The good news about the beginning of our 300-day off season is that it's also the beginning of the high season for recruiting commitments that runs until mid-January or so.
This could be an extra exciting time for CU fans as we hope to see some added recruiting benefits from this past season's success and all the national attention the team earned.
Two players more players have committed to Columbia just since the Lions season finale against Brown. And they are both QB's, at least for now.
The first is 6-3, 203 pound Ty Lenhart from Maryland high school powerhouse DeMatha. He will be the third DeMatha grad to come to Columbia Football and the first since Alex Myers '03.
The second is 6-1, 215 pound John Foreback from Morristown-Hamblen West High School in Morristown, Tennessee. Foreback will be the first grad from his high school to come to Columbia.
That brings our list on reported commits for 2018 to 14:
1) Inho Choi DB 6-1 175 lbs. Holy Names HS Windsor, Ontario/Deerfield Academy
2) Michael Fluegel RB/CB 6-1 180 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
3) John Foreback QB 6-1 215 lbs. Morristown-Hamblen West HS Morristown, TN
4) Devin Hart LB 6-1 212 lbs. McEachem HS Powder Springs, GA
5) Ty Lenhart QB 6-3 203 lbs. DeMatha HS, Hyattsville, MD
6) Drake Morey DL 6-5 250 lbs. Ashland HS Ashland, OR
7) Chris Park WR 5-11 175 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Mateo, CA
8) Keaton Prevette LS 6-0, 225 lbs. Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, NC
9) Brandon Radice TE 6-4, 205 lbs. Ridge HS Basking Ridge, NJ
10) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL
11) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX
12) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
13) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
14) Ryan Young RB 5-10 200 lbs. Wheaton Warrenville South HS Wheaton, IL
7) Chris Park WR 5-11 175 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Mateo, CA
8) Keaton Prevette LS 6-0, 225 lbs. Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, NC
9) Brandon Radice TE 6-4, 205 lbs. Ridge HS Basking Ridge, NJ
10) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL
11) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX
12) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
13) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
14) Ryan Young RB 5-10 200 lbs. Wheaton Warrenville South HS Wheaton, IL
2 comments:
Clarkson MI, the team on which one of our recruits, Fluegel, plays is vying for a state title in the largest class of schools in MI and our recruit has received a prominent mention in the Detroit News. (We're also in the running for one of his O linemen, Newblatt):
Clarkston has a strong running game of Josh Cantu (244 carries, 1,478 yards, 23 TDs) and Michael Fluegel (95-814, 9). They run behind a talented offensive line led by Stewart Newblatt (6-3, 250) and freshmen Garrett Dellinger (6-5, 245) and Rocco Spindler (6-5, 250), who is the son of former Lions defensive lineman Marc Spindler. Fluegel scored three TDs in the rout of Catholic Central, breaking loose for a 71-yarder in the third quarter to put the game out of reach at 27-0.
The Wolves’ defense has allowed just 12 points and forced 30 turnovers, playing well during their postseason run led by linebacker Gino Paese.
Players to watch:
Bryce Veasley, 6-4, 230, Sr., QB, West Bloomfield: Veasley is arguably the premier quarterback in the state, showing his ability to get things done during crunch time when he completed 6-of-7 passes during an 80-yard drive in the final minutes of a 28-25 regional final win over Eisenhower, scoring on a 3-yard run.
Michael Fluegel, 6-1, 180, Sr., RB, Clarkston: Fluegel has been a big-play running back since his sophomore year, then sharing the ball with Cantu his final season. He was at his best in Saturday’s semifinal win over Detroit Catholic Central, scoring three TDs and showing his breakaway speed with a 71-yard TD run in the third quarter.
Dr. V
Despite being heavily disfavored, Clarkston won the Division 1 championship 3-2 (yes, that's right. It was a defensive battle.) This is the third championship in four years for Clarkston. The team's coach mentioned several players, but had most to say about Fluegel:
When talking of senior running back/defensive back Michael Fluegel following the upset win over West Bloomfield, Richardson got emotional.
“He’s going to Columbia, he’s an extremely intelligent kid, a class kid. Again you know a lot of kids if you’d taken away, ‘You’re not the star anymore and (Josh) Cantu is,’ they would have sulked and let it eat at them and you never knew it even happened,” said Richardson, noting that Cantu had the bulk of the carries before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the state semifinals.
“He (Fluegel) played in the slot, he played all the time in the secondary. Again, the unselfishness of these kids is one of the reasons we are where we are (as state champions).”
Fluegel had 11 carries for 41 yards in the title game, and rushed for 855 yards for the season. He also made four tackles while breaking up two passes from his secondary position against a star-studded receiving trio that included Wisconsin-bound receivers Taj Mustapha and A.J. Abbott, and junior Tre Mosley, who has multiple Division 1 offers.
Dr. V
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