FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

bceagle80 · July 17, 2014, 12:43:23 PM

Quote from: Festus on July 17, 2014, 07:59:32 AM
Has anyone seen a full list of the Mount Union recruits for 2014, I heard there was close to 70.

I made a list of my own and I currently know of 52 recruits. Who or what organization said 70? I would like to know who they are if they have at least 18 more.

bceagle80 · July 17, 2014, 12:46:53 PM

Quote from: Dr. Acula on July 17, 2014, 12:39:15 PM
Probably won't see anything official for at least another month. Once the kids arrive on campus the official freshmen roster comes not long after.

And only 70?? What was VK vacationing all summer? Haha.

The football team reports August 12th. We will be dropping my son off on Monday the 11th. It will be interesting to see exactly how many recruits there actually are.

TailGate · July 17, 2014, 05:44:33 PM

Dvontae Kelly Tracey, CA RB
Andrew Tarantino Newtown, CT QB
Octavion Wilson Lincoln, DE WR
Tristan Petrone Cooper City, FL CB
Gabriel Brown Plant City, FL DB
Calvin Short Jacksonville, FL DB
John Hendricks Plant City, FL DE
Bradley Clapsaddle Jacksonville, FL DT
Keith Rohde Lutz, FL LB
Josh Schulte Port Charlotte, FL LB
Marc Blanc Coral Springs, FL LB/DE
Trent Giddings Wesley Chapel, FL LS
Tylor Dimond Naples, FL QB
Dakarai Highsmith Tampa, FL RB
Dillon Zettwuch Tarpon Springs, FL TE
Hassan Gilliam Coral Springs, FL WR
Michael Irizarry Fort Lauderdale, Florida OL
Shawn Bartlett McDonough, GA DB
Alex Richardson Bloomington, IH CB
Alex Bartkus Fort Wayne, IN DB
Niko Kilburg Valpraiso, IN TE
Jared Ruth Indianapolis, IN WR
Jalen McGill Beltsville, MD WR
Troy Thomas Walled Lake, MI DE
Matt Doherty Henderson, MI DT
Kyler Shurlow Lowel, MI QB
Collin Calloway Kentwood, MI WR
Demetrius Magee Rochester Hills, MI WR
Cole Parrish Creedmoor, NC OL
Brenton Jones Catawba, NC WR
Tyler Smalls Farmingdale, NJ WR
Jeff Jurgensmeier Sparks, NV RB
Solomon White Ossining, NY RB
Billy Kaastra Mastic Beach, NY S
Mike Cymbal Kirtland, OH C
Seth Gibbs Newton Falls, OH C
Kollyn Crenshaw Solon, OH CB
Brian Groves Stow, OH DB
Lane Breyer Springboro, OH DE
Corey Spicer Kent, OH DE
Elijah Berry Dublin, OH DE/DT
Berry Grant Sylvania, OH DT
Kyle Kostoff Cincinnati, OH K
Ben Morgan Ravenna, OH K
Blake Alberts Maumee, OH LB
Matt Beech Stow, OH LB
Parker Berzin Gates Mills, OH LB
Ryan Drew Greenville, OH LB
Sam Gambatese Chagrin Falls, OH LB
Kelson Gauden Clarksville, OH LB
Dangelo James Akron, OH LB
Chandler Samargia Warren, OH LB
Jackson Schultz Canal Fulton, OH LB
Cody Carr Brookville, OH OL
Matt Fitchet Conneaut, OH OL
Chris Golian Parma Heights, OH OL
Noah Graves Bucyrus, OH OL
Dakarai Johnson Euclid, OH OL
Eric Leichliter Lebanon, OH OL
Michael Unckrich Alliance, OH OL
Matt Zolcak Mentor, OH OL
Tyler Boatwright Mansfield, OH QB
Maxx Brubaker Painesville, OH QB
Collin Gilbert New Waterford, OH QB
Kordelle Phillips Alliance, OH QB
Stephen Shorts Lyndhurst, OH QB
Jake Vormelker Orwell, OH QB
Dwayne Aaron Lakewood, OH RB
Jamal Johnson New Philadelphia, OH RB
Angelo Lombardo Kenton, OH RB
Fred Maxey Garrettsville, OH TE
Andy Rieman Mount Vernon, OH TE
Eric Zelina Whitehouse, OH TE
Andrew Bonfiglio Toledo, OH WR
Jacob Bostic Green, OH WR
Greg Briggs Danville, OH WR
Brandon Cloud Bedford Height, OH WR
Zach Comer Greenville, OH WR
Braeden Friss Avon, OH WR
Billy Gannon North Ridgeville, OH WR
Brian Bindernagel Chagrin Falls, OH WR/TE
Stoney Epling Norton, OH WR/TE
Tyler Balla New Kensington, PA DB
Miguel Quinones Glenolden, PA DE
Garrett Long Mechanicsburg, PA K
John Jefferson Ambler, PA OL
Brian May Erie, PA OL
Jon Shelton Russell, PA OL
Terrence Stanton Pitsburgh, PA OL
David Burkes New Castle, PA QB
Eliot Nero Hookstown, PA RB
Zack Tinsley North Huntington, PA RB
Joey Hoffner Manor, PA WR
Chase Rinehart Hilton Head Island, SC LB
Ben Gilson Colorado, Springs QB
Zach Voss Polaski, TN LB
Nick Gee Prosper, TX OL
Jonathan Konz Rhinelander, WI QB
Joe Adams Lakewood, OH DL
Jacob Alston Butler, PA DB

