FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Pardon the non football post, but it's time for my annual hat tip to Mount's first dominant program.  Congrats to the men's track team for cruising to the indoor title nearly doubling up 2nd place JCU.  They have won 67% of the OAC indoor titles since their first in 1964 and have a combined total of 65 team titles between indoor/outdoor.  That's a lot of real estate in those trophy cases in the MAAC.

Also, congrats to Coach Fuline and his guys pulling off a huge win at Etta to win hoops and earn the first NCAA berth since 1997.  Big step forward for the program.

Mount Union's Women's Track team also won the OAC Indoor Title. It is their 4th straight OAC Indoor Championship.

[Dr. Acula]

Saw on Twitter that Dan Larlham is the new HC at CVCA.  Right across the street from his alma mater/employer.  Certainly an easy commute to practice.  Hope he does well there.

[Knight Raider]

Here is the updated list for Mount Union Recruits thru February. 
There are a few recruits outside of the usual OH, PA and MI.

Darrin  Bath-OG (6'3", 280 lb) Haslett, MI
Louis Berry IV-WR (5'7", 158 lb) Pittsburgh, PA
Nick Bushman-OL (6' 2", 289 lb) Massillon, OH
Trevor Cox-RB (5' 9", 165 lb) Hilliard, OH
DaShawn Darden-QB (5' 11", 185 lb) Kingston, PA
Dillon Daxe-TE (6' 2", 220 lb) Kettering, OH
Mason DuGuay-OLB (6' 1", 195 lb) Wyomissing, PA
Victor Filipiak-MLB (6' 3", 225 lb) Wyandotte, MI
Corey Gray-RB (5' 8", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Kyle Grieser -MLB (5' 11", 225 lb)  Loxahatchee, FL
Tom Hofmeister-DL (6'0", 270 lb) Lafayette, CA
Keith Howard-OLB (5' 9", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Malek Jackson-OLB (5' 11", 175 lb) Massillon, OH
Grant Klaver-QB (6' 1", 200 lb) Mason, MI
Zack J. Kozma – WR (6' 1", 190 lb) Louisville, KY
Matt Lowry-QB (5' 10", 175 lb) Rocky River, OH
Kenny McDowell-SB (6' 0", 180 lb) Chelsea, MI
Danny Robinson-MLB (6' 0", 216 lb) Massillon, OH
Naim Rutledge-MLB (5' 9", 220 lb) McLean, VA
Samuel W. Todd-OLB/QB (6' 1" 220 lb) Rootstown, OH
Austin White-WR (6' 2", 210 lb) Wadsworth, OH
John Witkowski- DB (5' 9", 160 lb) Walled Lake, MI
Jake Zorn-QB (6' 3", 195 lb) Linden, MI

[ohiofan1954]

Would be nice if the OAC posted their 2015 schedules soon. Many of the other Ohio schools have including all d2 schools. Trying to work the one  OAC school I haven't been too (Wilmington)into the schedule. 41 schools in ohio play varsity football. 30 down ,11 to go.

[Dr. Acula]

Here is the updated list for Mount Union Recruits thru February. 
There are a few recruits outside of the usual OH, PA and MI.

Darrin  Bath-OG (6'3", 280 lb) Haslett, MI
Louis Berry IV-WR (5'7", 158 lb) Pittsburgh, PA
Nick Bushman-OL (6' 2", 289 lb) Massillon, OH
Trevor Cox-RB (5' 9", 165 lb) Hilliard, OH
DaShawn Darden-QB (5' 11", 185 lb) Kingston, PA
Dillon Daxe-TE (6' 2", 220 lb) Kettering, OH
Mason DuGuay-OLB (6' 1", 195 lb) Wyomissing, PA
Victor Filipiak-MLB (6' 3", 225 lb) Wyandotte, MI
Corey Gray-RB (5' 8", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Kyle Grieser -MLB (5' 11", 225 lb)  Loxahatchee, FL
Tom Hofmeister-DL (6'0", 270 lb) Lafayette, CA
Keith Howard-OLB (5' 9", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Malek Jackson-OLB (5' 11", 175 lb) Massillon, OH
Grant Klaver-QB (6' 1", 200 lb) Mason, MI
Zack J. Kozma – WR (6' 1", 190 lb) Louisville, KY
Matt Lowry-QB (5' 10", 175 lb) Rocky River, OH
Kenny McDowell-SB (6' 0", 180 lb) Chelsea, MI
Danny Robinson-MLB (6' 0", 216 lb) Massillon, OH
Naim Rutledge-MLB (5' 9", 220 lb) McLean, VA
Samuel W. Todd-OLB/QB (6' 1" 220 lb) Rootstown, OH
Austin White-WR (6' 2", 210 lb) Wadsworth, OH
John Witkowski- DB (5' 9", 160 lb) Walled Lake, MI
Jake Zorn-QB (6' 3", 195 lb) Linden, MI

Couple QB's from Michigan.  That's something different.  Can't make the MIAA coaches happy if they decide to start mining MI for QB's.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Here is the updated list for Mount Union Recruits thru February. 
There are a few recruits outside of the usual OH, PA and MI.

