Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Don't know anything about him yet, but I love that we're getting help on the offensive line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, Leathernecks said: Don't know anything about him yet, but I love that we're getting help on the offensive line. Ranked top 600 two years ago. Big time HS program.. 6'6 330 Played C this year. He'll be eligible immediately and I assume on campus in Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Trying to look into it a little more. Looks like he got a couple starts at center this year, and was expected to be the starting center moving forward next year. He was a pretty solid prospect in the 2019 class. I love this quote from Allen Trieu about him. "Dominant in the run game. Plays with mean streak and finishes his blocks." Sounds just like what we could use. Also, it sounds like Michigan fans were pretty high on him. He was their offensive scout team player of the year last year. He should still have 4 years left. Redshirted last year, and gets this year free. The more I look into it, the more I love this. This could be a massive pickup for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, btownqb said: Ranked top 600 two years ago. Big time HS program.. 6'6 330 Played C this year. He'll be eligible immediately and I assume on campus in Jan. I'm so pumped about this. Still has 4 years of eligibility left, and started the last couple games as a redshirt freshman. I'm seeing that he was supposedly bench pressing 500 pounds this offseason. Really hoping he can be a guy who will help us get more push and improve our running game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Leathernecks said: I'm so pumped about this. Still has 4 years of eligibility left, and started the last couple games as a redshirt freshman. I'm seeing that he was supposedly bench pressing 500 pounds this offseason. Really hoping he can be a guy who will help us get more push and improve our running game. We....are....big....upfront. 2-3 years from now. They mentioned Holtz as someone thats been coming on/looked solid in practice recently. Shew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Big time transfer. Stealing a good player from a division foe is big time stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Zach Carpenter Pile driver. That’s the perfect description of Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller offensive lineman Zach Carpenter. He will bring the power and nastiness Warinner is looking for on the interior “He’s a mauler and a masher,” Greene told The Michigan Insider earlier this year. He is Billy Price. He’s Pat Elflein. He’s not a five-star kid. He’s a high three-star kid. He’s tough-as-nails and he’s smart as can be. And Ed Warinner is good to take those kids. They’ve got to be smart, especially to get to play an interior position. I think Zach could be a center at Michigan because he so smart and he can make all the calls. Zach is tough-as-nails, man. And he’s played at a big-time program at Moeller… played in big games. I think he’s perfect for Ed.” This was written coming out of high school. Zach started his first game this year against Rutgers and became the starter. This is a Big get for our Hoosiers. If you want to win in the Big Ten you must be massive on the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Detroit Free-Press... https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2020/12/31/michigan-football-zach-carpenter-indiana-hoosiers-wolverines-transfer/4106396001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue3542 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 A starting center...from Michigan...is transferring to IU. Let that sink in for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Just now, rogue3542 said: A starting center...from Michigan...is transferring to IU. Let that sink in for a second. I was just about to post something similar...Good time to be a Hoosier football fan. Love the size of this kid. Keep going at it HCTA!! Go Hoosiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuthruandthru Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 When people doubt IU will remain a player in the BIG next year and years to come things like this are clear signs IU has something special and sustainable going on here and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Wow this is incredible. If I had a tinge of angst anywhere it was interior offensive line. This kid is an awesome get for us. We have got Katic already as a young guard with a year of experience and Benson as a very well regarded prospect. We’ve got a really good stable of backs. Imagine them with a much bigger push up front. Next year could be something else. Fingers crossed on a healthy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: Wow this is incredible. If I had a tinge of angst anywhere it was interior offensive line. This kid is an awesome get for us. We have got Katic already as a young guard with a year of experience and Benson as a very well regarded prospect. We’ve got a really good stable of backs. Imagine them with a much bigger push up front. Next year could be something else. Fingers crossed on a healthy season. This definitely makes me feel a lot better about our line. Depending on how things go in the future with guys using their extra year or not, we could have 2 more years of Jones & Haggard, 3 more years of Bedford, and 4 more years of Katic, Carpenter, Benson, Weaver, Feeney, Holtz, and a lot of other young guys. I was a little worried that next year (or whenever Crider and Nworah leave) that we were going to be hoping for 2 unknowns to step up and play well at center and guard. Now we have Bedford, Jones, Katic, and Carpenter as guys with B1G starting experience. Not trying to get ahead of myself, but imagine 2 years from now. Jones & Bedford as a senior and junior at tackles. Katic and Benson as sophomores at guard, and Carpenter as a sophomore at center. That could be an awesome line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Leathernecks said: This definitely makes me feel a lot better about our line. Depending on how things go in the future with guys using their extra year or not, we could have 2 more years of Jones & Haggard, 3 more years of Bedford, and 4 more years of Katic, Carpenter, Benson, Weaver, Feeney, Holtz, and a lot of other young guys. I was a little worried that next year (or whenever Crider and Nworah leave) that we were going to be hoping for 2 unknowns to step up and play well at center and guard. Now we have Bedford, Jones, Katic, and Carpenter as guys with B1G starting experience. Not trying to get ahead of myself, but imagine 2 years from now. Jones & Bedford as a senior and junior at tackles. Katic and Benson as sophomores at guard, and Carpenter as a sophomore at center. That could be an awesome line. Sales going to factor in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Leathernecks said: This definitely makes me feel a lot better about our line. Depending on how things go in the future with guys using their extra year or not, we could have 2 more years of Jones & Haggard, 3 more years of Bedford, and 4 more years of Katic, Carpenter, Benson, Weaver, Feeney, Holtz, and a lot of other young guys. I was a little worried that next year (or whenever Crider and Nworah leave) that we were going to be hoping for 2 unknowns to step up and play well at center and guard. Now we have Bedford, Jones, Katic, and Carpenter as guys with B1G starting experience. Not trying to get ahead of myself, but imagine 2 years from now. Jones & Bedford as a senior and junior at tackles. Katic and Benson as sophomores at guard, and Carpenter as a sophomore at center. That could be an awesome line. Benson, Carpenter, and Sales are about as high of 3 recruits as we've had on the OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, btownqb said: Benson, Carpenter, and Sales are about as high of 3 recruits as we've had on the OL. Cronk is the only one I can think of that would clearly be ranked higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Does anybody know how many Michigan players entered the portal? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, rico said: Does anybody know how many Michigan players entered the portal? Asking for a friend. Looks like 8 so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Leathernecks said: Looks like 8 so far. Hmmmmmm https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Jordan-Anthony-38792/RecruitInterests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 minute ago, rico said: Hmmmmmm https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Jordan-Anthony-38792/RecruitInterests/ Hmmmmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyHoosier22 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 This is a huge pick-up... Kid is special from a strength and conditioning standpoint. Has a chance to come in and start immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Huge pickup and this is just the beginning. 6'5 330 lb Center?? I'm worried he might be a big for Penix. Haha. Michigan transfers along with Florida St transfers....entering a whole new world for IU Football and recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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