DBQ1965 · July 17, 2014, 09:28:35 PM

One of those recruits ... Kyler Shurlow, QB, Lowell, Michigan ... has decided to go to Hope College instead.

emma17 · July 18, 2014, 04:30:38 AM

A QB from Rhinelander-poaching in our back yard I see.

bceagle80 · July 18, 2014, 11:15:04 AM

Quote from: TailGate on July 17, 2014, 05:44:33 PM
Dvontae Kelly Tracey, CA RB
Andrew Tarantino Newtown, CT QB
Octavion Wilson Lincoln, DE WR
Tristan Petrone Cooper City, FL CB
Gabriel Brown Plant City, FL DB
Calvin Short Jacksonville, FL DB
John Hendricks Plant City, FL DE
Bradley Clapsaddle Jacksonville, FL DT
Keith Rohde Lutz, FL LB
Josh Schulte Port Charlotte, FL LB
Marc Blanc Coral Springs, FL LB/DE
Trent Giddings Wesley Chapel, FL LS
Tylor Dimond Naples, FL QB
Dakarai Highsmith Tampa, FL RB
Dillon Zettwuch Tarpon Springs, FL TE
Hassan Gilliam Coral Springs, FL WR
Michael Irizarry Fort Lauderdale, Florida OL
Shawn Bartlett McDonough, GA DB
Alex Richardson Bloomington, IH CB
Alex Bartkus Fort Wayne, IN DB
Niko Kilburg Valpraiso, IN TE
Jared Ruth Indianapolis, IN WR
Jalen McGill Beltsville, MD WR
Troy Thomas Walled Lake, MI DE
Matt Doherty Henderson, MI DT
Kyler Shurlow Lowel, MI QB
Collin Calloway Kentwood, MI WR
Demetrius Magee Rochester Hills, MI WR
Cole Parrish Creedmoor, NC OL
Brenton Jones Catawba, NC WR
Tyler Smalls Farmingdale, NJ WR
Jeff Jurgensmeier Sparks, NV RB
Solomon White Ossining, NY RB
Billy Kaastra Mastic Beach, NY S
Mike Cymbal Kirtland, OH C
Seth Gibbs Newton Falls, OH C
Kollyn Crenshaw Solon, OH CB
Brian Groves Stow, OH DB
Lane Breyer Springboro, OH DE
Corey Spicer Kent, OH DE
Elijah Berry Dublin, OH DE/DT
Berry Grant Sylvania, OH DT
Kyle Kostoff Cincinnati, OH K
Ben Morgan Ravenna, OH K
Blake Alberts Maumee, OH LB
Matt Beech Stow, OH LB
Parker Berzin Gates Mills, OH LB
Ryan Drew Greenville, OH LB
Sam Gambatese Chagrin Falls, OH LB
Kelson Gauden Clarksville, OH LB
Dangelo James Akron, OH LB
Chandler Samargia Warren, OH LB
Jackson Schultz Canal Fulton, OH LB
Cody Carr Brookville, OH OL
Matt Fitchet Conneaut, OH OL
Chris Golian Parma Heights, OH OL
Noah Graves Bucyrus, OH OL
Dakarai Johnson Euclid, OH OL
Eric Leichliter Lebanon, OH OL
Michael Unckrich Alliance, OH OL
Matt Zolcak Mentor, OH OL
Tyler Boatwright Mansfield, OH QB
Maxx Brubaker Painesville, OH QB
Collin Gilbert New Waterford, OH QB
Kordelle Phillips Alliance, OH QB
Stephen Shorts Lyndhurst, OH QB
Jake Vormelker Orwell, OH QB
Dwayne Aaron Lakewood, OH RB
Jamal Johnson New Philadelphia, OH RB
