Milford Prep Academy wide receiver Alonzo Russell has committed to the University of Toledo. The three star recruit, originally from Washington DC, committed to Toledo over an impressive offer list that includes Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Rivals.com rated Russell the #14 prep school prospect in the country. Russell (6-4, 188, 4.5) took an official visit to Toledo the weekend of December 10th.
Russell had 27 receptions for 353 yards and 6 TD's this past season for Milford Academy. His game high was 9 receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Grumpy Golden Panthers Growling to Take on Rockets
My View – Bonus Holiday Edition
Playing the Rockets in the school’s first ever bowl appearance has a somewhat bitter taste on the Panthers pallet. To a player and coach they felt dissed by the bowl selection committee. Sharing the Sunbelt title with Troy, a team they handled 52-35, FIU felt they deserved to play in the New Orleans Bowl. They view Detroit and the Little Caesar Bowl as a consolation prize. Not far below the surface I’m guessing is a the-Sunbelt-is-better-than-the-MAC attitude too.
Emotions aside, this is a big game for both schools. The FIU football program is in its ninth year winning, okay, sharing its first league title and first bowl trip. This year the Rockets have stopped the bleeding of four consecutive losing seasons while posting the second best league record this year.
The parallels between UT and FIU on the field this year continue. Reviewing the NCAA regular season stats have the two teams very evenly matched with three exceptions: turnover and kickoff returns advantage goes to the Rockets while field goal scoring advantage goes to FIU.
FIU on Offense
The success of the Golden Panthers goes mostly to the offense triggered by Mississippi State transfer QB Wesley Carroll. For most of the season Carroll and his receiving corps carried the load waiting the rushing attack to jell. Carroll has connected on about 62 percent of his passes for 2,438 yards. He has 15 TD passes to go with 13 INTs.
Carroll’s top two receivers, T.Y. Hilton (5’10”, 183#) and Greg Ellingson (6’4”, 195#), have accounted for 42% of the catches, 53% of the passing yardage and 60% of the TD receptions. Wayne Times and RB Darian Mallary have 26 and 22 receptions respectively, each with one TD grab.
The FIU ground game showed up later in the season and is led by a tandem of RBs. Darian Mallary (699 yards, 5.7 ypc) and Darriet Perry (730 yards, 4.6 ypc) provide a solid 1-2 punch. Mallary (5’8”, 175#) has the speed while Perry (5’9”, 202#) runs with power and has 14 rushing TDs. Hilton has run the ball 26 times averaging close to 11 yards per touch.
All-Sun Belt first team center Brad Serini leads an offensive line that has been solidified with the same starters in the last four games overcoming early shuffling along the OL.
FIU on Defense
It’s been an up and down year for the Golden Panthers defensive unit. Going from a 3-4 scheme to a 4-3 alignment from the second game on, the defense steadily improved. By mid-season the rap on this group was their tendency to give up yards in bunches. The defense tighten up during the second half of the season thanks in part to the offense racking up points and taking time off the clock.
Three FIU players earned All-Sun Belt first team defensive honors: DE Jarvis Wilson (13 TFL and 7.5 sacks), LB Toronto Smith (10.5 TFL and 4 sacks) and CB Anthony Gaitor (8.5 TFL, 3 sacks, and 2 INTs). DE Tourek Williams (12.5 TFL and 6 sacks) and S Jonathan Cyprien (a team high105 tackles) were named to the second team.
FIU Special Teams
Punting and kickoff coverage are two of the weak spots for FIU. The punt return unit is decent while the kickoff return team is excellent, both thanks to T.Y. Hilton. SO Jack Griffin has connected on 15 of 18 FG attempts including a season long of 50 yards.
What to Look For:
• FIU will try to make it the T.Y. Hilton show. He’s a legitimate threat to score every time he touches the ball running the ball on sweeps, catching the ball, and handling kick and punt returns.
• The Rockets to bring pressure early and often to get Carroll uncomfortable.
• Rockets to win the turnover battle mostly on INTs.
• TO to offset FIU’s defensive rush with his quick release.
• Rockets OL to create running lanes for UT running backs, particularly in the second half as their size wears on FIU smaller defensive lineman and line backers.
• FIU will have more, perhaps significantly more, penalties than the Rockets.
