This is good get. Grant has both size (6'1") and speed. Finishing needs polish. Another product of Everest FC under Dan Zemanski (one of the best youth coaches in the nation).
Dan is father of Ben. Good people. Ben's much younger brother Zac is quite the soccer prodigy, so I am told.
DeAndre Yedlin gone................... http://www.sounderatheart.com/2013/1/11/3866532/sounders-sign-1st-homegrown-player-deandre-yedlin
Gallego should stay, but there are rumors about Serna........................... By the way, none of Serna, DeYedlin, Koroma, Gallego, etc. made the U20 team that's going down to Mexico in preparation for the U20 World Cup. [this isn't the official qualifying roster, just the training camp prior to qualifying.] Wil Trapp made it, though. http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-20-MNT/2013/01/Ramos-Names-Roster-for-Training-Camp-in-Puebla.aspx
With Yedlin's signing, 18 Akron players have been drafted by or signed a professional contract with an MLS team in the past five years alone. Keep the assembly line rolling.
Answered my own question: Appears to be 11... and counting. 09 Zakuani - So. 10 Bunbury - So. Gavin - Jr. 11 Kitchen - Fr. Nagbe - Jr. Nanchoff - Jr. Sarkodie - Jr. Valentin - So. 12 Mattocks - So. 13 Trapp - So. Yedlin - So.
Meves is at the combine.............so it could be 19 soon if he gets drafted. If he does, the entire starting XI from the championship squad will be playing professionally (plus Speas).
First from new Akron coach on replacing departed players. Surprised no transfers in the mix http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news...replace-caleb-porter-as-soccer-coach-1.342810
A few internationals sprinkled in is good. Adds flavor. But that (to your point) had better not be the roster.
Akron is gonna have to do something, no way they keep bringing in the same type of players from coast to coast without Caleb.
Not a good sign if he's already looking abroad. Granted, this is a slow time in domestic youth soccer, but the fact that he's looking abroad for players already tells me either he doesn't want to recruit domestically as much as Caleb did or he doesn't think he can recruit as well domestically as Caleb did.