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blue4now · February 19, 2009, 10:23:17 AM

Im hearing Hokavar is looking at Oberlin. I'll offer more as I get it.......

DagarmanSpartan · February 19, 2009, 07:01:52 PM

Are there any top notch recruits that we already have committed?

Also, does anyone here have any idea how many players Coach Debeljak will bring in with this class, and will he have any transfers?

ADL70 · February 19, 2009, 11:03:45 PM

Hokavar would have a good chance at starting right away for the Yeomen, something he wouldn't have at CWRU. Oberlin doesn't offer an engineering degree, but they do have a 3-2 program where an Oberlin degree is earned and the last two years the student can transfer to CWRU, WUStL, Cal Tech, or Columbia and get an engineering degree as well. A similar program at B-W is how Jeff Mayer ended up at CWRU for his final year of eligibility.

As long as Baum stays on the team the next successor to Whalen can come another season away.

Krause is the only report I have seen. I doubt we will see anymore declarations until closer to the end of the school year.

I have also heard of a 6'2 215 LB from Lakota East (Coffey and Derickson) a two-year starter considering CWRU, CMU, or Georgetown (KY or DC?)

DagarmanSpartan · February 20, 2009, 07:02:22 AM

cwru70,

Out of curiosity, could you shoot me a PM with a link to your avatar?

I really like it!

blue4now · February 20, 2009, 08:35:03 AM

DIII's are always the last to fill after the I's and II's get settled. A lot of players who thought they were DI's are finding out the offers arent coming their way so it's time to look elsewhere.

ADL70 · February 20, 2009, 09:21:27 AM

I haven't seen anything official from Lake Erie, Malone, or Walsh either. Not that they are competing for the same students as CWRU. I'm also not sure how many scholarships they offer or how the divide them up.

blue4now · February 20, 2009, 09:34:34 AM

Lake Erie does a lot of backyard recruiting and why not? There's loads of talent in NE Ohio. Mentor has some good players there. And yes, most of those kids aren't CWRU material. Cowdrick's brother Dan has them on his list to visit.

Krotz seems to be leaning toward the Ivy league since his sister already goes to one of the schools. Good family. I played w his Dad at Mentor back in the day.

formerd3db · February 20, 2009, 04:08:18 PM

Quote from: cwru70 on February 20, 2009, 09:21:27 AM
I haven't seen anything official from Lake Erie, Malone, or Walsh either. Not that they are competing for the same students as CWRU. I'm also not sure how many scholarships they offer or how the divide them up.

I am not sure either what the NAIA scholarship limits are and/or how some of those schools you mention divide them up. On the other hand, we know what they'll have as far as limits when Malone, Walsh and Urbana become officially entrenched in NCAA DII football. Urbana is in its second year (having passed the first year of "Exploratory" status for that in the NCAA mandated process) and, according to their website, is on track to become full DII members in the fall of 2010. As we all know, most of those schools split their "full rides" so that most everyone on their rosters gets "1/2 full ride". I assume then, that any additional aid that may be granted those football student-athletes comes from financial based need and/or community, church scholarships and other allowable sources.

BTW, speaking of the OH/PA region collegiate football programs, of course, you know that both Gannon and Mercyhurst left the Great Lakes conference and joined the PA DII conference this past season. Obviously, a much better fit for those schools in many aspects, particularly the travel costs.

ADL70 · March 02, 2009, 10:56:48 AM

The site Ohio College Football has released an All-Ohio DIII team. Coffey, English, Brown, and Bott on first team. Whalen and Breon on the second. Breon is the only senior in the group. Only Mount Union had more players on the team.

ADL70 · March 05, 2009, 10:23:38 PM

Next week is CWRU's spring break. Anyone know when spring practice will be?

A bit I found on Lisowski the All-Ohio Dover QB. Brother was a QB who went to Cornell but played very little. Saw somewhere that he might be going to a service academy; family military background.

The Major should be able to show him you can go to CWRU and still have a military career.

ADL70 · March 14, 2009, 04:22:57 PM

Found on another board that a 5-11 215 OL/DL from Riverfalls WI, Luke Johnson, is being recruited by CWRU, WUStL, and Macalester. Was HM all-state at OL. Bit small for OL though.

DagarmanSpartan · March 15, 2009, 02:42:02 PM

Make him a nose tackle.

ADL70 · March 15, 2009, 10:42:47 PM

I was thinking DE.

blue4now · March 23, 2009, 12:44:31 PM

It appears that 2-way OL/DE Adam Watson from Mentor will become a Spartan this fall. Admissions are taking a long time for some potential players.

ADL70 · March 24, 2009, 10:06:07 AM

Great news from Lake County!

Watson was All-Ohio 2nd team at OL and described by his line coach at Mentor as the hardest working lineman I've coached. At 6'-230 maybe best at DE where he excelled as well.

Any word on spring practice?