Bucknell Release on Recruits

[bison137]

At long last a basic release came out, although it is still missing bios and video. My guess is that Susan and staff have still been trying to add a player or two, since they missed virtually the entire recruiting season. (Susan was hired on January 27th and much of his staff in late February.)

http://www.bucknellbison.com/sports/...062510aad.html

I've added some bio information that I've found on the web over the past five months.


Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School

Ian Banson DE Fr. 6-3 215 Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch - supposedly had offers from Cornell, Richmond, and JMU.

Sean Cobelli P/K Fr. 5-9 165 Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield - first year as kicker; made 48 yard FG; had high pct of kickoffs go for touchbacks.

Brian Copeland TE Fr. 6-3 226 Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore - All-Region (Scranton area); selected for PA East-West game.

Derek-London Dierkes QB Fr. 6-3 185 Woodsfield, Ohio/Monroe Central - 3rd team all-state Division V (second largest).

Alex Eckard P/K Fr. 6-1 200 Mount Airy, Md./Linganore - played for MD 3A champs, holds state record for most PAT's and most FG's in a career; on MD consensus all-state team; one star from Scout, mentioned by Rivals but no stars.

Orlando Eureste DL Fr. 6-3 255 Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie - First team All-District 5A, suburban Dallas.

Jake Flaherty WR Fr. 6-1 186 Oceanport, N.J./Red Bank Catholic - 2nd team All-State Non-Public; listed by Rivals - no stars; 4.54 40.

Brent Forbes DE Fr. 6-2 235 Coal Township, Pa./Shamokin - All Heartland Conference.

Travis Friend FB Fr. 6-2 230 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley - Big 33 Selection, AP 1st team AAAA All-State; 13 TD's as senior; listed by ESPN.

Jeff Goyette LB Fr. 5-11 205 Dillsburg, Pa./Trinity - AP 1st team AA All-State, selected to PA East-West game; listed by Scout.

Richard Greer OL Fr. 6-3 280 Allen, Texas/Allen - 1st team All-District 5A - suburban Dallas; listed by Scout, Rivals, and ESPN.

Matt Johnson LB Fr. 6-0 210 Highspire, Pa./Steelton-Highspire.

Austin Kevitch QB/DB Fr. 6-0 185 Fort Washington, Pa./Germantown Academy - ranked as #3 CB in Southeastern PA by Philly Inquirer; listed by ESPN.

Teddy Mackenzie TE Fr. 6-3 230 Livingston, Mont./Hotchkiss School (Conn.) - All New England private schools; also recruited to play lacrosse.

Clark Maturo OL Jr. 6-5 305 New Haven, Conn./Hotchkiss School/UConn - two stars from Scout; was walk-on at UConn; sophomore eligibility.

Ryan Morgan DB Fr. 5-11 161 Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury - 2nd team All State AA; listed by Scout.

Patryk Najbar WR Fr. 5-11 180 Lodi, N.J./Lodi - 2nd team All Bergen County (all groups); 4.48 40; 10.97 100 in sectionals (would have been 4th in Patriot League championships); also hand-timed 10.8 in league championships; had six TD's of 49+ yards; has been playing football less than two years.

Derrick Palmer DB/KR Fr. 5-9 160 Roanoke, Va./William Byrd - rushed for 2090 yards in his junior year; had 322 yards and 5 TD's in one game this year; All-Region as RB and KR; one star from ESPN and also listed by Rivals.

Tom Romanowski DB Fr. 5-11 178 Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Seminary - three year starter at safety; reportedly considered Brown, Holy Cross and Princeton.

Joe Sangimino TE Fr. 6-3 220 Mars, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic - Second team All WPIAL for his district.

Sean Sellers LB Fr. 6-0 215 Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest - All District 4A; two stars from ESPN.

Tracey Smith NT Fr. 6-1 250 Allen, Texas/Allen - 1st team All-District 5A suburban Dallas.

Wayne Stewart DB Fr. 5-10 165 Westbury, N.Y./Westbury - Honorable mention All State; 1st team All Nassau County (AA) in 110 HH.

Charles Thompson RB Fr. 5-9 195 San Diego, Calif./Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) - also Christian H.S. (San Diego area), 5'10", 185 lbs; rushed for 1899 yards and 27 TD's senior year in California in small schools division; small school all-state.

Tajh Turner WR/DB Fr. 5-10 165 Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township - 1st team Mid-Penn All Star at both WR and DB; one star from Scout and also listed by ESPN; also a star PG.

Sal Vallala DB Fr. 5-10 165 Dallas, Texas/Jesuit Prep - 2nd team All-District 5A; 48.6 400 meters (would have been 3rd in PL championships); 4.55 40 as junior.

Victor Walker WR Fr. 6-0 175 Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson - two stars from Rivals and 1 star from Scout.

Andrew Wary OL Fr. 6-1 290 Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant - article says he chose BU over Lafayette; listed by Rivals and ESPN but no stars; may have missed much of his senior year due to injury.

Brandon Wesley QB Fr. 6-2 178 Plano, Texas/Plano East - 4.55 40; threw for 1721 yards as junior sharing the QB job; also played WR since Plano East had two good QB's; listed by Rivals and ESPN but no stars.

[RichH2]

Amazing class given late start. Some size and a couple of real nice skill kids. Imagine what he will be able to recruit next year.

[bison137]

Amazing class given late start. Some size and a couple of real nice skill kids. Imagine what he will be able to recruit next year.

Given the circumstances, I think it's a decent class. Much of the credit actually goes to the assistants - most of whom are now gone. The majority of the guys on the above list committed to BU prior to Susan being hired. Fortunately they didn't change their mind during the time between December 23rd and January 26th, when BU had no head coach in place.

I have fairly high expectations as to what Susan's first real recruiting class this winter will look like.