2025 Recruiting List

[salemjack]

Justin was one I thought the Jacks would consider before he finally committed to Augie. This is all great, but now we are doing the same thing and offering kids who had made a commitment to a program at a lower level so are we any better?

Yes, we saved him from the liberal hell hole that is Augustana.

[JACKGUYII]

Kabera verbal
offers from: Missouri State, Norfolk State, Augie, Northern State, Wayne State, MSU-M USF

Justin was one I thought the Jacks would consider before he finally committed to Augie. This is all great, but now we are doing the same thing and offering kids who had made a commitment to a program at a lower level so are we any better?

[peavy]

[U]

Other:
CB- Justin Kabera, 5'11 171, Harrisburg, SD- Augie[/B]

Kabera verbal
offers from: Missouri State, Norfolk State, Augie, Northern State, Wayne State, MSU-M USF

[mnjackrbt]

If Tucker Large wants to be in a hall of fame or recognized at his Aalma mater, he's chosen WSU as his alma mater.

100% agree.

[peavy]

[U][B]2025 Commits (32):


Defense (16):

S- Cam Cribari, 6'0 175, West Des Moines, IA

Cribari has been retweeting re-ups/commitments for the past month, he just reupped.

[peavy]

Finn Benz S 6'2 185lb Saint Paul, MN
Offers: St Thomas, SMSU, Wisconsin River Falls, Minnesota State

According to JI, he's verballed per his instagram

[jakejc795]

Huh?

Will you give players who opted to attend other universities a second chance to attend SDSU if they enter the portal?

[jbjack]

do you extend that "free to quit" rationale to players in the portal who had prior offers to come here but chose to attend other schools?

Huh?

[jakejc795]

If it's a players' reunion organized by former players the former players are certainly free to invite whoever they want. But if it's University programming what obligation does the university have to former students, especially those who leave for other university athletic programs? I think the message it sends to recruits is that you're free to quit on SDSU and SDSU is free to quit on you. If Tucker Large wants to be in a hall of fame or recognized at his Aalma mater, he's chosen WSU as his alma mater.

He spent multiple years here. Again, I'm disappointed he left, but do you extend that "free to quit" rationale to players in the portal who had prior offers to come here but chose to attend other schools?

I have no idea what they were being told to get them there, but Large made plays and played through some injuries for the Jacks. Will I be focusing on him or any of the other former players who transferred to WSU? Not really, and I definitely won't focus on them nearly as much as the ones who stayed or are transferring in.

[jbjack]

I'm certainly disappointed, even angry at some folks' actions, but shouldn't the team leaders be the ones who decide the players that'd be invited back?

If it's the university making the determination, I'm not sure that exclusionary message is what we want to send to recruits either.

If it's a players' reunion organized by former players the former players are certainly free to invite whoever they want. But if it's University programming what obligation does the university have to former students, especially those who leave for other university athletic programs? I think the message it sends to recruits is that you're free to quit on SDSU and SDSU is free to quit on you. If Tucker Large wants to be in a hall of fame or recognized at his Aalma mater, he's chosen WSU as his alma mater.

[jakejc795]

Here's some comments from a JFPA member about how this topic might be looked at. http://www.x.com/ThatFritzDude/statu...30553560752148 Not sure who would be included in making those decisions down the road.

Maybe donating to JFPA/collective would be one factor

[bigticket1]

I'm certainly disappointed, even angry at some folks' actions, but shouldn't the team leaders be the ones who decide the players that'd be invited back?

If it's the university making the determination, I'm not sure that exclusionary message is what we want to send to recruits either.

Here's some comments from a JFPA member about how this topic might be looked at. http://www.x.com/ThatFritzDude/statu...30553560752148 Not sure who would be included in making those decisions down the road. I think these comments were more about involvement in JFPA.

