Zips Recruiting Update

[Captain Kangaroo]

Listed below is the most up to date recruiting status of the student athletes listed on Scout.com, plus a few others. The most recent Zips Verbal is Sean Fobbs, a strong safety out of Miamisburg.· Ryan Brinson On campus. RB Canton McKinley · Vince Hill Verbal. Staff loves him. (Friendly HS) Fort Washington, MD 5-10/175 · Zac Kasparek Verbal. Had strong interest from Penn State and Northwestern.· (New Brighton Area HS) New Brighton, PA 6-6/300/5.10 Med · Jerome Royal Verbal (Cleveland Heights HS) University Hts, OH 6-2/180 · Gary Pride Verbal. QB of the #1 D1 HS in Ohio. Will likely be an all-purpose back at Akron. (Colerain HS) Cincinnati, OH 5-9/180 · Matt Rodgers Verbal. Set the WPIAL on fire this season. His team lost 12-7 this past week, ending their year. (Seton-Lasalle HS) Pittsburgh, PA 6-3/180/4.70 · Sean Fobbs Verbal. Projected to be a strong safety. (Miamisburg HS) Miamisburg, OH 6-1/200/4.50 Med · Tyler Holmes Visited campus last week. His decision is narrowed down to Houston, Tulsa and Akron. He would begin school this January. DL 6'5" 280 lbs. Canada · Jeremiah Martin Visited campus last week. 6' 1" 220 lbs DL Upper Marlboro, Maryland · Cornelius Ward Teammate of Zips commital Vince Hill. Zips are interested, but have yet to offer a scholarship. Friendly HS Fort Washington, MD · Da`von Moore Good player. Zips are interested. (Brentwood SHS) Pittsburgh, PA 5-11/205 · Rontez Miles Good player. Zips are interested. (Woodland Hills SHS) Pittsburgh, PA 6-2/185 · Frank Edmonds Zips like him. Limited scholarships will be extended to smaller RB's in this class, so if another "small" RB commits before Edmonds the Zips may stop recruiting him. (St. Edward HS) Lakewood, OH 5-8/185/4.50 Med · Brian Gamble Zips love him. However, if his grades are in order, he will likely go to a Big 10 school. (Washington HS) Massillon, OH 6-0/190 Med · Tim Cortazzo Zips like him, but we already have quite a few WR's. WR scholarships will be limited in this Zips recruiting class. (Penn Trafford HS) Harrison City, PA 6-0.5/185/4.39 Med · B.J. Cunningham Zips love him. (Westerville-South HS) Westerville, OH 6-1/185 · Kyle Jefferson Will likley be a Buckeye. (Glenville HS) Cleveland, OH 6-5/170 · Haroon Brown No info. (Phoebus HS) Hampton, VA 5-11/225 · Landon Givers No info. (Phoebus HS) Hampton, VA 6-2/215 · Danny Dario Doesn't appear to be D1 material. (Archbishop Hoban HS) Akron, OH 6-0/230 · Aaron Williams Zips would LOVE to get him. Hopefully Penn Hills grad Coach Moorhead can work his magic and get him in the Zips Blue and Gold. I saw Williams in a playoff game last week (on TV). He was unstoppable. (Penn Hills SHS) Pittsburgh, PA 6-2/205 · John Hughes Good player. Zips are interested. (Lincoln HS) Gahanna, OH 6-2/260· Jake Anderson Zips love him, but so do several BCS schools. (McDowell SHS) Erie, PA 6-5/290 · Ben Burkett Staff loves him, but he'll be tough to get. (St. Johns Jesuit HS) Toledo, OH 6-4/260 · Lester Bell No info. (Kempsville HS) Virginia Beach, VA 5-11/170 · Pete Rolf Staff loves him, but he'll be tough to get. (Piqua HS) Piqua, OH 6-4/220 · James Butts Staff loves him, but he'll be tough to get. (Maury HS) Norfolk, VA 5-10/172· Carson Byrd Looking to Big 10 schools. (Trotwood-Madison HS) Trotwood, OH 6-2.5/255/4.75 · Giorgio Morgan From Dantley Cline's HS. Not much info at this time. (Tri-Cities HS) East Point, GA 6-3/189 · Jack DiNardo No info. (Hinsdale Central HS) Hinsdale, IL 6-4/240· Vondre Griffin Excellent player whom the Zips feel they have a shot at getting. (Woodland Hills SHS) · Rocco Pentello Zips have offered him. (Westerville-South HS) Westerville, OH 6-0/195 · Jafe Pitcock Low-level interest by the Zips at this time. (Piqua HS) Piqua, OH 6-2/240 Med· Chris Rucker Excellent player. He's getting interest from BCS schools recently. Zips will stay after him. (Warren G. Harding HS) Warren, OH 6-1/185/4.50· Joe Rash Has a good shot at being a Zip in 2007. (Penn Hills SHS) Pittsburgh, PA 6-2/205 · Jeff Rieskamp He'll be a tough one to get. BCS schools are very interested. (Elder HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-3/235· Mark Wooldridge Good player. Another one of those smaller RB's. The Zips likely won't take both he and Edmonds. (Walsh Jesuit HS) Cuyahoga Falls, OH 5-9/190· Dyrri McCain No info. (Maury HS) Norfolk, VA 5-10/172 · Jalil Carter Very good player. Starting to get a lot of BCS school interest. (St. Johns Jesuit HS) Toledo, OH 6-1/175 · Lamar Mason No info. (Woodland Hills SHS) Pittsburgh, PA 6-1/185 · Marcus Dowtin No info. (Georgetown Preparatory School) North Bethesda, MD 6-2/205 RB · Mike Brown No info. (Brandon HS) Brandon, FL 5-8/175/4.38 WR · Terence White No info. (Pickerington HS Central) Pickerington, OH 6-1/175/4.50 · Jared McGaha Staff loves him, but he'll be tough to get. (Powell HS) Powell, TN 6-6/270/5.20 DT · Aaron Douglas No info. (Salem HS) Virginia Beach, VA 6-2/270/4.90 LB · David Davis No info. (Southwest Dekalb HS) Decatur, GA 6-1.5/195

