UAZippers Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) 18 minutes ago, LZIp said: No mention of Josh Krok, Reggie Rogers, or Gilchrist at Bowden's presser. Bowden commented that he is not allowed to talk about Gilchrist. He must not have signed today. Edited February 3, 2016 by UAZippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 21 minutes ago, UAZippers said: Bowden commented that he is not allowed to talk about Gilchrist. He must not have signed today. Hoban's twitter posted a pic of him signing his LOI. Maybe he'll be a blueshirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 30 minutes ago, LZIp said: No mention of Josh Krok, Reggie Rogers, or Gilchrist at Bowden's presser. Josh Krok is already in the team. A coach cannot talk about a player until they either sign The LOI or enroll at the university and begin classes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, ZachTheZip said: Hoban's twitter posted a pic of him signing his LOI. Maybe he'll be a blueshirt. Maybe we will see a tweet after UA gets his letter, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) 27 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said: Josh Krok is already in the team. A coach cannot talk about a player until they either sign The LOI or enroll at the university and begin classes, They did mention a few players that transferred last year. Kevin Gladdney, Jojo Natson, Kwaderrius Smith and Bryce Jones were all treated like newcomers. I found him not mentioning Krok to be unusual. He spent a lot of time talking about how he is rebuilding the o line. Edited February 3, 2016 by UAZippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 16 minutes ago, ZachTheZip said: Hoban's twitter posted a pic of him signing his LOI. Maybe he'll be a blueshirt. Yeah, Tyler Gilchrist definitely signed with UA. https://twitter.com/HobanAthletics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 A recruit by the name of Tre Richardson seems to have commited to the Zips also. It looks like he is from Can't Roosevelt. He didn't have an official announcement either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, UAZippers said: A recruit by the name of Tre Richardson seems to have commited to the Zips also. It looks like he is from Can't Roosevelt. He didn't have an official announcement either. I think I remember him. He was a senior last year ('14-'15). 5-10 WR, IIRC. Good player, but likely a walk-on for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I was watching the press conference online & couldn't see any of the highlight videos. A bit disappointed with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Overall, the most interesting comment from Bowden's press conference was that he wants to make the University of Akron the premier Midwest school for players that want to play football and compete on the track and field team. He mentioned that this was a huge reason for us getting both Kwaderrius Smith and Bryce Jones as transfers. If it continues to get us fast, skilled players, I am all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said: I was watching the press conference online & couldn't see any of the highlight videos. A bit disappointed with that. Agreed. I'm pretty positive they've showed them in years past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said: I think I remember him. He was a senior last year ('14-'15). 5-10 WR, IIRC. Good player, but likely a walk-on for us. He was a senior this year, I found after some searching. He's probably going to be a walk on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 hour ago, UAZippers said: Overall, the most interesting comment from Bowden's press conference was that he wants to make the University of Akron the premier Midwest school for players that want to play football and compete on the track and field team. He mentioned that this was a huge reason for us getting both Kwaderrius Smith and Bryce Jones as transfers. If it continues to get us fast, skilled players, I am all for it. Anthony Young as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 18 hours ago, Dr Z said: Looks like Akron is now listing Kato as 6'1" and 195. Watch Coach Bowden talk about his class here. Coach mentioned Zips signee Alvin Davis school, St Thomas Aquinas. Check out some of the talent in that school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Dr Z said: Looks like Akron is now listing Kato as 6'1" and 195. "Six of the signees— DL Trevor Brown (Clinton, Md.), OL Brandon Council (Tar Heel, N.C.), LB Jamal Davis II (Canton, Ohio), S Shawn Featherstone (Pittsburgh, Pa.), OL Montel Jordan (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), and OL Cedric McCoy (Palatka, Fla.), — enrolled in classes in January 2016. Jordan originally signed with the Zips in 2015. The 2016 recruiting class includes seven student-athletes who were on campus during the fall 2015 semester—LB Brian Bell (Valdosta, Ga.), WR Kevin Gladney (Akron, Ohio), TE Brandon Junk (Clearwater, Fla.), ATH Vince Lockett (Akron, Ohio), OL Xavier Quigley (Ankeny, Iowa), DE Daumantas Venckus (Weston, Fla.), and LB Josh Ward (Delray Beach, Fla.). " Interesting information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Regarding 2015 listee Ray Ray Smith - word on the street is he never made the requisite test scores and decided to go JUCO rather than be a non-qualifier for the Zips. You never know if he gives UA another look, but he's thought to be "an SEC talent" and likely will end up at a P5 program. I thought it was interesting that Bowden said he got a large haul of really good OL's because we'd lost 5 senior linemen this year, The newcomers all felt the Zips situation was their best chance to see the field the fastest. Also - usually the coaches are reserved in discussing which incoming Freshman have the best chance to see the field the fastest, but he stated Davon'te Jest was expected to come in and at least partially fill the void of Rodney Coe's departure. The kid looks like a beast on film. Jo Jo Natson will be a HUGE addition to special teams and the offense. Unbelievable quickness & speed. Natson, Gladney, Lane and Traylor-Bennett...Young and Wolf...Woodson has to be licking his chops! It's gotta be a completely new look for the offense next season. And I would not be too concerned about the RB situation. Word on the street is there are a couple players still to be signed, including a back. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 22 hours ago, zipsoutsider said: Agreed. Rachel has delivered some punishing hits. In practice? He is going to be a redshirt senior and has 14 total tackles in 3 years. I hope he has a great senior year, but I'm not going to hold my breath or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Ohio dot com article on signing day by GT. "Six of the recruits — Trevor Brown, Brandon Council, Montel Jordan, Jovann Letuli, Cedric McCoy and Jonathan Neeley — are offensive linemen. Even more important is that four of them enrolled early and will be able to participate in spring practice, which should allow them to challenge for significant playing time." Video of Jaleel Davis signing at his high school. “I broke records here, and I’m trying to break records at Akron,” Davis said. In his senior year, Davis broke Titusville’s record for rushing yards with 3,840 over his high school career, surpassing Gerald White, who played with the Terriers from 1980 to 1982 before moving on to play with the University of Michigan and the Dallas Cowboys. Davis also scored 42 career touchdowns." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hustlebelt summary http://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-football-recruiting/2016/2/3/10902958/akron-zips-national-signing-day-class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 hour ago, K92 said: In practice? He is going to be a redshirt senior and has 14 total tackles in 3 years. I hope he has a great senior year, but I'm not going to hold my breath or anything. Games... one of those few plays resulted in forced fumble on pass reception and others he demonstrated some hard hitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I remember Rachel showing promise early in his career. I believe he tore his ACL on season, and besides that, he has been behind some nice LBs.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zipgrad01 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Nice to see that our class ranked below Samford, Lamar, Bethune-Cookman, Yale, columbia, Austin Peay, Harvard, sam Houston state, Abilene Christian, uc Davis. Glad we just beat out furman and central Arkansas. What a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Zipgrad01 said: Nice to see that our class ranked below Samford, Lamar, Bethune-Cookman, Yale, columbia, Austin Peay, Harvard, sam Houston state, Abilene Christian, uc Davis. Glad we just beat out furman and central Arkansas. What a joke. I'm feeling good about it. Yesterday we were ranked dead last in FBS but today we are second to last. Can't is dead last today. Let's see what tomorrow brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 1 minute ago, K92 said: I'm feeling good about it. Yesterday we were ranked dead last in FBS but today we are second to last. Can't is dead last today. Let's see what tomorrow brings. I wouldn't care as much if it were ACT scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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