FB Recruiting 2022 OL Jim Fitzgerald commits to Penn State as walk-on
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6'7" 315 pounds
Good luck Jim -- you wouldn't be the first PWO to get some playing time.
Good luck Jim -- you wouldn't be the first PWO to get some playing time.
Hope he is the next Joe Iorio!
Joe Iorio’s PSU career is a tribute to his older brother ** Nick Iorio, who died 5 years ago, convinced Joe he could play D-I.
Nick would have loved this. He’s the one who taught Joe Iorio how to play center. He’s the one who convinced Joe he could play center for a major college. Iorio is forever thankful for …
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Interesting comments on NFL satellite channel today. Pat Kirwan asked Paul Alexander, long time NFL offensive line coach, who is coaching offensive line in Senior Bowl why 3 out the 4 tackles he would be coaching awere from small schools like Central Michigan and Northern Iowa and he said all 5 of his offense lineman his last year of coaching at Central Michigan played in the NFL.
He said most big time programs recruit large schools in Miami, Chicago,Virginia Beach, etc. and don’t recruit smaller schools whereas smaller schools do (in part because of smaller budgets). Also said many of the kids at these schools were smaller in high school (like 250 pounds) but almost always were good athletes who played several sports who got bigger through weight training in college. Said that often the kids who are bigger in high school (300 or more pounds) who aren’t that athletic don’t pan out. Mentioned that Rams tackle, Whitworth, was a star tennis player in high school. Reminded me somewhat of the success Iowa has had developing offensive lineman over the years.
I know they are important to the life of a program but besides McGloin and Nassab have we had much luck with walk ons? By luck I mean have we had any difference makers besides those two.
Good Point, 16 out of the 53 Man Steelers Roster come from Non Power 5 Schools.
11 for Chiefs
8 for Bengals
11 for Rams
10 for 49ers
Great question! Spin Meister already mentioned Joe Iorio. If you hop in the Way Back Machine, Neal Smith was an All American safety on the great 1969 defense and holds the PSU career interception record.
Anyone else?
Troy Drayton, Robbie Gould, Ron Coder, Gregg Garrity, Deon Butler, Ethan Kilmer, Dan Chesina, Rich Gardner, John Bruno, Brad Scovill, Jordan Norwood, Matt Kranchick... just to name a few who were drafted/played in the NFL
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Not a good point. Using your numbers 80% are from the power 5 schools. Non power 5 schools outnumber power 5 schools. In Pa there are 2 P5 teams out of about 11.
The point being if NFL teams are drafting or college teams are recruiting they will be more productive targeting the bigger schools and higher rated recruits.
I thought it was a good point because I thought the # would be lower....I thought maybe 6-7 for most teams.
Wisconsin is going after Caleb Williams and you are ok with a walk on with no offers.
What are you talking about? I asked what walk-ons ever had made a difference past McGloin and Nassab...never said a word about being ok.......
My ignore list keeps growing and growing. I have no time for people that can't read and make up their own responses.
kickers historically a little different category. Start as preferred walk on, prove them self, get scholarship I think is the common path way
We usually give out a K/P schollie about every 3-4 years or so. Robbie Gould beat out David Kimball, who was a PARADE All-American and rated by SuperPrep as the top place-kicker prospect in the nation.
USC just got two LB's; one from Bama, one from Auburn, both highly rated. Yet, we have our eye on Cornell, Harvard, etc. with no LB's from the portal to date. LB is our achilles heel going into the season, yet no descent players want to transfer here.