[jakejc795]

I completely understand a recruit following the coaching staff when the staff en mass moves to another school, although I'd sure hope those kids took time to evaluate if WSU was really right for them. I can get grad transfers getting a little antsy to move on after being on campus 4 or 5 years but still wanting to play. I can see guys like Tucker Kraft wanting to prove themselves at a *cough, cough* higher level. But if you want to prove yourself at a higher level, taking the safe route by following your coaching staff doesn't prove anything. If you believe in yourself and want to prove yourself at a higher level, go somewhere that truly is a higher level and where you will have to prove yourself.

I don't buy the whole "Once a Jackrabbit, always a Jackrabbit" bit. If you fulfilled your end of the bargain and left Brookings with a degree and are now an alumni of SDSU, that's a Jackrabbit in my book. But we shouldn't celebrate quitters. Guys like Angel Johnson and Tucker Large can "go home" to Pullman for post-career accolades. Frankly, those guys quit on SDSU and someday when when the '22 and '23 teams are invited back to Brookings, the guys that quit on SDSU without degrees should not be invited back.

I'm certainly disappointed, even angry at some folks' actions, but shouldn't the team leaders be the ones who decide the players that'd be invited back?

If it's the university making the determination, I'm not sure that exclusionary message is what we want to send to recruits either.

[jbjack]

Looking at the list on JI for players heading for WSU, there are 4 listed as grad transfers, 2 seniors (Large and Angel Johnson), 0 juniors, 1 sophomore (Kirby Vorhees - Florida), and a bunch of redshirt freshman (most of which where not from the local area). There are seven total players that have been on campus for a full year. That tells me that most of our older players are bought in to the community and school.

I’ve chosen to view this as the ones that were willing to leave were not going to be the type of leaders we want for the next class of players anyway. I’ll miss some of their skills as players - leadership qualities- not so much.

The decimation of basically 2 full recruiting classes will be a hurdle for the new staff to overcome, but the culture is still good. 19 of the 27 players are on the defensive side of the ball. Depth and special teams may be a challenge until we can recover.


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I completely understand a recruit following the coaching staff when the staff en mass moves to another school, although I'd sure hope those kids took time to evaluate if WSU was really right for them. I can get grad transfers getting a little antsy to move on after being on campus 4 or 5 years but still wanting to play. I can see guys like Tucker Kraft wanting to prove themselves at a *cough, cough* higher level. But if you want to prove yourself at a higher level, taking the safe route by following your coaching staff doesn't prove anything. If you believe in yourself and want to prove yourself at a higher level, go somewhere that truly is a higher level and where you will have to prove yourself.

I don't buy the whole "Once a Jackrabbit, always a Jackrabbit" bit. If you fulfilled your end of the bargain and left Brookings with a degree and are now an alumni of SDSU, that's a Jackrabbit in my book. But we shouldn't celebrate quitters. Guys like Angel Johnson and Tucker Large can "go home" to Pullman for post-career accolades. Frankly, those guys quit on SDSU and someday when when the '22 and '23 teams are invited back to Brookings, the guys that quit on SDSU without degrees should not be invited back.

[peavy]

I agree. I know you can never have too many Offensive Lineman, but I feel really good about that area of our recruiting class. I hope we can land Reggie Kloehn (DL) and Casey Larson (LB). Both appear to be high level recruits that would fill some voids we have due to the WSU departures. Both were committed to Dan at Idaho.

Kloehn verbal

WR Joseph Kolega 6'1" 185lb Omaha, NE
Offers: USF, Wayne, State, Missouri Western State, Dordt, Mount Marty, Morningside,

Kolega verballed - JI twitter link has some nebraska stats -> "The Jacks add the #1 WR in Nebraska. Had a MONSTER senior season and was named the class B POY. 82 Receptions (Class B State Record) 1,634 Rec Yds (All-Class State Record) 20 Rec TDs (Class B State Record)"


latest verbal
QB Preston Otter 6'4" 205lb Saginaw, MI -> flipped him from Brown Bears. This article says he commited to Brown 7/4/25
Offers: Brown, Dayton per 247, MIT, Hillside, Saginaw Valley State, John Carroll, Wayne State.
Valedictorian at Nouvel Catholic Central. He did a year of post grad at Phillips Exeter Academy (presumably for better offers)