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Do we have any word on guys lined up for OV's to any of the upcoming home games? Cincinnati and UCF are our two biggest opportunities left before we have a Friday night versus Temple (hard with guys having games) and the late season game versus Tulane (can't envision a good crowd for this one)

OL Liam Fornadel from Don Bosco Prep was @ Cuse game.
 
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Sounds like a RKG. Hicks & Hurd come to mind. Local kid who was under-recruited and were 3-year starters.
 
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Sounds like we passed on him

Agreed - as did Temple and Rutgers @ this point. My sense is UConn will keep an eye on him during year and evaluate/consider a PWO opportunity if it makes sense. Clearly a strong big body.
 
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We are ranked 10th in the AAC and have not cracked the top 100......were we in a similar situation last year?
 
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We are ranked 10th in the AAC and have not cracked the top 100.were we in a similar situation last year?
the better question is - was there ever a year we were ranked respectably w/in conference or nationally?
 
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the better question is - was there ever a year we were ranked respectably w/in conference or nationally?

Top 5 years per R-i-v-a-ls:
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2013 @ 64
2007 @ 68
2008 @ 73
2009 @ 82
2004/2006 @86
 
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Received independent confirmation today that Brian Keating is indeed officially committed to UConn so I'm flipping him over to "blue" and 2017 commit #9

