2008 Woodie Awards
Fall sports announce recruits on Signing Day
Nick Bonaventura
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Sports
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Miami football Head Coach Shane Montgomery headlined the event with the announcement of a recruiting class containing 18 future RedHawks. Montgomery talked about the importance of having solid recruits this year.
"We are very pleased with the group of offensive players our staff was able to attract," Montgomery said. "We've definitely bolstered our passing game and our running attack."
The majority of Miami's football recruits, 11 of the 18, play on the offensive side of the ball. Among them is quarterback Zac Dysert from Ada, Ohio. Dysert ranks second all-time in Ohio prep football's passing yardage list with 11,174 yards. He was named Ohio's prep football player of the year in 2007.
"Zac Dysert will be a perfect fit for our offense," Montgomery said. "We feel like the last two years we have signed the top quarterback in the state of Ohio. It was Clay Belton last year, Zac Dysert this year."
Other schools competing for Dysert included the University of Cincinnati, Florida State University, Purdue University and Kansas University.
Miami's other major offensive recruit is center Nick Kemper from Winter Park, Fla. Kemper was a four-year letter winner in high school and was selected to play in the state's North-South All-Star Game. ESPN.com ranks Kemper among the top 20 high school centers in the nation.
"The thing that excites me about Nick is that he is a true center," Montgomery said. "That's a position that we have been filling in with one-year guys. I think he's a guy that can come in and solidify the position for the next few years."
The RedHawks will also add six defensive players to next year's team. Mike Johns, a defensive tackle from Oak Forest, Ill., is expected to add depth to a Miami defense that will return nine starters from last season. Johns, who helped lead his high school to a 21-5 record over the last two seasons, was named first-team all-state by both The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun-Times. In 2007, he recorded 15 quarterback sacks.
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