• FIU to put heavy pressure on UT’s punting unit going for blocks.
• A game with T.Y. Hilton and Eric Page will be fun to watch.
• Somewhere around 1,000 FIU fans in the stands of Ford Field surrounded by lots of Gold and Midnight Blue.
• The Golden Dazzlers – Terry knows!
GO ROCKETS!
Game Time: Sunday, December 26 (8:30 p.m.ET, ESPN)
Location: Ford Field, Detroit
Weather Forecast: High of 26 degrees, low of 17 outside; inside just right;-)
Tickets: Call 419-530-GOLD
Playing the Rockets in the school’s first ever bowl appearance has a somewhat bitter taste on the Panthers pallet. To a player and coach they felt dissed by the bowl selection committee. Sharing the Sunbelt title with Troy, a team they handled 52-35, FIU felt they deserved to play in the New Orleans Bowl. They view Detroit and the Little Caesar Bowl as a consolation prize. Not far below the surface I’m guessing is a the-Sunbelt-is-better-than-the-MAC attitude too.
Emotions aside, this is a big game for both schools. The FIU football program is in its ninth year winning, okay, sharing its first league title and first bowl trip. This year the Rockets have stopped the bleeding of four consecutive losing seasons while posting the second best league record this year.
The parallels between UT and FIU on the field this year continue. Reviewing the NCAA regular season stats have the two teams very evenly matched with three exceptions: turnover and kickoff returns advantage goes to the Rockets while field goal scoring advantage goes to FIU.
FIU on Offense
The success of the Golden Panthers goes mostly to the offense triggered by Mississippi State transfer QB Wesley Carroll. For most of the season Carroll and his receiving corps carried the load waiting the rushing attack to jell. Carroll has connected on about 62 percent of his passes for 2,438 yards. He has 15 TD passes to go with 13 INTs.
Carroll’s top two receivers, T.Y. Hilton (5’10”, 183#) and Greg Ellingson (6’4”, 195#), have accounted for 42% of the catches, 53% of the passing yardage and 60% of the TD receptions. Wayne Times and RB Darian Mallary have 26 and 22 receptions respectively, each with one TD grab.
The FIU ground game showed up later in the season and is led by a tandem of RBs. Darian Mallary (699 yards, 5.7 ypc) and Darriet Perry (730 yards, 4.6 ypc) provide a solid 1-2 punch. Mallary (5’8”, 175#) has the speed while Perry (5’9”, 202#) runs with power and has 14 rushing TDs. Hilton has run the ball 26 times averaging close to 11 yards per touch.
All-Sun Belt first team center Brad Serini leads an offensive line that has been solidified with the same starters in the last four games overcoming early shuffling along the OL.
FIU on Defense
It’s been an up and down year for the Golden Panthers defensive unit. Going from a 3-4 scheme to a 4-3 alignment from the second game on, the defense steadily improved. By mid-season the rap on this group was their tendency to give up yards in bunches. The defense tighten up during the second half of the season thanks in part to the offense racking up points and taking time off the clock.
Three FIU players earned All-Sun Belt first team defensive honors: DE Jarvis Wilson (13 TFL and 7.5 sacks), LB Toronto Smith (10.5 TFL and 4 sacks) and CB Anthony Gaitor (8.5 TFL, 3 sacks, and 2 INTs). DE Tourek Williams (12.5 TFL and 6 sacks) and S Jonathan Cyprien (a team high105 tackles) were named to the second team.
FIU Special Teams
Punting and kickoff coverage are two of the weak spots for FIU. The punt return unit is decent while the kickoff return team is excellent, both thanks to T.Y. Hilton. SO Jack Griffin has connected on 15 of 18 FG attempts including a season long of 50 yards.
What to Look For:
• FIU will try to make it the T.Y. Hilton show. He’s a legitimate threat to score every time he touches the ball running the ball on sweeps, catching the ball, and handling kick and punt returns.
• The Rockets to bring pressure early and often to get Carroll uncomfortable.
• Rockets to win the turnover battle mostly on INTs.
• TO to offset FIU’s defensive rush with his quick release.
• Rockets OL to create running lanes for UT running backs, particularly in the second half as their size wears on FIU smaller defensive lineman and line backers.
