I'm usually not a fan of Heritage Conference players (and, frankly, we don't sign them very often). However, there are certainly diamonds to be found.
I recall (unfortunately) a QB that IUP didn't recruit from Northern Cambria (not Heritage but from the 'Indiana suburb' of Ebensburg) about 25 years ago. His name was Randy McKavish.
Schmidt, while a late signee, may actually be an equal prospect with the QB we signed on NSD.
I don't think it's just IUP that doesn't recruit the Heritage much but rather most of college football. Schmidt threw for a ton of yards and TDs and also ran for over 1,200 this past season. He's a tremendous athlete with nice size.
The jump, of course, is huge. Running around like a Tecmo Bowl player against Saltsburg won't work against California. But, he'll have time to develop here.
He very well could turn in to a good safety or maybe even a QB.
I was actually surprised they didn't pursue him earlier -- especially when their first two QB targets fell by the wayside.
The other late signing, the OL from IHS, could be another really nice find. He's got a mean streak in him and plays with a chip. He's nice size now and they'll bulk him up some more. He could project to be a nice player here in a couple years.
I think we'll look back and see a ton of players just like these two who got looked over on NSD mainly due to the lack of spots. My opinion, these two really rounded out a strong class. And, I know, everybody says they got a strong class (and few actually end up with one).
I recall (unfortunately) a QB that IUP didn't recruit from Northern Cambria (not Heritage but from the 'Indiana suburb' of Ebensburg) about 25 years ago. His name was Randy McKavish.
Schmidt, while a late signee, may actually be an equal prospect with the QB we signed on NSD.
I don't think it's just IUP that doesn't recruit the Heritage much but rather most of college football. Schmidt threw for a ton of yards and TDs and also ran for over 1,200 this past season. He's a tremendous athlete with nice size.
The jump, of course, is huge. Running around like a Tecmo Bowl player against Saltsburg won't work against California. But, he'll have time to develop here.
He very well could turn in to a good safety or maybe even a QB.
I was actually surprised they didn't pursue him earlier -- especially when their first two QB targets fell by the wayside.
The other late signing, the OL from IHS, could be another really nice find. He's got a mean streak in him and plays with a chip. He's nice size now and they'll bulk him up some more. He could project to be a nice player here in a couple years.
I think we'll look back and see a ton of players just like these two who got looked over on NSD mainly due to the lack of spots. My opinion, these two really rounded out a strong class. And, I know, everybody says they got a strong class (and few actually end up with one).
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