S Michael-Arinze Ezrim

(12-20-2023 11:17 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  247 has five players as hard commits to Toledo, but not signed. Anyone know what the status of these players would be? Also, two of our signees have no rating. I thought 2 stars was the minimum.

Kamara's HS coach tweeted Sunday that he was still planning to sign with Toledo. Maybe will just be later.

Class #s so far:

QB: 1
RB: 0
WR: 4
TE: 1
OL: 4
DL: 2
LB: 2
CB: 3

(12-20-2023 11:25 AM)bpusate9 Wrote:  

(12-20-2023 11:17 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  247 has five players as hard commits to Toledo, but not signed. Anyone know what the status of these players would be? Also, two of our signees have no rating. I thought 2 stars was the minimum.

WR Louis is likely a decommit. The other 4 I’m not sure of. Sometimes the players have a signing ceremony at their school that happens later in the day. It’s also possible some were dropped for other recruits we’ve gotten recently. Could also be academic or other issues preventing them from signing today.

Also waiting on the transfer Perkins. I assume he would be included in this class.

No rating typically means the player hasn’t been evaluated by 247 yet. They should get a rating in the near future.

Louis decommitted Dec.5th.

Transfers pouring in:

CB Ezekiel Blake. Transfer from Youngstown State.
CB Jadarrius Perkins. Transfer from Florida.
WR Terrell Crosby. Transfer from Iowa State. (Once UT commit in 2021)
OL Allen Jones. Transfer from Prairie View A&M.
OL Jakob James. Transfer from Ohio State.

(12-20-2023 01:36 PM)bpusate9 Wrote:  Transfers pouring in:

CB Ezekiel Blake. Transfer from Youngstown State.
CB Jadarrius Perkins. Transfer from Florida.
WR Terrell Crosby. Transfer from Iowa State. (Once UT commit in 2021)
OL Allen Jones. Transfer from Prairie View A&M.
OL Jakob James. Transfer from Ohio State.

James is a name I had not heard before. 6'5 297 according to the OSU website out of Cincinnati Elder. Grad transfer, but looks like he may have 2 years left. Saw action in 9 games last year and 12 games in 22. I'm sure most of his play was on special teams. Interestingly, the most plays he got was against Toledo.

https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/foo...james/6146

LB Ibraheem Kamara NLI in

(12-20-2023 12:34 PM)bpusate9 Wrote:  Class #s so far:

QB: 1
RB: 0
WR: 4
TE: 1
OL: 4
DL: 2
LB: 2
CB: 3

Updated after Kamara NLI:
QB: 1
RB: 0
WR: 5
TE: 1
OL: 6
DL: 2
LB: 3
CB: 5
S: 3

Total: 26

Signing Day release: https://utrockets.com/news/2023/12/20/fo...g-day.aspx

Looks like OL Colbyn Daniel also signed as a PWO.

(12-20-2023 03:42 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  

(12-20-2023 01:36 PM)bpusate9 Wrote:  Transfers pouring in:

CB Ezekiel Blake. Transfer from Youngstown State.
CB Jadarrius Perkins. Transfer from Florida.
WR Terrell Crosby. Transfer from Iowa State. (Once UT commit in 2021)
OL Allen Jones. Transfer from Prairie View A&M.
OL Jakob James. Transfer from Ohio State.

James is a name I had not heard before. 6'5 297 according to the OSU website out of Cincinnati Elder. Grad transfer, but looks like he may have 2 years left. Saw action in 9 games last year and 12 games in 22. I'm sure most of his play was on special teams. Interestingly, the most plays he got was against Toledo.

https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/foo...james/6146

Was second string in 2022 and in the mix to start this year but didn’t win the spot. Imagine he is coming in to be our starting center next year.

(12-20-2023 06:03 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  Looks like OL Colbyn Daniel also signed as a PWO.

Nice to get a player of that caliber as a PWO.

No running backs?

(12-20-2023 11:42 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  No running backs?

We still have the real signing day. With Shaw behind Stuart and Boone, we are set for 2024 at least.

(12-21-2023 01:23 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(12-20-2023 11:42 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  No running backs?

We still have the real signing day. With Shaw behind Stuart and Boone, we are set for 2024 at least.

Rockets also have Walendzak and Drennen. Drennen was a Top 10 player in Ohio and the #6 APB in the nation.

Great haul by Candle and his staff. According to The Blade, the highest rated class in MAC history.

(12-20-2023 11:59 AM)bpusate9 Wrote:  S Michael-Arinze Ezrim

His brother is a true freshman TE on the team. Saw him playing on special teams. Also saw Connor Walendzak playing a lot on special teams. Does that count in the game participation against their ability to redshirt? Doesn't make sense to waste a season of eligibility just playing on special teams. Its not like our special teams didn't need all the help they could get, but using true freshman makes no sense to me.

(12-21-2023 06:35 AM)Lester Wrote:  Great haul by Candle and his staff. According to The Blade, the highest rated class in MAC history.

Sure glad Candle stayed for another year.

I personally love the 6'2" - 6'4" WRs.

(12-21-2023 06:59 AM)MotoRocket Wrote:  

(12-20-2023 11:59 AM)bpusate9 Wrote:  S Michael-Arinze Ezrim

His brother is a true freshman TE on the team. Saw him playing on special teams. Also saw Connor Walendzak playing a lot on special teams. Does that count in the game participation against their ability to redshirt? Doesn't make sense to waste a season of eligibility just playing on special teams. Its not like our special teams didn't need all the help they could get, but using true freshman makes no sense to me.

Talking with big brother CC Ezirim after spring game, nice respectful kid that I think will get a lot of playing time next year even with R. Torres and Lenny Kuhl back… Ezirim, great size at about 6-7 250 !!