Darrin  Bath-OG (6'3", 280 lb) Haslett, MI
Louis Berry IV-WR (5'7", 158 lb) Pittsburgh, PA
Nick Bushman-OL (6' 2", 289 lb) Massillon, OH
Trevor Cox-RB (5' 9", 165 lb) Hilliard, OH
DaShawn Darden-QB (5' 11", 185 lb) Kingston, PA
Dillon Daxe-TE (6' 2", 220 lb) Kettering, OH
Mason DuGuay-OLB (6' 1", 195 lb) Wyomissing, PA
Victor Filipiak-MLB (6' 3", 225 lb) Wyandotte, MI
Corey Gray-RB (5' 8", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Kyle Grieser -MLB (5' 11", 225 lb)  Loxahatchee, FL
Tom Hofmeister-DL (6'0", 270 lb) Lafayette, CA
Keith Howard-OLB (5' 9", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Malek Jackson-OLB (5' 11", 175 lb) Massillon, OH
Grant Klaver-QB (6' 1", 200 lb) Mason, MI
Zack J. Kozma – WR (6' 1", 190 lb) Louisville, KY
Matt Lowry-QB (5' 10", 175 lb) Rocky River, OH
Kenny McDowell-SB (6' 0", 180 lb) Chelsea, MI
Danny Robinson-MLB (6' 0", 216 lb) Massillon, OH
Naim Rutledge-MLB (5' 9", 220 lb) McLean, VA
Samuel W. Todd-OLB/QB (6' 1" 220 lb) Rootstown, OH
Austin White-WR (6' 2", 210 lb) Wadsworth, OH
John Witkowski- DB (5' 9", 160 lb) Walled Lake, MI
Jake Zorn-QB (6' 3", 195 lb) Linden, MI

Couple QB's from Michigan.  That's something different.  Can't make the MIAA coaches happy if they decide to start mining MI for QB's.

True.  But don't forget that many hs teams have their best athlete at qb.  Many d3 (and even d1) schools recruit tons of hs qbs; most end up playing something else.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Here is the updated list for Mount Union Recruits thru February. 
There are a few recruits outside of the usual OH, PA and MI.

Darrin  Bath-OG (6'3", 280 lb) Haslett, MI
Louis Berry IV-WR (5'7", 158 lb) Pittsburgh, PA
Nick Bushman-OL (6' 2", 289 lb) Massillon, OH
Trevor Cox-RB (5' 9", 165 lb) Hilliard, OH
DaShawn Darden-QB (5' 11", 185 lb) Kingston, PA
Dillon Daxe-TE (6' 2", 220 lb) Kettering, OH
Mason DuGuay-OLB (6' 1", 195 lb) Wyomissing, PA
Victor Filipiak-MLB (6' 3", 225 lb) Wyandotte, MI
Corey Gray-RB (5' 8", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Kyle Grieser -MLB (5' 11", 225 lb)  Loxahatchee, FL
Tom Hofmeister-DL (6'0", 270 lb) Lafayette, CA
Keith Howard-OLB (5' 9", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Malek Jackson-OLB (5' 11", 175 lb) Massillon, OH
Grant Klaver-QB (6' 1", 200 lb) Mason, MI
Zack J. Kozma – WR (6' 1", 190 lb) Louisville, KY
Matt Lowry-QB (5' 10", 175 lb) Rocky River, OH
Kenny McDowell-SB (6' 0", 180 lb) Chelsea, MI
Danny Robinson-MLB (6' 0", 216 lb) Massillon, OH
Naim Rutledge-MLB (5' 9", 220 lb) McLean, VA
Samuel W. Todd-OLB/QB (6' 1" 220 lb) Rootstown, OH
Austin White-WR (6' 2", 210 lb) Wadsworth, OH
John Witkowski- DB (5' 9", 160 lb) Walled Lake, MI
Jake Zorn-QB (6' 3", 195 lb) Linden, MI

Couple QB's from Michigan.  That's something different.  Can't make the MIAA coaches happy if they decide to start mining MI for QB's.

True.  But don't forget that many hs teams have their best athlete at qb.  Many d3 (and even d1) schools recruit tons of hs qbs; most end up playing something else.

Well, yeah.  But it's still equally bad for MIAA schools if Mount is taking the "best athletes" from the Michigan HS teams, lol.

[reality check]

Wait....

Did someone just say they WANTED to go to Wilmington to see a game???  Like, by choice?  And you don't have a child on the team? 

Poor guy.

[Purple Badger]

Would be nice if the OAC posted their 2015 schedules soon. Many of the other Ohio schools have including all d2 schools. Trying to work the one  OAC school I haven't been too (Wilmington)into the schedule. 41 schools in ohio play varsity football. 30 down ,11 to go.

