Northwestern RB Tyrell Sutton (official thread)

[Buckskin86]

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjourna...ts/9956272.htm

Posted on Tue, Oct. 19, 2004
Mayberry on recruiting

Numbers don't always add up to scholarship

High school athletes can post gaudy statistics, but recruiters still can swing, miss on finding prospects

By Darnell Mayberry

Tyrell Sutton is now Ohio's all-time leading rusher with 8,425 yards. Those numbers have seemed to impress everyone in the entire state of Ohio -- with the exception of Ohio State's football brass.

The Buckeyes showed interest in Sutton but not enough to reel him in, allowing Northwestern a ``steal'' in the recruiting battle.

Despite gaudy numbers throughout a four-year career at Hoban, Sutton is considered by some major college programs too small to be a featured back at the next level. His opponents might disagree. Essentially, every team he faced had trouble containing his 5-foot-10, 194-pound frame.

He posted a career-high 505 yards and eight touchdowns against Youngstown Ursuline.

So how important are statistics in college recruiters' minds? Apparently, not very.

``I think stats are irrelevant as far as college coaches are concerned,'' Hoban coach Ralph Orsini said. ``They look for the prototype player for their system. And sometimes because of it you get players that slip through the cracks.''

Orsini is all too familiar with his players getting overlooked. Sutton's older brother, Tony, is now at The College of Wooster after a year at the University of Findlay. While at Hoban, he set the Knights' record for most rushing yards in a career (3,396) and season (2,053).

``They (recruiters) recruit the type of players for the type of offense that they run,'' Orsini said. ``I think they see stats and say `We need to look at this player.' But they're going to go after a player because of the growth potential that they see.''

The University of Michigan's Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and a touchdown on 40 carries last weekend in a 30-19 win over Illinois. Hart, a true freshman, rushed for 10,990 career yards and 196 touchdowns at Onondaga Central High School in Nedrow, N.Y.

Hart stands 5-9, 194 pounds.

Michael Boland, a senior at Rootstown, scored 103 goals and had 41 assists in his four-year soccer career. Boland and his coach, Charlie Voth, are playing the role of salesman to college recruiters in order to get attention. Instead of programs lining up for Boland, he and Voth have had to send out game film, e-mails and work the phone.

``That's just the way it is,'' Voth said. ``There's a lot of good kids out of this area that's not going to get looks from colleges.''

Boland was told that the University of Akron usually recruits players that play premier soccer. He found out that Notre Dame recruits its players in their junior seasons and didn't even know about him. So he was left out, leaving only smaller programs such The College of Wooster, Tiffin and maybe Cleveland State as options.

Mario Sanchez, assistant soccer coach at Akron, said the Zips don't solely rely on great statistical numbers.

``Besides the stats, we really want to know what kind of person they are,'' Sanchez said. ``Are they a team player? What other qualities besides goal scoring do they bring? I think soccer's unique where you don't have to rely on stats.''

Sutton's 314-yard performance last week moved him past former Willamsburg tailback Jason Bainum, whose 8,216 yards were Ohio's previous best. Bainum surely wound up at a major program, right?

Think again. Bainum found himself without a single scholarship offer from a Division I school, although several encouraged him to walk on. He ended up at pass-oriented Capital University, a Division III school in Columbus. Recruiters weren't particularly wowed with Williamsburg's Division VI status.

``You always look at the kids who come on as walk-ons and they turn out to be stars,'' Voth said. ``Well, there's a reason for that. A lot of kids fall through the cracks of the sidewalk. Well, they can blossom, too.''

[EvanstonCat]

Is that Sutton doesn't play in Division VI.

He's getting those numbers against some pretty fricking strong competition.

[jimotis4heisman]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps...n-record_x.htm

Sutton zooms to Ohio's all-time rushing record CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has a new high school rushing king.
Akron Archbishop Hoban running back Tyrell Sutton had 24 carries for 314 yards in the Knights' 42-21 victory over Canton Central Catholic on Friday, becoming Ohio's all-time leading high school rusher.

Sutton has 8,425 career rushing yards, passing Williamsburg's Jason Bainum for the top spot. Bainum rushed for 8,216 yards.

Sutton, a 5-foot-10, 194-pound senior, broke the record on a 57-yard touchdown run that got Hoban a 20-7 lead with 3:05 remaining in the first quarter.

He began the game needing 106 yards to break Bainum's record, set in 2001.

Sutton, who has committed to attend Northwestern University, has rushed for 2,226 yards on 208 carries for Hoban (7-1) this season. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in 34 consecutive games.

The Division III Knights entered the game ranked eighth in Ohio by the Associated Press.

Central Catholic fell to 5-3.

[NJ-Buckeye]

Sutton will have two TDs called back because of penalties tonight... Hoban plays AT Walsh... homerdome...

[slickman]

Slim Dogs from Hell!!!

Happy Mum Day.

Sshhh (maybe St. V is Mum day now, for me it was either Walsh or Ursuline).

[NJ-Buckeye]

Ex-Browns star to salute Sutton

Who would be better to salute Ohio's new all-time rushing yardage leader than a Browns Hall of Famer?

Hoban High announced that former Browns star Leroy Kelly will present the Knights' Tyrell Sutton with a plaque commemorating his achievement before tonight's 7:30 game against Warren Harding at Dowed Field.

Sutton set the state record two weeks ago. He heads into tonight's game with 2,384 yards for his senior year, a 9.8 yards-per-carry average and 28 touchdowns.

[Bestbuck36]

I'm really not looking forward to playing against this kid the next four years.

[Buckskin86]

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjourna...l/10054989.htm

Tyrell Sutton, who had 385 yards rushing and four TDs.

Hoban secured a playoff berth at 8-2