Week 8 Review
Bye week! Time to rest up and read about ourselves in the newspaper. Unofficial sources are saying that if a BCS poll were released today, we'd be in the national title game.
Injury Report
CB Terry Clay - pulled quad muscle - out - 5 weeks
DT Oscar Padilla - shoulder tendonitis - probable - 2 weeks
S ben Davidson - repetitive concussion syndrome - OUT - 62 weeks
WR Kelvin Arnold - torn tricepts mucle - OUT - 27 weeks.
Recruiting
Still hanging tight, lookinf for walk-on material. This week and next are the big 2 for recruiting.
Local Obligation Scholarships
none this season.
Blue-Chip Recruits
1. QB T.J. Houshmandzadeh - #4 QB, #18 player nationally. scouted 75-
6'3" 202 lbs from Philadelphia, PA. Ricky is a big-time passer from an extremely solid program. His proximity to us is amazing (just 49 miles), meaning only the horrible Princeton Tigers are closer. With his focus on distance and academics, this could be a slam-dunk acquistion of our next great QB.
high school stats (after 9 games): 60% completion, 2,155 yards (9.45 avg) 12 TD 4 INT. 168 rushes, 944 yards, 10 TD.
offer status: committed to Rutgers in week 7
2. DE Winfred Bernard - #8 DE, #27 player nationally. scouted 92-
6'5" 253 lbs from Medford Lakes, NJ. Winfred appears to be a much better run stopper than pass-rusher, despite his somewhat light frame for the position. An excellent student, Winfred is most interested in Academics (Random Number Theory) and distance. Only Princeton is closer to him, so we should be able to lock up his services.
high school stats (after 9 games): 97 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 1 INT
offer status:Visiting Rice, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Oregon. If we can hang with these programs, we're really getting somewhere!
3. RB Juan Weydahl - #11 RB, #112 player nationally. scouted 75+
5'9" 184 lbs from Souderton, PA. A deceptively tough runner for his size, Juan appears to be a guy who can carry the load. Coming from a very good school, I'm confident he could become our starter by his 3rd year. His distance and academic preferences put us at the top of his list.
high school stats (through 9 games): 266 carries for 1,932 yards and 13 TD's. 48 catches for 660 yards and 4 TD's.
offer status: committed to Rutgers in week 5!
---other scholarship offers---
G Chris Owens - #2 guard, #34 player nationally. scouted 92+
DT Lee Barnes - #4 DT, #39 player nationally. scouted 94+
T Ralph Stoughton - #9 tackle, #92 player nationally. scouted 78+
CB Todd Nykolaisyn - #3 CB, #29 player nationally. scouted 83+
OLB Doug Cerda - # 3 OLB, #46 player nationally. scouted 78+
K Marc Langford - #7 kicker, #268 player nationally. scouted 90-
Safety D.J. Cushenbery - #12 safety, #273 player nationally. scouted 65+
WR Jimmie Hatcher - #43 WR, #564 player nationally. scouted 58++
new offers:
none
Code:
committments new committments in blue
G Cris Owens Retsof, NY
QB Ricky Houshmandzadeh Philadelphia, PA
OT Ralph Stoughton Johnstown, PA
RB Juan Weydahl Souderton, PA
ILB Cornell Lynch Hopkinton, MA
rejections new rejections in red
WR Jason Reilly Cincinnati
S Tom Bush Navy
ILB Matthew Mayes Pittsburgh
DE Kurt Shepard Pittsburgh
OT Bobby Porcaro Clemson
WR Daniel Burke Arizona State
OT Dana Gaines Ohio State
DT Kirk Joyner Syracuse
DT Harvey Cathey Penn State
Conference Snapshot
Week 8 Results
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West Virginia 17 at #10 VIRGINIA TECH 24 [TV5]
PITT 26 at #11 Boston College 24
Princeton 7 at MIAMI 34
Code:
Big East Standings
Overall Conference
School W L PF PA W L PF PA Streak
Syracuse 6 0 262 53 2 0 62 27 Won 7
Rutgers 6 0 229 78 2 0 83 25 Won 10
Virginia Tech 5 1 192 68 2 1 86 41 Won 2
Pittsburgh 4 3 206 133 2 1 91 72 Won 1
Boston College 4 2 183 126 1 2 79 95 Lost 2
West Virginia 3 3 160 143 1 2 46 76 Lost 1
Miami Florida 4 3 223 191 1 2 75 63 Won 1
Princeton 1 6 80 273 0 3 14 137 Lost 3