We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

[whughes]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Marshall has an easy conference schedule every year. They really need to move to a better conference, or maybe move some better teams into C-USA. I'm not saying you should in your dynasty, jus in general

[HARLEE23]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Really like that Marshall has him, and that Marshall is that good. I live about 20-25 minutes away and I always root for them because of how close I am.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

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[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Huskies land #25 recruit Rourke, finish with 68th best class

UConn's getting good at this. For the second year in a row, UConn walks out of National Signing Day with the 68th best class in the nation.

But unlike last year, a lot of UConn's class came together at the end of the signing period on February 1.

The obvious headliner in the newest group of Huskies is 5* DE Sam Rourke, graded by SPARQ as the 25th best prospect in the country and the 20th by ESPN.

Rourke, according to coach Bob Diaco, is in line to potentially start alongside Cameron Stapleton on the line this fall, pushing aside seniors Cole Ormsby and last year's starter Quintin Harrell.

Joining Rourke is UConn's next best prospect, 3* DT Johnquez Blair of Simpsonville, CA. A fringe 4 star prospect, Blair will not likely push T.J. Newell or Gene Jackson for playing time this year, but Blair will get a long look down the line and could be a star in the not-so-distant future.

David Hamilton we already knew was on his way to Storrs around November of 2016, and he is the prohibitive favorite to be Bryant Shirreffs' successor at QB. A tall, bulky QB with a good arm and speed, Hamilton is a winner and is ready to succeed at the college level. Diaco is excited to see Hamilton in action.

"I love D-Ham. He checks off all the boxes for my ideal QB, and he should be just fine. I can't wait to get him on the field.

Local prospect Ryne Thomas, who lives only 90 minutes from the Storrs campus, could make an immediate impact at tight end, as could athlete Ross Sinclair, who will almost certainly add depth to a very young safety group and push for a starting gig immediately.

LB's Tom Willis and John Cox add long-term depth, as does mammoth guard Vince Jones and QB Isaac Jackson.

Tyler McCray is likely to fill both the kicking and punting duties that are available for this season.

Overall, Diaco likes what he sees this year.

We made some solid progress this year, and I like everyone we have. All 19 of our guys could make contributions either immediately or down the line, and I'm just really excited.

UConn Huskies Recruiting - 2017
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Sam Rourke	DE	HS	El Toro, CA	6'2	242
Johnquez Blair	DT	HS	Simpsonville, CA	6'0	257
Ryne Thomas	TE	HS	Tiverton, RI	6'3	229
Tom Willis	LB	HS	Lodi, CA	6'3	215
Ross Sinclair	ATH	HS	Kalamazoo, MI	6'5	213
David Hamilton	QB	HS	Fairland, MD	6'3	244
Vince Jones	G	HS	Caribou, ME	6'7	330
Isaac Jackson	QB	HS	Druid Hills, GA	6'2	203
John Cox	LB	HS	Vineland, NJ	6'2	247
Tyler McCray	K/P	HS	Binghamton, NY	5'9	220
Antonio Goff	FB	HS	Rosedale, MD	5'11	235
Mike Miller	K/P	HS	Two Rivers, WI	6'2	185
Alfred Hart	FB	HS	New Hope, SC	6'0	262
Jabari Wright	S	JUCO Jr	Narragansett, RI	6'1	200
Rick Stewart	S	JUCO Jr	Suitland-Silver Hill, MD	6'4	218
Geoff Lewis	S	HS	Milford, CT	6'0	197
Johnny Williams (Preferred Walk-on)	WR	HS	Marion, NC
J.D. Rudie (Preferred Walk-on)	CB	HS	Amsterdam, NY
Brent Singleton (Preferred Walk-on)	S	HS	West Hartford, CT

Around the Nation, Michigan landed the top class this year, headlined by the 14th best prospect, QB Darrell Reid of Grove City, OH. Alabama and Oklahoma, who landed 2 of the top 3 prospects, rounded out the top 3.