2017 UConn Offer List:
  1. Tarik Black (WR) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT
  2. Aapri Washington (DB) – Southlake Christian Academy, Huntersville NC
  3. Isaiah Wilson (OL) Brooklyn Poly Prep, Brooklyn, NY
  4. Markquese Bell (WR/FS) - Bridgeton High School, Bridgeton New Jersey
  5. Lester Axson Jr. (CB/WR) = Foundation Academy, Winter Haven, Florida
  6. Jahmin Muse (Ath/WR/S) - Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth, NJ
  7. Sandro Maxwell (TE/DE) - Berkley Prep High, Tampa Florida
  8. DJ Edwards (WR) - Palm Beach Lakes High School, West Palm Beach Florida
  9. Zamari Maxwell (CB/Athlete) - Pinellas Park High School, Largo Florida
  10. Joshua Maize (DE) - Deerfield High School, Deerfield Illinois
  11. Noah Hamlin (WR/DB) - Clarion High School, Clarion PA
  12. Savon Cooper (LB) - Creekside High School, Fairburn GA
  13. Liam Fornadel (OL) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey
  14. Stanley Hubbard III (OL) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC.
  15. Ted Field (OL) - The Salisbury School via Glen Mill PA.
  16. Justus Harris (CB) - Roswell High School, Roswell, Georgia
  17. Dawson DeGroot (Safety/WR/Athlete) - Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers Florida
  18. Dallas Hobbs (TE/DE) - Deerfield Academy via Washington High School Cedar Rapids Iowa
  19. Josh Thompson (WR/DB - Garland High School, Garland Texas
  20. Jordan McAfee (PS QB) - Everett High School, Everett MA (UConn Commit 4/2/16)
  21. Rob Saulin (DE/TE) - Pennsville Memorial High School, Pennsville New Jersey (UConn Commit 4/16/16)
  22. Abiola Bebe Olaniyan (CB) - Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest VA (UConn Commit 6/14/16)
  23. Ryan Dickens (LB/FB/LS) - Raritan High School, Hazlett New Jersey (UConn Commit 6/15/16)
  24. Ryan Fitton (TE/DE/P) Staples High School, Westport CT (UConn Commit 7/4/16)
  25. Ian Swenson (CB) - Loyola Academy, Wilmette Illinois (UConn Commit 7/22/16)
  26. Brian Keating (C/LS) - Darien High School, Darien CT. (UConn Commit 7/2016)
  27. Jake Byczko (TE/OLB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (UConn Commit 7/27/16)
  28. Omar Fortt (DB/WR) - St Luke's School, New Canaan CT (UConn Commit 8/7/16)
  29. J.T. Cauthen (WR) - Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw NC (UNC Commit 1/5/16)
  30. Jack Coan (PS QB) - Sayville High School, Sayville New York (Wisconsin Commit 3/24/16)
  31. A.J. Dillon (RB/LB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (Michigan Commit 3/28/17)
  32. Tommy Christ (DE/T) - Dominion High School, Sterling VA (UVA Commit 4/2/16)
  33. Kasim Hill (PS QB) - Gilman High School, Baltimore MD (Maryland Commit 4/9/16)
  34. Brandon Sebastian (Ath) – West Haven HS/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (BC Commit 4/9/16
  35. Bo Melton ( WR/ATH) - Cedar Creek High School, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 4/15/16)
  36. Ben Mason (LB/FB) - Newtown High School, Newtown CT (Michigan Commit 5/7/16)
  37. Sam Vretman (OL) – Rocky Mountain HS Idaho/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (Rutgers Commit 5/16/16)
  38. Isaiah McDuffie (LB/RB) - Bennett High School, Buffalo New York (Syracuse Commit 7/20/15>Decommit> BC Commit 5/24/16)
  39. Fabian Kratz (OL) - Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois. (Oregon State Commit 5/31/16)
  40. MJ Jarrell (WR) - Timber Creek High School, Orlando, Florida (Maryland Commit 6/2/16)
  41. Issac Hawn (OL) - St Charles North High School,Elgin Illinois (NIU Commit 6/3/16)
  42. Kenny Pickett (DT QB) - Ocean Twnshp High School, Oakhurst New Jersey (Temple Commit 4/9/16>Decommitt 5/16/16>Pitt Commit 6/4/16)
  43. Alexander Marshall (TE/DE) - Andover High School, Andover MA (FSU Commit 6/4/16)
  44. Darian Street (WR/CB) - Liberty High School, Bethlehem PA (Pitt Commit 6/6/16)
  45. Zachariah Burton (DB/WR) - William Penn High School, New Castle Delaware (UVA Commit 6/12/16)
  46. Ethan Wiederkehr (DE/TE) - Shoreham Wading River High School, Shoreham NY (Northwestern Commit 6/13/16)
  47. Collin Smith (QB/RB/Safety/Athlete) - Ligonier Valley High School, Ligonier, PA (WVA Commit 6/14/16)
  48. Marcus Valdez (DE) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, New Jersey (BC Commit 6/22/16)
  49. Cody Lamb (OL) - Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg Ohio (Cincinnati Commit 6/22/16)
  50. Robert Topps III (CB) - Marist High School, Chicago Ill. (Kansas Commit 6/22/16)
  51. Dakota Davis (OL) - Gleneig High School, Gleneig Maryland (Syracuse Commit 6/24/16)
  52. Andrew Stueber (OL) - Darien High School, Darien CT (Michigan Commit 6/25/16)
  53. Cameron Jordan (WR/DB) - Hills West High School, Dix Hills NY (Syracuse Commit 6/26/16)
  54. Matt Hankins ( CB) - Marcus High School, Flower Mound Texas (Iowa Commit 6/27/16)
  55. Olakunle Fatukasi (OLB) - Grant Street Campus School, Brooklyn, NY (Rutgers Commit 6/28/16)
  56. Rob King (Safety/QB/Athlete) - Father Judge High School, Philadelphia PA. (Temple Commit 7/1/16)
  57. Ifeatu Melifonwu (WR/CB) - Grafton High School, Grafton MA.(Syracuse Commit 7/2/16)
  58. Kameron Jones (LB) - Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA (Louisville Commit 7/3/16)
  59. Deon Jones (CB) – Archbishop Carrol High School, Washington DC (Maryland Commit 7/6/16)
  60. D. Major Roman (TE/LB) – New London High School, New London CT (Yale Commit (7/7/16)
  61. C.J. Holmes (RB/CB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Notre Dame Commit 7/8/16)
  62. Darius Corbett (WR/CB) - Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa Florida (Toledo Commit 7/9/16)
  63. Mike Tverdov (DE) - Union High School, Union NJ (Rutgers Commit 7/13/16)
  64. Jeffrey Hubbard (CB) - Woodward Academy, College Park GA (Colorado State Commit 7/18/16)
  65. Russell Thompson-Bishop (WR/QB/SS) - Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield CT (Syracuse Commit 7/21/16)
  66. C.J. Lewis (DT QB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Tennessee Commit 7/23/16)
  67. Jeremiah Stafford (OL) - North Marion High School , Citra, Florida (USF Commit 7/24/16)
  68. Markus Vinson (DB/RB) - Damascus High School, Damascus Maryland (Richmond Commit 7/25/16)
  69. Mason Cholewa (DE/DT) - Montour High School, McKees Rock PA (UCF Commit 7/27/16)
  70. Thabo Mwaniki (Athlete) - Guyer High School, Denton Texas (OK State Commit 7/30/16)
  71. Aaron Hackett (TE) - Venice High School, Venice Florida (Syracuse Commit 7/31/16)
  72. Curtis Harper ( DT/G) - McKeesport High School, McKeesport PA (Syracuse Commit 8/1/16)
  73. Max Fisher (WR) - Gonzaga High School, Washington DC. (NC State Commit 8/2/16)
  74. Grant Donaldson (LB/FB/P) - DeMatha Catholic High School. Annapolis, Maryland (Air Force Commit 8/5/16)
  75. Dan Sichterman (DE/OLB) - Kings High School, Kings Mill, Ohio (Ball State Commit 8/9/16)
  76. Jason Pinnock (CB/WR) - Windsor High School, Windsor CT (BC Commit 8/12/16)
  77. Hunter Long (TE) - Deerfield Academy via Exeter High School, Exeter New Hampshire (BC Commit 8/13/16)
  78. Trevon Grimes (WR) – St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale Florida (OSU Commit 8/22/16)
  79. Diego Fagot (LB) - Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Navy Commit 9/11/16)
  80. Erik Mueller (LB/FB) - Wheaton North High School, Wheaton Illinois (Northwestern Commit 9/17/16)
 