[gozips19]

great stuff capt!!!! thought i'd add a little to the thread per rivals web site.Mark Wooldridge RB recent update on him shows he's not looking at akron. not listed in top 5 ill. and wvu have requested transcripts and if his grades pan out will get an offerCornelius Ward Db rivals is showing he has an offer but is showing miami oh as high lets hope Hill can sway him he's a top player in the state of MDB.J. Cunningham Wr. has Akron in top 5 but lists Miami and UC as high. with Harvey and Hill in the mix it will be a hard sell but he's a play makerCarson Byrd DL from trot wood. looks to be a tweaner but rates high and likes the zipsJack DiNardo DL from Ill. has offers from K State and NWU (visit) but does have akron in his top 5. would be a big get for zipsErique Robertson LB from maple hights very fast! waiting on offers from Iowa and Ill. (visit). if they don't offer akron will be ready to take in a great playerKahlil Permenter Db a top db from MD has offers from BC UB and UA said to be taking a year off due to injury even though BC is said to be keeping offer on the table. could scare off the big boys and akron could get him next year?hope this wasn't considered over kill just wanted to add a little. looks to be another great class although this will really heat up towards to end of the year and a lot can change with some "fringe" prospects

[Captain Kangaroo]

FYI - While the player names, height and weight info is gleaned from Scout.com, all status info is a result of my own research around campus. It is as up-to-date and accurate as possible. Hopefully I can keep updating the status every couple weeks, plus add some other interesting stuff.

[Hilltopper]

Ryan Brinson has not taken the SAT/ACT yet. I would compare him to another former Zips Canton McKinley recruit, Antowan Hight. He has alot of talent but will likely not qualify academically.

[Buckzip]

Kyle Jefferson Will likley be a Buckeye. (Glenville HS) Cleveland, OH 6-5/170

Only if he walks on.

[rocketfootball]

Kyle Jefferson committed to Pittsburgh.Lots of players on that list that both Toledo and Akron are recruiting. Aaron Williams is torn between UT and Akron right now. Three former Penn Hills teammates start on UT's defense and Rocket SS Barry Church is trying to urge him to come to UT.Rocco Pentello is hoping for an offer from OSU when he visits this weekend. If not, Michigan State, Cincinnati, and Toledo are the three schools he is looking at.BJ Cunningham may look to Michigan State now that Dantonio is there. Otherwise he was seriously considering Cincy, Miami, Akron, and Toledo.Frank Edmonds is really looking hard at Toledo, BG, Ohio, and Akron.Rontez Miles has an official visit setup with Toledo for this weekend and is expected to commit on the visit with his brother Vondre Grifin.John Hughes just committed to Michigan State.Pete Rolf is expected to choose between Toledo and Oregon.Ben Burkett looks like he will head to Northwestern.Da'Von Moore really likes Akron. He has an offer from UT and is visiting in December, but I think he is gonna pick Akron.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Lots of players on that list that both Toledo and Akron are recruiting. Aaron Williams is torn between UT and Akron right now. Three former Penn Hills teammates start on UT's defense and Rocket SS Barry Church is trying to urge him to come to UT.

Aaron Williams is a big time difference maker. We have our share of Penn Hills ties with David Harvey and PH grad Coach Moorhead. I hope we win this one. We need a back like him in the worst way.

[rocketfootball]

Lots of players on that list that both Toledo and Akron are recruiting.  Aaron Williams is torn between UT and Akron right now.  Three former Penn Hills teammates start on UT's defense and Rocket SS Barry Church is trying to urge him to come to UT.

Aaron Williams is a big time difference maker. We have our share of Penn Hills ties with David Harvey and PH grad Coach Moorhead. I hope we win this one. We need a back like him in the worst way.

Are you guys recruiting him as a running back or linebacker?UT already has a commit from a very good RB from Steubenville, runs a 4.4 forty and has rushed for over 1,600 yards with the state championship game this weekend, and we have an offer out to a 3-star running back from Cleveland and we are in his top three. Therefore, I am guessing UT is sticking with the linebacker position on Aaron. I know earlier we were just talking linebacker and Marshall came in and started talking to him about running back and he said he really rather play running back than linebacker. Might make a difference in his recruitment.

[zipboy]

We definitely need depth at RB.

[gozips19]

recent update on rivals quotes williams that akron and ut are looking at him as a db and marshall is looking at him as rb. i hope akron can get this kid as it would increase the chances to get raush (teamate). has any one heard anything about recurits shying away till they find out j.d.'s status with the zips?

[rocketfootball]

WR Tim Cortazzo committed to Toledo. He says he had offers from Toledo, Temple, Akron, and New Hampshire. I guess he actually committed to Toledo a few weeks back while on a visit for the UT/BG game. He is rated 3 stars by Scout.com.This is actually one of the few recruits that both UT and Akron have been going against for and UT won the battle. So far this year you guys have been beating us for all the recruits.......Joe Rash, Matt Rodgers, and DaVon Moore are the three that come to mind right off the bat.I guess one of us will be getting a commit from Aaron Williams too, but I have no clue where he is on that decision.