DL Adam Wright
School: Madison HS Hometown: Madison, IL
462 Rating

Athleticism	51
Speed	20
Durability	46
Work Ethic	41
Stamina	50
Strength	52
Blocking	27
Tackling	59
Hands	15
Game Instinct	42
Elusiveness	22
Technique	37

Adam Wright will likely redshirt. In addition to there being three other freshmen (one of last year's recruits redshirted), Wright's skills are pretty low compared to his classmates and he could use the extra year to develop. It's not like he's bad, though I wish his elusiveness was much higher. He'll turn into a good player and a good starter, but anything more is probably unreasonable to expect.

Potential: "He's got the potential to improve his game a lot over 4 years with us."

LB William Evans
School: Bryan HS Hometown: Omaha, NE
576 Rating

Athleticism	54
Speed	60
Durability	44
Work Ethic	47
Stamina	52
Strength	56
Blocking	46
Tackling	51
Hands	23
Game Instinct	37
Elusiveness	69
Technique	37

Robert McCauley's teammate in high school, William Evans is also a very good prospect. He's a well-rounded linebacker, and I love his athleticism, speed, and elusiveness. Once his game instinct and technique go up a bit (which they will), he'll be a pretty good player.

Potential: "He's got the potential to improve his game a lot over 4 years with us."

LB John Thomas
School: Durand HS Hometown: Durand, WI
553 Rating

Athleticism	56
Speed	47
Durability	21
Work Ethic	58
Stamina	35
Strength	61
Blocking	22
Tackling	66
Hands	40
Game Instinct	42
Elusiveness	61
Technique	44

If William Evans is the guy who can play the pass, John Thomas is more of the conventional run-stopping linebacker. He's not as fast as Evans, but he's stronger and a better tackler. Thomas and Evans should have a lot of fun together going forward.

Potential: "He's got the potential to improve his game a lot over 4 years with us."

DB Larry Morales
School: Roseville Area HS Hometown: Roseville, MN
588 Rating

Athleticism	50
Speed	85
Durability	45
Work Ethic	31
Stamina	53
Strength	65
Blocking	36
Tackling	46
Hands	36
Game Instinct	28
Elusiveness	59
Technique	54

Larry Morales instantly becomes the fastest player on our team, and it's not all that close. He's a freak athlete, and also possesses solid scores in strength, elusiveness, and technique. I promised him a start as a sophomore, and he'll get it easily. I really like him, and I think he could be an impact player very early on.

Potential: "He's got the potential to improve his game a lot over 4 years with us."

DB Paul Hodge
School: St. Anne Community HS Hometown: St. Anne, IL
561 Rating

Athleticism	54
Speed	77
Durability	28
Work Ethic	36
Stamina	36
Strength	27
Blocking	43
Tackling	55
Hands	49
Game Instinct	41
Elusiveness	65
Technique	50

Paul Hodge is overshadowed a bit by Morales, but he's also an excellent recruit. In addition to high ratings in speed and athleticism, he can also hit and catch, and his game instinct isn't bad, either. I really like him, and he'll be a big part of our defense.

Potential: "With your coaching, I think his game has a lot of room to grow."

DB Kenneth Crane
School: Mahtomedi HS Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN
584 Rating

Athleticism	25
Speed	64
Durability	60
Work Ethic	48
Stamina	40
Strength	51
Blocking	30
Tackling	62
Hands	51
Game Instinct	48
Elusiveness	65
Technique	40

Kenneth Crane has high ratings coming in, but his potential isn't great. He's a good player, and he'll wind up being a good starter down the line, but my expectations aren't in the straosphere like with Morales and Hodge.

Potential: "He's made good strides towards reaching his potential over the past couple years."

I was a little disappointed when the GUESS Reports put our recruiting class 30th in D2. Miller's ratings, though, probably dropped us a few spots on his own. Our roster is ranked 23rd, but we needed luck in defeating Sim-coached Kentucky Wesleyan in the opener.

Through six games, your Washburn-Topeka Ichabods are 4-2. Our two losses were blowouts to top-10 teams, including a 60-point loss at #1 Slippery Rock. However, we rebounded for a huge 19-11 win over then-#19 Central Missouri State today in our conference opener. This isn't a bad team, but the offense is sorely missing Roland Stubbs. It's able to move the ball, but our QB is a game manager-type, and that limits the explosiveness of the team. Fortunately, our defense has stepped up, especially against the run. Opponents are averaging 2.2 yards per carry, and while our pass defense isn't forcing turnovers, we ARE limiting quarterbacks to a 54% completion percentage, which is pretty good.