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Josh Helmholdt@JoshHelmholdt 2 hours ago
Chicagoland 3* DE Josh Maize has a Top 3 of#UConn#CMU and #Toledo, but #Cuse and others are watching him this fall

JH is the Rvals Midwest guy. Cherry picking the article:

>>“I like UConn’s Coach (Bob) Diaco. He’s a great defensive coach and he wants to use me in a lot of interesting ways.<<

>>“I have definitely talked with UConn about getting out there and taking an official visit,” Maize said. “Most of my offers are in the Midwest, so I have already been to those schools. UConn is the only school right now I have decided to definitely take an official visit to. “I’m good friends with Ian Swenson, who plays at Loyola and is committed to UConn. We know it is going to be in December and once the season ends we’ll pick that date which works for both of us.”<<

... but he is clearly open to other options: Cincy, PSU, Illinois, Iowa State and Cuse like his film and he will look @ other official visit options based on that.

 

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Maize plays the DE position exact how Diaco likes to scheme. He would be an excellent fit here. We need this kid!
 
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McAfee was at game yday

Do we have any word on guys lined up for OV's to any of the upcoming home games? Cincinnati and UCF are our two biggest opportunities left before we have a Friday night versus Temple (hard with guys having games) and the late season game versus Tulane (can't envision a good crowd for this one)
 

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So apparently, Josh Thompson has been committed to BC since 9/12.
 
