(12-26-2017 08:17 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Also were a couple of other tweets last week of '18 players getting new offers from UT. These include:

Malcom Magee, QB/S from Ocean Springs, MS
https://www.hudl.com/profile/5377916/malcom-magee
(can't find a page on a recruiting site for him)

and, Purdue verbal, 3star JUCO LB Evander Craft
https://247sports.com/player/evander-craft-46048112
https://www.hudl.com/profile/4366978/evander-craft

Says Craft is committed to Purdue. Has that changed? Is he undeclared during signing period in December? Would like to think we have a shot at him. He can make more of an impact at Toledo than he will at Purdue. Small chance Purdue will be in the hunt for a division championship in his time there if he signs with Purdon't.

(12-26-2017 01:53 PM)MotoRocket Wrote:  

(12-26-2017 08:17 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Also were a couple of other tweets last week of '18 players getting new offers from UT. These include:

Malcom Magee, QB/S from Ocean Springs, MS
https://www.hudl.com/profile/5377916/malcom-magee
(can't find a page on a recruiting site for him)

and, Purdue verbal, 3star JUCO LB Evander Craft
https://247sports.com/player/evander-craft-46048112
https://www.hudl.com/profile/4366978/evander-craft

Says Craft is committed to Purdue. Has that changed? Is he undeclared during signing period in December? Would like to think we have a shot at him. He can make more of an impact at Toledo than he will at Purdue. Small chance Purdue will be in the hunt for a division championship in his time there if he signs with Purdon't.

Dec 22
Evander Craft @TheCrafty1_ @ DuPage JuCo @Dupage_Football picks up @ToledoFB Offer

His tweet states that he is “blessed to pick up a Rockets offer”

Story from the Buffalo News about Jalin Cooper -

http://buffalonews.com/2017/12/26/medina...at-toledo/

Ought to jump in 0n Tyrone Sampson Jr from Detroit. One of the nation's top Centers. He was an early commit to Syracuse, but decommitted on Early Signing Day. UM and MSU are currently not involved in his recruitment. Indiana and UCinn are schools that seemed to be in play.

(12-26-2017 03:41 PM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Ought to jump in 0n Tyrone Sampson Jr from Detroit. One of the nation's top Centers. He was an early commit to Syracuse, but decommitted on Early Signing Day. UM and MSU are currently not involved in his recruitment. Indiana and UCinn are schools that seemed to be in play.

I get worried when I see a player decommit from a school like Syracuse on signing day or close to it. Seems that may be he had some grade issues and was told he wouldn't get a letter of intent to sign. Someone we should look at though as we have had luck with some late or partial qualifiers in the past. If there was some larger P5 schools I would think he may be waiting for a signable offer from them, but not Indiana or UC.

(12-26-2017 02:03 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote:  

(12-26-2017 01:53 PM)MotoRocket Wrote:  

(12-26-2017 08:17 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Also were a couple of other tweets last week of '18 players getting new offers from UT. These include:

Malcom Magee, QB/S from Ocean Springs, MS
https://www.hudl.com/profile/5377916/malcom-magee
(can't find a page on a recruiting site for him)

and, Purdue verbal, 3star JUCO LB Evander Craft
https://247sports.com/player/evander-craft-46048112
https://www.hudl.com/profile/4366978/evander-craft

Says Craft is committed to Purdue. Has that changed? Is he undeclared during signing period in December? Would like to think we have a shot at him. He can make more of an impact at Toledo than he will at Purdue. Small chance Purdue will be in the hunt for a division championship in his time there if he signs with Purdon't.

Dec 22
Evander Craft @TheCrafty1_ @ DuPage JuCo @Dupage_Football picks up @ToledoFB Offer

His tweet states that he is “blessed to pick up a Rockets offer”

As far as I can tell he is verballed to PU but has not signed an NLI yet. Interesting thing is that Purdue only signed 1 LB in the early period, so it's not like he got squeezed out.

(12-26-2017 05:10 PM)utrocks84 Wrote:  

(12-26-2017 03:41 PM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Ought to jump in 0n Tyrone Sampson Jr from Detroit. One of the nation's top Centers. He was an early commit to Syracuse, but decommitted on Early Signing Day. UM and MSU are currently not involved in his recruitment. Indiana and UCinn are schools that seemed to be in play.

I get worried when I see a player decommit from a school like Syracuse on signing day or close to it. Seems that may be he had some grade issues and was told he wouldn't get a letter of intent to sign. Someone we should look at though as we have had luck with some late or partial qualifiers in the past. If there was some larger P5 schools I would think he may be waiting for a signable offer from them, but not Indiana or UC.

Felt he committed too early in the process. Wants to check out a few school before he makes his final decision.

Looks like UT has offered another JUCO LB, Tyree Thompson from LA Valley College. Seems he was at Sacramento State for a while before his trip to JUCO. Was a 2015 HS grad out of LA.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/3748580/tyree-thompson

Can't find a recruiting site page for him, but from his twitter feed he has offers from North Texas and UL Lafayette, possibly others.

