2019 Recruiting Thread

[huskymedic]

 

[ktuck911]

At least we're still in it for this young man..

 

[UConnRock]

Gourdine's Choices:

Stay home - Coastal
Stay Warm - Tulane
Go where needed most - UConn

Tulane got the largest photo so things aren't looking good.

 

[Exit 4]

Gourdine's Choices:

Stay home - Coastal
Stay Warm - Tulane
Go where needed most - UConn

Tulane got the largest photo so things aren't looking good.

You are not wrong, but also notable - Gourdine did a ton of twitter connecting with our staff and players. More than most recruits at this stage and more than he seem to with other programs. I like that. Fingers crossed.

 

[Exit 4]

Scratch another one off. Will Rogers lands a South Carolina.

 

[huskymedic]

Liberty Christian School in Argyle Texas

 

[huskymedic]

Port St John Florida

 

[huskymedic]

Titusville Florida:

 

[Exit 4]

Also in Pt St John/ Jacksonville FL area - we have been to this school seemingly every year under Edsall 2.0.

 

[ktuck911]

Gotta feeling all these coaching visits to different HS's is more than likely for the Class of 2020 and beyond... We seem to already know who we're adding, for the most part, a week from today...

 

[UCONNRPh]

Not sure if I missed it. If so, I'm sorry----but does anyone have any Kenny Logan/ Dom Mazotti news??? Visit was this past weekend, correct??? Good or bad update please.

Also, I wonder if this polar vortex out in Midwest is spooking Logan away....

Bottomline is I want these guys to help make a change/difference

 

[huskymedic]

Hmmm...

 

[ktuck911]

Hmmm...

Hoping we can get him in this weekend for the final OV weekend b4 signing day... Would be nice to get a recruit out of Alabama again.. It's been awhile ( Lawrence Wilson and Jory Johnson were the ones I can remember that are from there)

 

[Exit 4]

Another confirmation we offered Overton: I notice the staff job on this kid early last week. Good looking late bloomer.


Late-riser Overton to spurn P5 late in the game?

One week ahead of National Signing Day 2019 and there is a new prospect to know in Alabama. In the never-too-late world of college football recruiting following the Early Signing Period the latest riser is one that probably shouldn't have slipped through any cracks.

The son of a former Oklahoma lineman and record-setting volley ball star at Kentucky, Micaiah Overton emerging as a prime prospect was to be expected.


But a love for basketball, late start to high school football and transferring schools could have slowed it all together. Instead, the now 6-foot-5, 225-pound Bessemer (Ala.) Academy two-way talent is an FBS recruit with options from coast to coast.

Arizona State offered him a scholarship and UConn and Liberty are among those to follow suit over the last several days.

"I'm starting to figure it out," he told 247Sports. "We're getting close to signing day. Arizona State hit me up about playing defensive end, Alabama State for tight end and Liberty and UConn. UConn's head coach came to my school yesterday and gave me a full ride.

"It's eye-opening and jaw-dropping...I'm just thanking God."

 

[Nextmanup]

Not sure if I missed it. If so, I'm sorry----but does anyone have any Kenny Logan/ Dom Mazotti news??? Visit was this past weekend, correct??? Good or bad update please.

Also, I wonder if this polar vortex out in Midwest is spooking Logan away....

Bottomline is I want these guys to help make a change/difference

This was posted on this is UConn country this am..

Dominick Mazotti, Fresh Off A Visit To UConn, Will Make His Decision The Night Before Signing Day | This is UConn Country

 

[huskymedic]

Another confirmation we offered Overton: I notice the staff job on this kid early last week. Good looking late bloomer.

Late-riser Overton to spurn P5 late in the game?

One week ahead of National Signing Day 2019 and there is a new prospect to know in Alabama. In the never-too-late world of college football recruiting following the Early Signing Period the latest riser is one that probably shouldn't have slipped through any cracks.

The son of a former Oklahoma lineman and record-setting volley ball star at Kentucky, Micaiah Overton emerging as a prime prospect was to be expected.

But a love for basketball, late start to high school football and transferring schools could have slowed it all together. Instead, the now 6-foot-5, 225-pound Bessemer (Ala.) Academy two-way talent is an FBS recruit with options from coast to coast.

Arizona State offered him a scholarship and UConn and Liberty are among those to follow suit over the last several days.

"I'm starting to figure it out," he told 247Sports. "We're getting close to signing day. Arizona State hit me up about playing defensive end, Alabama State for tight end and Liberty and UConn. UConn's head coach came to my school yesterday and gave me a full ride.

"It's eye-opening and jaw-dropping...I'm just thanking God."

>>But his potential as a pass-catcher could lead to a late visit for the Huskies should time permit this weekend.

"I'm going to see about UConn," Overton said. "I can't confirm the visit but I'm going to try and see them. They run my type of scheme, too. They run two tight(end) sets and the head coach came and the assistants came to see me. I was overwhelmed, really. Out of all the players in the United States they came from Connecticut to see me. They were at the school before I was at like 7:20 in the morning.

"They run the double tights, like to throw to him. So we'll see how I feel about those schools."<<

Be an interesting grab if we can overcome the Hugh Freeze/Liberty angle...

 

[Scrutineer]

He would be God's Gift incarnate.

 

[ktuck911]

>>But his potential as a pass-catcher could lead to a late visit for the Huskies should time permit this weekend.

"I'm going to see about UConn," Overton said. "I can't confirm the visit but I'm going to try and see them. They run my type of scheme, too. They run two tight(end) sets and the head coach came and the assistants came to see me. I was overwhelmed, really. Out of all the players in the United States they came from Connecticut to see me. They were at the school before I was at like 7:20 in the morning.

"They run the double tights, like to throw to him. So we'll see how I feel about those schools."<<

Be an interesting grab if we can overcome the Hugh Freeze/Liberty angle...

kid's parents are pretty impressive. His did is AD at Kennesaw State, played OL at Oklahoma and mom volleyball @ Kentucky...

And NICE to see our coaching staff out there leaving no stone unturned.. I'm extremely optomistic about this situation. According to him, we're a fit... (again) hoping we can get him in for a quick peak of Storrs CT this weekend...

 

[ktuck911]

A combo of Overton and Mazotti could potentially raise the play of our offense from the TE position to a level I don't think we've ever had

 

[Exit 4]

Medic, scratch another one off the list. So that's three UConn offerrees going to 'Nova; J. Allen, W. Hummel, and J. Busic.

 

[noeynox]

Medic, scratch another one off the list. So that's three UConn offerrees going to 'Nova; J. Allen, W. Hummel, and J. Busic.

This is a troubling trend.

 

[blue93]

This is a troubling trend.

It's troubling if we were actively recruiting them and got beat. I don't follow recruiting closely enough to know - seems like that happened with Hummel, but not sure about the other two?

 

[ktuck911]

I don't think the Busic commitment to Nova troubling at all... When you look at his list of schools, and what we've recruited already, he probably looked at us as someone that'd be more of a camp body (with a chance to contribute) as opposed to being more of a contributor right away @ Nova.. This late in the game, I'm not worried one bit...

 

[UConnJim]

It's troubling if we were actively recruiting them and got beat. I don't follow recruiting closely enough to know - seems like that happened with Hummel, but not sure about the other two?

I think when Rayonte Brown committed as an OL in mid December, the OL spots were full.

 

[huskymedic]