Another 2023 Name

 Charlie Newton, a 6-3 195 pound WR/DB from Chicago's Walter Payton Prep, has committed to Columbia. 

Newton will be the second graduate from the relatively new Payton prep to come to Columbia Football, following another WR, Myles Davis '21. 

So our commit list is up to six names:

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 2023 List Begins

We still don't have an official story on the CU Athletics website announcing and describing the incoming 2022 football freshmen, but that still inexplicable, (and now a little disconcerting), delay has stretched so far that we now are getting commitment announcements from players who will enter Columbia in 2023. 

Here are those new commits for 2023:

Christian Carti

Christian Carti a 6-1, 190 pound WR from nearby Bergen Catholic HS in Northern New Jersey. Carti will be the 14th Bergen Catholic grad to come to Columbia Football and he will join current sophomore OL Pat Coliccho. 

Chase Goodwin

Next is 6-2, 200 pound QB Chase Goodwin from Memorial HS in Houston, TX. Goodwin will be the second Memorial HS grad to come to Columbia Football. 

Braeden Marceau-Olayinka

Heading up to New England, we have Braeden Marceau-Olayinka, a 6-3, 262 pound DL/OL from Melrose HS in Melrose, MA. Marcineau-Olyinka would be the second Melrose grade to come to Columbia Football. 

Heading south to Georgia we nabbed two brothers. First we have 6-3, 230 pound DE Keelan Kornegay from East Caweta HS in Sharpsburg, GA. He also had offers from Army and Air Force. Kornegay will be the first East Caweta grad to come to Columbia Football. 

Joining his brother is Bailey Kornegay-Douhadji, who is also a 6-3, 230 pound DE from East Caweta HS. I am not sure if the brothers are any relation to former Fordham All-American DB Tad Kornegay, who is still playing in the Canadian Football League. 

So, it's time to start the unofficial commit list for 2023:

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

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

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

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

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

Running Away?

Based on his Twitter bio and his absence from the updated roster, it appears running QB Gabriel Hollingsworth is looking to transfer out of the CU program. 

I have no information on what is behind the decision, but I would have loved to see more of what Hollingsworth could have done in a Columbia uniform. 

Maybe I am being too optimistic, but perhaps he will return to the team at some point. 

I do know that the transfer portal has changed the equation for all of college football and I just hope it turns out to be more of a winner than a loser for the Lions over time. 

UPDATE: It appears Hollingsworth has transferred to James Madison University.

Another Surprise

 

Ryan Carr

I'm not sure if I missed this name yesterday of if this is a name they just added to the roster today, but another new freshman we did not note as a commit before is 6-4 275 pound OL Ryan Carr from LaSalle College HS just north of Philadelphia. 

Carr also looks like he could be a very high-quality addition as it appears he was heavily recruited by some bigger programs. But as it is with all the bios and references to "offers," it's often hard to tell what is a formal offer, etc. 

I will now update my epic LionFeeders database, which lists the names of all the documented Columbia Football recruits and their high schools going back several decades. 

UPDATE: The LionFeeders site is now updated! 

BREAKING: Roster Updated

Cobe Crews

Thanks to the observant fan who messaged me this afternoon with the news that the Football roster has now been updated! 

Still no story released from the department announcing the new class, but I assume that's coming after the July 4th holiday. 

Here are the highlights according to the roster:

1) The highest quality surprise appears to be 6-3 185 pound Cobe Crews from my birthplace of Oklahoma City, OK, by way of a PG year at Choate Rosemary Hall. 

Crews' bio says he had an offer from Rice and what was probably a preferred walk-on spot at Oklahoma. 

We don't get too many 6-3 DBs in the Ivies, so this could be a significant boost. 

2) Another surprise is 6-2 210 pound Long Snapper Aaron Yoo , who I would guess is a walk-on prospect for us. 

3) As I reported last month, 6-3 230 pound DL Elias Barrett is indeed coming to Columbia after changing his mind about a preferred walk-on spot at West Virginia.  

A number of freshman who played multiple positions in HS have now been classified into the position groups they will play at Columbia:

Lucas Bullock will be a RB

Matt Gallehdari will be a LB

Jordan Kelly will be a WR

Stryker Leschber will be a TE

James Lill will be an OL

Also, transfer RB Malcom Terry is being classified as a freshman. 

More updates to come...