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2017 UConn Offer List:
  1. Tarik Black (WR) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT
  2. Aapri Washington (DB) – Southlake Christian Academy, Huntersville NC
  3. Isaiah Wilson (OL) Brooklyn Poly Prep, Brooklyn, NY
  4. Markquese Bell (WR/FS) - Bridgeton High School, Bridgeton New Jersey
  5. Lester Axson Jr. (CB/WR) = Foundation Academy, Winter Haven, Florida
  6. Jahmin Muse (Ath/WR/S) - Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth, NJ
  7. Sandro Maxwell (TE/DE) - Berkley Prep High, Tampa Florida
  8. DJ Edwards (WR) - Palm Beach Lakes High School, West Palm Beach Florida
  9. Zamari Maxwell (CB/Athlete) - Pinellas Park High School, Largo Florida
  10. Joshua Maize (DE) - Deerfield High School, Deerfield Illinois
  11. Noah Hamlin (WR/DB) - Clarion High School, Clarion PA
  12. Savon Cooper (LB) - Creekside High School, Fairburn GA
  13. Liam Fornadel (OL) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey
  14. Stanley Hubbard III (OL) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC.
  15. Ted Field (OL) - The Salisbury School via Glen Mill PA.
  16. Justus Harris (CB) - Roswell High School, Roswell, Georgia
  17. Dawson DeGroot (Safety/WR/Athlete) - Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers Florida
  18. Dallas Hobbs (TE/DE) - Deerfield Academy via Washington High School Cedar Rapids Iowa
  19. Jordan McAfee (PS QB) - Everett High School, Everett MA (UConn Commit 4/2/16)
  20. Rob Saulin (DE/TE) - Pennsville Memorial High School, Pennsville New Jersey (UConn Commit 4/16/16)
  21. Abiola Bebe Olaniyan (CB) - Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest VA (UConn Commit 6/14/16)
  22. Ryan Dickens (LB/FB/LS) - Raritan High School, Hazlett New Jersey (UConn Commit 6/15/16)
  23. Ryan Fitton (TE/DE/P) Staples High School, Westport CT (UConn Commit 7/4/16)
  24. Ian Swenson (CB) - Loyola Academy, Wilmette Illinois (UConn Commit 7/22/16)
  25. Brian Keating (C/LS) - Darien High School, Darien CT. (UConn Commit 7/2016)
  26. Jake Byczko (TE/OLB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (UConn Commit 7/27/16)
  27. Omar Fortt (DB/WR) - St Luke's School, New Canaan CT (UConn Commit 8/7/16)
  28. J.T. Cauthen (WR) - Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw NC (UNC Commit 1/5/16)
  29. Jack Coan (PS QB) - Sayville High School, Sayville New York (Wisconsin Commit 3/24/16)
  30. A.J. Dillon (RB/LB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (Michigan Commit 3/28/17)
  31. Tommy Christ (DE/T) - Dominion High School, Sterling VA (UVA Commit 4/2/16)
  32. Kasim Hill (PS QB) - Gilman High School, Baltimore MD (Maryland Commit 4/9/16)
  33. Brandon Sebastian (Ath) – West Haven HS/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (BC Commit 4/9/16
  34. Bo Melton ( WR/ATH) - Cedar Creek High School, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 4/15/16)
  35. Ben Mason (LB/FB) - Newtown High School, Newtown CT (Michigan Commit 5/7/16)
  36. Sam Vretman (OL) – Rocky Mountain HS Idaho/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (Rutgers Commit 5/16/16)
  37. Isaiah McDuffie (LB/RB) - Bennett High School, Buffalo New York (Syracuse Commit 7/20/15>Decommit> BC Commit 5/24/16)
  38. Fabian Kratz (OL) - Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois. (Oregon State Commit 5/31/16)
  39. MJ Jarrell (WR) - Timber Creek High School, Orlando, Florida (Maryland Commit 6/2/16)
  40. Issac Hawn (OL) - St Charles North High School,Elgin Illinois (NIU Commit 6/3/16)
  41. Kenny Pickett (DT QB) - Ocean Twnshp High School, Oakhurst New Jersey (Temple Commit 4/9/16>Decommitt 5/16/16>Pitt Commit 6/4/16)
  42. Alexander Marshall (TE/DE) - Andover High School, Andover MA (FSU Commit 6/4/16)
  43. Darian Street (WR/CB) - Liberty High School, Bethlehem PA (Pitt Commit 6/6/16)
  44. Zachariah Burton (DB/WR) - William Penn High School, New Castle Delaware (UVA Commit 6/12/16)
  45. Ethan Wiederkehr (DE/TE) - Shoreham Wading River High School, Shoreham NY (Northwestern Commit 6/13/16)
  46. Collin Smith (QB/RB/Safety/Athlete) - Ligonier Valley High School, Ligonier, PA (WVA Commit 6/14/16)
