+ THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SECTION C, PAGE 7 + SIGNING DAY LISTS TOLEDO Buckeyes t Walter Atkins, DB, 6-1, 180, Deerfi eld Beach, Pompano Beach, Fla. t Sam Azner, OL, 6-7, 288, Wayne Hills, Wayne (N.J.) Tennessee, Nebraska, USC t Robin Bailey, WR, 6-5, 195, South , Westerville, Ohio t Keiron Brown, DB, 6-1, 185, St. Thomas Aquinas, Margate, Fla. sign 18 t Beau Brudzinski, LB, 6-1, 210, St. Thomas Aquinas, Weston, Fla. t Tom Burzine, TE, 6-5, 225, Connetquot, Bohemia, NY t Dajuane Collins, RB, 5-11, 205, Deptford, Westville, NJ have success in recruiting t John Duhe, DL, 6-4, 230, St. Thomas Aquinas, Weston, Fla. t despite Chris Faison, FS, 6-1, 175, Lahser, Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich. and linebacker Rey Maualuga t ASSOCIATED PRESS Keith Forestal, LB, 6-4, 220, Youngs. Liberty, Liberty Township, Ohio from California and wide re- t Buster Garrett, OL, 6-4, 275, Nease, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Tennessee traveled far ceiver Patrick Turner from t Lyndon Gayle, DL, 6-4, 275, North, Akron and wide to assemble one of t Shawn Glaser, OL, 6-8, 300, Archbishop Hoban, Fairlawn, Ohio Tennessee highlight the Tro- troubles the nation’s best recruiting tJeff Green, FS, 6-4, 215, Deptford, Westville, N.J. jans’ class classes. t Eric Heller, LB, 6-3, 225, Beechcroft, Columbus Miami, Michigan and Geor- The Volunteers signed 27 t Garry Hill, DB, 6-3, 180, Trotwood-Madison, Trotwood, Ohio gia reloaded with highly-rated Top signees include t players yesterday, the fi rst day Kevin Hobbins, OL, 6-7, 315, Crestwood, Peterborough, Ont., Canada classes, but also cracking the tKevin Kilgo, OL, 6-5, 270, Stevenson, Sterling Heights, Mich. of the national signing period, top 10 were Nebraska and Boone, Glenville duo t Jeremy Mack, LS, 6-4, 225, Center Grove, Greenwood, Ind. and went into Pennsylvania, Texas A&M. t D.J. Nichols, WR, 6-3, 215, Jr., Cerritos CC, Compton, Calif. Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida and ASSOCIATED PRESS t Nebraska coach Bill Calla- Lester Richmond, FS, 6-2, 185, Morgan Park, Chicago, Ill. Washington D.C. for topfl ight COLUMBUS — After months t han signed 30 players and did Brandon Summers, QB, 6-2, 195, Southfi eld (Mich.) prospects. of NCAA investigations and al- t Stephen Williams, WR, 6-5, 185, Marshall, Houston particularly well recruiting the Tennessee had the legations of payoffs to football junior colleges. It’s a class that BOWLING GREEN No. 1 class, according to players and academic fraud, could have an immediate im- t Luke Alexander, WR, 6-0, 170, Springfi eld, Ohio South Scout.com/Super Preps Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was pact on the Cornhuskers, who t Fred Barnes, QB, 6-2, 185, Chicago Hts. (Ill.) Homewood editor Allen Wallace and Max more than a little relieved that t went 5-6 last season. Cody Basler, LB, 6-3, 225, Bay City Western, Auburn, Mich. Emfi nger, two of the leading he was able to convince 18 play- t Jarrett Buckosh, OL, 6-7, 254, Elyria, Ohio “A year from now everyone recruiting analysts. ers to sign with the Buckeyes on t Chris Bullock, RB, 5-11, 220, Destrehan (La.) will be talking about this Ne- “The University of Tennes- yesterday. t Aaron Davis, WR, 6-2, 182, Armwood, Seffner, Fla. braska class as their greatest t see is a great product to sell “No question in these kids’ Trevor Frericks, DL, 6-1, 255, Quincy Notre Dame, Oxford, N.C. ASSOCIATED PRESS in the last 25 years,” Lemming t Jacob Hardwick, DL, 6-3, 260, Ocean Lakes, Virginia Beach with the traditions, facili- minds this is where they want to said. t Thomas James, DL, 6-2, 255, Goose Creek (S.C.) ties and academic support,” Tallahassee receiver Fred be,” Tressel said after unveiling Texas A&M coach Dennis t Nick Lawrence, LB, 6-3, 220, Brighton (Mich.) coach Phillip Fulmer said. “If Rouse will stay at home