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Added another local, another LB with good size.

http://recordpub.com/sports/2013/06/28/t...o-division

Kent Roosevelt Rough Rider, my alma mater. Love it. Heard he is a great kid and hard worker from many people in the community. John Nemec is a great football coach, so I know that Coach Nemec is pushing Matt very hard and teaching him the right way to play the game. Welcome Matt!

Here are more commitments to Coach Haynes/staff:
Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 4d
Jonathan Morgan-Cunningham- Commits to Kent State - BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL - Class of 2014

Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 5d
Matthew Sommers - Commits to Kent State - KENT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - Class of 2014

Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 6d
Marcus Elliott commits to Kent State - High School: WHITMER HIGH SCHOOL - Class of: 2014


Here is another offer from Coach Haynes/staff:

Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 24 Jun
Paul Moses receives an offer from Kent State - High School: TOLEDO CENTRAL CATHOLIC -Class of: 2014

If my math is correct and Mark Porter's sources are accurate, Coach Haynes/staff have 10 verbal commitments as of July 12th 2013.

Here are some of their player pages from espn.com:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...elliott-ii
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...es-hibbler
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...ano-millin
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...cunningham
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...e-callahan
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...rge-bollas
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...gie-howard

Here is the list of verbal commitments and their positions thus far:
George Bollas - QB
Reggie Howard - ATH/LB
Matt Sommers - LB
Luke Callahan - OL
Jonathan Morgan-Cunningham - DL/OL
Stefano Millin - DL/OL
Miles Hibbler - RB
Marcus Elliot - S
Collin Prouty - OL
Kyle Ritz - OL
1 QB, 1 RB, 1 Safety, 2 LBs, 5 DL/OLs

All 8 are from the state of Ohio!!!!

Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 4d
Ohio's talent pool is extremely deep for 2014. About 300 prospects are good enough to be in the JJhuddle.com Top 200

Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 2d
Colt Pettit - Commits to Virginia Tech - PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL - Class of 2014 - VIDEO bit.ly/131GmRT fb.me/KbbJVyoZ

Another commit, one with good size and an interest in biotechnology.

http://news-herald.com/articles/2013/07/...247391.txt



And yet another lineman added:

http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/a...14896214=1

After a dearth of linemen last year, Hanyes has sure gone after them this time. That's five so far.

(07-12-2013 12:41 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  Another commit, one with good size and an interest in biotechnology.

http://news-herald.com/articles/2013/07/...247391.txt



And yet another lineman added:

http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/a...14896214=1

Mark Porter ‏@Mark__Porter 21h
(OL) Collin Prouty - Commits to Kent State - TRI-VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL - Class of 2014 http://fb.me/1mz2CZXal
Mark Porter ‏@Mark__Porter 21h
(OL) Kyle Ritz - Commits to Kent State - WILLOUGHBY SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL - Class of 2014 http://fb.me/Wdqk4Gxb

(07-12-2013 06:41 PM)cschierh Wrote:  After a dearth of linemen last year, Hanyes has sure gone after them this time. That's five so far.

In the 2012 recruiting class Hazell brought in 4 OL, 2 of which are expected to start this year. In 2013, only 1 was brought in last class.

Not sure if anyone else saw this, but Haynes/staff signed a JC LB from California in April, so the LB depth doesn't concern as much now that I know they have a JC LB to come in and compete. By the way, he is huge for LB standards in reference to his weight, 255lbs (so says espn.com).
Here's the link to his player page: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footba...jake-houts

That would be Haynes and staff not Hazell, and the kid doesn't look 255, it's supposed to say 225.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/616956/jake-houts

https://mobile.twitter.com/FCHORNETS/sta...92/photo/1

https://mobile.twitter.com/scubaseansa/s...6436954112

(07-14-2013 07:25 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  That would be Haynes and staff not Hazell, and the kid doesn't look 255, it's supposed to say 225.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/616956/jake-houts

https://mobile.twitter.com/FCHORNETS/sta...92/photo/1

https://mobile.twitter.com/scubaseansa/s...6436954112

Thanks PH. I fixed my previous post to show Haynes. Yeah, 255lbs sounded way too high. He looks to have a solid build and is fundamentally sound in the video. It should be a really competitive fall camp for the LBs, with Fouts and 5 incoming freshmen, as well as the returnees.

They also signed a JUCO o-lineman to help with depth and experience concerns there.

Polish hammer, can you post the name and junior college that the ol went to?

http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiti...sha-150255

Thanks ph. Looks 2 have good size, question is can he move and is he in shape?

And he's a Cleveland St. Ignatius kid, we don't see many of them especially going the JUCO route.

Haynes/staff just got their 11th verbal commitment for the 2014 recruiting class.

Mark Porter @Mark__Porter 3d
Nathan Puthoff - Commits to Kent State - ST CHARLES PREPARATORY SCHOOL - Class of 2014 - VIDEO -... fb.me/2LLmUNhez

You guessed it, another OL.

Scouting Ohio player page/highlight video: http://scoutingohio.com/index.php?option...e=NPuthoff

Fantastic news on the recruiting class!

The major sites are way behind in their reporting. Both Ohio and KSU have hit instate hard and with success. It must have to do with a deep talent pool in-state this year.

In contrast, Miami has only 2 guys in-state this year, further indication that coach Treadwell will be out the door with another bad year or 2.

(07-15-2013 11:47 PM)GoFlashes7 Wrote:  Polish hammer, can you post the name and junior college that the ol went to?

New faces: Among the new faces on the 13 MAC teams this season, Kent State has a unique one.

Jim Katusha is not only a coveted 6-5, 290-pound offensive lineman, he also is a sophomore junior-college transfer from Butte C.C. in California by way of Ohio University.

What makes him rare at KSU is the fact he is a product of St. Ignatius High, and the Flashes have not been able to crack that hotbed of prep recruiting in decades.
"He wanted to get back home, and we were looking for guys who could help us,'' first-year coach Paul Haynes said.

Katusha has already made his first impression, as his game jersey complete with name and number, was hanging at the Kent State table during media day in Ford Field.

(07-24-2013 06:43 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(07-15-2013 11:47 PM)GoFlashes7 Wrote:  Polish hammer, can you post the name and junior college that the ol went to?

New faces: Among the new faces on the 13 MAC teams this season, Kent State has a unique one.

Jim Katusha is not only a coveted 6-5, 290-pound offensive lineman, he also is a sophomore junior-college transfer from Butte C.C. in California by way of Ohio University.

What makes him rare at KSU is the fact he is a product of St. Ignatius High, and the Flashes have not been able to crack that hotbed of prep recruiting in decades.
"He wanted to get back home, and we were looking for guys who could help us,'' first-year coach Paul Haynes said.

Katusha has already made his first impression, as his game jersey complete with name and number, was hanging at the Kent State table during media day in Ford Field.

That is great that KSU gets him for 3yrs and not 2yrs and even better that he wants to be @ KSU.