Any Word on New Preferred Walk-Ons?

Submitted by jbibiza on

Brian Cleary a QB from Detroit Jesuit has been popping up on the Scout front page regularly for months.  He shows no offers but his highlights and measurables are reasonably good.  Seems like a decent candidate for a preffered walk-on to bolster our thin QB depth.  Any word on the street?  Scout must know something - either that or he is related to one of their editors.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YgP3h9Ce20&feature=player_embedded

ken725

February 14th, 2012 at 4:38 AM ^

Ross gave him a decent shot at about 16 seconds into the clip.  

This is the first time I am hearing of this guy.  Once perferred walk-ons enroll are they considered part of the team?  I'm curious to see if these guys also get the S&C workouts from the coaches.  

jg2112

February 14th, 2012 at 8:05 AM ^

Well, not all the benefits of scholarship athletes. There is one huge difference.

To answer the OP, why bolster depth. There are 3 scholarship QBs on the roster this year, and 2-3 more walkons for depth. Add to that Morris and another 2013 guy and things are just fine.

jbibiza

February 14th, 2012 at 8:48 AM ^

Our depth is reasonably OK for this coming year, but in 2013 we will have only two QBs plus a (very good) true freshman.  That is extremely thin.  Our current walk ons are marginal and also more suited to the Rich Rod offense.  Many of us wanted a scholarship QB in the 2012 class, so a solid walk on with good size would be a welcomed addition.

WolvinLA2

February 14th, 2012 at 11:07 AM ^

Well, they aren't exactly the same. This fall, we have a guy who has two full years as a starter, a guy who has some PT, and the third guy has a full year learning the offense. In 2013, we'll have a guy with minimal experience, a guy with no experience, and a guy who just showed up to campus. Depth will be the same in 2013 as 2012, but experienced depth will be far less.

jbibiza

February 14th, 2012 at 1:07 PM ^

When one speaks about depth the point being made is how far down the depth chart can we go and still have guys that we can win with.  For example:  having just three true freshmen at a position obviously does not provide much depth.  You have numbers but no depth that you can rely on to perform.

stetgor

February 14th, 2012 at 8:31 AM ^

but don't want to start a new thread.  I've been out of circulation for about a week - can anyone give me a quick update on what's happened with Kozan, if anything?  Thanks. 

Mr. Yost

February 14th, 2012 at 8:53 AM ^

WR Bo Dever

OT Dan Gibbs

P Kenny Allen

 

...those 3 have all been confirmed.

I love the people that do the Scout.com search to see who's listed as uncommitted with no offer.

Nathan Ricketts, Marzett Geter, Ryan Anderson, Bill Albert, Oliver Hinkle, Donte Fox, Shaquille Joyner, Darryl Goldsmith, Houston Boone, Detrick Goff, Brian Cleary, Mark Lawson and Justen Meaders are all names that we're going to keep hearing everytime someone does one of these things.

I think people forget about Prep School, JuCo, non-qualifiers and the fact that some of these guys have committed to walk-on at OTHER schools.

WolvinLA2

February 14th, 2012 at 10:12 AM ^

I remember about a year ago, TomVH was saying that he thought Nathan Ricketts would be a top player in-state and a likely member of our 2012 class. Obviously that didn't happen, but IIRC he was also a high GPA guy, so he might be a good candidate for a walk-on spot as well. Walk-on LBs are good to have, since they are good for special teams, and can often be solid full back options as well.

cozy200

February 14th, 2012 at 11:24 AM ^

Shane morris quoted on twitter saying we wont take another qb in 2013 as per the coaches words to him directly.  If that holds true or not, we'll see. 

Mr. Yost

February 14th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^

We should however take an Antonio Bass. A WR who can play QB in a pinch, run the Wildcat...and also allow us to keep some of the read-option and spread option concepts in our offense.

For those who followed N'Western last year...I'm talking a Kain Coulter that complemented Dan Persa.

Elmer

February 14th, 2012 at 7:39 PM ^

Sounds like we landed a great walk-on.  Even if he never finds significant playing time, he will still have a very positive effect on the team.  That said, I would not bet against this kid finding his way onto the field.  Sounds very determined and his size isn't that bad for a high school senior.

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