First 2015 Commit

[Superninja80]

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Another player surfaced. Brother of Xavier James

Jalin James --Receiver

https://twitter.com/Jaylin_James1/status/559393826909863938

I do not know much about him save he is Tall according to info I found on him (about 6'3"). What's his potential and how good is he at Receiver and DB?

[northwest iowa panther]

Re: First 2015 Commit

Another player surfaced. Brother of Xavier James

Jalin James --Receiver

https://twitter.com/Jaylin_James1/status/559393826909863938

I do not know much about him save he is Tall according to info I found on him (about 6'3"). What's his potential and how good is he at Receiver and DB?

Uh oh! Based on his family picture he won't be able to find enough comp tickets for his family!

[Superninja80]

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Looks like Dewayne Collins decided to commit to UNI

https://mobile.twitter.com/ItsKDToYou/status/560999047633588226/photo/1

Congrats Dewayne and welcome to UNI!

[Panther-Sheik]

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Very cool. Looks like a great athlete.

[achrist70]

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We got a commitment from Cal Twait out of Manson NW Webster, he also had offers from the Bison and Redbirds.

I believe that his dad is the head coach at Iowa Central CC and his grandpa is the legendary Emmetsburg coach.

[Superninja80]

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We got a commitment from Cal Twait out of Manson NW Webster, he also had offers from the Bison and Redbirds.

I believe that his dad is the head coach at Iowa Central CC and his grandpa is the legendary Emmetsburg coach.

Awesome! Saw a little of his highlights on hudl. Had a ton of pancake blocks. Love the intensity he seems to have. Welcome to Panther Nation Cal!

[Panther-Sheik]

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Welcome to UNI, Cal Twait. Love his attitude. An o-lineman that likes to hit! We need to bring back the nasty to our o-line!

[krusej23]

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Cal is a very hard worker and knows football. Father is head football coach at Iowa Central and his grandpa is the Emmetsburg coach that won all of those football titles. This is a great commit for UNI.

Just watch his highlights here and you will agree. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eypCeMVXIic&app=desktop

[95UNIGRAD]

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Cal is a very hard worker and knows football. Father is head football coach at Iowa Central and his grandpa is the Emmetsburg coach that won all of those football titles. This is a great commit for UNI.

Just watch his highlights here and you will agree. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eypCeMVXIic&app=desktop

Good to see him a Panther, although I'm a little skeptical of watching a kid that size pancake people when he's playing 2A competition (and barely that at times). I lived up in that area for a long time, and Manson isn't exactly Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, or Iowa City. Can't teach size, I guess. Hope you have a great Panther career, Cal!

[achrist70]

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He has went to many camps by the looks of it, and like I said, had offers from NDSU and Illinois State so I think this is a good get, probably won't see the field until his 3rd year though.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Can't teach size, I guess. Hope you have a great Panther career, Cal!

Can't really teach mentality, either. Gentle giants are easier to find than guys that enjoy the sound of air expelling from an opponents lungs as they get driven to the turf. I like that this kid seemed to not just want to beat his opponent, but destroy him. And that is regardless of level of play. Size and "ugliness" are a good combo to work with.

[UNIDadx3]

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Good to see him a Panther, although I'm a little skeptical of watching a kid that size pancake people when he's playing 2A competition (and barely that at times). I lived up in that area for a long time, and Manson isn't exactly Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, or Iowa City. Can't teach size, I guess. Hope you have a great Panther career, Cal!

Somewhat agree with you but David Johnson and Seth Tuttle don't really come from Des Moines either.

[panther-state]

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True but Manson isn't Clinton either. David was still playing against 4A competition and Seth was recruited through AAU play, not West Fork. If we only watched HS games then Deon would have never been discovered by Jake

[SteinPizza]

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Good to see him a Panther, although I'm a little skeptical of watching a kid that size pancake people when he's playing 2A competition (and barely that at times). I lived up in that area for a long time, and Manson isn't exactly Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, or Iowa City. Can't teach size, I guess. Hope you have a great Panther career, Cal!

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt, especially as a lineman. We've brought in some really good players from Parkersburg, which doesn't play against great competition either. Since UNI is largely an Iowa based roster, there would be a multitude of other small towns who have supplied really good players to us.

Where I get a little skeptical are small town RBs or WRs who put up gaudy numbers, and the fans of those schools automatically think they'll be great in FCS, Big 12, etc. Although a few are legit, the vast majority end up playing to their level at Simpson, Wartburg, etc. Nothing wrong with that, just a statement of reality.

[Superninja80]

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Signing Day 2015

Here goes the links to UNI Signing day
UNIPanthers.com

http://www.unipanthers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26200&ATCLID=209840107

Twitter

https://twitter.com/UNIFootball