(12-29-2017 09:02 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Looks like UT has offered another JUCO LB, Tyree Thompson from LA Valley College. Seems he was at Sacramento State for a while before his trip to JUCO. Was a 2015 HS grad out of LA.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/3748580/tyree-thompson

Can't find a recruiting site page for him, but from his twitter feed he has offers from North Texas and UL Lafayette, possibly others.

EMU

(12-29-2017 09:02 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Looks like UT has offered another JUCO LB, Tyree Thompson from LA Valley College. Seems he was at Sacramento State for a while before his trip to JUCO. Was a 2015 HS grad out of LA.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/3748580/tyree-thompson

Can't find a recruiting site page for him, but from his twitter feed he has offers from North Texas and UL Lafayette, possibly others.

6’3” 235# - good for openers

(12-29-2017 10:20 AM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 09:02 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Looks like UT has offered another JUCO LB, Tyree Thompson from LA Valley College. Seems he was at Sacramento State for a while before his trip to JUCO. Was a 2015 HS grad out of LA.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/3748580/tyree-thompson

Can't find a recruiting site page for him, but from his twitter feed he has offers from North Texas and UL Lafayette, possibly others.

6’3” 235# - good for openers

Max Preps had him #121 nationally and #13 player in California coming out of high school. He's a Business Major.

(12-29-2017 11:33 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 10:20 AM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 09:02 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Looks like UT has offered another JUCO LB, Tyree Thompson from LA Valley College. Seems he was at Sacramento State for a while before his trip to JUCO. Was a 2015 HS grad out of LA.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/3748580/tyree-thompson

Can't find a recruiting site page for him, but from his twitter feed he has offers from North Texas and UL Lafayette, possibly others.

6’3” 235# - good for openers

Max Preps had him #121 nationally and #13 player in California coming out of high school. He's a Business Major.

Hopefully he will be majoring in business at Toledo!

(12-29-2017 11:33 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 10:20 AM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 09:02 AM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Looks like UT has offered another JUCO LB, Tyree Thompson from LA Valley College. Seems he was at Sacramento State for a while before his trip to JUCO. Was a 2015 HS grad out of LA.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/3748580/tyree-thompson

Can't find a recruiting site page for him, but from his twitter feed he has offers from North Texas and UL Lafayette, possibly others.

6’3” 235# - good for openers

Max Preps had him #121 nationally and #13 player in California coming out of high school. He's a Business Major.

Looks like the type of LB we need badly! Attacks the ball carrier and doesn't block himself by running square into OLineman like our '17 crew.

http://m.wtol.com/toledonewsnow/db/34725...t/ir8VuDpl

Springfield’s Bryant Koback is transferring from Kentucky. Wants to be closer to family. If Mark Stoops does the right thing and grants his release to ALL teams, potential huge get for the Rockets.

(01-03-2018 02:21 PM)toledobrad Wrote:  http://m.wtol.com/toledonewsnow/db/34725...t/ir8VuDpl

Springfield’s Bryant Koback is transferring from Kentucky. Wants to be closer to family. If Mark Stoops does the right thing and grants his release to ALL teams, potential huge get for the Rockets.

Don’t follow HS ball but he didn’t have a carry for Ky this year per their web site. Injured? RS? Eligibility issues? If he takes a transfer year he’d basically lose two years. What were his HS numbers? I can see Stoops not wanting him at an SEC school but he’s likely to lose to us anyway, so....

(01-03-2018 02:38 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(01-03-2018 02:21 PM)toledobrad Wrote:  http://m.wtol.com/toledonewsnow/db/34725...t/ir8VuDpl

Springfield’s Bryant Koback is transferring from Kentucky. Wants to be closer to family. If Mark Stoops does the right thing and grants his release to ALL teams, potential huge get for the Rockets.

Don’t follow HS ball but he didn’t have a carry for Ky this year per their web site. Injured? RS? Eligibility issues? If he takes a transfer year he’d basically lose two years. What were his HS numbers? I can see Stoops not wanting him at an SEC school but he’s likely to lose to us anyway, so....

He was having a huge senior season when he broke his leg in one of his last games. So, he Red-shirted this year. Junior year he went for 2,015 yards and 31 TDS. And the week before he broke his leg, he ran for 373 yards and 6 TDS against Perrysburg.

Actually he got injured earlier in the year than I thought. Through the first 4 games his senior year, he had already rushed for 1,096 yards and scored a mere 21 TDS.

(01-03-2018 02:54 PM)toledobrad Wrote:  Actually he got injured earlier in the year than I thought. Through the first 4 games his senior year, he had already rushed for 1,096 yards and scored a mere 21 TDS.

Thanks. So would he lose another year to transfer?

Twitter report that LB/Chase Hartley from Palmetto Prep in SC has accepted a preferred walk-on offer from UT.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/4003750/chase-hartley

(01-03-2018 04:57 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Twitter report that LB/Chase Hartley from Palmetto Prep in SC has accepted a preferred walk-on offer from UT.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/4003750/chase-hartley

6’1 and 230# at LB and he’s a preferred walk-on? Why not a scholarship here or somewhere? What’s the scoop here? From that picture he certainly looks the part...would be fantastic to add a another LB with size that somehow flew under the radar.