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Kudos to Schu for the coverage!
Maybe since Bill Bradley is no more he's allowed to write us up more often... Hahaha
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/18/3331076/sacramento-state-football-sizes.html#
By John Schumacher
[email protected]
Published: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1C
Sacramento State's football coaches head down the stretch of their recruiting season searching for wide receivers, defensive linemen and a certain quarterback just named MaxPreps.com National Player of the Year.
NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from talking about recruits until the incoming player has signed a letter of intent, which can't happen until Feb. 2.
The Hornets would love for one of their 18 available scholarships to go to Folsom High School quarterback Dano Graves, who is also considering Air Force and Portland State.
They just can't say that.
"We've made an emphasis on receivers and defensive linemen," Sac State coach Marshall Sperbeck said. "Those are two areas on each side of the ball we really need to fill some voids, not for this year, but for the future. Next would be to find a quarterback that we can rally around and affect the future of our program."
The Hornets, who return eight starters on offense and seven on defense from a 6-5 team that tied for third place in the Big Sky Conference, have verbal commitments from seven players, including 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback Jake Geringer from Newbury Park High School.
Graves, though, is at the top of Sac State's wish list heading toward signing day. The 5-9 standout threw for 3,702 yards and 62 touchdowns and ran for 994 yards and 23 scores in leading the Bulldogs to a 14-1 record and a state Division II bowl victory.
The Hornets' starting quarterback, Jeff Fleming, is a senior and a second-team all-Big Sky selection with the ability to throw and run. Sac State tweaked its offense to take advantage of Fleming's elusiveness and would likely do the same for Graves.
Projected backup Tommy Edwards, a redshirt last season who transferred from the Citadel, will be a sophomore. Sophomores Dominic Carmazzi and Garrett Safron are also on the roster.
If Graves chooses Sac State, he could step into the starting job when Fleming leaves. That would depend on what kind of impression he made on Sperbeck, who also serves as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
"For us, it's finding that guy that has a great combination of being able to lead your team and throw the football … but also being able to move the chains and athletically be able to make a difference on the field," said Sperbeck, a former quarterback at Nevada. "When things broke down, Jeff (Fleming) was able to make something happen. … The more you can have a guy do those things makes you that much better."
Sac State boasts a deep receiving group set to lose several players after next season, including projected starters Brandyn Reed, John Hendershott and Chase Deadder. Hence the emphasis on that position this recruiting season.
The defensive line must replace tackle Christian Clark for next season and ends Zack Nash and David Coleman for 2012.
The Hornets also want to maintain a strong local presence.
"I think it's huge," Sperbeck said. "We've been trying and working a lot of local kids. A lot of them want to go away and experience that. We respect that.
"We have a good class that's developing here, but nothing is certain until signing day."
Running backs coach Aaron Ingram, who also serves as the Hornets' recruiting coordinator, said the uncertainty adds to the intrigue.
"This time of year it's pretty exciting because it changes every day," Ingram said. "It's 24/7 right now, which is kind of fun.
"You get to pick your team."
Unless those kids pick someone else.
Maybe since Bill Bradley is no more he's allowed to write us up more often... Hahaha
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/18/3331076/sacramento-state-football-sizes.html#
By John Schumacher
[email protected]
Published: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1C
Sacramento State's football coaches head down the stretch of their recruiting season searching for wide receivers, defensive linemen and a certain quarterback just named MaxPreps.com National Player of the Year.
NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from talking about recruits until the incoming player has signed a letter of intent, which can't happen until Feb. 2.
The Hornets would love for one of their 18 available scholarships to go to Folsom High School quarterback Dano Graves, who is also considering Air Force and Portland State.
They just can't say that.
"We've made an emphasis on receivers and defensive linemen," Sac State coach Marshall Sperbeck said. "Those are two areas on each side of the ball we really need to fill some voids, not for this year, but for the future. Next would be to find a quarterback that we can rally around and affect the future of our program."
The Hornets, who return eight starters on offense and seven on defense from a 6-5 team that tied for third place in the Big Sky Conference, have verbal commitments from seven players, including 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback Jake Geringer from Newbury Park High School.
Graves, though, is at the top of Sac State's wish list heading toward signing day. The 5-9 standout threw for 3,702 yards and 62 touchdowns and ran for 994 yards and 23 scores in leading the Bulldogs to a 14-1 record and a state Division II bowl victory.
The Hornets' starting quarterback, Jeff Fleming, is a senior and a second-team all-Big Sky selection with the ability to throw and run. Sac State tweaked its offense to take advantage of Fleming's elusiveness and would likely do the same for Graves.
Projected backup Tommy Edwards, a redshirt last season who transferred from the Citadel, will be a sophomore. Sophomores Dominic Carmazzi and Garrett Safron are also on the roster.
If Graves chooses Sac State, he could step into the starting job when Fleming leaves. That would depend on what kind of impression he made on Sperbeck, who also serves as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
"For us, it's finding that guy that has a great combination of being able to lead your team and throw the football … but also being able to move the chains and athletically be able to make a difference on the field," said Sperbeck, a former quarterback at Nevada. "When things broke down, Jeff (Fleming) was able to make something happen. … The more you can have a guy do those things makes you that much better."
Sac State boasts a deep receiving group set to lose several players after next season, including projected starters Brandyn Reed, John Hendershott and Chase Deadder. Hence the emphasis on that position this recruiting season.
The defensive line must replace tackle Christian Clark for next season and ends Zack Nash and David Coleman for 2012.
The Hornets also want to maintain a strong local presence.
"I think it's huge," Sperbeck said. "We've been trying and working a lot of local kids. A lot of them want to go away and experience that. We respect that.
"We have a good class that's developing here, but nothing is certain until signing day."
Running backs coach Aaron Ingram, who also serves as the Hornets' recruiting coordinator, said the uncertainty adds to the intrigue.
"This time of year it's pretty exciting because it changes every day," Ingram said. "It's 24/7 right now, which is kind of fun.
"You get to pick your team."
Unless those kids pick someone else.
