Blue & Gold]

Looks like we are beginning to take advantage of the coaching changes happening around the country.

Rodnell Pierce, who originally went to Ball State in 2010 as a greyshirt, is coming to Akron. He played safety for Glenville in high school. I believe that as a greyshirt he will have four years to play and the opportunity to gain a fifth year if his academics are good enough. He is a 3* safety according to ESPN recruiting.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach!

Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year?

[Captain Kangaroo]

Looks like we are beginning to take advantage of the coaching changes happening around the country.

Rodnell Pierce, who originally went to Ball State in 2010 as a greyshirt, is coming to Akron. He played safety for Glenville in high school. I believe that as a greyshirt he will have four years to play and the opportunity to gain a fifth year if his academics are good enough. He is a 3* safety according to ESPN recruiting.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach!

Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year?

From the day you enroll in a school you have 5 years to play 4. Thus he should not be available to play for the Zips until Fall 2012, since he needs to sit out a full calendar year. He can practice, but not play.

Maybe there's a way that he can take a full summer school load and be eligible...but I don't think so.

If we made a bowl game in 2011, I believe he could play in the game since his 2nd full Akron semester would be completed.

[Buckzip]

Looks like we are beginning to take advantage of the coaching changes happening around the country.

Rodnell Pierce, who originally went to Ball State in 2010 as a greyshirt, is coming to Akron. He played safety for Glenville in high school. I believe that as a greyshirt he will have four years to play and the opportunity to gain a fifth year if his academics are good enough. He is a 3* safety according to ESPN recruiting.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach!

Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year?

From the day you enroll in a school you have 5 years to play 4. Thus he should not be available to play for the Zips until Fall 2012, since he needs to sit out a full calendar year. He can practice, but not play.

Maybe there's a way that he can take a full summer school load and be eligible...but I don't think so.

If we made a bowl game in 2011, I believe he could play in the game since his 2nd full Akron semester would be completed.

But isn't this different since he is a greyshirt?

That's basically a walkon for the first year. If he never had a scholly, it shouldn't matter.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Looks like we are beginning to take advantage of the coaching changes happening around the country.

Rodnell Pierce, who originally went to Ball State in 2010 as a greyshirt, is coming to Akron. He played safety for Glenville in high school. I believe that as a greyshirt he will have four years to play and the opportunity to gain a fifth year if his academics are good enough. He is a 3* safety according to ESPN recruiting.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach!

Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year?

From the day you enroll in a school you have 5 years to play 4. Thus he should not be available to play for the Zips until Fall 2012, since he needs to sit out a full calendar year. He can practice, but not play.

Maybe there's a way that he can take a full summer school load and be eligible...but I don't think so.

If we made a bowl game in 2011, I believe he could play in the game since his 2nd full Akron semester would be completed.

But isn't this different since he is a greyshirt?

That's basically a walkon for the first year. If he never had a scholly, it shouldn't matter.

1.) I don't know whether or not he was actually a greyshirt. I know he was a late-qualifier. But it would be quite a steal to get a Rivals 3-star to come to a MAC campus without a scholarship. Not impossible, but very unlikely.

2.) Regardless of anything...the moment you enroll, and step on a given campus, the NCAA clock starts. Scholarship or no scholarship.

If BuckZip never played a down of football for the Zips, never even attended a practice...just attended school, then transferred to Ohio State to play football after 3 years @ UA, he would have 1 year of eligibility at Ohio State regardless of whether or not he ever played football at UA.

[ZachTheZip]

I'm pretty certain that a greyshirt doesn't have to sit out a year. He never was a part of the team at BSU, never practiced with them, and never had a scholarship. He was basically just a student with the promise of joining the team on scholarship next season.

Essentially, last year counts as both his redshirt year and his transfer "sitting out" year. You get 5 years to play 4, and he used his one year of not playing.

[Captain Kangaroo]

I'm pretty certain that a greyshirt doesn't have to sit out a year. He never was a part of the team at BSU, never practiced with them, and never had a scholarship. He was basically just a student with the promise of joining the team on scholarship next season.

Essentially, last year counts as both his redshirt year and his transfer "sitting out" year. You get 5 years to play 4, and he used his one year of not playing.

From what I understand, you are mostly correct. Had the student athlete taken a full course load (12 credits), regardless of any practice or association with the team, he would not be eligible after a transfer without losing a year's eligibility.

I'll guess this kid did not take a full course load at Ball State in Fall 2010. Thus his 5-year clock has not yet begun. And he can play this fall, and three seasons thereafter.

Actually, he could redshirt in 2011, and start his Freshman season @ Akron in 2012, with three years to play thereafter. I'm sure he expects to play this fall, however.

The extra year's eligibility does give him the availability of a medical redshirt, should he get injured in 2011, 2012 or 2013.

[Z.I.P.]

I'm pretty certain that a greyshirt doesn't have to sit out a year. He never was a part of the team at BSU, never practiced with them, and never had a scholarship. He was basically just a student with the promise of joining the team on scholarship next season.

Essentially, last year counts as both his redshirt year and his transfer "sitting out" year. You get 5 years to play 4, and he used his one year of not playing.

From what I understand, you are mostly correct. Had the student athlete taken a full course load (12 credits), regardless of any practice or association with the team, he would not be eligible after a transfer without losing a year's eligibility.

I'll guess this kid did not take a full course load at Ball State in Fall 2010. Thus his 5-year clock has not yet begun. And he can play this fall, and three seasons thereafter.

Actually, he could redshirt in 2011, and start his Freshman season @ Akron in 2012, with three years to play thereafter. I'm sure he expects to play this fall, however.

The extra year's eligibility does give him the availability of a medical redshirt, should he get injured in 2011, 2012 or 2013.

Well, I hope that covers everything.

[Zipgrad01]

Looks like we are beginning to take advantage of the coaching changes happening around the country.

Rodnell Pierce, who originally went to Ball State in 2010 as a greyshirt, is coming to Akron. He played safety for Glenville in high school. I believe that as a greyshirt he will have four years to play and the opportunity to gain a fifth year if his academics are good enough. He is a 3* safety according to ESPN recruiting.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach!

Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year?

From the day you enroll in a school you have 5 years to play 4. Thus he should not be available to play for the Zips until Fall 2012, since he needs to sit out a full calendar year. He can practice, but not play.

Maybe there's a way that he can take a full summer school load and be eligible...but I don't think so.

If we made a bowl game in 2011, I believe he could play in the game since his 2nd full Akron semester would be completed.

But isn't this different since he is a greyshirt?

That's basically a walkon for the first year. If he never had a scholly, it shouldn't matter.

1.) I don't know whether or not he was actually a greyshirt. I know he was a late-qualifier. But it would be quite a steal to get a Rivals 3-star to come to a MAC campus without a scholarship. Not impossible, but very unlikely.

2.) Regardless of anything...the moment you enroll, and step on a given campus, the NCAA clock starts. Scholarship or no scholarship.

If BuckZip never played a down of football for the Zips, never even attended a practice...just attended school, then transferred to Ohio State to play football after 3 years @ UA, he would have 1 year of eligibility at Ohio State regardless of whether or not he ever played football at UA.

He actually had no stars on rivals. I just looked him up. He isnt listed on Ball States class either.