Recruits at MTSU Game

[greenit]

I noticed quite a few kids in shorts and green jerseys, some with names and some without. Not counting our current injured players that were also dressed the same way, were these unrecognizables recruits? There must have been at least a dozen that I noticed, if not more.

[PlummMeanGreen]

My gosh it looked like an army of potential recruits out there pre-game. Can't say that I've ever seen as many.

GMG!

[Eastwood Eagle]

Excellent game for recruits to go to.

[NT03]

Kalen Johnson , Pearland (Harvard commit)

[NT03]

Sam Wells , Commerce

[NT03]

Darius Hester , Manvel

[NT03]

Eli Hooks, Edmond,OK

[greenit]

I even saw some of them holding up the flash cards for offense.

[H-towngreen]

Kalen Johnson , Pearland (Harvard commit)

Howard commit

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kalen-Johnson-153131/print

[AndersonUNT]

Eli Hooks, Edmond,OK

That guy can play, watch his recruiting highlight video

[Rudy]

Awesome!

I need to go change my football pants again.

[Harry]

Spent the Morning getting my Boys off on their flights, time to grade film and move on to La Tech. "This One is is Personnal."

— Coach Mike Canales (@coachcanales)

October 13, 2013

[bstnsportsfan3]

did canalas work under skip holtz at USF? is that why this is personal?

[ntmeangreen11]

Class of 2015 OL Landon Watkins, Sulphur Springs

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1788342/landon-watkins

[Marty]

Saw a couple of boys with Nevada Community shirts on. They're not really known as a football powerhouse but who knows? We had a RB from there back in the Fry era named Billy Cox.

[FirefightnRick]

I saw about 20 to 40 players and their families go into the southeast service gate around 5:45.

Rick

[UNTnewbie]

The recruits and their family members in attendance numbered over 100 (150?) Saturday.

[greenit]

With so many in attendance, hoping to see a commit or two after that game.

[Charlie NT 73]

At half time, I went down to the concession area to check out the scene, and to get a BBQ sandwich.

I noticed a man who looked like a NT coach, but I am not sure who he was. This guy had 7 recruits with him,

goofing around. The coach was on his cell phone several times, telling someone where

he and his recruits were located. I kept trying to see the recruits name on their name tags, but the writing on their

name tags were to small to read. I was standing a few feet away. There were 3 other MG fans standing close by trying

to figure out who these recruits were too.

The 7 recruits looked like 3 line men (big guys 6-4 range), 2 WR/DB types (tall, 6-2, 6-3, solid builds) and one recruit

that looked like big LB about 6-3, 240. I am 6-1. I was shorter than all of the 7 recruits.

I am puzzled as who the "coach" was that was handling these 7 recruits. I checked the MGS board, coaches,

and did not see the guy handling the recruits listed as a coach.

[emmitt01]

At half time, I went down to the concession area to check out the scene, and to get a BBQ sandwich.

I noticed a man who looked like a NT coach, but I am not sure who he was. This guy had 7 recruits with him,

goofing around. The coach was on his cell phone several times, telling someone where

he and his recruits were located. I kept trying to see the recruits name on their name tags, but the writing on their

name tags were to small to read. I was standing a few feet away. There were 3 other MG fans standing close by trying

to figure out who these recruits were too.

The 7 recruits looked like 3 line men (big guys 6-4 range), 2 WR/DB types (tall, 6-2, 6-3, solid builds) and one recruit

that looked like big LB about 6-3, 240. I am 6-1. I was shorter than all of the 7 recruits.

I am puzzled as who the "coach" was that was handling these 7 recruits. I checked the MGS board, coaches,

and did not see the guy handling the recruits listed as a coach.

Might be a grad assistant. I'm told they occasionally do a little coaching.

[Charlie NT 73]

Thanks Emmitt!

You are probably right about a grad assistant handling the 7 recruits.

Who ever the "coach" was handling the recruits, the coach was handling the recruits very well.

All of the recruits were very happy, joking with each other, and clearly having a good time!

[BillySee58]

Interesting that we brought in at least a couple of 2014 qbs, considering we already have a commitment from Connor Means. Means hasn't had a very impressive senior year so maybe the coaches want to have a backup plan.

[greenit]

What was the difference between the recruits in the stands and the recruits down on the sidelines in shorts and jerseys?

[MeanMag]

What was the difference between the recruits in the stands and the recruits down on the sidelines in shorts and jerseys?

Recruits don't wear jerseys or hold up signs on the sidelines. In fact they probably aren't on the field during the game. You probably saw backups, redshirts, or injured players and maybe a combination of all 3.

[greenit]

I am pretty familiar with our roster. I definitely saw some of our injured/redshirt players, they were easy to spot.

However I also saw more than a dozen young looking players with names that are not on our roster and several without names on their jerseys at all. They looked like high school aged kids.

Does anyone have any insight as to what the story was regarding the kids on the sideline?