Penn State 2011 Recruiting - Fullbacks
by BSD on Feb 12, 2010 1:00 PM EST
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Fullbacks are a dying breed in today's game. Most teams like to spread out the defense to create space. The days of three yards and a cloud of dust are over. But Joe Paterno still likes to use the fullback in short yardage situations. And they can even be an effective weapon in the Spread HD passing attack. So Penn State still keeps a few on the depth chart. Let's look at the 2010 roster and determine if Penn State will recruit any fullbacks this year.
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores | Redshirt Freshmen | True Freshmen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Suhey | Michael Zordich | Zach Zwinak | ||
| Shaine Thompson |
Joe Suhey looked like a capable fullback in 2009. He's not a punishing blocker like a Brian Milne or a Matt Hahn, but he was a nice little changeup in the passing game. With two years of eligibility left he's sure to improve. Shaine Thompson also got some good reviews last year in spring practice, though it didn't carry over onto the field.
There's a good chance that Zordich may play linebacker, but he is capable of playing fullback in a pinch so I put him on the list. And Zach Zwinak is joining the team this season. The four-star prospect from Maryland looks like the guy that will take over when Suhey is gone.
Right now I don't see a need for Penn State to take a fullback in this class. There is no immediate demand. Suhey has the job locked up through 2011, and then Zordich and Zwinak will compete for the job in 2012. That is if Zwinak doesn't beat everyone out and take the job before that. But the bottom line is, with such a small class and not that many scholarships to hand out, there's no need for Penn State to take a fullback in this class.
| Projected 2011 Scholarship Totals | |
|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 |
| Running Backs | 1 |
| Full Backs | 0 |
| Projected Total | 16-18 |
Click on links for previous projections.
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We are gonna shock them with 5,000 mega watts of raw ROO POWER.
I have a friend named Zack
And he always loves using the fullback in plays when we are playing Madden or NCAA. Needless to say, Zwinak is his new favorite player.
I will never understand why
Colasanti (sp) never got moved to FB or why Carter never moved to Hero.
Granted, I am not at the practices or know their skill sets but they seemed to be wasting their time at PSU…except for the awesome FREE education I guess.
I hate to be negative here
But Matt Hahn was not a great blocking back. He did his job the best he could, but he was never sure thing to move a linebacker from the hole. He got manhandled quite a bit.
We are absolutely stacked at the position right now, and that is worth being excited about.
Also, is anyone else weirded out by K-Y’s takeover of SB Nation sites this week?
by ChrisHarrell's_stache05 on Feb 12, 2010 2:56 PM EST reply actions
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We are gonna shock them with 5,000 mega watts of raw ROO POWER.
I chalk it up to all Fugi's
talk about 17 yr olds and purity rings.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Apparently, it's caused the SBN admin email list to explode
I’ve been getting hilarious updates from one of the other SBN bloggers. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt like I was missing out by not subscribing to that mess.
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by Run Up The Score on Feb 12, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
You wouldn't post those updates, would you?
"...there'll be some woman, maybe 45 or 50, she'll come up and give me a hug, and I'll give my wife a wink: See? I'm not that old." - Joe Paterno
by ReadingRambler on Feb 12, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Suhey
if they wanna stick with the “designated fair catcher” thing this year, I’d rather see Suhey back there than Astorino or Zug. He’s got good hands and he might actually be able to run forward a few yards without fumbling.
Another thought…since TE is a big question mark right now, why not convert Suhey and have Thompson/Zordich/Zwinak fight it out for the starting FB job? Suhey seems like he could handle TE.
"Every time you go to that cook-off you get drunk as a poet on payday!"
At 6-1, 220 he's a little undersized for TE
Giver Sczerba a change, I think he’ll be better than most think he will.
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by DerryPharmer on Feb 12, 2010 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Zwinak
Can anyone tell me why this kid is supposed to be so good?
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