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None that are known - we were his first (and only) so far.
He's been up to UMass.
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New Commit: Nino Leone
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None that are known - we were his first (and only) so far.
He's been up to UMass.
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"Sky is limit" for latest UConn football commit
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2015/09/sky-is-limit-for-latest-uconn-football.html
Yup - it's his HS Coach but still a nice read.
>>He is a big, huge kid and he has terrific feet, runs real well for a big kid," Powers said. "I tell everybody to fully understand what kind of talent he is, you need to see him play basketball because he is a real solid basketball player." Leone, who is 6-foot-5, 340 pounds according to Powers, was one of the captains of Pingree's basketball team as a junior.
On the football field Leone has been a four-year starter at offensive tackle (the position he projects to play in college) and has been a starter at defensive tackle since midway through his freshman season.
"I tell everybody that off the field he is one of the nicest kids but when he steps on the field, he is competitive, very aggressive," Powers said. "He plays between the whistles. "He is a throwback, he is very polite, he opens the door for women and just things that I think are very important. He's from a big, Italian family, his family is very important to him."
Powers said the Leone had to carry around his birth certificate when he played youth football because there were those who doubted that he was at the proper age to play.<<
There's more in the story.
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2015/09/sky-is-limit-for-latest-uconn-football.html
Yup - it's his HS Coach but still a nice read.
>>He is a big, huge kid and he has terrific feet, runs real well for a big kid," Powers said. "I tell everybody to fully understand what kind of talent he is, you need to see him play basketball because he is a real solid basketball player." Leone, who is 6-foot-5, 340 pounds according to Powers, was one of the captains of Pingree's basketball team as a junior.
On the football field Leone has been a four-year starter at offensive tackle (the position he projects to play in college) and has been a starter at defensive tackle since midway through his freshman season.
"I tell everybody that off the field he is one of the nicest kids but when he steps on the field, he is competitive, very aggressive," Powers said. "He plays between the whistles. "He is a throwback, he is very polite, he opens the door for women and just things that I think are very important. He's from a big, Italian family, his family is very important to him."
Powers said the Leone had to carry around his birth certificate when he played youth football because there were those who doubted that he was at the proper age to play.<<
There's more in the story.
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Welcome Nino....
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UConn commit Nino Leone impresses in season debut
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2015/09/uconn-commit-nino-leone-impresses-in.html
>>Leone's Pingree team opened the season with a tough 34-20 loss at Hamden Hall last night. He started at defensive tackle and on the first play of the game he displayed his speed and tenacity by chasing down a Hamden Hall runner down the line. He also started at left offensive tackle helping quarterback Griffin Beal run for 199 yards and pass for another 176. I had Leone with six tackles including three tackles for loss.<<
>>If Nino Leone needed any extra motivation for the first game of his senior season at the Pingree School, his trusty phone took care of that. No, there were no inspiration tunes that he used to get his competitive juices flowing. Instead, it was the images from yesterday's UConn/Missouri game courtesy of the Watch ESPN app on his phone that got Leone all fired up. "I was watching on the bus ride here, they are always exciting to watch," Leone said. "A lot of people said it was going to be a blowout and they kept it (close) all the way through the game and fought to the end, I loved it."<<
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2015/09/uconn-commit-nino-leone-impresses-in.html
>>Leone's Pingree team opened the season with a tough 34-20 loss at Hamden Hall last night. He started at defensive tackle and on the first play of the game he displayed his speed and tenacity by chasing down a Hamden Hall runner down the line. He also started at left offensive tackle helping quarterback Griffin Beal run for 199 yards and pass for another 176. I had Leone with six tackles including three tackles for loss.<<
>>If Nino Leone needed any extra motivation for the first game of his senior season at the Pingree School, his trusty phone took care of that. No, there were no inspiration tunes that he used to get his competitive juices flowing. Instead, it was the images from yesterday's UConn/Missouri game courtesy of the Watch ESPN app on his phone that got Leone all fired up. "I was watching on the bus ride here, they are always exciting to watch," Leone said. "A lot of people said it was going to be a blowout and they kept it (close) all the way through the game and fought to the end, I loved it."<<
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