the class on the fi rst day for the t Franchione, heading into his Rhett Magner, WR, 5-10, 165, Colony, Palmer, Ala. we can get them to campus, with the Seminoles. signing of national letters of in- t Kevin Mahoney, OL, 6-6, 295, North, Springfi eld, Ohio third season with the Aggies, t then we’ve got a chance to sign tent. “It’s not like they didn’t hear Brady Minturn, DL, 6-4, 250, Loveland, Ohio went head-to-head with Okla- a lot of different things, whether t Phillip Pollard, OL, 6-3, 270, South, Westerville, Ohio them.” USC, the consensus No. 1 on homa and Texas on several it be investigative things, NCAA t Michael Ream, DL, 6-3, 235, Bluffton, Ohio Tom Lemming of ESPN.com signing day last year, came on players and came away with t things. Ruben Ruiz, TE, 6-4, 245, Arizona Western CC, Oro Valley, Az. and College Sports Television strong late and had a chance the school’s best recruiting t Jimmy Scheildler, TE, 6-4, 240, Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis, Ind. had the Vols behind only Ne- to add back-to-back top-rated “That stuff didn’t override to t class in years. Antonio Smith, CB, 5-10, 175, Central, Miami braska. recruiting classes to its back- these kids [that] this is where t Richard Solak, OL, 6-4, 280, Cardinal Mooney, Norristown, Pa. “We want to be able to re- they want to be.” Rivals.com was expecting a to-back national titles. cruit the best in the nation,” t Shane Steffy, OL, 6-3, 290, Riverview, Oakmont, Pa. The highlights included Alex t late surge by defending cham- USC landed two of the na- Franchione said. “We want to Bobby Thomas, DB, 5-10, 200, Warrensville Hts., Ohio Boone, a 6-8, 315-pound offen- t Cordelle Thompson, LB, 6-1, 205, Middletown, Ohio pion Southern California to tion’s best linebackers (Brian continue to enhance our im- t Stephon Thompson, CB, 6-0, 175, Southfi eld-Lathrup, Franklin, Mich. put the Trojans in the top spot Cushing from New Jersey and age nationally.” sive lineman from Lakewood St. t Calvin Wiley, DB, 5-11, 185, Notre Dame, Detroit by the time fi nal announce- Luthur Brown from California) A day after the Volunteers Edward, and linebacker Freddie t Guy Williamson, OL, 6-4, 300, Mahomet-Seymour, Mahomet, Ill. ments were made, just ahead early on signing day and still Lenix and Jamario O’Neal, a fl eet t made Fulmer a $2 million-a- Chris Wright, CB, 5-10, 175, Middletown, Ohio of Oklahoma and Tennessee. was in the running to sign two year coach, he showed why cornerback, both from Cleve- OHIO STATE The Vols haven’t had a class or three big-time prospects he’s among the highest paid in land Glenville. Yes, that’s the t Andre Amos, WR, 6-1, 182, Middletown, Ohio regarded this highly since from the West Coast last night, his profession. same school that gave Ohio State t Alex Boone, OL, 6-8, 310, St. Edward, Lakewood, Ohio 2000, when Fulmer brought including wide receiver De- “Fulmer is a guy who in one of last year’s heroes, Ted t Jim Cordle, OL, 6-5, 290, Lancaster, Ohio in a group that included Sean Jackson. some regards has fl own under Ginn Jr., the record-setting kick t Todd Denlinger, DL, 6-3, 285, Troy, Ohio linebacker Kevin Burnett, “It looked like it might not the radar a bit, but he’s a ter- returner/receiver with speed to t Brian Hartline, WR, 6-2, 180, GlenOak, Canton, Ohio burn. t offensive linemen Jason Res- have been their year but it rifi c recruiter,” Burton said. Malcolm Jenkins, DB, 6-0, 185, Piscataway (N.J.) pert and Michael Munoz, tight Ohio State has been under fi re t James Laurinaitis, LB, 6-3, 235, Plymouth, Wayzata, Minn. turned on a dime,” Bobby “He takes a lot of pride in it. t end Jason Witten and quarter- Burton of Rivals.com said. “A lot of coaches look at for most of the past two years Freddie Lenix, LB, 5-11, 200, Glenville, Cleveland because of charges that football t Jamario O’Neal, DB, 6-1, 190, Glenville, Cleveland