2023 Outstanding Offers

[catdaddyp]

Offers out to several kids at this school. One of them being 2023 athlete Teremun (TJ) Lott. He is a former Illinois commit and would be a great addition if we could land him.

[catdaddyp]

Bump for update. A number of these guys have “recruitment 100% open” on their social media and no new offers are coming.

[catdaddyp]

Amin Mimouni to Delaware.

[Blue & Gold]

Here's an intriguing offer. I'm digging it. 

6-6 player from Indiana who looks like he's mainly being targeted for basketball, but MAN he is built like a truck & is athletic as all get out!

Can't believe that's a high school senior. That's a freaking full grown-ass man 🤯😂 

Edited January 30, 2023 by Blue & Gold

[LZIp]

1 minute ago, Blue & Gold said:

Here's an intriguing offer. I'm digging it. 

6-6 player from Indiana who looks like he's mainly being targeted for basketball, but MAN he is built like a truck & is athletic as all get out!

 

What position do they see them as I wonder. Also, came across this while trying to find info on him:

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/12/11/southport-basketball-controversy-nickens-paul-lemba-raymond-truitt/4401612002/

[Zipmeister]

13 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

Can't believe that's a high school senior. That's a freaking full grown-ass man 🤯😂 

 

One possible explanation; African birth records are kind of fuzzy sometimes.

[Blue & Gold]

Just now, Zipmeister said:

 

One possible explanation; African birth records are kind of fuzzy sometimes.

I was thinking the same. He's probably in his 30's 😂

[Zipmeister]

12 hours ago, LZIp said:

What position do they see them as I wonder. Also, came across this while trying to find info on him:

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/12/11/southport-basketball-controversy-nickens-paul-lemba-raymond-truitt/4401612002/

 

Hope his school attendance record has improved since this article was written.

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 minutes ago, Zipmeister said:

 

One possible explanation; African birth records are kind of fuzzy sometimes.

 

 

1 minute ago, Zipmeister said:

 

Hope his school attendance record has improved since this article was written.

 

 

He has a 3.5 GPA. Sounds like the person that brought him to the US is a real scumbag.

Edited January 30, 2023 by Let'sGoZips94

[Captain Kangaroo]

Stetson "Beer Run" Bennett is 25.

 

25 is the new 18.

[catdaddyp]

13 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

Here's an intriguing offer. I'm digging it. 

6-6 player from Indiana who looks like he's mainly being targeted for basketball, but MAN he is built like a truck & is athletic as all get out!

Can't believe that's a high school senior. That's a freaking full grown-ass man 🤯😂 

I’m guessing DE. They played him all over the place in high school. Did not look like he was always facing the stiffest competition, but the kid is clearly an athlete. Raw with a load of upside.

 

Hudl film here.

[Z.I.P.]

Not sure if this appeared. SS, first team all-Cal JC, Riverside CC.  In any case it's reported in my town he's verballed to Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, who are going nowhere fast. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

5 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said:

Not sure if this appeared. SS, first team all-Cal JC, Riverside CC.  In any case it's reported in my town he's verballed to Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, who are going nowhere fast. 

 

With an intimidating name like Rainbow Warriors, how could they possibly stink?

[Blue & Gold]

On 1/29/2023 at 8:58 PM, Blue & Gold said:

Here's an intriguing offer. I'm digging it. 

6-6 player from Indiana who looks like he's mainly being targeted for basketball, but MAN he is built like a truck & is athletic as all get out!

Can't believe that's a high school senior. That's a freaking full grown-ass man 🤯😂 

Doesn’t look like Lemba signed anywhere. What gives?

[catdaddyp]

1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:

Doesn’t look like Lemba signed anywhere. What gives?

Might be holding out for a basketball offer? 
 

I think DE is the only position left that still needs some addressing.

[Ham]

8 hours ago, catdaddyp said:

I think DE is the only position left that still needs some addressing.

I was thinking the same way.  Perhaps the early enrollee recriut will give us some help.  He could bulk up and get some experience with spring ball.  We need some quickness off the edge to give our pass rush some life!

[Let'sGoZips94]

Spring ball typically causes roster movement nowadays, correct? How many open scholarships do we have left to address DE?

[Blue & Gold]

I also forgot there is another Transfer Portal cycle opening May 1-15.  I guess to probably give guys a chance to hit the TP after Spring Ball if they find themselves buried deeper on the depth chart than they'd like... or for graduate transfers. Or both.  Idk, I'm still not used to two Signing Days and the Transfer Portal.

[Captain Kangaroo]

@catdaddyp created a nice chronological listing of when the 2022 signees were brought on board. I'd think the 2023 class will be similar? I've tried to find it, but no luck so far. 

[LZIp]

2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Spring ball typically causes roster movement nowadays, correct? How many open scholarships do we have left to address DE?

I have us at 88 going into fall right now. Not super important as all the new signees aren't yet on campus, but there are also probably players who entered the TP/moved on from football we aren't aware of, and I'd be shocked if more players don't enter after spring ball, opening up additional scholarships.

Zips Football Scholarship Chart.xlsx

[Blue & Gold]

Not related to Zips recruiting, but here is a tweet about Walsh Jesuit WR Trey Bell. The tweet is from his dad Albert. That's gotta be former Cleveland Indian Albert Bell, no?

 

[GoZips86]

40 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Not related to Zips recruiting, but here is a tweet about Walsh Jesuit WR Trey Bell. The tweet is from his dad Albert. That's gotta be former Cleveland Indian Albert Bell, no?

 

 

Nah, THAT Albert spells his last name as "Belle"

[Let'sGoZips94]

42 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Not related to Zips recruiting, but here is a tweet about Walsh Jesuit WR Trey Bell. The tweet is from his dad Albert. That's gotta be former Cleveland Indian Albert Bell, no?

 

 

That's definitely not Joey Belle. Also, I don't believe he lives anywhere near Cleveland, if he even lives in the US at all.

[MarkWiley]

3 hours ago, LZIp said:

I have us at 88 going into fall right now. Not super important as all the new signees aren't yet on campus, but there are also probably players who entered the TP/moved on from football we aren't aware of, and I'd be shocked if more players don't enter after spring ball, opening up additional scholarships.

Zips Football Scholarship Chart.xlsx 14.03 kB · 2 downloads

Kyle Romenick graduated and is in the portal according to his twitter. Cory Smigel is also graduated and not returning.

[LZIp]

54 minutes ago, MarkWiley said:

Kyle Romenick graduated and is in the portal according to his twitter. Cory Smigel is also graduated and not returning.

Fair points. I usually overlook the specialists as my understanding is whoever wins the jobs are the ones who get the scholarships. Unsure who they'd be at this point.