Blue & Gold Posted January 27, 2013 Report Posted January 27, 2013 Rivals is showing that Ed Stockett committed to the Zips in June of last year??? http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting...bIVTrRqiCdDPZB4 I promise to learn how to shorten links - any help would be appreciated. Yes, but that information is out-dated. Stockett is no longer a Zips commit. After the (awful) senior season he had, the general conclusion on ZN.o was that Coach Bowden was probably just straight honest with him & told him he'd most likely never see the field at Akron. So Stockett de-committed quite early, as back in November, IIRC and was looking elsewhere (lower division). We picked up Pennsylvania QB Tommy Woodson in his stead. Quote
zippy5 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Posted January 27, 2013 Rivals is showing that Ed Stockett committed to the Zips in June of last year??? http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting...bIVTrRqiCdDPZB4 I promise to learn how to shorten links - any help would be appreciated. Either use the hyperlink function and turn the link into "click me" or something like that. Or go to tinyurl.com Quote
Dr Z Posted January 27, 2013 Report Posted January 27, 2013 I promise to learn how to shorten links - any help would be appreciated.Here is a "how to" that is in the Technical Support Forum. Don't feel bad, there are posters that have been here for a decade+ that haven't figured it out. Quote
K92 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Posted January 27, 2013 So, if I am reading everything correctly, the Zips are only in the running for one juco transfer? I was hoping for a couple more to plug some holes. Perhaps some on the commit list will be greyshirts, opening up another position or two? Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Posted January 28, 2013 Rivals is showing that Ed Stockett committed to the Zips in June of last year??? http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting...bIVTrRqiCdDPZB4 I promise to learn how to shorten links - any help would be appreciated. Ignore Rivals. They've been beyond terrible at covering Zips recruiting this year. The best recruiting coverage for Akron this year is a toss-up between ESPN and 247sports. They're on their way to surpassing the traditional Scout and Rivals sites. They're much better at tracking who commits to what school. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Posted January 28, 2013 So, if I am reading everything correctly, the Zips are only in the running for one juco transfer? I was hoping for a couple more to plug some holes. Perhaps some on the commit list will be greyshirts, opening up another position or two? We should have a prep-school player or two coming in this year. Stay tuned. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 247sports currently has our class rated as next to last in the country. Not good. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 247sports currently has our class rated as next to last in the country. Not good. IIRC we only have 13 schollies to give, so it's not going to be a very highly-rated class. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Posted January 28, 2013 247sports currently has our class rated as next to last in the country. Not good. Recruiting services rank based on heavily on quantity of recruits. So a team that has oversigned to have 30 3-star recruits will be rated well ahead of a 13-recruit class full of 4 and 5 stars. With our limited scholarships, there's no way we would possibly be rated as high as other MAC teams that can sign 20+ recruits, even if we have higher individual ratings. Also, 247 is missing some of our recruits. Deontae Moore isn't listed as having verballed to us, and Stephen Ericksen (#30 Center in the country on Scout) doesn't even have a profile. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Posted January 28, 2013 Generally, having a recruit that is top-100 at their position is a good get, considering our record the past few years. Going through the recruting services, and adding the players that they have neglected to mark as committed, gives the following (Bold is not listed as committed, italic means no profile): Scout: DeAndre Adams (WR) Logan Cox (S) ** Stephen Ericksen (#30 C) NR David Gaydosz (unranked RB) ** Zach Guiser (#119 S) ** Dominick Hamilton (#34 C) Keontae Hollis (DT) ** Michael Kish (#73 TE) ** Ryan Kortokrax (unranked OT) *** Jerome Lane (#94 OLB) ** Anthony Lauro (unranked WR) ** Deontae Moore (#133 OLB) Tyler Vaughn (DT) ** Tommy Woodson (#82 QB) Rivals: Deandre Adams (WR) Logan Cox (S) NR Stephen Ericksen (unranked C) ** RB David Gaydosz (unranked RB) ** Zach Guiser (unranked DB) ** Dominick Hamilton (unranked OG) *** Keontae Hollis (unranked DT) ** Michael Kish (unranked TE) Ryan Kortokrax (OT) *** Jerome Lane (unranked OLB) ** Anthony Lauro (unranked RB) Deontae Moore (LB) Tyler Vaughn (DT) ** Tommy Woodson (unranked ATH) ESPN: Deandre Adams (WR) NR Logan Cox (unranked S) NR Stephen Ericksen (unranked OC) NR David Gaydosz (unranked RB) ** Zach Guiser (#112 S) *** Dominick Hamilton (#86 OG) NR Keontae Hollis (unranked DT) NR Michael Kish (unranked TE) NR Ryan Kortokrax (unranked OT) ** Jerome Lane (#175 ATH) ** Anthony Lauro (#176 ATH) NR Deontae Moore (unranked OLB) NR Tyler Vaughn (unranked DT) ** Tommy Woodson (#86 ProQB) Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 Zach, I can't find hardly any information on WR Deandre Adams. What do you have on him? And, with only 13 schollies to give, this class is shaping up nicely. I'm still holding my breath with DT Keontae Hollis. I guess that he tweeted that he really enjoyed his visit @ U of South Alabama. Though, fortunately, he's still listed as a Zips commit. We need DT's. