I knew Fata was on the radar. He had taken an official visit, but I was unaware that it had resulted in an offer. Kraut, Tattersall, and Dwinell I had 0 idea that they were in play.
Definitely looks like he's in the camp of gunslinger/pocket passer. He might be able to move around behind the line of scrimmage a little bit to buy time, but not the type to bring it down and run much. Lack of mobility could lead to more sacks or CCSF might just have a bad offensive line.
A big day for the Sonoma County recruits, especially if Antonini sends in his commitment.
Kraut from Santa Rosa, Newman from Sebastopol, and Antonini from Petaluma.
I'm pretty happy with how this class is shaping up especially after the December signing period. I'm not going to lie and say that I wasn't at least a little bit worried. Stoked about the transfers AND the incoming freshmen.
The UC Davis Football twitter account re-tweeted Ingrassia's and Antonini's personal commitment tweets. I don't know if that is their way of saying that they are PWOs. I guess we'll find out for sure when the press release drops.
I imagine Kraut would like to play on offense, since they list him as a receiver and he came here. We sure shored up the receiving corp after losing the three guys who of were big contributors there.
As regards to PWO, I thought there was some rule against the school including the in the NLI press release.
“ City College of San Francisco quarterback Jack Newman has been named California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) State Athlete of the Month for September. It is the third time since the inception of the award in 2005 that a CCSF student-athlete earned the honor.”
“ For the month, Newman completed 99 of 140 passes (70.7%) for 1,552 yards and 15 touchdowns with only two interceptions. He led all quarterbacks in the state in completions, touchdowns, passing yards, as well as passing yards per game with 388.
Newman closed out September with back-to-back games of 400+ yards passing and four touchdowns. On Sept. 18, he threw 27 for 40 with 419 yards passing at Modesto Junior College and wrapped up the month with a 27 for 37 performance with 417 yards against American River College.”
The most surprising get is Tattersall, who apparently has two years of eligibility left and started the first four games for Cal in 2021 and had ten tackles against Sac State. We lost 2 guys who played a lot minutes at inside linebacker for us in Hansen and Scharetg, so he definitely fills a need, He’s listed as a grad student. We could be really strong at linebacker.
I think between the transfers and freshmen we have at least a couple plug and play guys right off the bat which is excellent news. I agree with you in that our linebackers could be a strength of ours. We have a good handful of guys that can be impactful in those positions next season.
I think Newman could start right away, but I hope they have a competition for the job with Dixon and Harper included in addition to Tompkins and Hastings. Can Newman participate in spring practice??
Apparently they moved Deng to another position and opened up the inside linebacker spot for Tattersall, but he couldn’t hold on to the job. Had decent stats though. When he lost the job they first moved a former safety into the position, which maybe indicated they wanted more speed on defense or pass coverage. In our situation, I think we can use a little more size at inside linebacker. The way the tackling rules are these days, it’s hard to bring backs down. I suspect he has decent speed. Maybe he thought he wouldn’t get another opportunity to start there and since he could graduate, it was time to look for a better situation.
I think one thing we can't ignore is that we brought in what looks like a talented punter to take over Whelan's spot. Yes, Dwinell played for a D2 team, but he was All American at that level. Whelan averaged 46 yards per punt, Dwinell 43.
Wife and i attended. Attendance was lower then previous years. Hawk was true to form. Always life messages in his speeches. He said this class was a small class, but talented. He played the recruit video and made comments along the way. He seemed pleased with the receivers they brought in as well as the entire group. He keeps his cards tight, but i got the impression he was especially pleased with Kraut, but was careful not to praise one kid over another. He did say the training facility has already made an impact on recruiting.