I can help with a few Wilmington games in 2015:

Wilmington at Baldwin Wallace 10/17/2015 http://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/fball/future_varsity_schedule
UMU at Wilmington 10/24/2015 http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/fball/future_schedules
ONU at Wilmington 11/7/2015 http://onusports.com/sports/fball/2015-16/schedule

Obviously the other teams have their schedules set but with a quick glance I could not find them.

[Dr. Acula]

Here is the OAC schedule from the conference website:

2015 OAC schedule

Somewhere HScoach is cringing at the idea of someone looking for a Wilm football game to watch on purpose.

[joelmama]

Here is the updated list for Mount Union Recruits thru February. 
There are a few recruits outside of the usual OH, PA and MI.

Darrin  Bath-OG (6'3", 280 lb) Haslett, MI
Louis Berry IV-WR (5'7", 158 lb) Pittsburgh, PA
Nick Bushman-OL (6' 2", 289 lb) Massillon, OH
Trevor Cox-RB (5' 9", 165 lb) Hilliard, OH
DaShawn Darden-QB (5' 11", 185 lb) Kingston, PA
Dillon Daxe-TE (6' 2", 220 lb) Kettering, OH
Mason DuGuay-OLB (6' 1", 195 lb) Wyomissing, PA
Victor Filipiak-MLB (6' 3", 225 lb) Wyandotte, MI
Corey Gray-RB (5' 8", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Kyle Grieser -MLB (5' 11", 225 lb)  Loxahatchee, FL
Tom Hofmeister-DL (6'0", 270 lb) Lafayette, CA
Keith Howard-OLB (5' 9", 185 lb) Chesapeake, VA
Malek Jackson-OLB (5' 11", 175 lb) Massillon, OH
Grant Klaver-QB (6' 1", 200 lb) Mason, MI
Zack J. Kozma – WR (6' 1", 190 lb) Louisville, KY
Matt Lowry-QB (5' 10", 175 lb) Rocky River, OH
Kenny McDowell-SB (6' 0", 180 lb) Chelsea, MI
Danny Robinson-MLB (6' 0", 216 lb) Massillon, OH
Naim Rutledge-MLB (5' 9", 220 lb) McLean, VA
Samuel W. Todd-OLB/QB (6' 1" 220 lb) Rootstown, OH
Austin White-WR (6' 2", 210 lb) Wadsworth, OH
John Witkowski- DB (5' 9", 160 lb) Walled Lake, MI
Jake Zorn-QB (6' 3", 195 lb) Linden, MI

Without knowing anything about any of these guys other than what is presented here some of the numbers look really good for those positions for a 17 or 18 year kid and how they may be able to develop at Mount
Darrin  Bath-OG (6'3", 280 lb) Haslett, MI
Nick Bushman-OL (6' 2", 289 lb) Massillon, OH
Victor Filipiak-MLB (6' 3", 225 lb) Wyandotte, MI
Tom Hofmeister-DL (6'0", 270 lb) Lafayette, CA
Zack J. Kozma – WR (6' 1", 190 lb) Louisville, KY
Danny Robinson-MLB (6' 0", 216 lb) Massillon, OH
Austin White-WR (6' 2", 210 lb) Wadsworth, OH
Jake Zorn-QB (6' 3", 195 lb) Linden, MI

[ADL70]

That Zorn name sticks out, but he's not a lefty.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

That Zorn name sticks out, but he's not a lefty.

According to THIS he had some D1 Schools Looking at him.

EMU, Akron, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, Buffalo

[Knight Raider]

Here are the John Carroll 2015 recruits I can find:

Evan Baschko-DE (6' 5", 275 lb) Broadview Heights, OH
Alejandro Charette-DE (6' 2",250 lb) Centerville, OH
Colin Fyock –SS (6' 0", 190 lb) Parma, OH
Ryan Mason-OT (6' 6", 285 lb) Kettering, OH
Nicholas Reis-Center (6' 0", 280 lb) Willow Hill, IL
Owen Wolf-DE (6' 3", 200 lb) Altoona, PA

They are getting a few taller lineman than Mount Union. 

[ExTartanPlayer]

That Zorn name sticks out, but he's not a lefty.

According to THIS he had some D1 Schools Looking at him.

EMU, Akron, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, Buffalo

Eh.  That's a self-answered thing, so he may have said that stuff because he got a single letter from the places.

I was still getting form letters from Columbia into my senior year, even though there was never any serious interest (I attended a "Junior Day" for prospective recruits and the coaches basically sized me up & made a mental note "No chance, too small"), and I got token letters from Lehigh and a couple Ivies.  These days, I'd recognize them for what they were, but at the time if I'd been "interviewed" for anything, I'm sure I would have taken the chance to talk about how I was getting "interest" from Lehigh, Columbia, etc.