catdaddyp Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, LZIp said: Wouldn’t be surprised to see them add another LB, considering we had two upper classman enter the transfer portal (really 3 with Fish and the new JUCO rule). Don’t know if it means anything, but I did see Summers reply to Tim Grear’s commitment post on Twitter. We’re at 7 scholarship LBs now, which is the number we usually have under this staff. Maybe one of the scholarships get shifted away from DL or DB? Unless someone else leaves, it seems we’ll be rolling out some combination of: Hollobaugh Spriggs Benenge Hocker I like all 3 of the freshmen but I’m not sure how soon they will be ready to contribute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, catdaddyp said: We’re at 7 scholarship LBs now, which is the number we usually have under this staff. Maybe one of the scholarships get shifted away from DL or DB? Unless someone else leaves, it seems we’ll be rolling out some combination of: Hollobaugh Spriggs Benenge Hocker I like all 3 of the freshmen but I’m not sure how soon they will be ready to contribute. Definitely like the potential of Hocker, Spriggs, and Benenge (as well as the true freshman but unfair to count on them to contribute too much)..but seems like we are going to be counting a lot on players who have not played a significant amount of CFB. All of them will be underclassman, with the exception of Hollobaugh who is a D2 transfer. May be just fine, but just pointing out the landscape. Edited January 11 by LZIp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MDZip Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Just make sure we're not getting punked and it's actually this guy. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 14 Author Report Share Posted January 14 Post #1 updated. Currently 24 new Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 11 hours ago, MDZip said: Just make sure we're not getting punked and it's actually this guy. 😊 How did you know Jamari is short for Jackmerius? Great call. They look a lot alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Not a commitment, but one to watch. Offer to 2025 WR Jeremiah Hoffman from the state of Colorado. Formerly a Charlotte commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 JD working his home state. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 On 1/2/2025 at 11:09 AM, Let'sGoZips94 said: Great article on Kenneth McManus IV - the lone G5 signee at the Under Armour Next All America Game. Video where McManus talks about his experience https://sjcsabre.org/kenneth-mcmanus-on-the-under-armour-experience/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 On 1/11/2025 at 10:42 AM, catdaddyp said: We’re at 7 scholarship LBs now, which is the number we usually have under this staff. Maybe one of the scholarships get shifted away from DL or DB? Unless someone else leaves, it seems we’ll be rolling out some combination of: Hollobaugh Spriggs Benenge Hocker I like all 3 of the freshmen but I’m not sure how soon they will be ready to contribute. Is Summers back? His bio says "LB at the University of Akron" and it said "LB at ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 27 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said: Is Summers back? His bio says "LB at the University of Akron" and it said "LB at ..." I believe he is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 On 1/18/2025 at 5:24 PM, Blue & Gold said: I believe he is. I hope that he is back because he was finally starting to live up to potential. Is there something listed somewhere showing he has withdrawn from the portal and returned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 22 Author Report Share Posted January 22 15 minutes ago, blueandgold said: I hope that he is back because he was finally starting to live up to potential. Is there something listed somewhere showing he has withdrawn from the portal and returned? Not that I am aware. It's just word on the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 LS commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Good size for a HS kid. Supposedly the #1 HS long snapper in Illinois? Offered by Toledo too. Definitely a position of need. Hope he gets up to speed quickly. Bio said he was an early grad, so maybe he's already on campus? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam_Hilliard22 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Interesting article on G5 roster building from ESPN, has nice paragraph or 2 on Kenneth McManus https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43601368/recruiting-roster-challenges-facing-group-5-power-4-gap-college-football-conferences 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Any signings today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, Ham said: Any signings today? Haven’t seen anything today. By my count we still have around 14 scholarships to give, so more are incoming at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egregiousbob Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Are fans to assume Akron didn't sign a single recruit during last week's signing day? Not even mentioned on the GoZips.com page last I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Maybe we are gearing up to meet the FCS scholarship limit for a move down.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, egregiousbob said: Are fans to assume Akron didn't sign a single recruit during last week's signing day? Not even mentioned on the GoZips.com page last I checked. The majority of signings across college football already happened on the first signing day. Only a handful of signees were announced by the MAC schools that did announce new additions. The majority of our additions from here will come from the portal and JUCO. A number of JUCOs will sign in May/June as they finish up their degrees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoZip Posted Monday at 07:27 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 07:27 PM Former 4 star player from Penn State that didn’t play much. Clearly talented so hopefully he can help 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted Monday at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 08:14 PM 2 years eligibility remaining Barely saw the field in 3 years in Happy Valley (2 + redshirt). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted Monday at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 08:42 PM 29 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: 2 years eligibility remaining Barely saw the field in 3 years in Happy Valley (2 + redshirt). We've had very good luck with the previous Penn State transfers, so I'm very hopeful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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