2013 verbal: DT/T Ryan Kortokrax

[ZachTheZip]

Thanks to a misspelled internet search and the magic of social media, I stumbled on to the news that 6'5" 275lb DT Ryan Kortokrax has committed to play for the Zips next year. A little digging tells that it's a scholarship spot, not a walk-on.

From what little I can gather, he is a three sport athlete (football, basketball, track) at Wayne Trace High School in Haviland, OH. Not listed on any recruiting websites other than MaxPreps. What experts like to call a "sleeper" recruit. I'll trust that coach Amato knows what he's doing in terms of recruiting for his defense.

[Z.I.P.]

Thanks to a misspelled internet search and the magic of social media, I stumbled on to the news that 6'5" 275lb DT Ryan Kortokrax has committed to play for the Zips next year. A little digging tells that it's a scholarship spot, not a walk-on.

From what little I can gather, he is a three sport athlete (football, basketball, track) at Wayne Trace High School in Haviland, OH. Not listed on any recruiting websites other than MaxPreps. What experts like to call a "sleeper" recruit. I'll trust that coach Amato knows what he's doing in terms of recruiting for his defense.

Hmmmm! As soon as I saw that last name I had to figure out where I remembered it from. As it so happens, Dick Kortokrax is Ohio's winningest all-time boys HS basketball coach at Kalida HS in Putnam County. And Alan Kortokrax was a 6-9 forward for OSU back in the early 80s. I wonder if Ryan is Alan's son or nephew.

[ZachTheZip]

ESPN blurb.

He missed most of last season with an ankle injury. Typically, the junior season is the most important for recruiting.