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Maple Heights' Quinn to attend North Carolina
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Bob Fortuna
Plain Dealer Reporter
Maple Heights wideout-defensive end Richard Quinn is ranked as the state's 37th-best football player in the latest Ohio High Magazine and is called "a real sleeper" in the senior class.

University of North Carolina made it apparent it wasn't sleeping at the switch, because Quinn has committed verbally to the Atlantic Coast Conference school.

"I like the campus, I feel I'll get a good education there, and if I bust my butt, I might have a chance to play next year," said Quinn, a 6-2, 225-pounder who will be used at a receiving position.

Quinn visited the campus, but it was his performance at the Tar Heels' football camp that convinced the coaches to pursue him. The University of Iowa and Pittsburgh also were in the running until Quinn made his final choice.

Quinn runs the 40 in 4.6 seconds, had more than 200 yards receiving a year ago, and "is a beast of a blocker," according to Maple Heights coach Jeff Rotsky.

"The way North Carolina throws the football, it's a great opportunity for Richard," Rotsky said. "I'm real happy with his decision."

Quinn plans on majoring in sports medicine and wants to be a physical therapist.

NC paper

North Carolina has added two commitments to its 2005 football-recruiting class by reaching into Ohio for Richard Quinn, a tall, promising receiver, and into Virginia for Bobby Rome, a quarterback capable of playing several positions.

Quinn, 6-4 and 225 pounds, attends Maple Heights High School in Cleveland. Rome is a 6-0, 215-pound senior at Norfolk's Grandby High School. Quinn decided on North Carolina because its coaching staff had recruited him harder than others.

North Carolina was the first college program to offer a scholarship to Quinn, who is ranked the No. 60 senior in the preseason in the Midwest by SuperPrep magazine. Iowa, Indiana, Purdue, Pittsburgh and Akron offered Quinn scholarships.

"My father and I talked about a decision and he said he thought it was time to make a commitment," Quinn said. "I was cool with that. I had been to Chapel Hill before; not only for camp, but to go down there and visit. I appreciated that the coaching staff has been on me from the very first."

The Tar Heels now have 12 commitments. The players can sign binding national letters of intent in February, when the NCAA's football-signing period is scheduled to begin.

Quinn caught 12 passes for 254 yards as a junior. His team has played two games this season but is relying on a rushing attack. Quinn has 4.6-speed in the 40.

Quinn's height gives him an advantage in one-on-one situations against cornerbacks, who are generally shorter.

"I'm tough; every play I give it my best," he said. "I try to be a good blocker but I can catch the rock when it needs caught."