Appears he will walk on. Welcome, Jared!!
And BTW, he's ranked much higher than Barbir was. No kicking expert, but seems like a slam dunk.
kicking committ!!
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Appears he will walk on. Welcome, Jared!!
And BTW, he's ranked much higher than Barbir was. No kicking expert, but seems like a slam dunk.
Cool. Hopefully he will get the nickname "Mr. Touchback" Thanks for choosing Rutgers.
Lots of teams don't want to use a scholarship on a kicker. Seems to have had scholarship offers from non-bcs schools.
Wow, # 7 ranked kicker , and # 12 punteri n the country.http://chrissailerkicking.com/player-rankings/profile.php?player=3709
7th best kicker in the nation, per Chris Sailer.
https://chrissailerkicking.com/player-rankings/?year=2016
Ha..beat me to it!!
https://chrissailerkicking.com/player-rankings/?year=2016
Ha..beat me to it!!
I don't get your comment. Ship = Scholarship So why wouldn't we give a scholarship to him? He is rated higher than Babir was and we need a kicker. Anxiously awaiting your response.
Wow, ranked by Sailer 35 spots higher than that guy who will be giving haircuts to pedophile supporters.
How does PWO work? Do you have to reach the top two or three on the depth chart, then you get a scholarship?
Basically you're guaranteed a spot on the team but with no scholarship, yet. If he becomes a vital part of the team they'll give him a scholarship like they did to PJ and Michael Burton.
Nice ranking - and nice size - nice GPA
- always good to have 11 full sized guys running down the field to cover a kickoff! -
Height: 5-11
Weight: 205
GPA: 3.76
- always good to have 11 full sized guys running down the field to cover a kickoff! -
Height: 5-11
Weight: 205
GPA: 3.76
... and I saw a 40 time of 4.63 ... not too shoddy for a kicker!
Not tall enough to be a cornerback though. :rolleyes:
Welcome, Mr. Smolar. Kick 'em into River Road and to Silent Willie.
Remember when we had a pages long thread about that other kicker that left? Nice to be able to laugh at that now.
Ash, like many, many, many other coaches, leans in the direction of encouraging PWO candidates for kicking positions & when they establish themselves - and demonstrate that they can remain composed (and not come unglued) in a deafening B1G stadium filled with screaming fans - then they will earn a scholarship.
Ash stood by his word & was willing to honor the commitment that Flood had made to Barbir - but once Barbir flipped to PSU, Ash was not inclined to put a full scholarship out on the table for some other kicker with only high school experience - even if it was one that ranked significantly higher than Barbir -it is not an evaluation of the potential of any of these high school kickers, it is just the strategic approach that Ash has toward recruiting for the position - and clearly Ash is not alone.
If he wins the job in preseason camp in August, he could be given a ship effective in September. Not saying he would be, but he could be.
Anyone who doubts whether Ash is a closer can just look at how he closed on a top kicker without even offering a scholarship.
Anyone else getting a kick out of them highlighting him before each kick? As if he was going to suddenly flip over to right tackle?
Welcome aboard.
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Really important pick up. I know ships are not plentiful, but we have all witnessed how bad kicking puts the team in terrible positions which, too often, result in the other team either scoring or getting great defensive field position. Glad we didn't lose him to someone else offering a ship.
Hey if the kid is willing to come as a PWO then I don't see the big deal. If we are still at risk of another school coming in with a late offer of a scholarship then its a different story. Certainly a need and a bonus if he is a candidate to both kick and punt.
One has to wonder, with all the different national kicking ranking services, how coaching staffs determine which kickers to offer a scholarship to and which to wait until after NSD to offer PWO? It seems like such a crap shoot. Was the current RU kicker Cintron a national ranked PWO or just a local regular walk on?
The only drawback to the PWO route would be the potential risk of the recruit being enticed to move (flip) to a program offering a scholarship - and once the recruit is enrolled, that risk is minimized (partly because a bond is formed & partly because there are a few feet of the many many yards of 'general transfer rules red tape' that also will apply if a PWO wants to transfer)
For many teams, that flip risk may be a manageable risk - and one that is chosen over risking an immediate Scholarship award
In a typical situation, if it possible to get a high potential recruit to join the program as a PWO, that is preferable.
Consider that a team is going to carry multiple kickers and multiple punters -
a. because injuries can occur
b. a succession plan is necessary because players graduate
c. kickers can just lose their touch like pitchers, golfers
d. even 'high potential' recruits can turn out to be a bust - a kid on a state champ team might look like a superstar - but maybe much of what he did was in no-pressure situations &/or with no threat of a block
Since scholarships are not in infinite supply (85) - many coaches prefer to maintain a position - that for kickers, they will be awarded based upon in-game high pressure collegiate accomplishment.