Ultimately, we probably need to win out to make the tournament. All but one of our remaining regular-season games are against Sim-coached teams, but the outlier is a game at #4 Cheyney that I don't expect to win. If everything breaks as it should, though, we'd finish up 10-3 with zero bad losses, and that's not bad for a rebuilding season with 17 scholarships to fill going in. We'd then need some help to make the postseason, though, and I'm not exactly betting the house on that.

WIS/Coaches #34, Press #35.

As I sort of expected, we got beaten down by Cheyney. If the season stopped now, we would be squarely on the tournament bubble (WIS/Coaches #31, Press #32). We should win out, but it's not like any of these games would be quality wins (only one opponent is currently in the WIS top 100, and that's #86 Missouri-Rolla). Again, 10-3 is far from bad for a rebuilding season of sorts, but I'm not banking on a postseason appearance this year.

We did win out to finish 10-3 on the year (though we needed a lot of luck in a 17-15 win over a bad Sim to do it). As I expected, we're squarely on the bubble for a playoff appearance, and if we do make the tournament, we'll probably be a quick out. We're not bad, and we didn't have a bad season, but despite having no bad losses, we have very few great wins. The win over Central Missouri State (#25) is a boost, and Central Arkansas (#47) isn't bad, either, but we'll need a little bit of luck tomorrow to keep playing.

Coaches #30, WIS/Press #31.

We dodged a lot of bullets today in the conference title games, and somehow, some way, we're in the tournament. We WERE one of the last teams in, as I anticipated; we're the #8 seed in the West, and we'll play #2 Long Island. Here's a quick and dirty scouting report.

Team link: HERE
Head coach: jjl58 (25th season)
Record: 14-0
WIS/Press/Coaches: #2

Everything this team does, they do well. Their quarterbacks have thrown 65 touchdowns and zero interceptions, their rushing attack averages five yards per carry, and their defense has allowed eight touchdowns all season long despite playing in a pretty good conference. Chances are this won't be close; hopefully I'm wrong.

Additionally, running back Jonathan Moseley (2,656 rushing yards, 558 receiving yards, 29 total touchdowns) was an honorable mention on the All-America team.

As I anticipated, we got crushed by Long Island. Still, it's never bad when a rebuilding season ends in the playoffs. Senior retrospectives will come in the next few days.

RB Jonathan Moseley

Athleticism	63	3
Speed	74	3
Durability	53	4
Work Ethic	36	3
Stamina	63	3
Strength	65	3
Blocking	52	2
Tackling	6	-3
Hands	74	2
Game Instinct	47	4
Elusiveness	77	2
Technique	60	3
Health	100

Year	GP	GS	Rush	Yds	Avg	TD	20+	Lg	St	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	YAC	Thr	Dr
Senior	14	14	543	2760	5.1	25	12	66	132	77	617	8.0	5	310	113	2
Junior	7	0	1	2	2.0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sophomore	14	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
	35	14	544	2762	5.1	25	12	68	132	77	617	8.0	5	310	113	2

Jonathan Moseley had huge shoes to fill this year, but did it and did so admirably. He was the focal point of the offense and wound up an honorable mention on the All-America team. Simply put, we'll miss him.

WR Juan Padilla

Athleticism	60	3
Speed	69	3
Durability	53	4
Work Ethic	56	3
Stamina	53	4
Strength	55	2
Blocking	24	-3
Tackling	1	-3
Hands	77	2
Game Instinct	64	3
Elusiveness	69	3
Technique	71	3
Health	100

Year	GP	GS	Rush	Yds	Avg	TD	20+	Lg	St	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	YAC	Thr	Dr
Senior	14	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	73	823	11.3	3	434	109	1
Junior	16	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	77	715	9.3	6	234	121	0
Sophomore	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	15	173	11.5	6	104	23	0
Freshman	13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	7	75	10.7	1	47	10	0
	57	31	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	172	1786	10.4	16	819	263	1

Juan Padilla was an efficient slot man as a junior and wound up a solid, if not spectacular, top option as a senior. If our QB play had been better, his final stats from this year would have been a bit better, but I'm happy with what he was able to do.

TE Harry White

Athleticism	63	4
Speed	63	2
Durability	53	5
Work Ethic	75	5
Stamina	50	5
Strength	75	3
Blocking	71	3
Tackling	11	-3
Hands	69	4
Game Instinct	59	5
Elusiveness	64	4
Technique	73	3
Health	100

Year	GP	GS	Rush	Yds	Avg	TD	20+	Lg	St	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	YAC	Thr	Dr
Senior	14	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	17	162	9.5	2	99	32	2
Junior	16	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	11	120	10.9	0	55	20	1
Sophomore	14	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	24	198	8.3	0	90	32	0
Freshman	14	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	18	6.0	2	1	3	0
	58	44	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	55	498	9.1	4	245	87	3

A three-year starter at tight end, Harry White was more of a blocker than a receiver, but he wasn't terrible when running routes and was a reasonable secondary option.