• FIU will have more, perhaps significantly more, penalties than the Rockets.
• FIU to put heavy pressure on UT’s punting unit going for blocks.
• A game with T.Y. Hilton and Eric Page will be fun to watch.
• Somewhere around 1,000 FIU fans in the stands of Ford Field surrounded by lots of Gold and Midnight Blue.
• The Golden Dazzlers – Terry knows!
GO ROCKETS!
Game Time: Sunday, December 26 (8:30 p.m.ET, ESPN)
Location: Ford Field, Detroit
Weather Forecast: High of 26 degrees, low of 17 outside; inside just right;-)
Tickets: Call 419-530-GOLD
Thursday, December 16, 2010
More on Bjorklund's Commitment
Toledo dipped into the state of Minnesota for a 2nd time in the 2011 recruiting class, with a commitment from Rosemount High School offensive lineman Joe Bjorklund. The 6-5, 285 pound Bjorklund committed to Toledo head coach Tim Beckman and the Toledo Rockets earlier this evening. Bjorklund joins tight end Colby Kratch, North Dakota State College of Science, but originally from Watertown High School in Watertown, as Minnesota natives in Toledo's 2011 football recruiting class.
Bjorklund chose the Rockets over offers from Wyoming, Northern Iowa, Illinois State, and North Dakota State. Bjorklund has also been receiving interest from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan State, and Iowa.
Minnesota began recruiting Bjorklund when Jerry Kill left Northern Illinois to become the head coach at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In fact, Bjorklund visited Minnesota last weekend. He then visited North Dakota State yesterday, before deciding to make his commitment to Toledo.
Bjorklund helped lead Rosemount to a 12-1 record this past fall, losing in the Minnesota Class 5A Prep Bowl.
Bjorklund chose the Rockets over offers from Wyoming, Northern Iowa, Illinois State, and North Dakota State. Bjorklund has also been receiving interest from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan State, and Iowa.
Minnesota began recruiting Bjorklund when Jerry Kill left Northern Illinois to become the head coach at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In fact, Bjorklund visited Minnesota last weekend. He then visited North Dakota State yesterday, before deciding to make his commitment to Toledo.
Bjorklund helped lead Rosemount to a 12-1 record this past fall, losing in the Minnesota Class 5A Prep Bowl.
OL Commits
OL Joe Bjorklund (6-5, 285) of Rosemount, MN has committed to Toledo. Offers from Toledo, Wyoming, Northern Iowa, and North Dakota State. More info on this latest commitment will be posted later this evening.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Rocket Football Signs Two JUCO Transfers
Today is the first day that mid-year transfers and JUCO's can sign NLI's, and the University of Toledo signed two very talented players in LB Jordan Barnes and TE Colby Kratch.
Jordan Barnes signed with Oklahoma State, after originally giving an oral commitment to Michigan and then deciding to switch to Oklahoma State, in the 2009 recruiting class. The Fort Wayne, IN native was a three star recruit and ranked the 28th best prospect in the country at his position. He signed with Oklahoma State over offers from Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, and Wisconsin.
Barnes (6-0, 243, 4.5) redshirted at Oklahoma State in 2009 and then transferred to Western Oklahoma to finish an Associate's degree. He will have three years of eligibility remaining and he will be eligible to play right away in 2011, beginning with spring practices. His father played football for Purdue and then the Detroit Lions in the NFL.
Colby Kratch is a 6-4, 245 pound tight end that played his JUCO ball at North Dakota State College of Science. He had 10 receptions for 99 yards this past fall. He has three years to play two (two years of eligibility remaining) at the University of Toledo. He will also be available for spring practices.
Jordan Barnes signed with Oklahoma State, after originally giving an oral commitment to Michigan and then deciding to switch to Oklahoma State, in the 2009 recruiting class. The Fort Wayne, IN native was a three star recruit and ranked the 28th best prospect in the country at his position. He signed with Oklahoma State over offers from Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, and Wisconsin.
Barnes (6-0, 243, 4.5) redshirted at Oklahoma State in 2009 and then transferred to Western Oklahoma to finish an Associate's degree. He will have three years of eligibility remaining and he will be eligible to play right away in 2011, beginning with spring practices. His father played football for Purdue and then the Detroit Lions in the NFL.
