ESPN.com presents Football Recruiting - Midwest Region http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/ 60 en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:05:34 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 Wisconsin is on the board for the 2015 class, due in large part to the success new head coach Gary Andersen at his previous stop. After several years at Utah State, Andersen knows the Beehive State well and landed a commitment from one of the state's top 2015 prospects on Tuesday morning in quarterback Austin Kafentzis (Sandy, Utah./Jordan). Kafentzis committed to Wisconsin during a camp visit, as he took part in Monday's event, which started the clock ticking toward Tuesday's commitment.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11599 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:56:37 EDT 11599 A top five emerged for ESPN 300 prospect Garrett Dickerson (Oradell, N.J./Bergen Catholic) a few months ago, and he was hoping to visit some of those schools this summer. Those visits never came to fruition, so Dickerson decided to cut his list to three before official visits in the fall. Dickerson, the No. 4 tight end nationally, has Stanford as his favorite school with Michigan and Northwestern ranked second and third, respectively. The Cardinal was the last school to host 6-foot-4, 240-pound Dickerson on a visit, and the contact with the coaches only increased after his early April visit to Stanford.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11592 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:06 EDT 11592 Michigan's high school camp is always a good opportunity for linemen to show their skills in front of the coaches. That means there is always the chance to get an offer if the coaches see what they like. That was the case for 2015 offensive lineman Jon Runyan Jr. (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph's) on Tuesday. "Coach (Darrell) Funk took me to the film room and Coach Hoke brought me into his office," he said. "He talked to me for a few minutes and said he wanted to offer me a scholarship.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11595 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:46 EDT 11595 Ricky DeBerry (Richmond, Va./Saint Christopher’s School) has more than 30 offers and is doing his best to see as many teams as he can. He checked out Michigan and Michigan State in April. He visited Oklahoma, Clemson and Georgia in June. He is not done yet. The standout 2015 linebacker could make a visit to Penn State next week. DeBerry spoke with the Nittany Lions coaches earlier this week, and he might visit Penn State on June 26. “Academics, coaches and tradition of winning,” DeBerry said is what he likes about the Penn State program.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11584 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:02:59 EDT 11584 The Big Ten managed to win a three-team battle featuring two Big 12 teams, as a prominent player from Kansas verbally committed to Illinois on Tuesday. Versatile linebacker Henry McGrew (Stilwell, Kan./Blue Valley) confirmed he gave his pledge to the Illini late Tuesday morning, becoming the seventh commitment for the program’s 2014 class. McGrew, who visited the campus a couple of weeks ago, chose Illinois over offers from Kansas and Iowa State.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11580 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:48 EDT 11580 The next line of cuts are coming for four-star athlete Juwann Winfree (Englewood, N.J./Dwight Morrow), and he has a good idea of who will be moving on. Winfree said he could cut his list in the next few days and knows five of the schools that are going to make it through. Weekend visits to NC State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia have those three schools safely in, and future Big Ten programs Maryland and Rutgers have impressed the 6-foot-2, 180-pound receiver/cornerback.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11575 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:12 EDT 11575 The summer camp season is when you see schools send out several new offers. Some of those offers turn into immediate commitments. Such is the case with athlete Nathan Hall (Sylvania, Ohio/Southview). Hall landed an offer from Northwestern over the weekend. He mulled the offer for less than 24 hours before pledging to the Wildcats. “I really like the coaching staff,” Hall said. “The academics are second to none, great campus. I really like what the staff has done with the program in the past few years.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post/_/id/11569/hall-jumps-on-nu-offer-joins-brother Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:39 EDT 11569 The Michigan State coaches were hoping for a commitment from running back Chris James (Niles, Ill./Notre Dame) this past weekend. The Spartans did set themselves up nicely to make a run at James, however. “It was great. I got the chance to hang with some of the commits, Jamarco Jones and Craig Evans,” James said. No matter how well James’ visit went, though, the three-star did not planning on making any decision. “I don’t plan on committing until my grandma sees the schools,” James said.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11562 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:48:51 EDT 11562 Since an outstanding performance at the Memphis NFTC, center J.C. Hassenauer (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) has been considered one of the most under-recruited prospects in the country. Only Minnesota and Vanderbilt offered. Then Hassenauer camped at Alabama, and word got out that the Tide loved what they saw and offered. Now, the under-the-radar lineman is an Alabama commitment. The three-star center and his father both confirmed the commitment to ESPN.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11560 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:46:16 EDT 11560 Hundreds of prospects came out to Ann Arbor to participate in Michigan's high school camp on Monday. All were hoping to hone their craft and potentially get a scholarship offer from the Wolverines. Out of all the recruits in attendance, 2015 linebacker Justin Hilliard (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) was one of the few lucky ones to receive an offer after the camp. "I wouldn't say I had an idea they would offer, but I had the hope they would." he said.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/midwest/post?id=11559 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:05:15 EDT 11559