January 20th 2008 - Derek commits to Illinois!!!

Derek Dimke, Boylan High School, Rockford, IL commited to University of Illinois. Derek was one of the top kickers in the nation from the class of 2008. He kicked a 54 yard field goal in the playoffs and averaged 70.5 yards on his kickoffs. His transition to the ground was a smooth one. Only few months after the end of his senior season, he is kicking field goals from beyond 55 yards out.  

Coach Zook talks about Derek - http://mystateline.com/content/fulltext/?cid=16411

Illinois Media Guide - http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dimke_derek00.html

January 14th 2008 - Otavio commits to Princeton!!!

Otavio Fleury, Oswego High School, Oswego IL; commited to Princeton University where he will kick and punt for the Tigers. As a high school senior, he averaged 42.5 yards a punt and he was 8/11 on field goals. His best punt hangtimes reach 4.8 seconds and he is already kicking field goals from 50 yards off the ground. Congrats Otavio!!!

Jeremy Schatz, Punter/Kicker, NFL Free agent, Alabama University. Jeremy recorded a 5.28 hang time on a 57 yard punt during an NFL free agent tryout in Tampa, FL. He is a punter who also kicks fields goals and kick-offs. At 5'8" and 170 lbs, Jeremy's power comes from leg speed, off-season strength training, and a great drop. He will be coordinating our kicking camps in the southeast region. In addition to his coaching knowledge, Jeremy brings with him the connections that he made while playing in the SEC.

Adam Schoeber, Kicker / Punter, University of Wisconsin. After averaging 34 yards a punt as a junior at Dallas Jesuit High School, Adam spent a spring and summer before his senior season performing an absurd amount of drills. His improved form allowed his strong leg to show by averaging 42.5 yards per punt as a senior and having over 30% of kickoffs result into touchbacks. 

Kyle Daley, Punter/Kicker, Northwestern University. Kyle attended Lamar High School in Arlington, Tx., where he was a two-time all-district place-kicker and punter. He scored 159 career points by booting 13-of-21 field goals (long of 47) and 120-of-125 PAT's. On his kickoffs, 48 percent went for touchbacks.

Cody Butler, Kicker, American Indoor Football League, University of South Dakota. After spending his red shirt season at University of Nebraska, Cody transferred to University of South Dakota where he set several school records including points in a season, field goals in a game, and extra points in a season. Against North Dakota State Cody made a 4th quarter field goal from 47, followed it with 49 yarder with :04 seconds left to send the game into OT. In 2nd OT, he made a 42 yard field goal to win it.   

David Gray, Punter, Northwest Missouri State University. David improved his average from 40.4 as a high school junior to 44.7 yards per punt as a senior at Tremont High school, IL - drawing attention from numerous Midwest colleges. He passed up on several Big 10 walk on offers to take a scholarship at a D2 powerhouse. His great mechanics will propel him to become one of nations top punters within a year or two.

Slade Larscheid, Punter/Kicker, Northwestern University. Slade started 1 year as a kicker and 2 years as a punter at Northwestern. He came out of small town of Spearfish, South Dakota. It was a great highlight video that exposed him to college recruits and earned him 5 years of top quality education for free.  

Cort Johnson, Punter, West Texas A&M University. Cort was an all-conference selection as a sophomore.  Simply put, Cort is one of the best punter in the country. The reason why you never heard of him is because his school is located somewhere near nowhere, Texas and his team's offense scores 50+ points a game. He is almost certain to get an invite to an NFL training camp following his senior year.

Jarrod Edelen, Punter, University of South Dakota. Jarrod received honorable mention All-American honors and back to back All-Conference honors while being a part of the punt team that ranked among top 5 in the nation in net per punt average two years in a row. Read about Jarrod in this newspaper article.

Brandon Hellevang, Kicker, University of North Dakota. Brandon was an All-Conference selection as a freshman. He converted on field goals of 44 and 51 in a tight game versus University of South Dakota. Look for Brandon to do great things in upcoming years.

Billy Janssen, Kicker/Punter, Drake University. Billy will be a freshman at Drake in '08 football season. His 6'3" frame and athleticism allow him to already punt 5.0+ second hang times easily. He only played one year of high school football (2 guys that played ahead of him are among top kickers and punters in college football). Look for him to become an All-American within 2 years and make a run at the NFL shortly after.