Angelo Lombardo Kenton, OH RB
Fred Maxey Garrettsville, OH TE
Andy Rieman Mount Vernon, OH TE
Eric Zelina Whitehouse, OH TE
Andrew Bonfiglio Toledo, OH WR
Jacob Bostic Green, OH WR
Greg Briggs Danville, OH WR
Brandon Cloud Bedford Height, OH WR
Zach Comer Greenville, OH WR
Braeden Friss Avon, OH WR
Billy Gannon North Ridgeville, OH WR
Brian Bindernagel Chagrin Falls, OH WR/TE
Stoney Epling Norton, OH WR/TE
Tyler Balla New Kensington, PA DB
Miguel Quinones Glenolden, PA DE
Garrett Long Mechanicsburg, PA K
John Jefferson Ambler, PA OL
Brian May Erie, PA OL
Jon Shelton Russell, PA OL
Terrence Stanton Pitsburgh, PA OL
David Burkes New Castle, PA QB
Eliot Nero Hookstown, PA RB
Zack Tinsley North Huntington, PA RB
Joey Hoffner Manor, PA WR
Chase Rinehart Hilton Head Island, SC LB
Ben Gilson Colorado, Springs QB
Zach Voss Polaski, TN LB
Nick Gee Prosper, TX OL
Jonathan Konz Rhinelander, WI QB
Joe Adams Lakewood, OH DL
Jacob Alston Butler, PA DB

I took a look at each of the lineman and I see multiple big men with good speed (5.0 or less). At the DT/NT positions, I see 25 OL or DL guys. Based on the positions in the list above, there are at least 5 guys at 245 of larger, 3 at 265 or larger. There are 6 squatting more than 500 lbs. and more than 5 benching over 300 lbs.. While it may take some time to learn the system, VK has the kids to build a strong d-line when you combine the freshman with the existing upper classmen. By the way, when I combined the list above with the list I made, Mount Union has 102 incoming freshman. Of note, Dakarai Johnson of Euclid, OH is not on the list above but, based on what I saw online, he is a Mount Union commit. He is most likely OL. My list took a little web surfing plus using the NCSA web site.

bceagle80 · July 18, 2014, 11:26:45 AM

Quote from: emma17 on July 18, 2014, 04:30:38 AM
A QB from Rhinelander-poaching in our back yard I see.

"Location of school is not as important, but having the chance to receive a great education and earning a spot on a football team are. I want to be able to compete at the highest possible level every single day. I have committed myself to playing Quarterback and will commit myself to excellence anywhere I go." Here is what the young man from Rhinelander used to determine where he waned to be. It also is about having the best fit as a school. If he wants the small school environment, I think it was an easy choice for him. As of January 2014, UW-W had 11,629 and MU had 2231 (www.colleges.findthe best.com).

