“The pace of recruiting just continues to accelerate,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “I don’t see that going backwards. So it’s a challenge, a bit of risk-reward. You just hope your instincts are right.”
Tomorrow is September 1st. The first day that schools can offer scholarships to the Class of 2011 prospects. The two no-brainer prospects in Illinois are the Vernon Hills dynamic duo of DaVaris Daniels and Evan Spencer.
If you read my blog, you'll know that DaVaris Daniels is a 5-star prospect that can play for any school in the country. Which schools will offer DaVaris a scholarship on Sept. 1? There will be plenty.....
...but which schools are going to step out, trust their instincts as Coach Ferentz said and offer his teammate and best friend Evan Spencer a scholarship? Here's where you need to trust your instincts.
"We'd definitely like to go to the same school, both Daniels and Spencer told me last week. "We're best friends and live next door to each other. It would be nice to play together in college."
The great thing about this deal is that Evan Spencer (WR/DB) is not a throw in folks. He's a 4-star prospect, 3 at the very least depending on who's rankings you look at.
You offer DaVaris Daniels tomorrow and your shot at landing him is very good. Offer his teammate Evan Spencer as well and you're chances just doubled. Oh trust me, Spencer will get his fair share of scholarship offers.
Like DaVaris Daniels, who's father, Phillip Daniels, currently plays for the Washington Redskins, Evan Spencer also comes from good stock. His father, Tim Spencer, toted the rock for Ohio State and is currently the running backs coach for the Chicago Bears.
Want to see what the dynamic-duo did in the first game of the season?
That was just the tip of the iceberg for Vernon Hills (1-00 as the Cougars led 35-0 at halftime before cruising to a 42-12 nonconference victory over the Wolves.
Junior DaVaris Daniels started the game at quarterback for Vernon Hills and he hit junior teammate Evan Spencer with a 41-yard scoring strike down the right sideline for a 14-0 lead on a 4th and 13 play with 6.3 seconds left in the first quarter.
After a Daniels interception near midfield, sophomore Steve Nelson took over at quarterback at the next possession deep in Niles West territory. Nelson hit Spencer over the middle with a perfect strike for a 15-yard TD
Sophomore quarterback Tyler Peterson started Vernon Hills next scoring drive at the Cougars own 25-yard line. Daniels would scoop up his teammate's fumble on second down and race 49 yards for the TD for a 35-0 lead with under two minutes left in the first half.
Midway through the third quarter, Nelson rolled right on third down, threw the ball up high and Daniels went up and hauled the pass down for a 19-yard TD catch in the right corner of the end zone for a 42-0 lead.
"We know we have some talented weapons, but we have only been practicing against ourselves," said Vernon Hills Tony Monken. "It's going to be part of our offense to have the big play, and we know Daniels and Spencer are special and I thought defensively we played great."
Just how good are your instincts?
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