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Cahoonaville · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:12 am Post subject: 2013 Recruiting

Mind as well start a new thread whenever recruiting news come out about the following season.
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UMass1991 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:14 pm Post subject:

don't think news for 2013 starts until the fall so we have a long time to wait

tdmass · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:19 pm Post subject:

Recruiting is 24/7 365 a year so Coach Molnar has already offered some
high level players for 2013 per various sources like scout & rivals.

UMassRed · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject:

Repost from 2012 Recruiting:

Tim Kimbrough LB, 2013

Stud.... love how we are offering to players like this.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Tim-Kimbrough-120900

http://hsindiana.scout.com/a.z?s=389&p=8&c=1&nid=5384509

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/news/_/id/141501/tim-kimbrough

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvB7ZikM3rE

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BUMPA · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:07 pm Post subject:

Berkman · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject:

As promised here are a few things I can remember from the luncheon.

There was no video taken that I saw. Coach showed the videos of each recruit probably the same that was shown Feb. 1 at the brewery Lots of the WR were also mentioned as DB's Sure got some big OL and DL players. Lots or receivers and coach responded to a question as to why so many because we did graduate a good portion of our wide receiver and he felt that he needed to bulk up at the position. ( remember some of the high MAC scores so that seems to be a rather important position.) Asked about where some of these guys would play the response was - if you are listed as fifth on the depth chart as a WR but have a chance to be 2nd as a DB with a chance to play as a nickle back which position would you want to play.

After the luncheon was over I spoke with him and asked about not signing any kickers. He responded that he has six scholarship players at that position and did not feel that he could afford to invest another scholarship for a kicker. He said that recruiting is still going on and could take any potential recruit that he was persuing that had not signed with anyone else.

As far as 2013 recruiting he has already offered scholarships to several potential recruits. Not sure if it is this weekend or next that he has forty potential recruits coming to campus for a visit.

Coaching staff has not been completer as yet and should be announced in the next week or so.

Also some of the recruits have been at schools that have not dome much weight lifting and all the recruits will be working out as soon as they arrive on campus, early this summer I think and that with "three square meals" a day and the weight conditioning program they will be participating will become heavier and stronger.

BUMPA · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:03 am Post subject:

Thanks Berk. Anything on the OC leaving?

Berkman · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:15 am Post subject:

No. Didn't know anyone was leaving or I would have asked around. As I said in an earlier post the coach said that the staff was still not firmed up.

CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:23 pm Post subject:

Another recruit to keep an eye on from the Sunshine State:

Joey Ivie, a Defensive Tackle from Pasco High School.

http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/umass-gives-ivie-first-college-offer/12802/
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Old Cage · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject:

That's quite a high school program. Five guys with offers. It's nice to have an "in" there.
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CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject:

Heard through the grapevine that we are interested in this kid Luke Catarius from Boston College High School. I guess he's a LB/FB for them. Anyone see him play this year/know much about him?

ESPN Boston has had him as an under the radar player:

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/2358/under-the-radar-football-underclassmen

Here's his recruiting profile:

http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/ma/boston/boston-college-high-school/luke-catarius
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CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject:

Just read on Twitter that Amir Nave, a 6'3 280 pound guard from New Jersey, is interested in us and Rutgers.

Here is his Rivals Page, no schools listed yet:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Amir-Nave-132764
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CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:26 pm Post subject:

Also from Twitter, we recently had Rahmein Herron on campus. Another New Jersey kid - a little smaller, 5'10, 145:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/139937/rahmein-herron

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From John Garcia Jr., via CuseNation.com, we have apparently extended an offer to quarterback Milan Collins.

https://twitter.com/#!/JohnGarcia_Jr

From Scout:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Milan-Collins-121755

In my opinion, this would be a measuring stick signing considering the company.
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tdmass · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:46 am Post subject:

You can see the difference in recruiting already! We are aggressively
recruiting early and against stiff competition. We will have around 40
recruits on campus in the next few weeks and with a 21 for 22 success
rate this year we can expect a few of these higher level players to
commit.