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2024 Recruiting

Started by valpofb16, December 17, 2023, 03:06:31 PM

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valpofb16

New Commit: Wyatt Little 6'0 190 Safety Homestead HS, IN

Other Offers: Indiana Wesleyan

rogerwilco

Valpo's keeping their presence in metro Columbus.

valpofb16

New Commit: Cole Muilenburg 6'5 230 DE Peninsula HS , Washington

Other Offers: Culver Stockton, Eastern Oregon , Linfield, Whitworth

Notes: 2* on 247

VULB#62

Quote from: valpofb16 on January 21, 2024, 02:34:35 PM
New Commit: Cole Muilenburg 6'5 230 DE Peninsula HS , Washington

Other Offers: Culver Stockton, Eastern Oregon , Linfield, Whitworth

Notes: 2* on 247


He must have family in the MW  ;)

valpofb16

New Commit: Jorge Benavente 6'3 270 OL Kettle Moraine HS Wisconsin

Other Offers: Sioux Falls, Upper Iowa, Southwest Minnesota State

valpofb16

New Commit: Jack Modder 6'1 280 OL Appleton North HS Wisconsin

Other Offers: Wisconsin Eau Claire , Wisconsin River Falls

JD24

Seems like a bunch of OL.

FBFan22

I like how this recuiting class is shaping up.
Glad to see the OL committs since OL is the biggest need this off season (follwed by LB).  Would still like to see an OL transfer or 2 to fill immmediate holes so Valpo is not starting true freshmen. Let's keep the momentum going!

valpofb16

Would imagine the OL is Eberhart, Woody, Kline, Paic with Kline switching back to tackle.

5th spot is wide open with Smith departing Gray/Szczepanski transferring. Have good but young prospects there in McIlvenna and Russell.

OL has been an Achilles heel for Fox , they have 13 for spring, I would like to see that number at 20 every year due to attrition until a foundation is built.

From my notes still thin at DT. Chastain leaving was big but Paulline also switched sides of ball. Kessen coming back would alleviate some damage

valpofb16

New Commit: Marcus Brown 6'2 180 QB Brother Rice HS ILL

Other Offers: Minnesota State, Butler

Notes: Butler commit flipped, 2* on Rivals

valpofb16

New Commit: Kyle Patenaude 6'1 195 DB/ RB Ramona HS California

Other Offers: McPherson, Grinnell, Benedictine

vu72

Quote from: valpofb16 on January 24, 2024, 04:43:46 PM
New Commit: Kyle Patenaude 6'1 195 DB/ RB Ramona HS California

Other Offers: McPherson, Grinnell, Benedictine

Don't have any idea if these guys can play but on paper is is good to see some size in the DB's.  We've had to many 5'8" 165# DBs who can't defend wideouts who are 6'3" etc.
Season Results: CBI/CIT: 2008, 2011, 2014  NIT: 2003,2012, 2016(Championship Game) 2017   NCAA: 1962,1966,1967,1969,1973,1996,1997,1998 (Sweet Sixteen),1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013 and 2015

valpofb16

New Commit: Jacob Gorberg OC/LS 6'4 265 Olympia HS, Florida

Other Offers: N/A

valpofb16

New Commit: Johnathan Bauzon 6'0 240 DT Center Grove HS, IN

Other Offers: Defiance, Anderson, Wabash, Trine , Capital, Rose Hulman , DePauw

vu72

Quote from: valpofb16 on January 29, 2024, 06:13:43 AM
New Commit: Johnathan Bauzon 6'0 240 DT Center Grove HS, IN

Other Offers: Defiance, Anderson, Wabash, Trine , Capital, Rose Hulman , DePauw

Let's hope this kid can play the edge or linebacker. At 6' 240 he would be pushed all over the place!
Season Results: CBI/CIT: 2008, 2011, 2014  NIT: 2003,2012, 2016(Championship Game) 2017   NCAA: 1962,1966,1967,1969,1973,1996,1997,1998 (Sweet Sixteen),1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013 and 2015

valpofb16

New Commit: JT Gawrys 6'3 200 WR/HB Brentwood HS Tenn

Other Offers: Tulane PWO, Hendrix , Mount Saint Joe, John Carroll, Baldwin Wallace, Otterbein

valpofb16

New Commit: Reeve Kustric 6'2 260 OL Andrean HS IN (2023 Grad)

Other Offers: McPherson, Bethany, Anderson

valpofb16

New Commit: Dom Dinuzzo 6'4 210 Kingswood Oxford HS Connecticut

Other Offers: Wagner, Colby College , Southern Connecticut State

valpofb16

New commit: Gary Givens 6'1 180 WR Jesuit HS Florida

Other Offers: John Carroll, Westminster, Southeastern

historyman

Quote from: valpofb16 on January 29, 2024, 04:52:11 PM
New Commit: Dom Dinuzzo 6'4 210 Kingswood Oxford HS Connecticut

Other Offers: Wagner, Colby College , Southern Connecticut State

Related to a former Baltimore cop and NCIS Washington agent?
"We must stand aside from the world's conspiracy of fear and hate and grasp once more the great monosyllables of life: faith, hope, and love. Men must live by these if they live at all under the crushing weight of history." Otto Paul "John" Kretzmann

valpofb16

New Commit: Colin Hayes 6'6 205 TE Central Catholic HS, ILL

Other Offers: UW Platteville, Roosevelt

Notes: was a QB in HS

valpofb16

#46
New Commit: Noah Long 5'10 185 RB Liberty Hill HS Texas

Other offers: Midwestern State, UTRGV, Trinity

FBFan22

Recruiting is going strong. Can't imagine there are many more roster spots to fill.  Let's hope the coaching staff can get all these "commits" to sign their NLI on Feb 7.  Let's go Valpo!!!

valpofb16

New commit: Amir Simmons 5'8 180 RB/WR Gahanna Lincoln HS Ohio

Other Offers: Dayton , Butler

VULB#62

Hey, this is just a vent, so please give me some slack.

I live in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, near Green Bay. Over the last three seasons TRHS (state playoff semi finalist the last two years) has has had two gems:

A QB/S who has thrown for over 28+ TDs each season at a 68%+ rate. 6'2", 185#, wrestles at the state level, and plays baseball. He is very accurate deep and throws crisp, tight ropes. I know. I've seen him live.

A RB/LB , 6'0", 200# who, as a soph, rushed for 2000 yards, and has run for well over 3000 yards as a junior and senior (as the QB developed). He also averages 100 tackles a season.  Minnesota invited him to camp as a junior.

I have sent, as a FB alum, numerous updates and links to their stats and game performances - that are very impressive. Hardly any acknowledgement or a thank you - and that took pestering.

Apparently, this is how Fox recruits. His staff pulls in kids from FL and OH  who have numerous DIII offers, but these TR kids never, to my knowledge, even got a text or an invite to a camp before their senior year. As an aside, the passing record holder for Valpo is Greg Hoffman - from Manitowoc, the city right next to to TR. 

Right now, the QB committed to UW-Whitewater (DIII and holder of a couple of national championships and plays in a 12,000 seat on-campus stadium). They recruited him hard.

The RB has an offer from Mercer  (FCS)  but it is in wrestling (he's a state finalist).  Ah, he'll be there mainly for FB.

It just pisses me off that all it would have taken was a little interest to just have these kids come visit, pay to come to an evaluation camp.  Maybe no offers would have come, but, dammit, when you recruit you use a net not a hook.