A variety of different players took pictures of signing day a long with some commentary. Appears to have been a successful day. Signing Day
http://www.georgiasoutherneagles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18700&ATCLID=205372807 Ga Southern's star signee is Reed Norton, son of their former coach.
http://www.ucfathletics.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/020112aaa.html Central Florida surprisingly doesn't add anyone in-state. I remember Romario Williams being a good player for Jamaica against the US U17s.
West Virginia unsurprisingly doesn't add anyone in-state. http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?story=20488
Northern Illinois continues to bring in kids from all over and seems like a program on the rise. http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/020112aaa.html Gabe Christianson MF 6-0 140 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy Kyle Crichton MF 5-10 150 Fr. Ajax, Ontario, Canada/Pickering Bertrand Gaschot MF/D 5-11 160 Fr. Austin, Texas/Westwood Kyle McDonald D 6-0 180 Fr. Austin, Texas/McNeil Charlie Oliver D/MF 5-8 135 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South Matt Pritchard F 5-10 160 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep Miles Stockman-Willis D 5-8 145 Fr. Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray Parker Thornton MF/F 6-0 158 Fr. Buda, Texas/Hays
UCSB announces part of the class. As is usual, more announcements will follow. http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/releases/20120201hs1lyz
Notre Dame recruits Big Ten country. http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/020212aac.html Patrick Hodan F/M 5-9 145 Brookfield, Wis./ Connor Klekota M 5-8 158 Amherst, Ohio/Amherst Steele/ Danny Lojek M/D 5-10 145 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg/ Evan Panken M 5-10 150 Edina, Minn./Edina/ Michael Shipp M/D 5-11 150 Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest/ Brian Talcott GK 6-2 170 Omaha, Neb./Millard North/Omaha Futbol Club
Oregon State adds another five to go along with big fish Mikhail Doholis. http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/020212aae.html Keenan dePinna (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS), Jackson Groves (Adelaide, Australia/University of Adelaide), Dycus Kelly (Laramie, Wyo./Laramie HS), Tyler Patterson (Pleasant Hill, Ore./Marist HS) and Zachary Striar (Portland, Ore./Cleveland HS)
Looks like a strong group for Tulsa, first time I remember them getting a U17 national teamer. 2012 Tulsa Men's Soccer Signees Name Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Bradley Bourgeois D 5-11 Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair) Bryce Follensbee F 6-3 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) Marcus Jordan D 5-7 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) Benjamin LaCourse GK 6-2 Tulsa, Okla. (Metro Christian Academy) Cristian Mata F 5-9 Tulsa, Okla. (Union) Mark Pais GK 6-4 St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis) Tarik Salkicic MF 6-0 Pinellas Park, Fla. (Seminole) http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/020212aab.html
Georgetown keeps getting good recruits and is overdue to start racking up wins. http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/020212aab.html Brandon Allen: Top goal scorer in the USSDA for the 2010-11 season with 28 goals Keegan Rosenberry: Captained Penn Fusion '93 Celtic to the USYSA National Championships Cole Seiler: Member of the U.S. Soccer U-17 Residency Program Melvin Snoh: Member of the Philadelphia Union Academy program Josh Turnley: 2011 NSCAA/PSCA Pennsylvania Player of the Year David Witkoff: The 2011 Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year
COATES, Ryan 5-8* 150* Springboro, Ohio* Springboro HS DIPRIMIO, Vincent 5-10* 165* Bloomington, Ind.* Bloomington HS North HAJDEROVIC, Faik 5-8* 145* St. Louis, Mo.* Mehlville Senior HS HASINGER, William “Mack” 5-10* 145* Morton, Ill.* Morton HS OPPERMAN, Nate 6-0* 170* Olathe, Kan.* Olathe South HS WILSON, Kyle 5-11* 150* Evansville, Ind.* Mater Dei HS I'm very good friends with Kyle Wilson's father. Kyle has wanted to play soccer for Evansville since he was old enough to know what it was. I hope his passion for purple will develop into the kind of leadership this team has been searching for.
Kinda anti-climactic after Lennox Lewis' kid, but... San Francisco announces two. http://www.usfdons.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/releases/20120202u8x810
Southern conference has a page listing all their schools that have announced, so far 5 out of 8 http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArti...797&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205372405&DB_OEM_ID=4000
Drexel http://drexeldragons.com/news/2012/2/3/MSOC_0203124102.aspx?path=msoc The coup appears to be JuCo AA and Revs' academy player Fabio Machado.