back Casey Clausen. “To have back-to-back No. 1- recruiting as something they t Brian Robiskie, TE, 6-3, 190, Chagrin Falls “They’re back to familiar ranked classes is unheard of.” have to do. I think he enjoys players were given high-pay, t Anderson Russell, DB, 6-0, 197, Marist, Atlanta ground,” Wallace said. Quarterback Mark Sanchez it.” low-work summer jobs, received t Rob Schoenhoft, QB, 6-5, 230, St. Xavier, Cincinnati money from boosters and did t Austin Spitler, LB, 6-2, 225, Bellbrook, Ohio little work for their grades. t Donald Washington, WR, 6-1, 185, Franklin Central, Indianapolis Starting quarterback Troy t Maurice Wells, RB, 5-10, 180, Sandalwood, Jacksonville, Fla. t Smith was suspended for the Al- Ryan Williams, DL, 6-5, 245, Mission Viejo, Calif. amo Bowl last year and will likely t Lawrence Wilson, DL, 6-5, 240, Saint Vincent-Saint Mary, Akron t Doug Worthington, DL, 6-7, 255, St. Francis, Athol Springs, N.Y. Carr pleased with UM recruits be held out of at least the season opener against in-state rival MICHIGAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Miami on Sept. 4 for accepting t Antonio Bass, QB, 6-2, 191, Jackson (Mich.) ally enrolled at Michigan last se- “Marques played in the high t ANN ARBOR — To say that of- mester, despite the fact that Wol- school All-American game and money from a team booster. Carson Butler, TE, 6-5, 235, Renaissance, Detroit Tressel spoke with reporters t Andre Criswell, FB, 6-2, 250, Renaissance, Detroit ten-conservative Michigan foot- verines’ freshman running back we watched him on fi lm and t Jason Forcier, QB, 6-2, 208, St. Augustine, San Diego, Calif. ball coach Lloyd Carr is pleased Mike Hart ran for 1,455 yards last thought that he was a guy who near a sign which read, “The de- t Eugene Germany, DE, 6-3, 255, Pomona (Calif.) with his 2005 recruiting class is season in leading the team to a could make a difference here, sire to win is translated to TEAM t Kevin Grady, RB, 5-11, 215, East Grand Rapids, Ada, Mich. an understatement. CONDUCT: Woody Hayes.” t share of the Big Ten title. Grady and I think he will,” Carr said. Brandon Harrison, CB, 5-11, 198, Chaminade-Julienne, Dayton, Ohio “The standard answer is ac- joined the team in time to par- Carr isn’t afraid to use his Tressel said he was confi dent t Brandon Logan, LB, 6-1, 218, Catholic, Lexington, Ky. curate: you can’t evaluate a class ticipate in a half-dozen practices freshmen. Hart emerged as the that the current NCAA investiga- t Mario Manningham, WR, 6-1, 185, Warren G. Harding, Warren, Ohio tion in his program would come t for three years,” Carr said yester- as Michigan prepared for the Big Ten’s leading rusher in 2004, Tim McAvoy, OL, 6-5, 275, Bloomington (Ill.) out favorably. t James McKinney, DE, 6-3, 265, Central, Louisville, Ky. day. “But if I had to, I would say it Rose Bowl against Texas. though he didn’t nail down a t Chris McLaurin, DE, 6-4, 215, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Rochester has a chance to be the best class The running back holds state starting job until the fourth “The NCAA’s not an ogre out Hills, Mich. we’ve ever had here.” records with 8,431 career rush- game of the season. there,” he said. t Zoltan Mesko, P, 6-4, 225, Twinsburg (Ohio) Most recruiting analysts say He was asked if other schools t ing yards, 151 touchdowns and Another freshman, Chad David Moosman, OL, 6-5, 275, Libertyville (Ill.) the Wolverines hauled in anoth- 24 consecutive 100-yard rushing Henne, started all 12 games for used Ohio State’s troubles t Mark Ortmann, OL, 6-7, 285, Klein (Texas) er top-fi ve class, led by running games. He was one of a handful the Wolverines. against it during the highly com- t Chris Richards, CB, 5-11, 175, James Monroe, Pacoima, Calif. petitive recruiting season. Tres- t back Kevin Grady of East Grand of in-state recruits for the Wol- “The question