Colby Kratch is a 6-4, 245 pound tight end that played his JUCO ball at North Dakota State College of Science. He had 10 receptions for 99 yards this past fall. He has three years to play two (two years of eligibility remaining) at the University of Toledo. He will also be available for spring practices.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Haden Brothers Transferring to UT
Josh and Jordan Haden visited the University of Toledo over the weekend and have decided to enroll at Toledo for January classes, and join the Toledo Rockets football program.
Josh is a former 4 star recruit from the class of 2008. He was ranked the #3 running back prospect in the country by Rivals for the 2008 recruiting class. He signed with Boston College over offers from Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Tennessee. Josh is 5-8, 185 pounds, and runs a 4.41 forty yard dash.
As a freshman at Boston College in 2008, he rushed for 479 yards and one touchdown, while catching 13 passes for 100 yards. His rushing attempts were cut in half as a sophomore in 2009, and he decided to transfer. He sat out the 2010 season. He will be joining the Rockets in January with two years of eligibility left.
Jordan is a former 4 star recruit from the class of 2010. He was ranked the #12 defensive back prospect in the country by Rivals for the 2010 recruiting class. He signed with Florida over offers from Boston College, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. Jordan is 6-0, 198 pounds, and he runs a 4.41 forty yard dash.
Jordan was granted his release in August of this year and sat out 2010, so he still has four years of eligibility left. His father said that the reason he decided to leave Florida was because it was not a good fit for Jordan. The Florida Gators Sports Information Department said that Jordan enrolled in January of 2010 and participated in spring practices. Then in August he asked for a release and was granted a full release with no restrictions on which college he could transfer to.
The brothers attended Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Maryland. Their older brother, Joe, was an All-American safety with the Florida Gators and was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. They also have a younger brother that is just a freshman in high school.
Josh is a former 4 star recruit from the class of 2008. He was ranked the #3 running back prospect in the country by Rivals for the 2008 recruiting class. He signed with Boston College over offers from Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Tennessee. Josh is 5-8, 185 pounds, and runs a 4.41 forty yard dash.
As a freshman at Boston College in 2008, he rushed for 479 yards and one touchdown, while catching 13 passes for 100 yards. His rushing attempts were cut in half as a sophomore in 2009, and he decided to transfer. He sat out the 2010 season. He will be joining the Rockets in January with two years of eligibility left.
Jordan is a former 4 star recruit from the class of 2010. He was ranked the #12 defensive back prospect in the country by Rivals for the 2010 recruiting class. He signed with Florida over offers from Boston College, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. Jordan is 6-0, 198 pounds, and he runs a 4.41 forty yard dash.
Jordan was granted his release in August of this year and sat out 2010, so he still has four years of eligibility left. His father said that the reason he decided to leave Florida was because it was not a good fit for Jordan. The Florida Gators Sports Information Department said that Jordan enrolled in January of 2010 and participated in spring practices. Then in August he asked for a release and was granted a full release with no restrictions on which college he could transfer to.
The brothers attended Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Maryland. Their older brother, Joe, was an All-American safety with the Florida Gators and was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. They also have a younger brother that is just a freshman in high school.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Local Prep Star Commits to Toledo
St. John's Jesuit prep star Cheatham Norrils has committed to the University of Toledo. The 5-11, 175 pound WR/DB will play cornerback at Toledo. Norrils reportedly chose Toledo over offers from Air Force, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, and Miami (OH).
Monday, December 6, 2010
Kicker Commits to Toledo
Kicker J.D. Detmer of Hilliard Davidson High School has committed to play football at the University of Toledo. He will be part of the 2011 recruiting class.
Detmer, 5-8 and 170 pounds, received an offer from Toledo a little over a month ago and gave head coach Tim Beckman his verbal commitment today. Detmer was a soccer player that went out for the football team as a sophomore in high school, and made it as their kicker. As a senior this fall he made 13 of 16 field goal attempts, including a 58 yard field goal. Six of his 13 made field goals were from over 40 yards. He made 53 of 55 extra points this season.
He was named 1st Team All Metro by the Columbus Dispatch. He is also a very good student, currently holding a 3.3 GPA.