Top 10 Classes:

1. Michigan
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. Penn State
7. Nebraska
8. Ohio State
9. Notre Dame
10. Michigan State
13. USC
48. Navy
52. Cincinnati
54. Tulsa
59. SMU
61. UCF
68. UConn
75. Central Michigan
76. Ohio
78. USF
81. Houston
93. Memphis
98. ECU
110. Tulane
112. Temple
114. Rice
115. Bowling Green
117. UTSA

SPARQ Top 25; Where They Went

1. Courtney Sullivan - ATH - Bloomfield, NJ - 5* - 6'0 206 - Oklahoma
2. Se'Nelquez DeWeaver - QB/RB - Pleasure Ridge Pk, KY - 5* - 6'1 210 - Oregon
3. Mike Hickman - RB - Jacinto City, TX - 5* - 6'4 216 - Oklahoma
4. Shedrick Temple - RB - Urbandale, IA - 5* - 6'0 194 - Ohio State
5. Quartez Blackstone - DE - Spring Lake, NC - 5* - 6'2 245 - Alabama
6. Clarence Turner - WR - New Iberia, LA - 5* - 6'7 236 - Michigan State
7. Marcello Stevenson - TE - Dalton, GA - 5* - 6'4 264 - Alabama
8. Deon Huff - WR - Copperas Cove, TX - 5* - 6'0 183 - Notre Dame
9. Terrence Thomas - ATH - Harlingen, TX - 5* - 5'10 180 - Oklahoma
10. Ali Little - RB - South Gate, CA - 5* - 5'11 200 - Notre Dame
11. Chris Broussard - ATH - Simi Valley, CA - 5* - 6'0 228 - Oregon
12. Anthony Beach - ATH - Wailuku, HI - 5* - 6'0 244 - Oregon State
13. Maurice Baker - WR - Roseburg North, OR - 5* - 5'10 192 - Wisconsin
14. Darrell Reid - QB - Grove City, OH - 5* - 6'3 182 - Michigan
15. Ryan Doyle - ATH - Highland Park, IL - 5* - 6'2 187 - Iowa
16. Jamar Cox - DE - Pontiac, MI - 5* - 6'3 241 - Alabama
17. Antoine Wilson - RB - Westlake, LA - 5* - 6'2 199 - UL-Lafayette
18. Nick Harris - WR/TE - Odessa, TX - 5* - 6'6 220 - TCU
19. Sean Ward - G - Parkville, MD - 5* - 6'3 290 - Ohio State
20. Andrew Brooks - ATH - Visalia, CA - 5* - 6'2 188 - Wyoming
21. Derek Culton - ATH - Winter Springs, FL - 5* - 6'0 192 - Florida
22. Chris Richardson - WR/TE - Pompano Beach, FL - 5* - 6'4 244 - Alabama
23. Micah Kramer - WR - Edgewood, MD - 5* - 6'2 197 - Stanford
24. Tannis Sierra - RB - Marrero, LA - 5* - 6'1 198 - Arkansas
25. Sam Rourke - DE - El Toro, CA - 5* - 6'2 242 - UConn

Marshall has an easy conference schedule every year. They really need to move to a better conference, or maybe move some better teams into C-USA. I'm not saying you should in your dynasty, jus in general

Really like that Marshall has him, and that Marshall is that good. I live about 20-25 minutes away and I always root for them because of how close I am.

I was actually thinking about moving Marshall and North Texas to the AAC for this season while they were still stacked (they'll drop off a ton next year. Not only is Olsen gone for Marshall, but they lose starters everywhere and the backups aren't that good. North Texas lost their starting QB who was an O'Brien finalist last year, and besides Ivery, they have no one anymore).

However, that didn't quite happen and I'm actually kicking myself for leaving the AAC be. But that doesn't mean there's nothing in line for the future.

[kswgrad2012]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Around the Nation, Michigan landed the top class this year, headlined by the 14th best prospect, QB Darrell Reid of Grove City, OH.


I was actually thinking about moving Marshall and North Texas to the AAC for this season while they were still stacked (they'll drop off a ton next year. Not only is Olsen gone for Marshall, but they lose starters everywhere and the backups aren't that good. North Texas lost their starting QB who was an O'Brien finalist last year, and besides Ivery, they have no one anymore).

However, that didn't quite happen and I'm actually kicking myself for leaving the AAC be. But that doesn't mean there's nothing in line for the future.

Damn. Michigan literally stole a recruit from OSU's backyard. Grove City is a suburb of Columbus.

That 14-team AAC you proposed probably would've looked good. Maybe even better if you add UMass as 15 (get that rivalry going). Don't know who you'd add at 16 though. Army? Southern Miss? UAB?