for all the fresh- LaTerryal Savoy, WR, 6-3, 200, Mamou (La.) sel said there are not guarantees t Justin Schifano, OL, 6-5, 295, Schroeder, Webster, N.Y. Rapids High School in Ada. verines. men, and some of them we do t Johnny Sears, CB, 6-1, 175, Edison, Fresno, Calif. Grady was ranked as the No. Of the 23 members of the 2005 have plans for this year, will be or promises when it comes to t Mister Simpson, RB, 6-0, 220, Colerain, Cincinnati, Ohio 3 running back prospect in the class, six are from Michigan, four how much can they learn in the the whole process. t Marques Slocum, DL, 6-6, 310, West Catholic, Philadelphia, Pa. country by Allen Wallace of “We have to come short of t each are from Ohio and Califor- short training camp we’ll have,” Terrance Taylor, DL, 6-2, 295 Muskegon (Mich.) SuperPrep magazine. Wallace, nia, three hail from Kentucky, said Carr, whose team opens the saying, just like any school, t Cory Zirbel, OL, 6-7, 305 Murray (Ky.) recruiting analyst Tom Lemming two from Illinois and one each 2005 campaign Sept. 3 against ‘Hey, Johnny, I promise you in NOTRE DAME of Prep Football Report and Jer- from Louisiana, New York, Penn- Northern Illinois. the next four years there won’t t David Bruton, DB, 6-2, 184, Miamisburg, Ohio emy Crabtree of Rivals100.com sylvania and Texas. The Wolverines also added be any problems in my school.’ t Paul Duncan, OL, 6-7, 270, East Paulding, Dallas, Ga. all ranked Michigan as having Carr fi lled holes up front on two of the country’s top skill ath- You can’t make that promise,” t David Grimes, WR, 5-10, 170, DePorres, Detroit the best class in the Big Ten and Tressel said. t defense with four defensive line- letes. Michigan beat out Michi- Derrell Hand, DL, 6-3, 300, West Catholic, Philadelphia the No. 4 recruiting class in the men, including 6-6, 310-pound gan State, LSU and Virginia Tech The 18 scholarships were t Ray Herring, DB, 6-1, 214, Holy Trinity, Melbourne, Fla. fewer than Ohio State could have t Joey Hiben, TE, 6-5, 225, Waconia, Chaska, Minn. country. Marques Slocum of West Catho- for wide receiver/quarterback t The analysts’ top three varied, lic High School in Philadelphia Antonio Bass of Jackson, Mich. handed out. D.J. Hord, WR, 6-2, 1850, Rockhurst, Lee’s Summit, Mo. Most likely the extras will be t Pat Kuntz, DL, 6-4, 230, Roncalli, Indianapolis as Lemming chose Nebraska’s and 6-3, 265-pound defensive — the No. 2 skill athlete in the t Kyle McCarthy, DB, 6-0, 190, Cardinal Mooney, Youngstown, Ohio class as No. 1, Wallace went with end James McKinney from Cen- nation according to SuperPrep. “banked” and used next year t Steve Quinn, LB, 6-3, 204, Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Prep, Cherry Hill, Tennessee and Crabtree picked tral High School in Louisville, Ky. SuperPrep’s No. 5 skill athlete or on walk-ons or transfers this N.J. Oklahoma. McKinney committed to Michi- — receiver LaTerryal Savoy of season. t Asaph Schwapp, FB, 6-2, 230, Weaver, Hartford, Conn. Among the incoming Buck- t Grady never seriously consid- gan yesterday morning. Mamou, La., — also picked UM. Evan Sharpley, QB, 6-2, 205, Marshall (Mich.) ered any other school and actu- eyes is James Laurinaitis, a t Scott Smith, LB, 6-4, 225, Highland Park (Ill.) linebacker from Wayzata, Minn., t Michael Turkovich, OL, 6-7, 275, Valley Forge Military Academy, Bed- ford, Pa. whose father was “Animal,” a renowned professional wrestler t Kevin Washington, LB, 6-1, 208, Austin, Sugar Land, Texas fi ve high-school quarterbacks, toughest player for the Falcons who was part of the WWE’s Le- and usually the quarterback is to sign yesterday was Jacob gion of Doom. TIFFIN UNIVERSITY (local athletes) Falcons the best athlete on a high school Hardwick, a defensive lineman Ohio’s eight other Division t Arthur Allen, RB/DB, 5-9, 165, Bowsher football fi eld.” from Virginia Beach, Va. t Continued from