mikea Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Tatarunas , 2018 QB Mentor HS (6'5", 220), has PWO from Ohio St and Cinn. Some FCS offers. Akron would be an interesting destination. The Mentor train led by Tadas Tatarunas , keeps on rolling through the Ohio ,D1 (largest schools) playoffs. "Another outstanding season in Saint Ignatius football came to an end on Friday night, as Mentor senior quarterback Tadas Tatarunas directed a fourth-quarter rally that led the Cardinals to a 23-21 victory over the Wildcats in the OHSAA Region 1 championship game at Bedford's Bearcat Stadium" "Most of the fourth quarter belonged to Mentor, however, as Tatarunas consistently hurt the Wildcats with his poise under pressure on third down conversions and his uncanny ability to scramble away for big yards." "More of Tatarunas' third down resolve came to the fore, as he and the rest of Mentor's productive offense put together a 17-play, 71-yard march through the brisk winds in Bearcat Stadium, a drive that ate up 5 minutes and 15 seconds, and ended with McIntosh's eventual game-winning field goal." Wildcats Fall to the Cardinals in the Regional Final PS - St Ignatious was #13 in the country by Maxpreps, previous week they beat #18 St Edwards, also in a last minute drive. Tatarunas, on the Mr Ohio watch list, has approx 80 TDs and 8,500 passing yards in his career at Mentor. Edited November 18, 2017 by mikea added content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 He sounds great! Do you know if he's been contacted by any UA coaches? They have to be aware of him. Is he a late bloomer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) They (Akron staff) are aware of Tatarunas (I am told), not sure where he is on their board at this point. Mentor plays this friday night in the D1 Semi's , so another chance to evaluate him. He was planning to camp at Akron this past spring, but a minor injury kept him from camping in the critical months of May and June. There is a ton of tape on him obviously, being a 3 year starter. He had 28 TDs as a soph, so he is no late bloomer. Also a great student w a 3.9 GPA. Not sure he is in the mold of the fleet footed QBs Akron now has, more in the Ben Rothliesburger mold, w a terrific arm and enough mobility to get out of trouble and gain yardage. About a 4.8 Fourty (I think) Edited November 19, 2017 by mikea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 On to Canton ! http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20171124/tadas-tatarunas-is-writing-thrilling-ending-to-his-unsung-mentor-career-opinion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, mikea said: On to Canton ! http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20171124/tadas-tatarunas-is-writing-thrilling-ending-to-his-unsung-mentor-career-opinion I was just checking to see if Mentor won. Any idea why he doesn't have any FBS offers at this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, LZIp said: I was just checking to see if Mentor won. Any idea why he doesn't have any FBS offers at this time? I know he has a preferred walk-on offer to OSU. He's also been visiting a few P5 teams. Could be that he or his coaches have expressed disinterest in G5 schools sending him offers? I've seen that happen before with Akron city-series prospects (mostly in the past; Bowden has done an excellent job of mending those ties), where the coaches tell these kids they're too good for the MAC and they either end up riding the bench at a P5 bottom feeder or they play for a lower division. I really hope that's not the case here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, LZIp said: I was just checking to see if Mentor won. Any idea why he doesn't have any FBS offers at this time? His 40 speed isn't great, maybe 4.8 at best, but as you can see from his tape , he is very mobile , and throws well on the run. His junior year wasn't as good statistically as soph year, but his senior year now has been excellent. Also, he had to miss the very critical camp season of his junior year w a minor injury, so many coaching staffs never saw him at their camps.. I'm pretty sure Tatarunas would grab a MAC offer , unfortunately the camps he went to as a soph were P5 (Big10, ACC) camps, and the MAC camps he was scheduled to get to end of Junior year (May, June) he had to miss with an injury and then rehab. He recently won the Tony Fisher award (Northern Ohio) was named first team GCC, and now with 1 more win, does something even Mitch Trubisky couldn't do...lead Mentor to the D1 Ohio Championship. He is on the Mr Ohio watch list, so a D1 title might do it. He is also close to Trubisky's passing yardage and TD passing records . In the most recent win, he even led his team in rushing as well. Plus does a lot of community service, has a 3.9 GPA and is a tremendous leader for his teammates. I'm hoping Akron offers this kid. Edited November 26, 2017 by mikea added content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 14 hours ago, mikea said: His 40 speed isn't great, maybe 4.8 at best, but as you can see from his tape , he is very mobile , and throws well on the run. His junior year wasn't as good statistically as soph year, but his senior year now has been excellent. Also, he had to miss the very critical camp season of his junior year w a minor injury, so many coaching staffs never saw him at their camps.. I'm pretty sure Tatarunas would grab a MAC offer , unfortunately the camps he went to as a soph were P5 (Big10, ACC) camps, and the MAC camps he was scheduled to get to end of Junior year (May, June) he had to miss with an injury and then rehab. He recently won the Tony Fisher award (Northern Ohio) was named first team GCC, and now with 1 more win, does something even Mitch Trubisky couldn't do...lead Mentor to the D1 Ohio Championship. He is on the Mr Ohio watch list, so a D1 title might do it. He is also close to Trubisky's passing yardage and TD passing records . In the most recent win, he even led his team in rushing as well. Plus does a lot of community service, has a 3.9 GPA and is a tremendous leader for his teammates. I'm hoping Akron offers this kid. I appreciate the insight! I'm no recruiter, but I like everything I've seen/heard about him. We don't have a QB in this class yet so I hope he ends up getting an offer from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 I'm big on signing a QB in every class. Bowden's little finger obviously knows more about college football than I do, but he hadn't been doing that & our lack of depth at QB last year derailed our season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted November 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20171126/mentor-football-qb-tadas-tatarunas-could-fall-into-a-college-coachs-lap-opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 At 8:30 Spectrum Sports is showing a replay of the Mentor -v- Olentangy Liberty game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 47 minutes ago, mikea said: http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20171126/mentor-football-qb-tadas-tatarunas-could-fall-into-a-college-coachs-lap-opinion This article stated coaches can't contact recruits till Dec. 1st. Idk when this no-contact period began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Did anyone ever offer this kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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