BG PWO Verbal and Jinks Final Settlement

I am extremely excited and humbled to announce that I have committed to play both football and baseball at Bowling Green State University!! #AyZiggy pic.twitter.com/5ENtSmIzju

— Ben Patton (@Ben1820_) December 11, 2018

A couple pieces of news on football.  First, the team has a verbal.  This is a preferred walk on (PWO) and he's a kicker.  He plays at Rochester Adams HS, which is a north suburb of Detroit.

Just a hunch, with the late recruiting start you might see more PWOs than normal as BG starts the long process of rebuilding its roster.

He seems to have been a productive kicker, though we don't have a ton of info.  A lot of scouting of kickers takes place at camps, so maybe it was that as well.  He was also offered a PWO by Toledo, according to the link above.

Anyway, BG had a kicking crisis this year--and it worked out OK, Needham didn't get many chances but made them OK and kickoffs were fine--but some attention to kicking is vital, especially if we're going to play a more pro-style game.

Anyway, welcome to the Falcons, Ben.

The second thing is that the BG/Jinks transaction is done, based on this from Jordan Strack.

BGSU has reached a settlement with former football coach Mike Jinks for $375,000. That ends his contract effective immediately. That will serve as the buyout for his termination.

Originally, it was based on his ability to find another job. This takes the place of that clause.

— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) December 11, 2018

Ended up being way less than it had been built up to be.  It is among the costs that came with that hire.  Anyway, we should be looking forward now.  What's done is done.