Page 1 I programs also had bumper Darryl Washington, TE, 6-8, 240, Maumee Ream is a different example “He couldn’t sign his papers crops of players. UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (local athlete) Brandon said the recent suc- of that versatility. He played in the morning because he had First-year Ohio University tight end for Bluffton, catching t Darren Paige, athlete, 6-1, 185, Rossford/Miami (Ohio) University cess of MAC players in the NFL a fi re alarm go off in his house,” coach Frank Solich welcomed has helped perk interest in his 60 passes for 722 yards and 14 Brandon said. “They locked him 27 players including 12 from t Lists of signees at other Ohio program too. touchdowns last season, while out, so he couldn’t sign his pa- the Buckeye state, three midyear and MAC schools can be found at “People see that Bowling making 21 tackles for loss from pers [until later].” transfers and recruits from 11 www.toledoblade.com/sports Green isn’t a truck stop where a defensive end position. In NOTES: Since wide receiver other states. people come by to get an basketball the 6-3, 235-pounder Luke Alexander and tight end Solich said he wanted to bring apple and a doughnut — there leads the Pirates in both scoring Ruben Ruiz already are in school in a lot of players from Ohio. Signing Day Top 10 Classes are pro players here,” he said. and rebounding this season, and at BG, their signings count “We know that will be the The top 10 recruiting classes as rated by Rivals.com, Allen Wallace of “With a kid like Josh Harris and in track Ream is a two-time state against last year’s total. The bloodline for us not only this SuperPrep Magazine/Scout.com, Tom Lemming of ESPN.com and Col- the numbers he put up last year, qualifi er in the discus. other 24 players are considered year but in the overall future of Brandon has an idea as to how lege Sports TV and Max Emfi nger — four of the top recruiting analysts: and what Omar [Jacobs] did this 2005 recruits. ... The mother of the program,” he said. many members of this year’s Max Emfi nger: 1. Tennessee; 2. Oklahoma; 3. Nebraska; 4. Texas A&M; year, we can attract quality play- incoming lineman Jarrett Buck- Another rookie coach, Miami’s 5. Florida; 6. Southern California; 7. Georgia; 8. Miami; 9. Michigan; 10. class he hopes will play immedi- ers here.” osh lettered in swimming at BG. Shane Montgomery, added 13 Florida State. Brandon said he didn’t recruit ately in the fall: zero. ... The Falcons’ two signees from newcomers. Tom Lemming of ESPN.com/College Sports TV: 1. Nebraska; 2. to fi ll a specifi c need, hoping in- “If they do, that means the “This wasn’t a large class in Tennessee; 3. Southern California; 4. Michigan; 5. Oklahoma; 6. Iowa; 7. Middletown, Cordelle Thomp- stead to fi ll a variety of needs all guys ahead of them aren’t good quantity because of our smaller Texas A&M; 8. Georgia; 9. Florida State; 10. Virginia Tech. son and Christopher Wright, are over the fi eld. enough,” he said. “Last year we senior class, but I think it’s a tre- Allen Wallace of Super Prep/Scout.com: 1. Tennessee; 2. Michigan; brothers. 3. Southern California; 4. Oklahoma; 5. Florida State; 6. Nebraska; 7. “The thing I like about this red-shirted every guy except mendous class in terms of qual- Florida; 8. Georgia; 9. Ohio State; 10. Iowa. class is its versatility,” he said. one, Pete Winovich, so we’re get- Contact John Wagner at: ity,” Montgomery said. “We signed kids who can play on ting where we need to get now.” [email protected] Cincinnati picked off 24 play- Rivals.com’s top 25 players: both sides of the ball. We signed According to Brandon, the or 419-724-6481. ers including 13 who were all- state performers. 