New OL transfer Jerod Fritsch story

Harry · June 15, 2017

Growing up Green

Despite being born in Austin, Jerod is as true a Dentonite as there ever was, with many of his childhood memories being formed around the UNT campus. He remembers watching Fourth of July fireworks outside his father’s office in Chilton Hall every summer, followed by autumn Saturdays at Fouts Field cheering on the Mean Green.

“We’d always have season tickets to football, so I grew up going to games at Fouts Field in the days when they would throw tortillas on the field and all that,” says Jerod. “It was a good time growing up in this community, for sure.”

Athletics have always played a big role in the Fritsch family. Cheryl was an All-Southland Conference softball player at Sam Houston State, where the couple met, and although Eric’s basketball career ended in high school, he’s always been a passionate football fan, admitting he even tunes in to the Tuesday night college games that “probably nobody else watches.”

So it should be no surprise that Jerod developed a love for football as well, going on to play for the Guyer High School football team that won back-to-back Texas Class 4A State Championships in 2012 and 2013, finishing with a combined record of 30-3 through his two varsity seasons. And as an all-district and all-area first-team selection at 6-foot-5-inches tall and 250 pounds, Jerod had plenty of collegiate options to choose from.

read more: http://hps.unt.edu/giving-mean-green-family-new-meaning

MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF · June 15, 2017

This guy?

http://www.nsudemons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3289

chrisfisher · June 15, 2017

Sounds like a great pick up from a hometown kid.

Harry · June 15, 2017

My guess is this kid will bring 10-20 local fans to every game. We need more of these. Glad to have him and his family on board.

MeanGreenTexan · June 15, 2017

9 minutes ago, Harry said:

My guess is this kid will bring 10-20 local fans to every game. We need more of these. Glad to have him and his family on board.

Why?

97and03 · June 15, 2017

Nice story.

KRAM1 · June 15, 2017

Awesome! Welcome HOME!

meanrob · June 15, 2017

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Why?

I agree. Never understood this line of thinking. We should recruit kids to improve attendance? (Facepalm)

All About UNT · June 15, 2017

1 minute ago, meanrob said:

I agree. Never understood this line of thinking. We should recruit kids to improve attendance? (Facepalm)

We didn't recruit him. He walked on

meanrob · June 15, 2017

4 minutes ago, All About UNT said:

We didn't recruit him. He walked on

I get that. No matter how they get here, local kids don't improve attendance.

MeanGreenTexan · June 15, 2017

11 minutes ago, All About UNT said:

We didn't recruit him. He walked on

How does this mean we should expect his presence to gain more fans? This doesn't make any sense. According to the article, it sounds like his mom/dad already attend games. Who all else is coming because of him?

Glad he found a spot here, but I don't get the idea of this guy bringing extra fans because he's on the roster.

All About UNT · June 15, 2017

Just now, MeanGreenTexan said:

How does this mean we should expect his presence to gain more fans? This doesn't make any sense. According to the article, it sounds like his mom/dad already attend games. Who all else is coming because of him?

Glad he found a spot here, but I don't get the idea of this guy bringing extra fans because he's on the roster.

think you are quoting the wrong guy

Cr1028 · June 15, 2017

Regardless of how he got here and if he will bring additional fans, he is another link to that Guyer pipeline and that is a good thing.

MeanGreenTexan · June 15, 2017

2 minutes ago, All About UNT said:

think you are quoting the wrong guy

Maybe I "quoted" the "wrong guy". Maybe I "misunderstood your comment" as a "defense" of "Harry's position".

AustinFromUNT · June 15, 2017

I'm never going to complain about getting in more big OL guys.

http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jerod_fritsch_1024758.html

All About UNT · June 15, 2017

8 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Maybe I "quoted" the "wrong guy". Maybe I "misunderstood your comment" as a "defense" of "Harry's position".

No I was just pointing out that he is a walk-on and that we are not actively recruiting anyone so they can potentially bring fans into the stadium

THOR · June 15, 2017

3 hours ago, meanrob said:

I get that. No matter how they get here, local kids don't improve attendance.

they don't? didn't know that plenty of fans/family from oklahoma/louisiana/california/arizona fly into north texas every home game to watch their kid play...

Caw Caw · June 15, 2017

The best part of all of this is that even if he starts there's no need to hand him a scholarship. It's likely his Dad's position allows for his tuition to be free or steeply discounted. I know he may want the recognition for earning a scholarship, but this is a win to keep him off one. Interesting situation, I hope he contributes.

jtm0097 · June 16, 2017

4 hours ago, meanrob said:

I get that. No matter how they get here, local kids don't improve attendance.

meanrob · June 16, 2017

1 hour ago, THOR said:

they don't? didn't know that plenty of fans/family from oklahoma/louisiana/california/arizona fly into north texas every home game to watch their kid play...

I didn't know Arizona was considered "local."

The original point was that we should get more local players here to get more people to the game. It's never worked. I'm not saying family/friends don't attend games, I'm saying using recruiting as an attendance strategy is ludicrous. Get the best players we can. I don't care if that's Guyer or Permian or Yates.

meanrob · June 16, 2017

17 minutes ago, jtm0097 said:

Been following for 23 years and I can't even think of a player that's impacted attendance. Probably because we've never had a game-changer at quarterback. The only person I can say may have brought in people as a curiousity was T Dodge and look how that worked out.

I do remember Spencer Stack's first start. I think there was 5k there.

THOR · June 16, 2017

one player impacting thousands of attendance, no...stupid to think that...but local kids brings people.

TreeFiddy · June 16, 2017

FWIW, this kid is currently sitting on the depth chart as the starter at left guard.

All About UNT · June 16, 2017

3 hours ago, meanrob said:

Been following for 23 years and I can't even think of a player that's impacted attendance. Probably because we've never had a game-changer at quarterback. The only person I can say may have brought in people as a curiousity was T Dodge and look how that worked out.

I do remember Spencer Stack's first start. I think there was 5k there.

http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/andy_flusche_857161.html