The world of college football recruiting in the ranks of Division II and III can be less scientific to the likes of, say, Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
At Notre Dame College, Coach Adam Howard recently announced a whopping 55-man recruiting class, which isn't as large as one would think.
Howard said the football program offers 36 scholarships, but that financial assistance is allotted among 60 to 65 players. In total, the Falcons carry about 130 football players.
"We have to be very strategic in how we use our (scholarships)," said Howard. "We have to spread out the money among four classes, and spread it out among positions."
NDC finalized its mammoth list of recruits around the time of national signing day. It's not unusual for some Division II and III schools to have recruits trickle in during the spring and prior to camps beginning in the summer. Howard insists on a different approach, which is having his group of players committed to school as soon as possible.
"Right now, we're building our brand and we've come a long way doing that," said Howard, who said plans are in the works to build a football stadium on the NDC campus. "We started from nothing. You can't just buy experience. It takes time."
Area signees included Berkshire's Erick Burzanko, Euclid's Juwan Ford, McKenny Mitchell and Terrance Roscoe and Lake Catholic's Even Grosel.
Two area players already firmly in place at NDC, quarterback Ray Russ (South) and wide receiver Colton Wallace (Mentor), have Howard excited for next season.
In 10 games, Russ threw for 2,265 yards and 23 touchdown passes, and Wallace had 51 receptions for 633 yards and a team-leading 14 touchdowns receptions.
"There's no doubt about it, we're building around guys like Ray and Colton," said Howard. "They barely played as freshman but made big impacts last season. Their growth and maturity was outstanding. They're cornerstones of our program." Continued...
A program that got considerably larger a few weeks ago.
In other NDC news ...
The Notre Dame College wrestling team earned No. 1 status in this week's Division II national Basford rankings. The Falcons were No. 2 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association poll.
The rankings were released in anticipation of this weekend's NCAA Division II regional tournaments, from which the NCAA field will be determined. In the Midwest Region, Basford ranked NDC No. 1 and Central Oklahoma No. 2.
The Midwest Regional is at Ashland University on Saturday and Sunday.
NDC has three top seeds at Ashland in Joey Davis (165), Eric Burgy (174) and heavyweight Orlando Scales. Brush graduate Brian Hauser (125) is the No. 2 seed at 125 pounds.
West Geauga graduate Adam Walters is the No. 1 seed at 184 for Findlay. Walters is ranked No. 2 in the country at 184.
Lake Erie's top wrestler will be Matt Vandermeer, the No. 2 seed at 165.
Source: http://news-herald.com/articles/2013/02/23/sports/nh6582811.txt
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