I like his focus and attitude. Seems like a good, young man from Wisconsin who will be going places.

ExTartanPlayer · July 18, 2014, 01:26:21 PM

Quote from: bceagle80 on July 18, 2014, 11:15:04 AM
I took a look at each of the lineman and I see multiple big men with good speed (5.0 or less). At the DT/NT positions, I see 25 OL or DL guys. Based on the positions in the list above, there are at least 5 guys at 245 of larger, 3 at 265 or larger. There are 6 squatting more than 500 lbs. and more than 5 benching over 300 lbs.

I would put precisely zero stock in the height, weight, 40-yard dash, bench, and squat numbers you see listed.

I was officially listed at 6-1 and 245 in my high school program as a senior, then listed at 6-1 and 260 for the duration of my college career.

In real life: I am 5-11 and weighed 240-something as a freshman, 260 as a sophomore, 235 as a junior, and 240 as a senior (furthermore, I was a significantly better player as a 235-pound junior than I was at 260).

Translation: yes, generally, it's nice to see big bodies coming in to fill out the lines, but projecting the success of the individual players based on size is a bit dicey. It's possible some of those 245 pounders might be better than the 265 pounders, or that some of the "265 pounders" actually weigh 245 but had a coach that was a bit generous in his program listings.

Re: the lifting numbers, it's pretty well-known that they can vary quite widely depending on how strictly coaches enforce good squatting depth. Half-squatting 500 pounds is much less translatable to football than a full-depth squat with 405 pounds. Bench-pressing, likewise, is prone to bouncing, all manner of cheating and inflation for the sake of sounding impressive. I love lifting weights and it's undoubtedly an essential part of football training, but in projecting college success, I really couldn't care less what a high-school kid has supposedly lifted for 1 rep (or how many times he benched 185/225 at a combine somewhere).

Knight Raider · July 18, 2014, 11:16:35 PM

I have an additional kicker on my list. I separated my list by position and the number of QBs and WRs stand out to me.
I also agree with ExTartanPlayer since I found the heights of players miraculously grew from their senior roster to their Hudl profile.

Cymbal, Mike   C
Gibbs, Seth   C
Crenshaw, Kollyn   CB
Petrone, Tristan   CB
Richardson, Alex   CB
Alston,Jacob   DB
Balla, Tyler   DB
Bartkus, Alex   DB
Bartlett, Shawn   DB
Brown, Gabriel   DB
Groves, Brian   DB
Short, Calvin   DB
Breyer, Lane    DE
Hendricks, John    DE
Quinones, Miguel    DE
Spicer, Corey    DE
Thomas, Troy    DE
Blanc, Marc   DE/OLB
Adams, Joe   DL
Capsaddle, Bradley    DT
Doherty, Matthew    DT
Grant, Berry    DT
Berry, Elijah   DT/DE
Downie, Austin    K
Kostoff, Kyle   K
Long, Garrett   K
Morgan, Ben   K
Giddings, Trenton   LS
Alberts, Blake   MLB
Beech, Matt   MLB
Berzin, Parker   MLB
Gauden, Kelson    MLB
Rinehart, Chase   MLB
Samargia, Chandler   MLB
Schulte, Josh   MLB
Schultz, Jackson   MLB
Voss, Zach   MLB
Carr, Cody   OT
Fitchet, Matt   OT
Gee, Nick   OG
Golian, Chris   OL
Graves, Noah   OL
Irizarry, Michael   OL
Jefferson, John   OG
Johnson, Dakarai   OL
Leichliter, Eric   OG
May, Brian   OL
Parrish, Cole   OG
Shelton, Jon   OL
Stanton, Terrence   OL
Unckrich, Michael   OL
Zolcak, Matt   OL
Drew, Ryan   OLB
Gambatese, Sam   OLB
James, Dangelo   OLB
Rohde, Keith   OLB
Boatwright, Tyler   QB
Brubaker, Maxx   QB
Burkes, David   QB
Dimond, Tylor   QB
Gilbert, Collin   QB
Gilson, Ben   QB
Konz, Jonathan   QB
Phillips, Kordelle   QB
Shorts, Stephen   QB
Shurlow, Kyler   QB
Tarantino, Andrew   QB
Vormelker, Jake   QB
Aaron, Dwayne   RB
Highsmith, Dakarai   RB
Johnson, Jamal   RB
Jurgensmeier, Jeffrey   RB
Kelly, Dvontae   RB
Nero, Eliot   RB
Tinsley, Zack   RB
White, Solomon (Solly)   RB
Lombardo, Angelo   RB/SB
Kaastra, Billy   S
Kilburg, Niko   TE
Maxey, Fred   TE
Rieman, Andy    TE
Zelina, Eric   TE
Zettwuch, Dillon   TE
Epling, Stoney   TE/WR
Bonfiglio, Andrew   WR
Bostic, Jacob   WR
Briggs, Greg   WR
Calloway, Collin   WR
Cloud, Brandon   WR
Comer, Zach   WR
Friss, Braeden   WR
Gannon, Billy   WR
Gilliam, Hassan   WR
Hoffner, Joey   WR
Jones, Brenton   WR
Magee, Demetrius   WR
McGill, Jalen   WR
Ruth, Jared   WR
Smalls, Tyler   WR
Wilson, Octavion   WR
Bindernagel, Brian   WR/TE

