Terry Bowden is officially off to his first full recruiting class at Akron. The first-year coach landed Zach Guiser (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) as commitment No. 1 in the Zips' 2013 class.
Guiser, a 6-foot, 185-pound safety with 16 career interceptions, was impressed with the coaching staff at Akron.
"The coaching staff is filled with big names, from Coach Bowden to Coach [Chuck] Amato and Coach [Terrell] Buckley. It really doesn't get any more prestigious," Guiser wrote in a text message. "I also developed a great relationship with Coach [Mike] Woodford, who would be my position coach.
Guiser, a 6-foot, 185-pound safety with 16 career interceptions, was impressed with the coaching staff at Akron.
"The coaching staff is filled with big names, from Coach Bowden to Coach [Chuck] Amato and Coach [Terrell] Buckley. It really doesn't get any more prestigious," Guiser wrote in a text message. "I also developed a great relationship with Coach [Mike] Woodford, who would be my position coach.
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The East Region consists of the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Programs from all over the country consider the East Region fertile recruiting territory and it's not uncommon for kids to sign with teams from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC.