RMU lands FBS transfer

[Original_RMC]

RMU picks up Penn St. transfer Paul Jones (http://robertmorris.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1435274)

[Pard4Life]

Interesting. Pards will get a look at him in 2014. Can't see how he doesn't start at QB.

[DetroitFlyer]

Nice pick up for RMU.

[RichH2]

Great signing. Guess he will start. A heck of an athlete.

[Franks Tanks]

Interesting. Paul Jones is a former 5 star recruit out of Sto-Rox High School in Pittsburgh. He is 6'3" and 245 pounds. He has a very strong arm and is quite athletic. The downside is that he has struggled with accuracy and had a very difficult time grasping the offense of both his new and old coach. He was unable to play for much of his Penn State career due to poor grades. He was 3rd string at PSU, behind a Freshman, and was moved to TE early this year. He decided he didn't want to play TE and quit. Most people felt he would transfer to Pitt. He is a tremendous athlete, but he may have trouble staying eligible and will have trouble with all the but the most simple of offensive schemes.

[superman7515]

He was 3rd string at PSU, behind a Freshman, and was moved to TE early this year. He decided he didn't want to play TE and quit.....will have trouble with all the but the most simple of offensive schemes.

Robby Schoenhoft?

[Franks Tanks]

Robby Schoenhoft?


We was behind Bench a true Freshman from Georgia.

[Baldy]

We was behind Bench a true Freshman from Georgia.
Antonio Henton.
That was a pretty sucky year recruiting QB's for OSU.

[Franks Tanks]

Antonio Henton.
That was a pretty sucky year recruiting QB's for OSU.


Sorry I was confused here. Jones was behind Bench as PSU. I understand Superman was talking about the OSU guy they got a few years ago.

[scka]

Interesting. Paul Jones is a former 5 star recruit out of Sto-Rox High School in Pittsburgh. He is 6'3" and 245 pounds. He has a very strong arm and is quite athletic. The downside is that he has struggled with accuracy and had a very difficult time grasping the offense of both his new and old coach. He was unable to play for much of his Penn State career due to poor grades. He was 3rd string at PSU, behind a Freshman, and was moved to TE early this year. He decided he didn't want to play TE and quit. Most people felt he would transfer to Pitt. He is a tremendous athlete, but he may have trouble staying eligible and will have trouble with all the but the most simple of offensive schemes.

Interesting indeed and a nice pickup for RMU, but given all of this, I'm not so sure he's a lock to start as a QB. It's great to have a QB that big and athletic, but there's much more to playing the position, especially in Joe Walton's offense. An offense that traditionally has been tougher than most to learn. Matt Layman will have been there three years and has started some games and they seem to be high on the freshman Derik Abbott. Abbott beat out Asiantii Woulard, this years ESPN Elite 11 winner, in high school in Florida, so he doesn't seem bothered by competition.

[superman7515]

Sorry I was confused here. Jones was behind Bench as PSU. I understand Superman was talking about the OSU guy they got a few years ago.

Yeah, third string quarterback moved to tight end and then thought he was too good of a QB, despite not being able to hit water if he fell out of a boat, so he transferred out of Ohio State. Hopefully he works out for RMU, but there's never a guarantee with transfers, regardless of where they come from.

[downbythebeach]

I went to a Sto Rox game a couple years ago, so apparently I saw this guy play in high school.