Unt Adds 5Th Committ?

[KoldBeer]

Rivals says we added an OL

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Emeka-Okafor-95732

[All About UNT]

Welcome onboard Emeka! A lineman of your size is most certainly welcome here!

[NT03]

Good News on Okafur , bad news on JUCO DT Tony Gillespe commited to Troy.. he would of been a huge land

[Harry]

No offense because I am sure he is a good kid but why would we add a kid that had no other offers prior to McCarney getting here? This one will be interesting.

[TheTastyGreek]

No offense because I am sure he is a good kid but why would we add a kid that had no other offers prior to McCarney getting here? This one will be interesting.

He's a good shot blocker and excels academically?

[NT80]

6'-5", 320 pounds fits the mold we need but I am concerned about his playing experience, or lack of, and non-varsity competition. McCarney should be free to do what he needs to do in recruiting and not be handcuffed.

[ntmeangreen11]

6'-5", 320 pounds fits the mold we need but I am concerned about his playing experience, or lack of, and non-varsity competition. McCarney should be free to do what he needs to do in recruiting and not be handcuffed.

This one is fine with me, the other OL commit though, who won't come back until 2013 is just puzzling though. We need help now, why waste a ship on a guy who won't even report for two freaking years. It just doesn't make sense to me, not at all.

[Mean Green 93-98]

This one is fine with me, the other OL commit though, who won't come back until 2013 is just puzzling though. We need help now, why waste a ship on a guy who won't even report for two freaking years. It just doesn't make sense to me, not at all.

A ship won't count against us until Rawlinson is actually enrolled and on scholarship. He will effectively be part of the 2013 or '14 class, depending on when he returns.

[SUMG]

Not sure I buy the fact that we offered this guy. I can't believe our coaching staff was given the authority to get commitments...in the few weeks before the McCarney hire.

[MeanGreenTeeth]

He's big and will get bigger. Since that's about 98% of being a good OL then I think he's a good recruit.

[bstnsportsfan3]

Not sure I buy the fact that we offered this guy. I can't believe our coaching staff was given the authority to get commitments...in the few weeks before the McCarney hire.

maybe canalas is still out recruiting...

[UNT90]

He's big and will get bigger. Since that's about 98% of being a good OL then I think he's a good recruit.

No, it's not.

Allow me to introduce you to Nate Jenkins.

[MeanGreenTeeth]

No, it's not.

Allow me to introduce you to Nate Jenkins.

Well, if Okafur loses 3 inches and gains 100 pounds I will be disappointed. That's not what I mean by 'big'.

[UNT Mean Green]

Intersting commit for sure. May be a bit of a project and take some adjustment time to get here and get acquainted to the speed, physicality, and complexity of the game. Have to love his body though, and I hope he turns out to be an invaluable part of the MEAN GREEN offensive line down the road!

We definitely need some big bodies, and this is a start. I also like us to get these 6'4"+ offensive lineman instead of the 6'2" guys (no offense Kelvin Drake). That is one of the things I have noticed when we play the AQ teams and even the Tulsa's and Troy's of the world is the "length/height" of their players; beginning with the offensive linemen.

[meangreenacct]

Where does it show him as committed? When I click the link it just says offered?

[Censored by Laurie]

He's a good shot blocker and excels academically?

Apparently no one likes your humor. Sad, really.

Wouldn't there be eligibility issues here?

[gangrene]

Where does it show him as committed? When I click the link it just says offered?

Troy Philips is reporting that he committed prior to McCarney's hiring, but has yet to contact McCarney to confirm the offer is still good. Here's Troy's free article.

Prep coach says massive OT took UNT up on offer

By Troy Phillips, TheMeanGreenReport.com Publisher

[Eagle-96]

Where does it show him as committed? When I click the link it just says offered?

I see an offer as well but not a commit. Are we in Bizzaro World? 6' 5' 320? I see 255lbs.

[UNTLifer]

I see an offer as well but not a commit. Are we in Bizzaro World? 6' 5' 320? I see 255lbs.

I'm also seeing us as the only team offering him, and with him listed at 255 lbs. Until Vito posts it on his blog and our committment page on Rivals lists him, I will just believe that we have offered.

[OldTimer]

He's a good shot blocker and excels academically?

He also plays Nose Tackle, throws the shot put in track,

[Eagle-96]

ok it looks like they updated him to a solid verbal and corrected his weight to 320.

[Censored by Laurie]

Sunnyvale did produce the best QB on the UNT campus from 2001-2005.

[UNTLifer]

Sunnyvale did produce the best QB on the UNT campus from 2001-2005.

Uh, who would that be?

[emmitt01]

He also plays Nose Tackle, throws the shot put in track,

I think you missed the joke.

I do wonder though if the Bobcats know their center is playing college football.