 KENT STATE, Ohio -- One year after assembling a recruiting class in three weeks, Kent State head football coach Darrell Hazell announced his 2012 recruiting class Wednesday.
This time around, Hazell and his coaching staff had an entire year to evaluate talent and recruit players to join the Golden Flashes.
“Today’s a great day for Kent State University,” Hazell said in his afternoon press conference. “These guys have impeccable character and can bring this university a championship team.”
According to Hazell, the extra time made a significant difference.
“There are a lot of people who have put their efforts into making sure this was a superior class,” Hazell said. “We feel like going in, there are no unanswered questions going in about guys like last year when we had three weeks to put together a class. There aren’t any unanswered questions right now about any of these guys, and we think these guys are fabulous in character and we really feel they can thrive in the classroom. We look for championship guys.”
The 25-member recruiting class covers seven states, with 14 players hailing from the state of Ohio. Twenty different members of the class served as team captains in high school.
The Golden Flashes added 13 players on offense, 11 on defense and one on special teams. The offensive signees include two quarterbacks, two running backs, two wide receivers, one athlete, two tight ends and four offensive linemen. The defensive commitments consist of three defensive linemen, three linebackers and five defensive backs.
In addition to the 14 Ohio signees, Kent State added players from California, Texas, Florida, Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
2012 KENT STATE FOOTBALL SIGNEES
C.J. Brathwaite -RB West Bloomfield, Mich. West Bloomfield
James Brooks - WR Groveland, Fla. South Lake
Denzell Burton - LB Cleveland, Ohio Glenville
Charles Chandler - WR Columbus, Ohio St. Francis DeSales
Kyle Crum - TE Minerva, Ohio Minerva
Matthew Dellinger - LB Clarkston, Mich. Clarkston
Julian Durden - RB McKees Rocks, Pa. Montour
Brice Fackler - TE Kenton, Ohio Kenton
Chris Fairchild - DT Oak Hill, Ohio Oak Hill
David Fisher - QB Oceanside, Calif. Palomar C.C.
Tad France - OL Elyria, Ohio Elyria
Jordan Italiano - S Canfield, Ohio Canfield
Jake Kincaid - DE Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central
Colton Kmetz - OLB Ijamsville, Md. Urbana
Adam Maxie - DB Westlake, Texas Covenant Christian
Anthony Melchiori - P/K Aurora, Ohio Aurora
Alex Nielsen - OL Amherst, Ohio Elyria Catholic
Jason O'Bryan - DB Madison, Ohio Madison
Colin Reardon - QB Poland, Ohio Seminary
Reno Reda - DE Pataskala, Ohio Watkins Memorial
Kerrick Rhone - DB Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson
Jamal Roberts - DB Dale City, Fla. Zephyrhills
Keenan Stalls - DB Tampa, Fla. Plant
Jake Witucki - OL Natrona Hts., Pa. Highlands
William Woods - ATH Cleveland, Ohio Shaw
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