[2023] Golden Hurricane finalize 2023 Recruiting Class

[acewulf]

Tulsa, OK

 

With the 2023 Recruiting season coming to a close, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane have finalized 25 signees to join the squad this upcoming fall.  This marks the highest recruiting class (#4) that Coach acewulf has brought in to the 918 in his tenure.  With the excitement of such a touted class coming in, spirits are high for the future of the Tulsa squad.  Coach acewulf had this to say to media as signing day comes to a close: "What a day for Tulsa!  Our staff scoured the country for these guys and I can't wait for them to make it to the field.  We're really excited for the DB, WR, and DL groups in particular, but all of these young men are set to be amazing Hurricanes.  The future is bright for our guys."

 

The following players have signed their NLI to play for the Golden Hurricane:

Name    Position    Archetype    State    Stars    Overall    Potential
Michael Harris    DT    Pass Rusher    VA    5    B    C
Jose Ramirez    CB    Zone Coverage    TX    4    B    C-
Jon Luke    FS    Man Coverage    TX    4    B    B+
Russell Compton    OG    Pass Blocking    GA    4    B    B
Nathan Spires    CB    Ball Hawk    MO    4    B    C
Marcos Santana    WR    Possession    TX    4    B    D+
Ashok LeJeune    QB    Scrambler    OK    4    C    C
Kyle Bitzan    TE    Vertical Threat    FL    4    C    B-
Seung Willis    WR    Possession    OK    4    C    C
Timothy Bachus    WR    Route Runner    GA    3    C    B+
Timothy Taylor    DT    Balanced    GA    3    C    B+
Andrew Sanford    DT    Pass Rusher    TX    3    C    B
Edward Hart    CB    Zone Coverage    NC    3    C    B
Jack Lindner    RB    Receiving    KS    3    C    C+
Ruben Garcia    OLB    Coverage    TX    3    C    B+
Luke Olson    QB    Pocket    KS    3    C    C+
Richard Penland    DE    Speed Rusher    FL    3    C    B
Christopher Land    OT    Balanced    AL    3    C    C-
Kevin Higgins    FS    Zone Coverage    IA    2    C    C+
Kelvin Clark    OG    Pass Blocking    OH    2    C    C
Timothy Edwards    RB    Receiving    CA    2    C    C+
Jaime Orozco    CB    Ball Hawk    CA    2    C    C
Jose Garcia    DE    Speed Rusher    TX    2    D    B
Joseph Roper    OLB    Coverage    GA    2    D    B+
David Williams    FB    Rushing    MI    2    D    B

 

Tulsa ranked near the top for Blue Chip players with 9, 6 of them were B overall.  This also marks the first 5 star signee in the acewulf era in DT Michael Harris.

The floor is now open to questions from the media.

[tsweezy]

How many players do you anticipate getting playing time as freshmen? Did you have to promise Harris a starting spot to get his signature? And how big an impact did NIL have?

[acewulf]

8 minutes ago, tsweezy said:

How many players do you anticipate getting playing time as freshmen? Did you have to promise Harris a starting spot to get his signature? And how big an impact did NIL have?

If I'm being honest these guys all have a role to play, but I do think that those roles will generally take longer to see the field.  Harris is one candidate for some early playing time, but camp will decide his role for this upcoming season.

 

NIL is a huge deal for our program with QuikTrip being based right here in Tulsa and being a huge player in that space.  We definitely love us some QT here in the football offices!