ZippyFan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 I'm thinking "committed" isn't the same as "signed."Good news is that opens up one scholarship.This "commitment" has stunk from the beginning. Dennis will never play for us and I would doubt that he ever actually gets a scholarship. Quote
ZippyFan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 Is it odd that Newman Williams signed and we're still waiting on Junius?Junius will sign Quote
ZippyFan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 This class is actually shaping up nicely. several DB's and DL's Quote
ZachTheZip Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Posted February 5, 2014 This "commitment" has stunk from the beginning. Dennis will never play for us and I would doubt that he ever actually gets a scholarship. His academics are out of whack because he transferred to Orrville after the "incident" at Rittman. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Posted February 5, 2014 This class is actually shaping up nicely. several DB's and DL'sYes, the focus was clearly on the defense with this class. Quote
ZippyFan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 His academics are out of whack because he transferred to Orrville after the "incident" at Rittman.His academics are fine. Word is his dad's buddies with one of the Akron coaches. They gave him the "offer" to try to generate interest from other schools. It all blew up in the Wayne county area and in his face. It got so bad a kid on his team wrote a nasty poem about him and his dad (the coach). It ended up on national television. They both quit before the end of the season. Akron is now listing him as a greyshirt to save the kid and his family the embarrassment in the community. The whole thing is a joke Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 So who are we guessing are the other 2 besides Junius? I cant imagine we are giving a longsnapper a scholarship, so I am crossing off Glover. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 They must be counting Dennis in this years class. I am also wondering if Bernard Willingham is going to sign, but just couldnt today. He may have clearinghouse issues, etc... who knows? Quote
zipproud Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 What about the kid from Florida who was a greyshirt Anthony Lauro? Is he in this class???? Quote
Zipmeister Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 They must be counting Dennis in this years class. I am also wondering if Bernard Willingham is going to sign, but just couldnt today. He may have clearinghouse issues, etc... who knows?I think they are counting on Dennis to do the right thing. Quote
KentZip Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 From the Beacon back in September:Moeller wide receiver Isaiah Gentry signs with Can't.Akron was also in the mix.He doesn't appear on Can't LOI list today. Hmmmmm?Kid was a real beast in the State playoffs. Quote
ZippyFan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 What about the kid from Florida who was a greyshirt Anthony Lauro? Is he in this class????Lauro is in this class Quote
ZippyFan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 No wide receivers or running backs in this class (except for Lauro). We must feel like we already have the tools in house on the offensive side of the ball Quote
Zipmeister Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 This concludes our 2014 signing day class.Looks like we saved several rides for guys who were overbooked by bigger programs and left out in the cold, 5th yr transfers, and JCers who were slow to transfer.Good hunting TB; bag us some good ones. Quote
KentZip Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 Never mind on Gentry. Looks like he "upgraded" and signed with Minnesota. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 From the Beacon back in September:Moeller wide receiver Isaiah Gentry signs with Can't.Akron was also in the mix.He doesn't appear on Can't LOI list today. Hmmmmm?Kid was a real beast in the State playoffs.He flipped to Minnesota a week or so ago. Quote
Big Zip Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 So we have 14 recruits? 14?I'm hopeful we'll see more recruits. 14 seems like an awfully small class. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Posted February 5, 2014 So, 13 new players have signed today. One more is hopefully going to sign in the near future. Add to that at least four greyshirts from the previous class (and subtract one that's sitting out until next year) and some incoming transfers.This class might be small, but it has some big time players in it.In my mind, the highlights of the class are Chandler Kincade, Newman Williams, Anthony Clark, and Brock Boxen.The four greyshirts that I know of are WR Anthony Lauro, LB Jerome Lane, LB Deon’Tae Moore, and DT Lavonne Gauthney. There might be one or two more.We know Se'von Pittman should become eligible this season.I also wouldn't be surprised to see a couple 5th year transfers come in later on. Quote
Buckzip Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 We need some 5th year transfers to fill in some gaps if we want to keep improving. Quote
Balsy Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 To me (the amateur casual observer of recruiting) appears to be a strong class, regardless of the number of recruits. How many times have we had a high volume of recruits and most of them don't pan out? We have the foundational players for the OL and DL, which a lot of us were worried about. We got a future QB, and some SOLID recruits for the defensive side. I'd imagine there are some 5th years/transfers in the works to beef up for this year.Overall, the question I throw out there to everyone is: Do you think that we gained more talent (or potential talent) in this recruiting class than we lost to graduation? Quote
Big Zip Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 The O-Lineman from Willoughby apparently was committed to Can't according to the Plain Dealer. Nice to see us flip a kid away from Can't. Although the PD doesn't seem to understand St. Francis, Duquesne, Bucknell, Youngstown State and Davidson do not play Div. 1 football. I also found it interesting that in a list of "local recruits" going to Div. 1 programs it also listed "preferred walk ons".http://www.cleveland.com/hssports/blog/index.ssf/2014/02/high_school_football_recruitin.html#incart_2box Quote
ZachTheZip Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Posted February 5, 2014 Although the PD doesn't seem to understand St. Francis, Duquesne, Bucknell, Youngstown State and Davidson do not play Div. 1 football.Technically, they do. Quote
zippy5 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 Yeah, all of those schools are D-1.. Quote
RowdyZip Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 So...how many guys are graduating/out of eligibility after last season? Would this give us an idea of available scholarships for this class? Quote
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