ohiofan1954 · July 19, 2014, 09:28:03 AM

Would anyone fill me in on the progress of the construction of Heidelberg's new stadium. If this has been covered a lot already or is a sore subject I apologize in advance. It has seemed in the past it has taken a lot of time before it finally go going and the weather over the winter or recently for that matter hasn't helped. Will it be ready for the season? Planning on visiting for the Ohio Northern game so hope it is ready to go.

rscl70 · July 19, 2014, 10:14:03 AM

Quote from: ohiofan1954 on July 19, 2014, 09:28:03 AM
Would anyone fill me in on the progress of the construction of Heidelberg's new stadium. If this has been covered a lot already or is a sore subject I apologize in advance. It has seemed in the past it has taken a lot of time before it finally go going and the weather over the winter or recently for that matter hasn't helped. Will it be ready for the season? Planning on visiting for the Ohio Northern game so hope it is ready to go.

http://www.heidelberg.edu/offices/president/plan/stadium

Dr. Acula · July 19, 2014, 11:57:25 AM

It looks like they're making progress. If you scroll to the bottom of this page you can see what it looked like as of Wednesday.

Berg Stadium pics

ohiofan1954 · July 19, 2014, 12:01:38 PM

thank you very much.

Dr. Acula · July 19, 2014, 12:08:57 PM

Quote from: Knight Raider on July 18, 2014, 11:16:35 PM
I have an additional kicker on my list. I separated my list by position and the number of QBs and WRs stand out to me.

The number of QBs surprised me too but it's probably because I'm in my 30's and these aren't old I formation QBs like when I was in HS. Someone with a kid in HS like bceagle might know this, but it would be my guess that with so many teams running spread/read option that HS coaches may put their best athlete at QB these days. They want Taurice Scott not Rob Adamson.

Kira & Jaxon's Dad · July 19, 2014, 01:54:40 PM

Quote from: Dr. Acula on July 19, 2014, 12:08:57 PM
Quote from: Knight Raider on July 18, 2014, 11:16:35 PM
I have an additional kicker on my list. I separated my list by position and the number of QBs and WRs stand out to me.

The number of QBs surprised me too but it's probably because I'm in my 30's and these aren't old I formation QBs like when I was in HS. Someone with a kid in HS like bceagle might know this, but it would be my guess that with so many teams running spread/read option that HS coaches may put their best athlete at QB these days. They want Taurice Scott not Rob Adamson.

Mount Union has always been known to recruit QBs and then move them to other positions (DBs, WRs, LBs and sometimes TE/DE if they are big enough). A lot of schools do this due to the thought that if a kid plays QB, he has a high Football IQ and if athletic enough, then can excel elsewhere on the field.