Recruiting Class continues to grow, and with highly rated players

Two more players have been added to the recruiting class for next year, a QB and a DB. I have some comments on the QB, so let me cover the DB first.

His name is Jude Adjeri-Barimah of Columbus Northland. He had some interest from Minnesota and Purdue according to ESPN, which has him ranked as the #75 CB in the country. He apparently really wanted to go to Kentucky, but did not get an offer there. Anyway, ESPN really likes him, only wondering if he is a pure cover corner. So, welcome to the Falcons, Jude.

In addition, Trent Hurley has signed to play at BG. Like all of our QBs now, he is a pocket passer and not a run-pass guy. At 6'4" 218, size should not be an issue for Trent. He is also from Pittsburgh, and as far as I am concerned, we cannot recruit enough guys from that area. Football is in their DNA. ESPN ranks him the #128 QB and gives him two-stars. They like his size and productivity, noting that he releases low, partly negating his height. They also use the phrase "dying breed," which sort of stings. Anyway, they think he can fit in the right system, and the fact he is coming to BG must be an indication of where we are going.

Beyond that, we are surely loading up on QBs. There was a time when we brought in 6-7 QBs in a class, but most of them were considered to be athletes and were switched to other positions virtually immediately. Right now, however, our QB stable looks like this....

• R-FR Aaron Pankratz, the apparent back up this season. At 6'6" and 220, he certainly fits the size bill and was highly productive in HS.
• FR Matthew Schilz, who de-c0mmitted from Kansas State to come to Bowling Green. He's 6'2" and was the #5 non-BCS QB recruit.
• Incoming Caleb Watkins, a two-star recruit, (6'2") recruited by most of the MAC and the #99 QB recruit in the country.
• Trent Hurley....see above.

Obviously, our coaching staff is committed to depth at QB, and creating competition internally. On paper, these are four guys who can really play, and it would appear to be a real dogfight for playing time when Tyler graduates. Again, this is probably exactly what Coach Clawson wants. A commenter on Azz.com has noted that we can probably expect a transfer when the guy who is #3 realizes it, but for now, we have as impressive a set of QBs as we have had in a long time at BG.

Just for the sake of memory, we have in recent memory only gone two deep and then needed to bring a DB in (as in the Kent game when AT was injured).