Georgia OL

 

6-5, 290-pound OL Sean Kimani from Duluth HS, in Duluth, Georgia has committed to Columbia. 

Kimani will be the third Duluth HS grad to come to Columbia, and the first since DL Cam Carter '21. 

So our unofficial commit list is up to 23 names:

1) Qwincy Amos DB 5"11 170 lbs. Warren HS San Antonio, TX

2) Terell Battle WR/DB 6"3 190 lbs. Mountain View HS, Lawrenceville, GA

3) Jalen Campbell DL/OL 6"4 295 lbs. Jackson-Reed HS Washington, DC

4) Jaylen Carter WR/DB 6"0 180 lbs. Taft School Watertown, CT

5) Christian Carti WR 6"1 190 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS Oradell, NJ

6) Braden Dougherty TE/DE 6"5 230 lbs. Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH

7) AJ George LB/RB 6"2 190 lbs. Ottawa Hills HS Toledo, OH 

8) Chase Goodwin QB 6"2 200 lbs. Memorial HS Houston, TX

9) Quinn Herlihy DL/LB 6"3 238 lbs. Cheshire Academy/Shrewsbury HS Worchester, MA

10) Jaden Hinton OL/DL 6"3 300 lbs. Ames HS South Easton, MA

11) Griffin Johnson RB 5"11 190 lbs. Marysville HS Marysville, OH

12) Sean Kimani OL 6"5 290 lbs. Duluth HS Duluth, GA

13) Baily Kornegay-Douhadji DE 6"3 230 lbs. East Caweta HS Sharpsburg, GA

14) Keelan Kornegay DE 6"3 230 lbs. East Caweta HS Shapsburg, GA

15) Braeden Marceau-Olayinka DL/OL 6"3 262 lbs. Melrose HS Melrose, MA 

16) Malachi Mercer LB 6"1 225 lbs. Bergen Catholic Oradell, NJ

17) Hugo Merry P/K 6"3  210 lbs. Frederick HS Frederick, MD

18) Mikey Nabbout DE/TE 6"3 245 lbs. St. John's Prep Danvers, MA 

19) Chase Newton WR/DB 6"3 195 lbs. Walter Payton Prep Chicago, IL

20) Ahmari Owens 6"5 305 lbs. Springfield Central HS Springfield, MA

21) Levi Robins DB 5"11 175 lbs. Saguaro HS Scottsdale, AZ

22) Will Rubalcava DB 6"0 170 lbs. Rick Reedy HS Frisco, TX

23) Nik Winzer OL/DL 6"6 285 lbs. Matawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ

Two New Commitments

With the December official on-campus weekend visits underway, we're going to hear about some more commitments in the coming days. 

During this past weekend's visits, we got two more names. 

First came 5-11 190-pound RB Griffin Johnson from Marysville HS in Marysville, Ohio, near Columbus. He also had an offer from Lehigh. 

Based on my LionFeeders database, Johnson will be just the second Marysville grad to come to Columbia Football. 

Next, we have 6-0 170-pound DB Will Rubalcava from Rick Reedy HS in Frisco, Texas. He had committed to the New Hampshire, but changed that commitment to Columbia. Rubalcava also had offers from Holy Cross and Fordham. 

He will be the first Reedy HS grad to come to Columbia Football. 

So our unofficial commit list is up to 22 names:

1) Qwincy Amos DB 5"11 170 lbs. Warren HS San Antonio, TX

2) Terell Battle WR/DB 6"3 190 lbs. Mountain View HS, Lawrenceville, GA

3) Jalen Campbell DL/OL 6"4 295 lbs. Jackson-Reed HS Washington, DC

4) Jaylen Carter WR/DB 6"0 180 lbs. Taft School Watertown, CT

5) Christian Carti WR 6"1 190 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS Oradell, NJ

6) Braden Dougherty TE/DE 6"5 230 lbs. Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH

7) AJ George LB/RB 6"2 190 lbs. Ottawa Hills HS Toledo, OH 

8) Chase Goodwin QB 6"2 200 lbs. Memorial HS Houston, TX

9) Quinn Herlihy DL/LB 6"3 238 lbs. Cheshire Academy/Shrewsbury HS Worchester, MA