  47. Marcus Valdez (DE) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, New Jersey (BC Commit 6/22/16)
  48. Cody Lamb (OL) - Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg Ohio (Cincinnati Commit 6/22/16)
  49. Robert Topps III (CB) - Marist High School, Chicago Ill. (Kansas Commit 6/22/16)
  50. Dakota Davis (OL) - Gleneig High School, Gleneig Maryland (Syracuse Commit 6/24/16)
  51. Andrew Stueber (OL) - Darien High School, Darien CT (Michigan Commit 6/25/16)
  52. Cameron Jordan (WR/DB) - Hills West High School, Dix Hills NY (Syracuse Commit 6/26/16)
  53. Matt Hankins ( CB) - Marcus High School, Flower Mound Texas (Iowa Commit 6/27/16)
  54. Olakunle Fatukasi (OLB) - Grant Street Campus School, Brooklyn, NY (Rutgers Commit 6/28/16)
  55. Rob King (Safety/QB/Athlete) - Father Judge High School, Philadelphia PA. (Temple Commit 7/1/16)
  56. Ifeatu Melifonwu (WR/CB) - Grafton High School, Grafton MA.(Syracuse Commit 7/2/16)
  57. Kameron Jones (LB) - Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA (Louisville Commit 7/3/16)
  58. Deon Jones (CB) – Archbishop Carrol High School, Washington DC (Maryland Commit 7/6/16)
  59. D. Major Roman (TE/LB) – New London High School, New London CT (Yale Commit (7/7/16)
  60. C.J. Holmes (RB/CB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Notre Dame Commit 7/8/16)
  61. Darius Corbett (WR/CB) - Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa Florida (Toledo Commit 7/9/16)
  62. Mike Tverdov (DE) - Union High School, Union NJ (Rutgers Commit 7/13/16)
  63. Jeffrey Hubbard (CB) - Woodward Academy, College Park GA (Colorado State Commit 7/18/16)
  64. Russell Thompson-Bishop (WR/QB/SS) - Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield CT (Syracuse Commit 7/21/16)
  65. C.J. Lewis (DT QB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Tennessee Commit 7/23/16)
  66. Jeremiah Stafford (OL) - North Marion High School , Citra, Florida (USF Commit 7/24/16)
  67. Markus Vinson (DB/RB) - Damascus High School, Damascus Maryland (Richmond Commit 7/25/16)
  68. Mason Cholewa (DE/DT) - Montour High School, McKees Rock PA (UCF Commit 7/27/16)
  69. Thabo Mwaniki (Athlete) - Guyer High School, Denton Texas (OK State Commit 7/30/16)
  70. Aaron Hackett (TE) - Venice High School, Venice Florida (Syracuse Commit 7/31/16)
  71. Curtis Harper ( DT/G) - McKeesport High School, McKeesport PA (Syracuse Commit 8/1/16)
  72. Max Fisher (WR) - Gonzaga High School, Washington DC. (NC State Commit 8/2/16)
  73. Grant Donaldson (LB/FB/P) - DeMatha Catholic High School. Annapolis, Maryland (Air Force Commit 8/5/16)
  74. Dan Sichterman (DE/OLB) - Kings High School, Kings Mill, Ohio (Ball State Commit 8/9/16)
  75. Jason Pinnock (CB/WR) - Windsor High School, Windsor CT (BC Commit 8/12/16)
  76. Hunter Long (TE) - Deerfield Academy via Exeter High School, Exeter New Hampshire (BC Commit 8/13/16)
  77. Trevon Grimes (WR) – St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale Florida (OSU Commit 8/22/16)
  78. Diego Fagot (LB) - Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Navy Commit 9/11/16)
  79. Josh Thompson (WR/DB) - Garland High School, Garland Texas (BC Commit 0/12/16)
  80. Erik Mueller (LB/FB) - Wheaton North High School, Wheaton Illinois (Northwestern Commit 9/17/16)
 

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Love Pierre's enthusiasm.

It would be really great at this point to land Maize, Field and Fornadel. Maize combined with Saulin would set the two DE positions for the recruiting class.

Meanwhile Field and Fornadel would get us started on the Oline with Keating. I would still want 3 more OL kids in this class for a total of 6 which would give us 14 all together. For the next ten I probably would look for two of each: a RB, WR, DT, and LB and one CB, one TE and possibly one QB. I have no idea how many scholarships we have next year, but we typically need to recruit about 24 kids each year. If we can't get to 24, then go with 1 RB, 5 OL recruits and maybe just 1 DT.

Who do we lose next year that gets serious playing time - my short list on the fly:
Noel Thomas
Fatusaki
M. Myers
Obi
Green
T. Myers
Knappe
Puyol
Others?
 
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