2009 Recruiting Class

[jackrabbit1979]

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Article on the QBs from the Argus. Sounds like it will be Mondols to lose.

http://www.argusleader.com/article/2...901270329/1002

Could have been discussed before, but i don't recall seeing it. Just heard Stig say on the sportshow yesterday that the Air Force Prep transfer Whittier actually has five years of eligibility left in our program. If Crawford or Mondol win the job in the spring/fall, I wonder if Whittier might redshirt this upcoming season.

You can hear the interview (along with past interviews of Nagy, AJ, and TV) here:

http://www.brookingsradio.com/sports-show.html

[Jacks-02]

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Article on Vince Benedetto
http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/a...0252319658.txt

ESPN.com page for Walker Woods
http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recru...6season%3d2009

[UWMandSDSU]

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Article on Vince Benedetto
http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/a...0252319658.txt

I think people will like a couple of comments from Vince in the article, one in particular.

[BTownJack]

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Here is what was included in today's sports briefs section of the Argus. I've also added our two latest recruits to the list.

USF tie helps SDSU land Benedetto

South Dakota State has garnered another verbal commitment, this time with an assist from the University of Sioux Falls.

Vince Benedetto, whose brothers Nick and Tony helped the Cougars win the NAIA national title this fall, said Monday that he will play football for the Jackrabbits. And how did SDSU discover the all-area tight end from Crystal Lake, Ill.? Benedetto’s uncle, Mark, the president at USF, sent some game film to Jacks coach John Stiegelmeier.

The school turned out to be a good fit for the 6-foot-4, 225-pounder, who caught 14 passes for about 400 yards with three touchdowns as a senior. He likes this area, having visited numerous times for Cougars games, and wanted to play at the NCAA Division I level.

His family was OK with that.

“I talked to them last night,” Vince said of his brothers. “They’re pretty excited. It’ll be cool hanging out with them, too.”

The Jacks also got a verbal commitment from Walker Woods, a running back from Waukee, Iowa. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Woods rushed for 1,998 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior, earning Class 4A first-team all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Des Moines Register.

[Jack4Life]

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Man, you gotta love this time of year. When you start reading about the recruits and then the verbals. The culmination is on signing day when you read TV's blog about the letters coming in. You always feel better when you hear they have come in on the fax. Can't wait for next week...

[KUlawJack]

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I think people will like a couple of comments from Vince in the article, one in particular.

Loved it! Shows he has a good head on his shoulders and is capable of making rational well educated decisions.

[SDSUJack3031]

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[QUOTE=Jacks-02;105669]Article on Vince Benedetto
http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/a...0252319658.txt

From the article:

'Benedetto visited the University of South Dakota last weekend, but did not like the Vermillion school as well as South Dakota State. State offered Benedetto 85 percent for an athletic scholarship as a freshman, with a chance to add more later.'

Just curious if he was a walk on or not.

[SDSUJack3031]

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Will Terry be doing his live blog on signing day again this year. It was interesting with what happened with Holt and how it unfolded.

[SDSU16]

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In today's Brookings Register they report that Brookings High School running back Mason Winterboer has committed to play for the Jacks.

Congrats Mason.

GO STATE

[76Rabbit]

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Gotta guess that's a walkon. Anybody know for sure?

[SDSU16]

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Gotta guess that's a walkon. Anybody know for sure?

According to the Register, he will redshirt his freshman year before taking a scholarship position.

GO STATE

[sf_jackster]

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Ethan Hemer is taking a preferred walk-on at Wisconsin.

http://www.wissports.net/sports/foot...=113&id=991186

[BTownJack]

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According to the Register, he will redshirt his freshman year before taking a scholarship position.

GO STATE

I'll add Mason to the list as a walk-on.

[MilwaukeeJacksAlum]

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An article on Ben Gardner who had an offer from us. This was reported here earlier that he chose Stanford, but I thought I'd throw this link in here. Notice the number of recruits passing up the offer of "preferred walk-on" at Wisconsin. Let's hope that's a trend because that sort of thing is good for schools of our size.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/preps/38539717.html

[JACKGUYII]

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I have to laugh the way some of these BCS schools try to sugarcoat and elevate the whole "preferred walk-on program. At the end of the day it's big schools trying to get something for nothing.