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Wed.,
Feb. 6, 2008
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The University of Saint
Francis has received signed commitments from 20 football
players who will join the program starting for the 2008-09
school year.
The
Cougars finished their 10th season with their
fifth consecutive trip to the NAIA Football Championship
Series semifinal game and a ninth consecutive winning season
at 11-2. USF was ranked No. 4 in the final NAIA Top 25
ratings in January.
USF’s
first group of committed players include five running backs,
four wide receivers, two offensive linemen, five safeties,
one defensive end, one center and one linebacker.
Name
Pos. Ht. Wt. High School/College
Derek
Atwood RB 5'8 170
Shelbyville
Brayden
Barthlow WR 5'10 180 Columbus
North
Aaron
Bettcher S 6'1 185
LaVille
Lance
Carey DE 6'4 235 Leo
Bo
Frye RB 5'10 210
St. Mary's (OH)/Northern MI Univ.
Koby
Frye RB 5'9 165 St.
Mary's (OH)
Memorial career rushing leader 4,315 yds, 35 TDs, 5,536 all-purpose
yds
All-WBL 1st team . . . Ohio AP All-State Div. III, 2nd Team
Richard
Gunn RB 5'8 185 Penn
A.J.
Hohenbrink OL 6'1 295 Ottawa
(Glandorf OH)
WBL Offensive Lineman of the Year 2007. . . AP Div. IV
All-Northwest Ohio 1st Team
3-year starter
Ellery
Johnson WR 6'0 170 Lawrence
North
Jeremy
Mayes OL 6'4 260 Avon
Matt
McIntire RB 5'11 215
Logansport
Wenstone
Nash WR 5'10 180 Muncie South
4A Senior All-State
Grant Orso
S 6'1 190 Columbus East
Ben
Piotrowski S 5'8 170 Penn
Scott
Rastovic WR 6'3 195
Valparaiso
5A Senior All-State; 9 TDs, 99.1 ypg, 57 rec. No. 6 in state
David
Schenk S 5'9 180
Jimtown
John
Stepanian C 6'0 275 Lake
Central
Bradley
Whittaker OLB 6'2 200 Greenwood
H.S. (Bowling Green KY)
Justin
Williams DL 6'1 225 Warren
Central
Aaron
Kugler S 6'0 185
Huntington North
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