1. Derrick Williams, athlete, 6-1, 187, Roosevelt, Md. (Penn State) 2. Patrick Turner, WR, 6-5, 220, Nashville, Tenn. (USC) “We recognized that we have 3. Eugene Monroe, OT, 6-6, 315, Plainfi eld, N.J. (Virginia) yesterday, while the Rockets also fensive linemen who are already 25 seniors leaving our program 4. Melvin Alaeze, DE, 6-3, 277, Randallstown, Md. (Maryland) landed six players from Ohio, 6-7 or 6-8, and over 300 pounds who were major contributors 5. Rey Maualuga, LB, 6-3, 253, Eureka, Calif. (USC) Rockets fi ve from Florida, and three each as high school seniors, and 6-4, last year, which meant that we 6. Fred Rouse, WR, 6-4, 190, Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State) from Michigan and New Jersey. 275 pound center Buster Garrett had a lot of voids to fi ll,” Bearcats 7. Mark Sanchez, QB, 6-4, 215, Mission Viejo, Calif. (USC) Continued from Page 1 Other recruits in the class of 23 from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. coach Mark Dantonio said. “We 8. Martellus Bennett, TE, 6-7, 242, Taylor, Texas (Texas A&M) “The offensive linemen get feel we have replaced them with 9. Reggie Youngblood, OT, 6-6, 285, Houston (Miami) Mack also played tight end and came from California, New York, defensive end at Center Grove Illinois, Texas and Canada. bigger and bigger every year, a solid group of quality young 10. Jonathan Stewart, RB, 5-10, 225, 4.52, Lacey, Wash. (Oregon) men who will provide a great 11. DeMarcus Granger, DT, 6-2, 325, Dallas (Oklahoma) High School, where he was a Amstutz said he and his staff and these are some special-sized 12. Kenneth Phillips, DB, 6-3, 216, Miami (Miami) three-year starter. spent more time and energy on guys, some over-sized athletes foundation for our program for 13. Marlon Lucky, RB, 5-11, 200, North Hollywood, Calif. (Nebraska) “Jeremy is a real special talent recruiting this year in an effort to who can really move,” Amstutz years to come.” 14. Callahan Bright, DL, 6-4, 320, Bryn Mawr, Pa. who is strong and athletic, with fi nd the best players, no matter said. “In Buster’s case, we went The Cincinnati recruits in- clude quarterback Dominick 15. Jason Gwaltney, RB, 6-1, 242, Babylon, N.Y. (West Virginia) long arms, and he can really rifl e where that took them. to Florida not looking for an of- 16. Ryan Perrilloux, QB, 6-2, 210, Reserve, La. (LSU) Goodman, defensive lineman that ball back there,” Amstutz “We spread the net wider ev- fensive lineman, but we found 17. Tray Blackmon, LB, 6-0, 200, 4.5, LaGrange, Ga. (Auburn) Terrill Byrd and linebacker An- said. “I fully expect him to start ery year,” he said. one — a very good one. He’s a 18. DeSean Jackson, WR, 5-11, 170, Long Beach, Calif. dre Revels from last year’s domi- 19. Justin King 6-0, CB, 180, 4.24, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Penn State) the fi rst game for us next fall, “We sorted through more big guy, and a polished center who is excellent on the shotgun nating Division I state playoff 20. Alex Boone, OL, 6-8, 300, Lakewood, Ohio (Ohio State) and with his ability, he could players, and tried to look at more champion, Cincinnati Colerain. 21. Demetrice Morley, S, 6-0, 180, Miami, Fla. (Tennessee) snaps we need to have with our possibly be making a living in guys than we have in the past, The 2004 Ohio Associated 22. Kevin Grady Jr., RB, 5-10, 227, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Michigan) the NFL some day as a long and I think that effort has paid offense.” 23. Darren McFadden, Ath., 6-0, 198, Little Rock, Ark. (Arkansas) Press Mr. Football, Akron Hoban snapper. He is that good.” off.” Contact Matt Markey at: 24. Jerrell Powe, DT, 6-2, 332, Waynesboro, Miss. (Mississippi) tailback Tyrell Sutton, signed 25. Antone Smith, RB, 5-8, 182, 4.25, Pahokee, Fla. (Florida State) Mack was the only recruit from Also included in this year’s re- [email protected] with Northwestern. + the Hoosier State signed by UT cruiting class are a couple of of- or 419-724-6510. +

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