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Posted January 28, 2013 Zach, I can't find hardly any information on WR Deandre Adams. What do you have on him? And, with only 13 schollies to give, this class is shaping up nicely. I'm still holding my breath with DT Keontae Hollis. I guess that he tweeted that he really enjoyed his visit @ U of South Alabama. Though, fortunately, he's still listed as a Zips commit. We need DT's. My info on Adams is mostly that he committed to Akron. From what I can gather, he initially played QB but made the switch to WR during his senior season. Look here for a little bit of info/highlights. Quote
ZippyFan Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 I dint see Deandre Adams on any of the listings. What's the deal with him Quote
ZippyFan Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 We dropped a bunch of balls last year. I heard through a friend we are still recruiting WR's. All of the big boys show we have several offered. Does that mean none of them are going to committ? Quote
ZippyFan Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 ESPN Recruiting shows we had a couple visits last Friday. One of them is a WR that has verbaled to Can't and the other a RB from Colerain that I've never heard of. Does anybody know anything about these 2 kids. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 ESPN Recruiting shows we had a couple visits last Friday. One of them is a WR that has verbaled to Can't and the other a RB from Colerain that I've never heard of. Does anybody know anything about these 2 kids. Mykel Traylor-Bennett is the receiver that you are talking about. He is 6'4 and 200 pounds. He flipped from Cincy to Can't and then de-committed from Can't. He was indeed here this weekend. He has offers from Can't, Cincy, Syracuse, Toledo, Minnesota, BGSU and EMU, among others. He looks like he would be a nice pickup. The running back you are talking about is Chris Davis. He is a 3 star player on rivals and has an Akron offer. He verballed to Indiana State this afternoon. Quote
ZippyFan Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 Any chance we can get Traylor-Bennett. We can definitely use a couple good wide outs. Do we have any chance of landing any others? It looks like the decent ones all have multiple offers Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 Here is a list of players who were signed last year but who are not on the GoZips.com roster. DL William Houst DE Arlington McClinton OL Curtis Black LB Darryl Waters DE Jason Stargel WR Josh Smith S Ben Cunningham OL Kevin Mills Does anyone have any info on these guys? Bump. Quote
Dr Z Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 Bump.Maybe use George's mailbag for that question? Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 Confirmed through local newspaper or a recruiting service: LB Dontae Moore, Kenmore HS, Akron, OH ATH Jerome Lane, Firestone HS, Akron, OH S Logan Cox, Parkersburg South HS, Parkersburg, WV QB Tommy Woodson, Gateway HS, Monroeville, PA TB Anthony Lauro, Manatee HS, Brandenton, FL C Stephen Ericksen, Carrollton HS, Carrollton, OH OT Ryan Kortokrax, Wayne Trace HS, Haviland, OH TE Michael Kish, Brentwood SHS, Pittsburgh, PA S Zach Guiser, Greensburg Central Catholic HS, Greensburg, PA OG Dominick Hamilton, Cass Technical HS, Detroit, MI DT Tyler Vaughn, Union Grove HS, McDonough, GA Known through social media: RB David Gaydosz, Winfield HS, Winfield, WV WR Deandre Adams, Hallandale HS, Hallandale Beach, FL And as of 1/29 we can add: DT Keontae Hollis, 6'2"/293, Iowa Central C.C. DT LaVonne Gauthney, 6'1"/292, Hargrave Military Academy RB Manny Morgan, 5'8"/180, Naples HS, Naples, FL Quote
LZIp Posted January 29, 2013 Report Posted January 29, 2013 This is shaping up to be an alright class for our standards, IMO. Anyone know of how many scholly's are left? Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Posted January 30, 2013 This is shaping up to be an alright class for our standards, IMO. Anyone know of how many scholly's are left? One or two at the very most. We may even be full now. It's hard to say who is on scholarship and who is walking on. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 It is nice to see Bowden address a huge need of ours....the DL. The lack of depth on the DL last year cost us maybe 2 or 3 games. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 Any chance we can get Traylor-Bennett. We can definitely use a couple good wide outs. Do we have any chance of landing any others? It looks like the decent ones all have multiple offers According to Rivals Mykel Traylor-Bennett is only showing interest to us and Can't, but it says that we haven't offered. Who knows? Quote
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