Long-Overdue Recruiting Update: Part III

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the heat of the season – both the one I coach, follow, and subsequently write about – I have taken a back seat to recruiting stories throughout the Garden State throughout the fall. That said, I have <em>not </em>stopped tracking our top prospects and their college offer or commitment status dating all the way back to August. Below are a handful of noteworthy prospects and their recruiting status updates. Congrats to this group of talented players and their families!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["377173"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"You cannot teach size. Apparently Penn State subscribes to that age-old football adage as they reached into north Jersey to scoop up a future lineman. Out of Ramsey, team captain [player_tooltip player_id='377173' first='Logan' last='Bahn'] announced that he was happy to get the call from Coach Franklin and committed on the spot to play ball in Happy Valley. With a ton of interest from FCS schools, Bahn committing to Penn State is a huge win for him.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65563e49bb084"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BahnLogan/status/1710069883227013157","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BahnLogan/status/1710069883227013157 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["520848"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Ithica is getting a good one in [player_tooltip player_id='520848' first='Joe' last='Spirra']. Spirra, who had a coming out party under hall of fame coach Rick Mantz, took his game to a whole different level under Mantz's heir DJ Catalano. Under Catalano Spirra showed more versatility from the linebacker position by blitzing and showing that he can play the passing lanes effectively. As more was expected and demanded of Spirra, the more he did.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65563e49bb19b"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/JSpirra/status/1711025461323526509","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JSpirra/status/1711025461323526509 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["846957"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Perhaps a little late with this one, but [player_tooltip player_id='846957' first='Malachi' last='Goodman'] will have his pick of where he wants to continue his education and play football. Things starting snowballing on May 21st (ironically the birthday of my father and the GOAT Christopher Wallace) when Goodman received his first Division I offer from Nebraska. Since then he has been on a roll, picking up offers from the following schools in order: Michigan, Miami, Boston College, UMass, Marshall, East Carolina, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Duke, Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse, and South Carolina.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65563e49bb293"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_Malachi71/status/1660444501360377857","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/_Malachi71/status/1660444501360377857 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["846959"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Another talent that proves once an offer comes, they keep rolling in. The next big talent out of Group III Hillside, [player_tooltip player_id='846959' first='Darren' last='Ikinnagbon'] has collected several offers since May when Iowa State was the first school to offer. Since then, Ikinnagbon has made it rain with offers from Kent State, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Boston College, West Virginia, Miami, Duke, Pitt, Tennessee, and the two-time reigning national champion Georgia. Options are a man's best friend. It appears that Ikinnagbon as plenty.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65563e49bb386"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/AceSZNF/status/1720470715479036191","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/AceSZNF/status/1720470715479036191 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1023090"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1023090' first='Charlie' last='Wingfield'] is an interesting prospect and certainly a prospect that has come on - in terms of offers - lately. Wingfield's first offer came in mid-October when UPenn offered the aspiring prospect. From there, more and more schools have show interest to the point they want a commitment. Boston College, Syracuse, and Army have all followed suit in pursuit of Wingfield.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65563e49bb460"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/charliewing111/status/1714780552065098153","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/charliewing111/status/1714780552065098153 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1017733"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Going into the season we figure the number 1 team in the state's anchor along the offensive line would end up playing college football somewhere, right? Recruiting picked up for [player_tooltip player_id='1017733' first='Chris' last='Vigna'] once the season got underway. At the end of September, Vinga received an offer from Boston College. Following suit from there, Virginia Tech, Duke, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Cincinnati all proceeded with scholarship offers as well.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65563e49bb53b"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ChrisVigna3/status/1706820784969126030","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ChrisVigna3/status/1706820784969126030 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->