10) Jaden Hinton OL/DL 6"3 300 lbs. Ames HS South Easton, MA

11) Griffin Johnson RB 5"11 190 lbs. Marysville HS Marysville, OH

12) Baily Kornegay-Douhadji DE 6"3 230 lbs. East Caweta HS Sharpsburg, GA

13) Keelan Kornegay DE 6"3 230 lbs. East Caweta HS Shapsburg, GA

14) Braeden Marceau-Olayinka DL/OL 6"3 262 lbs. Melrose HS Melrose, MA 

15) Malachi Mercer LB 6"1 225 lbs. Bergen Catholic Oradell, NJ

16) Hugo Merry P/K 6"3  210 lbs. Frederick HS Frederick, MD

17) Mikey Nabbout DE/TE 6"3 245 lbs. St. John's Prep Danvers, MA 

18) Chase Newton WR/DB 6"3 195 lbs. Walter Payton Prep Chicago, IL

19) Ahmari Owens 6"5 305 lbs. Springfield Central HS Springfield, MA

20) Levi Robins DB 5"11 175 lbs. Saguaro HS Scottsdale, AZ

21) Will Rubalcava DB 6"0 170 lbs. Rick Reedy HS Frisco, TX

22) Nik Winzer OL/DL 6"6 285 lbs. Matawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ

Felkins to Penn State

PK Alex Felkins has announced his transfer to Penn State, in a move that could give him a chance to become a pro prospect. 

By the way, I did post about Felkins' likely replacement Hugo Merry back in September, but I have neglected to put him on the commitment list in subsequent posts. Now that's fixed below.

Also by the way, about six weeks after his commitment to CU. Merry nailed a 54-yard FG in the state playoffs. 

So our unofficial commit list is up to 20 names:

1) Qwincy Amos DB 5"11 170 lbs. Warren HS San Antonio, TX

2) Terell Battle WR/DB 6"3 190 lbs. Mountain View HS, Lawrenceville, GA

3) Jalen Campbell DL/OL 6"4 295 lbs. Jackson-Reed HS Washington, DC

4) Jaylen Carter WR/DB 6"0 180 lbs. Taft School Watertown, CT

5) Christian Carti WR 6"1 190 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS Oradell, NJ

6) Braden Dougherty TE/DE 6"5 230 lbs. Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH

7) AJ George LB/RB 6"2 190 lbs. Ottawa Hills HS Toledo, OH 

8) Chase Goodwin QB 6"2 200 lbs. Memorial HS Houston, TX

9) Quinn Herlihy DL/LB 6"3 238 lbs. Cheshire Academy/Shrewsbury HS Worchester, MA

10) Jaden Hinton OL/DL 6"3 300 lbs. Ames HS South Easton, MA

11) Baily Kornegay-Douhadji DE 6"3 230 lbs. East Caweta HS Sharpsburg, GA

12) Keelan Kornegay DE 6"3 230 lbs. East Caweta HS Shapsburg, GA

13) Braeden Marceau-Olayinka DL/OL 6"3 262 lbs. Melrose HS Melrose, MA 

14) Malachi Mercer LB 6"1 225 lbs. Bergen Catholic Oradell, NJ

15) Hugo Merry P/K 6"3  210 lbs. Frederick HS Frederick, MD

16) Mikey Nabbout DE/TE 6"3 245 lbs. St. John's Prep Danvers, MA 

17) Chase Newton WR/DB 6"3 195 lbs. Walter Payton Prep Chicago, IL

18) Ahmari Owens 6"5 305 lbs. Springfield Central HS Springfield, MA

19) Levi Robins DB 5"11 175 lbs. Saguaro HS Scottsdale, AZ

20) Nik Winzer OL/DL 6"6 285 lbs. Matawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ

 

BREAKING: BAGNOLI TO COACH IVY ALL STARS IN TOKYO

Columbia Head Coach Al Bagnoli has been tapped to lead the Ivy League Football all stars (yet to be named) in the latest incarnation of what used to be called the "Japan Bowl," originally sponsored by Epson back in the 1980s.

According to this news release from the league, the Ivy team will consist of a 52-man roster. I'm pretty sure Bagnoli's staff will be entirely his Columbia coaching crew, but I wouldn't be surprised if an assistant or two from another Ivy school joins in. 

How one can watch this game without going to Japan is still an open question, but it looks like at least a delayed broadcast will be available. 

So the question now is who would you pick as your Ivy all star starters? You can use the All Ivy teams as a guide, but I'd be sure to go beyond that if you want to really put together the best team.