Friday, February 8, 2013

Buckeye Back!


Alan Watson breaks away



The long hoped-for running back for this 2013 recruiting class is here! 


5-9 170 lbs. RB Alan Watson has committed to Columbia.


Watson comes to us from Columbus, Ohio's New Albany HS, where last season he scored 26 TDs, had 1,388 yards rushing, finished Honorable Mention All-State, 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-Conference, and was a two-time Player of the Week.

Watson would be the second documented New Albany grad to come to Columbia football, the first being Thomas Weldon '08.

You can see Watson's eye-popping highlight reel by clicking here. 

And you can see Watson signing his ersatz letter of intent about 22:51 into this video from the Columbus local news. Why was his signing on the local news? Because his teammate who signed with Ohio State happens to be the son of that station's weekend anchorwoman! 

Well, there's something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. 

Let's hope that right place is the end zone for Watson in a CU uniform.

Here's our unofficial list of commits so far:

1. Nicholas Annabi, DB 6-1 200 lbs. Coronado HS, Lubbock, TX
2. Michael Bigach, OL 6-6 245 lbs. St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland, OH
3. Tony Bonadies, OL 6-5 315 lbs. Leonia HS, Leonia, NJ
4. LJ Bradford, DB 5-9, 180 lbs. Red Mountain HS, Mesa, AZ
5. Keith Brady, LB 6-2 205 lbs. Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, OH
6. Billy Carson, DL 6-3 280 lbs. Lexington HS, Lexington, SC
7. Toure Douglas, WR 6-4 188 lbs. Vineland HS, Vineland, NJ
8. Cameron Dunn, WR 6-3 210 lbs. St. Xavier HS, Cincinnati, OH
9. Colinn Early, CB 5-9 170 lbs. Karr HS, New Orleans, LA
10. Nathan Gibbs, OL 6-4, 285 lbs. Hickory HS, Hickory, NC
11. Kelly Hilinski, QB 6-6 220 lbs. Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, CA
12. Denzel Hill, WR 6-3 185 lbs. North Point HS, Waldorf, MD
13. John Hunton, TE 6-5 235, lbs. Southside HS, Fort Smith AR
14. Ben Kaplan, WR 6-4 180 lbs. St. Charles North HS, St. Charles, IL
15. Jared Katz, DB 6-1 195 lbs. St, Anthony's HS, South Huntington, NY
16. Tyler Kwiatkowski, LB 6-3 220 lbs. Mount Carmel HS, Mount Carmel, PA
17. Charles Melka, DL 6-4 238 lbs. Benet Academy, Lisle, IL
18. Eric Mourkakos, OL/DL 6-3, 235 lbs. Dwight-Englewood HS, Englewood, NJ
19. Cameron Nizialek, K/P 6-3 195 lbs. Freedom HS, South Riding, VA
*20. Brett Nottingham, QB 6-4 212 lbs. Monte Vista HS, Danville, CA
21. Kendall Pace, OL 6-5 250 lbs. Bishop McNamara HS, Forestville, MD 
22. Will Peoples, S 6-1 190 lbs. Buckingham, Browne & Nichols, Cambridge, MA
23. Gianmarco Rea, FB/LB 6-2 215 lbs. Detroit Country Day, Beverly Hills, MI
24. Connor Spears, WR 6-6 205 lbs. Bishop Heelan HS, Sioux City, IA
25. Parker Tobia, LB 6-1 200 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, NJ
26. G. Alan Watson, RB 5-9 170 lbs. New Albany HS Columbus, OH 
27. Richard Wolff, OL 6-3 254 lbs. Crespi HS Encino, CA

*=Transfer from Stanford University, junior status 








8 comments:

ungvar said...

A nice class all in all. Particular strength at QB and WR. Wish we had a few more big guys on the DL. Also, it seems odd that we're recruiting 6'3"+ receivers but 6'1" DBs.

Now, if only Coach M. can find a quality DC who will stick around a while. It would be a shame to get the offense in gear but slip back on defense.

Jake said...

I'm pretty sure there are as many as five more players in the class that I just haven't been able to find yet.

ungvar said...

We'll have a number of senior kickers on the roster next year and only one underclassman. I wager we'll see some commits here...or we'll be raiding the soccer team.

Anonymous said...

It's a lot easier to run forward at 6' 3" than back up.

oldlion said...

I don't think there are many DBs in the NFL who are much over 6 feet. A six foot corner is regarded as a big corner.

Anonymous said...

how do you upload signing day pics to this forum?

ungvar said...

Blog and learn. Thanks all for explaining optimal DB height.

Anonymous said...

Tremendous 76-63 win over Harvard in Men's Basketball this afternoon at Levien. Congratulations to Columbia Men's Basketball!