AJ didn't have any other D1 offers and I'd say he's done very well so far....

I note that Edgewood Academy went from 13-0 in Rourke's senior season, with most games not even close, to 0-11 the following year. The only person from the 2015 team that got a D1 scholarship was a DE that went to Troy. I grant that they don't play football at the highest level, but maybe Rourke was a difference maker.

I seldom make my thoughts known about recruits after watching a little bit of video. However, I think this guy has what it takes. His line was like a sieve yet he was able to escape keep his eyes down field and make completions. It should make for an interesting quarterback battle but I would not be surprised if he wins it and is the starter next year

They lost a couple major recruits the year before Rourke got there, a 4 star to Auburn, and a 3-star to Vandy, but managed to keep the streak going. The mystery to me isn't the 55 game streak, but the drop from 13-0 to 0-11 in a single year. You don't see that happen too often.

As a comparison point, there was a big drop in Athens, with the loss of Burrow, Williams, and the Leuhrman twins in one year, but they didn't drop all the way from a near state championship team to 0-fer.

Right. So, any idea how they got from 13-0 to 0-11 against bad competition?

I think we've arrived at some kind of watershed moment here, with Casper71 high on our new QB recruit and not complaining about his number of stars! ;-) Seriously, I think that this guy looks good also. Monroe's complaining, but that's par for the course (sorry for the lane ass golf reference).

Here's an interesting article about NFL all-stars and their rankings coming out of high school. It's interesting that about the same number were four- and five-star recruits as where three-, two-, one- and no star recruits.

http://tinyurl.com/hr2ehsu

And, here's a very interesting blurb from that article about a no-star recruit out of high school:

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Rodgers received very little Division I interest after he finished high school in Chico, Calif. Rodgers went unranked in the 2002 class. Illinois was the only school who showed interest, and they only offered him an opportunity to compete for a scholarship as a walk-on. He instead played his first season after high school at Butte College, a junior college in Oroville, Calif. After a successful season, he looked to transfer to Division 1 and became a three-star recruit. He then committed to play at California.

Jackson Tate along with his brother transferred to Park Crossing.

His footwork and arm strength are just not there on the video. He'll need a lot of help from a staff that has struggled to develop quarterbacks.

Seems to me, given he's often throwing off-balance, his arm strength is pretty good. He escapes one direction and sends an across-the-grain pass that is on-target and has pretty good velocity. Very few looks at his strength when he can get planted and deliver a pass.

But hey, I'm no quarterback coach. Couldn't tell you if his "footwork" is good or bad.

I think the Twins came from that college. They are the top conference in JUCO, Fort Scott happened to be bad this year.

It is good thing that he went to JUCo for a year, because his high school opponents looked like they were point shaving. They were awful. That being said, he definitely has the talent to play at Ohio. He can't run backwards 20 yards and he will have to work on his footwork. His arm strength is adequate and he is pretty accurate. Him Keszei and Maxwell and the last QB should have a nice battle ahead.

I looked it up. Kadre Pinder was our last recruit out of Fort Scott. Leftwitch twins were before him.

Here is a great indepth article on Rourke's commitment. http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/canadian-qb-standout... /