Captain Kangaroo Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 Kwadarrius Smith is still listed as an "athlete." Can we pick a position for the guy? Darius Copeland is listed at 266 lbs. Wasn't he 300+ in his Freshman season? Fransohn Bickley returns for his senior season. There's a story in there somewhere... Daumantas Venckus - I liked this kid last season. I look forward to him making a bigger impact in 2016. DJ Jones from Ravenna is still hanging around? Seems like he's been here forever. Travonte Junius - 6' 3", 198 Soph. Tough to be a D1 LB at 198 lbs. Wonder if that's a misprint? Newman Williams - 6' 2", 273 lbs. Listed as a TE/LB? He was always a thick kid...but 273 lbs? Holy Moley. Hope he can stay healthy for more than a few plays this season. Hayden Grover still hanging around as a long snapper? His web site still stands as one of the all-time best. Unfortunately, I think it now belongs to the ages... At 6' 5", 302 lbs, Jelani Hamilton will either be an absolute force, or winner of the Ryan Bain award for most imposing Zips DL in street clothes. Let's hope he's healthy, and it's the former. 1 Quote
akron4ever Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 It's already been mentioned on this board, but Tyler Shipman and Josh McNeil are both no longer on the roster. I've heard it was academic issues for both. Don't want to speculate, but it came from pretty reliable sources who have always given me accurate information regarding Akron football. Quote
K92 Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 Media Guide came out today. Here's your first 2-deep. . . 3 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Posted July 25, 2016 I’ll give 8 quick thoughts – 1.) Interesting that Ball is listed as the #1 back already. That’s exciting to see. He must have made a good impression since he arrived on campus. 2.) In passing situations, we can have 5 wideouts, including – Lane, Natson, Wolf, Traylor-Bennett, and <insert next best wideout here>. That will be awesome. 3.) NOW we finally have some line depth. And a ton of Juniors. That really bodes well for next year. Hope we bring in a lot of Freshman OL’s in the ’17 class and redshirt them. Then we’ll really have some solid long-term depth for the future. 4.) Kicking position scares the bejeebers out of me. 5.) I’ll be disappointed if Jones doesn’t overtake Hope for the starting FC job. 6.) Our DL looks awesome. 7.) Junius has the leg up on Bell? That’s another battle that bears watching in camp. 8.) I love our secondary. Linebacker still seems to be a glaring weakness. Hopefully we get some pleasant surprises. The PT is there for the taking for whomever wants it. 2 Quote
UA1987 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) I'd like to see the Mich transfer (still not on roster) at LT even though Brown is supposed to be very good. Noticed that Hamilton did not make the two deep (for now). Ritz is showing his versatility as he now is at RG. Coaches may want the two experienced lineman (Ritz and Erickson) on opposite sides of the center. Edited July 26, 2016 by UA1987 Quote
K92 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Posted August 4, 2016 What happened to Richie Cooper? Did I miss something? Quote
LZIp Posted August 4, 2016 Report Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) Mich OL still not on roster, Ball added. Looks like Tillman still here though..https://twitter.com/LoganTillman Edited August 4, 2016 by LZIp Quote
ZachTheZip Posted August 5, 2016 Report Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) KC with the longsnapper scoop... http://www.hudl.com/video/3/1435879/5721d3380428ae20e4cf9e46 Edited August 5, 2016 by ZachTheZip Quote
Blue & Gold Posted August 5, 2016 Report Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) TW13 named to preseason Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/20160804/akron-qb-named-to-unitas-watch-list Edit: should have put this under the TW13 thread. Edited August 5, 2016 by Blue & Gold Quote
Blue & Gold Posted August 5, 2016 Report Posted August 5, 2016 Newman Williams a 3rd-string TE? We need to find a way to get him on the field. LB? DT? Quote
zippy5 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Posted August 5, 2016 22 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Newman Williams a 3rd-string TE? We need to find a way to get him on the field. LB? DT? I'm usually in the school of thought that these coaches see these guys every day, and they must not think he needs to be on the field. Quote
K92 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Posted August 5, 2016 1 hour ago, zippy5 said: I'm usually in the school of thought that these coaches see these guys every day, and they must not think he needs to be on the field. Maybe they have labeled Newman with the same condition they found Jarrod Pughsley had when Bowden & Co. arrived in 2012? Quote
LZIp Posted August 5, 2016 Report Posted August 5, 2016 Never would have thought Junius would be higher on the depth chart than Williams when they were being recruited. Could be a combination of injury issues/the new "toy" in MTB at the position. 1 Quote
akronzips71 Posted August 7, 2016 Report Posted August 7, 2016 On 8/5/2016 at 8:15 AM, Blue & Gold said: TW13 named to preseason Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/20160804/akron-qb-named-to-unitas-watch-list Edit: should have put this under the TW13 thread. And being a junior this is really good for the future. 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted August 8, 2016 Report Posted August 8, 2016 On August 5, 2016 at 9:57 AM, K92 said: Maybe they have labeled Newman with the same condition they found Jarrod Pughsley had when Bowden & Co. arrived in 2012? Keener, can you refresh my memory on this. Was Pughsley overweight? Did the coaches think they needed to light a fire under him? Quote
K92 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said: Keener, can you refresh my memory on this. Was Pughsley overweight? Did the coaches think they needed to light a fire under him? Yes. I found an old article on it. http://www.ohio.com/news/top-stories/zips-football-jarrod-pughsley-transforms-from-overweight-walk-on-to-starting-left-tackle-1.300947 It doesn't say it in this article, but I believe Tank's initial assessment of Jarrod was that he had a lot of potential, but was "TFF". Edited August 8, 2016 by K92 1 Quote
LZIp Posted August 8, 2016 Report Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) With players reporting for camp yesterday, it appears the roster has been updated. Newcomers: James King, OLB, transfer from Miami. Must sit out 2016. http://247sports.com/Player/James-King-32214?Institution=9093 Michael Butler, Redshirt Senior DB transfer from Western Michigan. Assuming he is eligible. Jon Semerene, PK, Miami. Assuming he is out this year. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/15010862/miami-hurricanes-dismiss-kicker-jon-semerene Logan Tulley-Tillman is finally on there. Freddie Simmons Jr. WR. Even though its not listed on there, he looks like an original commit to NC State. He is class of 2015 and was redshirted...so I'm not sure if that means he is eligible or not. http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Freddie-Simmons-43426/RecruitInterests There are also some new freshman/redshirt freshman/sophomores added. I'm assuming we recruited most of them..but its so hard to keep track of with all of the non qualifiers and such. Edited August 8, 2016 by LZIp 2 Quote
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