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Damn. Michigan literally stole a recruit from OSU's backyard. Grove City is 20 minutes outside Columbus.

That 14-team AAC you proposed probably would've looked good. Maybe even better if you add UMass as 15 (get that rivalry going). Don't know who you'd add at 16 though. Army? Southern Miss? UAB?

With Marshall and NT in at 14, I'd have gone Army at 15 and plucked someone out of the C-USA like FIU (had some success over the past 3 seasons, not all that crazy) as a possible 16, provided everyone in the current AAC stays put. UMass is getting torched as an Indy, can't imagine what they'd do in the AAC.

[HARLEE23]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

UL-Lafayette getting that 5 star RB is HUGE for them!

[kswgrad2012]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

With Marshall and NT in at 14, I'd have gone Army at 15 and plucked someone out of the C-USA like FIU (had some success over the past 3 seasons, not all that crazy) as a possible 16, provided everyone in the current AAC stays put. UMass is getting torched as an Indy, can't imagine what they'd do in the AAC.

You could've also added Army & kicked someone out the conference. Like Tulane, since they're apparently garbage.

[whughes]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Big Blue representing with the #1 class in the nation. Way to be boys!

Diaco brought in a good looking class too. Sam Rourke is a huge signing

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Spring Practice Report: Harrell to OLB, Hashemi to C

With the signing of prized freshman Sam Rourke, UConn had a problem teams would love to have. They had 4 defensive ends all capable of starting at most colleges. Unfortunately, it was JUCO sensation Quintin Harrell who was likely to be the odd man out in 2017. Coach Diaco prevented a further controversy by announcing he was moving Harrell to left outside linebacker, a spot open with the graduation of Jon Hicks.

However, Harrell is not guaranteed to start there either. Senior Luke Carrezola is also vying to fill either that spot or Omaine Stephens' right outside 'backer spot, with Vontae Diggs also in the mix.

We'll keep you posted on that battle, but the other notable change was TE Steve Hashemi to center. The junior was likely going to be squeezed out of the rotation with Tommy Myers and Alec Bloom as the top two, with incoming freshman Ryne Thomas the next man up. Hashemi will battle with a slew of underclassmen for Kyle Bockeloh's center spot.

Steve is a veteran athlete, and we'll use him in a variety of ways. He'll provide guidance for the younger guys, as he knows how to play both spots and play them well.

Quintin needs to play well to keep his starting job. I've got him playing 'backer and end this spring, so we'll see what he can do.

Damn. Michigan literally stole a recruit from OSU's backyard. Grove City is a suburb of Columbus.

Forgot to put this in. Haha. Reid snubbed Ohio State alright.

You could've also added Army & kicked someone out the conference. Like Tulane, since they're apparently garbage.

Eh, I wouldn't move TUlane yet. They improved over the 0-12 debacle from 2015.

UL-Lafayette getting that 5 star RB is HUGE for them!

You, like me, are excited that the little guys are doing something. ULL had a great 2014, but faded since then. Maybe Wilson can get them to the top!

Big Blue representing with the #1 class in the nation. Way to be boys!

Diaco brought in a good looking class too. Sam Rourke is a huge signing

Definitely. Didn't need him much with 3 senior DE's this year, but Ormsby and Rourke are looking likely to platoon with Harrell at linebacker.

[whughes]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Ayyyy Central Michigan and coach Crenshaw weren't far behind for Reid. That could've been very exciting for my offense had he decided to come be a Chip

[HARLEE23]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

I HATE THAT KID
He won't be able to come home for Christmas
Maybe he left because maybe his primary receuiter Coach James left

[kswgrad2012]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

I HATE THAT KID
He won't be able to come home for Christmas
Maybe he left because maybe his primary receuiter Coach James left

I assume you're talking about Darrell Reid. In that case, .

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

I HATE THAT KID
He won't be able to come home for Christmas
Maybe he left because maybe his primary receuiter Coach James left

I assume you're talking about Darrell Reid. In that case, .

Yeah he is. Took me a second to get that also, haha.

Urbano will miss "coach" James. He's not only got Michigan breathing down his neck, he's got this Crenshaw fella at CMU too....

[RoundingThird]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Wow, this is wild. You guys are freaking out about a fake recruit in guru's game. This is what OS is all about, but it also shows how much you guys miss football. I'm not at that point yet. I'm still loving baseball, even though I haven't played at all yet.