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I saw Larry Dawson didn't catch on anywhere either.
Plus a couple of kids out of Strongsville (D. J. Woods and another one I can't recall) and a linebacker out of Hudson (Niam) who seemed to have all of the tools. It is always interesting to look at the roster when it is published to see if any of these athletes caught on as walk-ons. Unless the Captain has some insight????? ;)
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I saw Larry Dawson didn't catch on anywhere either.
Plus a couple of kids out of Strongsville (D. J. Woods and another one I can't recall) and a linebacker out of Hudson (Niam) who seemed to have all of the tools. It is always interesting to look at the roster when it is published to see if any of these athletes caught on as walk-ons. Unless the Captain has some insight????? ;)
D.J. Woods signed with Cincy.
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Scouts showed offers from the Zips and Ohio but indicates he didn't commit anywhere. Wonder if he is a possibility as a walk-on?Carlin Isleshttp://scoutingohio.com/Carlin_Isles_Massillon_Jackson.htm
There has been some talk that both Akron and Cincinnati made offers to him for football, but that he is likely to accept a track scholarship somewhere else.
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Scouts showed offers from the Zips and Ohio but indicates he didn't commit anywhere. Wonder if he is a possibility as a walk-on?Carlin Isleshttp://scoutingohio.com/Carlin_Isles_Massillon_Jackson.htm
There has been some talk that both Akron and Cincinnati made offers to him for football, but that he is likely to accept a track scholarship somewhere else.
That may be true. But from my experience w/ Rivals and Scouts, I'd be willing to bet my money that he never actually received an official scholarship offer from either Akron or Cincy. However, I'm sure he'll be offered a chance to walk-on at a few schools; maybe earn a scholarship in another 2 years. Maybe not.
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Scouts showed offers from the Zips and Ohio but indicates he didn't commit anywhere. Wonder if he is a possibility as a walk-on?Carlin Isleshttp://scoutingohio.com/Carlin_Isles_Massillon_Jackson.htm
There has been some talk that both Akron and Cincinnati made offers to him for football, but that he is likely to accept a track scholarship somewhere else.
That may be true. But from my experience w/ Rivals and Scouts, I'd be willing to bet my money that he never actually received an official scholarship offer from either Akron or Cincy. However, I'm sure he'll be offered a chance to walk-on at a few schools; maybe earn a scholarship in another 2 years. Maybe not.
I know that akron offered him, but im not to sure about cincy. I know a kid who plays in the same league as Carlin and went on a few visits to school ( unofficial) with him and akron was one of the schools. The kid can go to a large number of bigger schools for track, so im guessing that is what he is doing....waitin to see who offers for track. One player who we were looking at an liked though, Dom Britt from trotwood madison did not commit to anyone yet, and he was high on akron. it will be interesting to see who decided to walk on and where.
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One player who we were looking at an liked though, Dom Britt from trotwood madison did not commit to anyone yet, and he was high on akron. it will be interesting to see who decided to walk on and where.Tim,Scouts shows him signing with Jackson State. Weird, because he had offers from quite a few majors. Although Scouts still shows Jarvis Givins going to Akron this year :rolleyes:

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a theory with Britt is that he's waiting to see what Pryor does. assuming Pryor signs with either OSU or PSU I'd think he'd end up at Michigan. Two of his high school teammates changed their verbals and signed with MU and Britt did go on an official a week ago. If for some reason Pryor signs with MU then Akron could be back in play. :screwks:

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jd must think the rogers is the man.i think thats i risky move to sign a high qb.i still think he should have gone after a jc-qb.jd sees the kids in practive every day so i assume rogers is the starter next year.i just dont see either cj improving that much.maybe going trhough spring ball we also need to decide who the back qb is.i feel good about the ol,and rb.not so sure about wr,and qb though.i think alott depends on harvey and lindey though.

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I just dont see either cj improving that much.
CJ7 is no longer a Zip. But I do agree...I don't see him improving, regardless of where he ends up.
I think alot depends on harvey and lindey though.
If it does, we are in a world of hurt. No one is banking on them. That's why we signed the JUCO guys. They are the key to the WR position this year. That, and a QB that can get them the ball.
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I just dont see either cj improving that much.
CJ7 is no longer a Zip. But I do agree...I don't see him improving, regardless of where he ends up.
I think alot depends on harvey and lindey though.
If it does, we are in a world of hurt. No one is banking on them. That's why we signed the JUCO guys. They are the key to the WR position this year. That, and a QB that can get them the ball.
You had said Harvey was in school. Is Lindsey in school too?
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I saw Larry Dawson didn't catch on anywhere either.
Hey CK, according to the roster, Larry Dawson caught on with us.
He is listed as a DB and not an RB. That is interesting.
He's a much better DB then RB anyway. His coaches always tried to get him to focus on DB but he thought he could be a good runner. His junior year he had 9 interceptions.
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I saw Larry Dawson didn't catch on anywhere either.
Hey CK, according to the roster, Larry Dawson caught on with us.
He is listed as a DB and not an RB. That is interesting.
He's a much better DB then RB anyway. His coaches always tried to get him to focus on DB but he thought he could be a good runner. His junior year he had 9 interceptions.
That's good to hear. We need help in the secondary.
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It's good to keep grabbing local guys. Devoe Torrence, Will Fleming, and Larry Dawson were all local high school football stars last year. If nothing else, it buys us some additional local coverage, but I think they will all have a good impact on the team.Every year, there are dozens of top national recruits playing only minutes away from campus. Just picking up one or two of them a year would elevate the program quite a bit.

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That's a good catch on the roster. I know that Larry Dawson was VERY highly thought of at the beginning of his senior HS year. Rather than take an early Zips offer, it seems he got some bad advice and waited for something better to come along. He had a pedestrian senior year, and the "better" offers never materialized...and the ones that were on the table ended up going to other players.I'm guessing Dawson is walking on. If he gets back to where he was his Junior HS year, he'll earn a scholarship eventually. Beyond athletics, he is apparently a VERY bright kid too. I hope he pans-out.

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I saw Larry Dawson didn't catch on anywhere either.
Hey CK, according to the roster, Larry Dawson caught on with us.
He is listed as a DB and not an RB. That is interesting.
Now that I've had the chance to look, I don't see him anywhere on the roster. :unsure:
Try this roster...updated 2008 football roster
Ah. Thanks! :wave: I guess I should know better than to expect the website to be up to date.
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