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DI semi final schedule: Saturday, May 28 Home Away Time Watch Rutgers Cornell 12:00 pm ESPN2 PreviewFan Picks Maryland Princeton 2:30 pm ESPN2 PreviewFan Picks

Jeff Undercuffler has signed with Akron from the MAC conference. Good move for him. Will really have a quality coach in Joe Moorhead, former off coord at Oregon and Penn State. He also was head coach at Miss St. If Cuff ends up starting it will be interesting to see how much quality coaching is a difference maker. Rooting for him to do well at FBS level. Also WR Gray was offered by Eastern Illinois. Former coach Joe Davis still trying to lure Ualbany guys after striking out trying to get Cuff.

RAASHED HALL@SheedSsj St Johns College High School, DC, TE / DL, 6’2 245 lbs. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12533414/619d66e0066bcf07fc075f69 Blessed to have received an offer from University at Albany! @coachbernard11

Marleo Neolien@Marleo_N, Long Island Lutheran, T, 6’8 315, https://www.hudl.com/profile/11613823/Marleo-Neolien After a great phone call with @KashifMoore and @CoachByham I am BLESSED & HONORED to receive my 7th full scholarship from U Albany

Henry Tabansi@Henry13522011 OT/DE - Moore Catholic High School, Staten Island, 6'5" 285, https://www.hudl.com/video/3/15432472/618a379d90eebf0a4010e912 @Coach_Calabrese, I’m blessed to say that I have received my Third Division 1 offer from UAlbany

Basketball 🏀, Football 🏈 and Lacrosse .... The Transfer Portal has become the way to market one's self. Of the players mentioned, Coppenrath grew up wanting to attend UVM....lives and dies Vermont....mind set on Elementary Education, which up to a couple years ago was still his career. However, his time in the America East was before the onset of the transfer as we know it today.

King Tshiama@KTshiama, Quince Orchard, Maryland, OLB, DE, TE 6'4" 215 lbs, https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11855992/61467a1f32dc100ad86aa181

Ethan Hilliman@Hilliman, Monroe College, WR Ath, 6' 3" 215 lbs. , 4 yrs of eligibility Blessed to receive a Division 1 offer from The University of Albany! #GoDanes

Kyle Lenhart@kylelenhart53 Shenango High School,NewCastle Pa, OG-Center 6’3 5/8'' 280, https://www.hudl.com/video/3/15022433/615e05d40dca48013c5347d3 Honored to receive an offer from UAlbany! Thank you to @CoachByham @CoachGGattuso

𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕝 ℝ𝕖𝕪𝕟𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕤2️@TerrellR_22 Harrisburgh, HS, DE 6' 2" 230 lbs. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14793141/6181869e5ef6bc0f182d31fe After a great conversation wit @CoachDavila I’m very blessed and honored to receive my first division 1 offer from UAlbany💜💛#AGTG @hbgcougarcoach @Harrabull @Coach_Calabrese @BillNesselt_UA @CoachGGattuso @UAlbanyFootball

Jayden Bass@jayden_bass, Springfield HS, Mass, OT, OG, 6' 6" 295 lbs https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13395562/61ad88fa32e781056c290462 After a great talk with @KashifMoore I am blessed to receive an offer to UAlbany !

Aidan Besselman ⁴@aidanbessy, Upper St. Clair, Pittsburgh, WR / FS 6' 2", 185 lbs. https://www.hudl.com/profile/14004925/Aidan-Besselman Blessed to receive an offer from UAlbany! @CoachByham

Darren Burton II@d2era_ Newark, NJ Setan Hall prep., DB, RB KR, 5' 11", a85 lbs., https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13772864/619dca75ab922807b85e0fe7 Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Albany @DWalls2ND, coachbernard11

Seems like a reasonably good place to put this...with the changes regarding transfers and the increasing use of the portal, what are recruiters looking for now? Diamonds in the rough used to be a big prize for schools at the AE level. And they tended to stick around. Would players like Warney, Coppenrath, Brown and so on still stick around for four years? I doubt it. Just like UK and Duke et al are feeders to the NBA, will UA level teams be feeders to higher level and power 5 conferences? It’s got to be quite a balancing act to try and score the under recruited gem to add to a core of players who might stick it out four years and add a few transfers and grads of your own.

From potential conference affiliation changes to the entire NCAA turning upside down to who knows how long DK will call Albany home there are so many items that can change. That said, I absolutely love creating a stronger connection to the local schools beyond Albany Academy. There is some great basketball talent in the area and getting involved in Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga, and other areas can really help the program and the local scene in general. Local kids have clear development paths, connections with all the schools to hopefully put more butts in the seats. I like it.

Seeing this, my only thought is: How much will the landscape change between now and then?

Need to see a pic for unibrow confirmation. lol.

Is Si. related to Tiki?

Offered 3 local kids in the last few days including, which as far as I can see, is this first offer for 2026 Wooten and Mayben are from Troy and Odutayo is Albany (CBA). From Verbal Commits: 5/19/2022 - 2026 PG Imahri Wooten (6-4, -, 2★) has received an offer from Albany. 5/18/2022 - 2024 SF Oreoluwapo Odutayo (6-6, 170, 2★) has received an offer from Albany. 5/18/2022 - 2025 PG Si Mayben (5-10, 155, 2★) has received an offer from Albany.

Marleo Neolien@Marleo_N Long Island Lutheran HS, Tackle, 6'8", 315 LBS. https://www.hudl.com/profile/11613823/Marleo-Neolien After a great phone call with @KashifMoore and @CoachByham , I am BLESSED & HONORED to receive my 7th full scholarship from

Jamaal “JB” Brown@Jamaal_Brown7 Bethel Park HS, MLB, RB, 5' 11", 210 lbs https://www.hudl.com/profile/13497654/Jamaal-Brown I am Honored to have earned another Division 1 offer from The University of Albany ! @CoachByham @UAlbanyFootball

Or is it?......RIT has won 59 matches while losing 3 over last 4 years .... Go Tigers!!!.... Their one loss in 2022 was to Rensselaer......

Side note: Union plays Liberty League rival Rochester Tech for the Division III national championship Sunday at Rentschler Stadium in Hartford. RIT has beaten the Dutchmen 20 times in a row, but everyone knows it’s tough to beat a team 21 times in a row.

Ivy Conference vs BIG Ten and Ivy Conference vs Big Ten ..... the potential outsider Delaware just did not have enough gas at the end .... nice to see Cornell in the semi final .... lastly UAlbany played 2 of the final four

Neco52kk @NecoEberhardt Aliquippa DT 6’3 285 https://www.hudl.com/profile/13138776/Neco-Eberhardt I am Beyond Blessed to receive another Division 1 offer from the University of Albany @CoachByham @CoachGGattuso Neco52kk