Detmer, 5-8 and 170 pounds, received an offer from Toledo a little over a month ago and gave head coach Tim Beckman his verbal commitment today. Detmer was a soccer player that went out for the football team as a sophomore in high school, and made it as their kicker. As a senior this fall he made 13 of 16 field goal attempts, including a 58 yard field goal. Six of his 13 made field goals were from over 40 yards. He made 53 of 55 extra points this season.
He was named 1st Team All Metro by the Columbus Dispatch. He is also a very good student, currently holding a 3.3 GPA.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Rockets to Face Florida International in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
The University of Toledo Rockets learned their fate and their opponent for the upcoming bowl season today when it was officially announced that UT will face Florida International University in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on December 26th in Detroit at Ford Field. Coach Tim Beckman met with the press immediately following his squad's scrimmage this afternoon, their 4th of the post-season. Asked for his thoughts, Coach said they're excited, "it's close by, and we should have a great great crowd. We always preach about family around here, ...and now it's a great opportunity because we have so many Ohio and Michigan and Indiana players, their families get to get back to Detroit to see their kids play, so we're really excited to be in the Little Caesars Bowl." Beckman went on that "they're a great opponent. So we know they're a very very good opponent and they've had an outstanding year. And again, Mario's (head coach Mario Cristobol) done a great job with that program. They've done a great job this year. They're co-champions of the Sun Belt, so we know it will be a test...".
Facing off against FIU will provide the Rockets with the opportunity to see an old friend, Offensive Coordinator Scott Satterfield, who left Toledo at the end of last season to take the same position with the Golden Panthers. Toledo has played FIU in each of the last 2 seasons, with each team claiming a win on the other's home field. Naturally, with a change in offensive coordinators, there are likely to be some wrinkles in the Panther offense that weren't there before, but the defense has likely seen much of it before. Beckman said "Scott Satterfield is as good a coordinator as there is in the country, and I know they'll be very well prepared for us. I think they're a different team (than last year) with Coach Satterfield running their offense, so of course it will be a different team. But our players know some of their players from last year and two years ago." Toledo's Archie Donald said "we're going to look at some film and see what we can do to stop them."
One of the benefits of going to a bowl game of course is the additional practices that the NCAA allows bowl teams. "I can't tell you how much these practices help us," said Beckman. "It gets us better, we work on the fundamentals of football, and our young kids get a lot of reps. You can't take that back and will definitely help us prepare for next year." And that led to Coach's next comment about the team's goals: "We need to get there (Ford Field) next year. That's where the championship game will be, so hopefully this will be a little bit of a taste and they'll get the idea of 'hey, let's get back here Dec 2nd next year' ".
Austin Dantin practiced today and may be available for action in the bowl game. The other players who have been out due to injury have not practiced and will likely miss the game. "Austin will have a chance to get back".
Toledo lineback Archie Donald said "I'm happy to get back to it. Florida International...they're a good team. We'll have the film in tomorrow and we'll see how good these guys are. We played them last year and they were a pretty good team. They're going to come at us with a vengeance because we got after them last year. So it's going to be a good one". FIU has played some solid competition this past season, including Texas A&M, Maryland, and Rutgers. The Panthers lost all 3 of those games, but put up a serious fight in all of them. They finished 6-2 and tied for the conference championship. "They're going to come in here ready to fight...we're going to have to get after them and play 60 minutes of football." Asked if he's excited, Archie said "absolutely! First time in a bowl game, this is my 5th season here, it's big for me!"
Dan Molls calls it "a pretty amazing feeling, something that all of us have never experienced before. Just to be in this position, it's great. Hopefully, this is just the starting point to it. We just want to bring the tradition back." No current members of the Rocket team except coaches have any bowl experience to draw on, so the players will be looking to their coaches for guidance in how to handle the bowl game. "Pretty much all of our coaches have been somewhere, so they know. All we can do is listen to what they have to say about it. They know pretty much all there is to know about it, so we just have to go from that. But we're excited. It's a great opportunity us."
For the first time in their history, the Rockets will be practicing for a bowl game in the comfort of an indoor practice facility. Gone are the days when players were outside struggling to stay warm, or dry, or both. Gone are the low-speed practices on the wood floors at the old health-ed building. Now they practice in comfort in the Fetterman Center, on turf much like they'll experience in Detroit. "I don't know what FIU has, but this can only give us an advantage going in", said Molls.
Coach Beckman left immediately following the press conference to go on the road recruiting.
Facing off against FIU will provide the Rockets with the opportunity to see an old friend, Offensive Coordinator Scott Satterfield, who left Toledo at the end of last season to take the same position with the Golden Panthers. Toledo has played FIU in each of the last 2 seasons, with each team claiming a win on the other's home field. Naturally, with a change in offensive coordinators, there are likely to be some wrinkles in the Panther offense that weren't there before, but the defense has likely seen much of it before. Beckman said "Scott Satterfield is as good a coordinator as there is in the country, and I know they'll be very well prepared for us. I think they're a different team (than last year) with Coach Satterfield running their offense, so of course it will be a different team. But our players know some of their players from last year and two years ago." Toledo's Archie Donald said "we're going to look at some film and see what we can do to stop them."
One of the benefits of going to a bowl game of course is the additional practices that the NCAA allows bowl teams. "I can't tell you how much these practices help us," said Beckman. "It gets us better, we work on the fundamentals of football, and our young kids get a lot of reps. You can't take that back and will definitely help us prepare for next year." And that led to Coach's next comment about the team's goals: "We need to get there (Ford Field) next year. That's where the championship game will be, so hopefully this will be a little bit of a taste and they'll get the idea of 'hey, let's get back here Dec 2nd next year' ".
Austin Dantin practiced today and may be available for action in the bowl game. The other players who have been out due to injury have not practiced and will likely miss the game. "Austin will have a chance to get back".
Toledo lineback Archie Donald said "I'm happy to get back to it. Florida International...they're a good team. We'll have the film in tomorrow and we'll see how good these guys are. We played them last year and they were a pretty good team. They're going to come at us with a vengeance because we got after them last year. So it's going to be a good one". FIU has played some solid competition this past season, including Texas A&M, Maryland, and Rutgers. The Panthers lost all 3 of those games, but put up a serious fight in all of them. They finished 6-2 and tied for the conference championship. "They're going to come in here ready to fight...we're going to have to get after them and play 60 minutes of football." Asked if he's excited, Archie said "absolutely! First time in a bowl game, this is my 5th season here, it's big for me!"
Dan Molls calls it "a pretty amazing feeling, something that all of us have never experienced before. Just to be in this position, it's great. Hopefully, this is just the starting point to it. We just want to bring the tradition back." No current members of the Rocket team except coaches have any bowl experience to draw on, so the players will be looking to their coaches for guidance in how to handle the bowl game. "Pretty much all of our coaches have been somewhere, so they know. All we can do is listen to what they have to say about it. They know pretty much all there is to know about it, so we just have to go from that. But we're excited. It's a great opportunity us."
For the first time in their history, the Rockets will be practicing for a bowl game in the comfort of an indoor practice facility. Gone are the days when players were outside struggling to stay warm, or dry, or both. Gone are the low-speed practices on the wood floors at the old health-ed building. Now they practice in comfort in the Fetterman Center, on turf much like they'll experience in Detroit. "I don't know what FIU has, but this can only give us an advantage going in", said Molls.
Coach Beckman left immediately following the press conference to go on the road recruiting.
Toledo to Play in Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl
Even though no official announcement has been made, I have learned that Toledo has accepted an invitation to the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl in Detroit, MI on December 26th. The Rockets will play Florida International of the Sun Belt Conference. Toledo is 1-1 against FIU.
The game will air live on ESPN at 8:30pm on the day after Christmas, December 26th. Toledo is 8-4 on the season, while FIU is 6-6. The Golden Panthers are averaging 28.3 points per game. Their offensive coordinator is former Toledo co-offensive coordinator Scott Satterfield. Satterfield was at Toledo for one year, in 2009, as the quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator.
The game will air live on ESPN at 8:30pm on the day after Christmas, December 26th. Toledo is 8-4 on the season, while FIU is 6-6. The Golden Panthers are averaging 28.3 points per game. Their offensive coordinator is former Toledo co-offensive coordinator Scott Satterfield. Satterfield was at Toledo for one year, in 2009, as the quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator.
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