Tag: Hun School

‘I just want to win’: Iowa Hawkeyes QB commit Marco Lainez III says he patterns game after Brad Banks

In an interview with From the Hawkeye of the Storm, Iowa quarterback commit Marco Lainez III said he patterns his game after Brad Banks.

Iowa fans should be excited about what the 2023 class has in store for the future. The Hawkeyes currently have 12 commits and the class is ranked No. 19 nationally by 247Sports.

Of course, one of the headliners in Iowa’s 2023 class is 6-foot-2, 220 pound quarterback Marco Lainez III out of the Hun School in Princeton, N.J. According to 247Sports, Lainez is a three-star commit, the nation’s No. 22 quarterback and the No. 7 player from New Jersey.

Rivals also ranks Lainez as a three-star commit, but the service grades him a little bit higher and as the No. 14 quarterback in the 2023 class. Lastly, On3 lists Lainez as a three-star commit, the nation’s No. 26 quarterback and the No. 6 player from New Jersey.

The senior-to-be committed to the Hawkeyes on Dec. 13, 2021, and has kept that pledge to Iowa following former quarterbacks coach Ken O’Keefe’s decision to step away in February.

Lainez joined the From the Hawkeye of the Storm podcast to discuss a wide-ranging list of topics. The future Hawkeye said that he’s actually looked to Iowa’s past for one of his game’s biggest influences, patterning himself after former Hawkeye great quarterback Brad Banks. That will no doubt have Iowa fans feeling some kind of way. Perhaps a bit nostalgic and equally electrified.

It’s an excellent interview with host Cory Brada and Hawkeye fans will want to sit down and watch the entirety of it. Here’s the full interview with Lainez and some of the items and quotes that caught our attention attached below.

Four-Star Quarterback Marco Lainez on Rutgers Football: ‘An Offer…would Be Awesome’

Four-star quarterback Marco Lainez talks interest in Rutgers and how he improved this offseason.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01fc3gzhz7qrm49z6q player_id=none image=https://rutgerswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

Marco Lainez is the best quarterback in New Jersey in the class of 2023 with a national offer list to match.

A four-star quarterback out of the Hun School in Princeton, N.J., Lainez is ranked the tenth-best pro-style quarterback in the nation and the No. 3 player in the state for the 2023 class according to Rivals.com. And while he is considered a pocket passer, he said that he has spent the past offseason improving his speed and quickness as he’s gotten “down to sub 4.6 so at 225 pounds I’m going to be fine running if I have to.”

The No. 218 player in the Rivals 250 holds a very solid lost of offers from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State, and Pittsburgh among others. There is no offer extended yet from head coach Greg Schiano but Lainez said he is hopeful that one is coming.

“An offer from my home state university would be awesome. I’ve followed them and coach Schiano since I was in Pop Warner,” Lainez told USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s ‘Rutgers Wire.’

“I do think I fit what they are doing. I’m listed as a pocket passer but my legs are a huge asset. I buy time with my legs when I have to and I’m accurate on the run.”

 

Two weeks ago, Lainez attended Rutgers season opener, a 61-14 win over Temple.

“I liked it a lot and loved the atmosphere,” Lainez said.

One of Lainez’s teammates at Hun is Jacob Allen. The offensive lineman is the top-ranked player in New Jersey according to Rivals.com and committed to Rutgers in May.

The Hun opens the season at home on September 18 against the Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT).

Michigan State football: pair of 2022 New Jersey targets schedule official visit

Owen Anderson and Jacob Allen of the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, have scheduled their official visits to Michigan State.

[jwplayer NIG71kHM]

Mel Tucker and his staff have made the state of New Jersey a priority in their recruiting efforts, ever since arriving to Michigan State.

The 2021 class featured two members of the garden state, and the Spartan staff is looking to add to that number in 2022.

3-star tight end Owen Anderson and 4-star offensive tackle Jacob Allen are currently teammates at the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, and both are former teammates of Michigan State 2021 signee Kevin Wigenton.

Anderson and Allen have scheduled to officially visit Michigan State together the weekend of June 18-20th.

Both players are at a key position of need for the Spartans and would be a welcomed addition to the 2022 recruiting class.

[lawrence-auto-related count=1]

Michigan State Football makes top ten for Top-100 OT Jacob Allen

The Spartans have made the final cut for a top-100 player in the 2022 recruiting class.

[jwplayer LOzzVBvn]

Michigan State Football received a positive update on the recruitment of the top recruit in the state of New Jersey on Friday as 4-star offensive tackle Jacob Allen of the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey put the Spartans in the top ten for his recruitment. He announced his top ten via Rivals.

Allen is the No. 93 player in the 2022 class and the No. 10 ranked offensive tackle.

As we said, Allen went to Hun School, home of MSU 2021 commit Kevin Wigenton. Allen cited Wigenton as a major factor in his interest in joining the Spartans:

“My good friend Kevin Wigenton is going there and they’ve offered a couple my teammates too,” Allen said. “I talk to coach Kap and coach Harris. I’m actually taking in a virtual visit with them this Wednesday. Coach Kap, like a lot of the other coaches I mentioned, is a great person and coach and I can tell just by talking to him and that it’s genuine. Coach Kap is one that I appreciate very much because of how he talks to me. He’s straight up with me which I appreciate.”

[listicle id=30396]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Michigan State Football offers 2023 pro-style QB Marco Lainez

The Spartans have offered a QB from the same school as one of their 2021 commits.

[jwplayer iCXFRDPQ-PROpJzTY]

Michigan State Football will likely enter the Hamp Fay era for a few years after this season, but after that, they will need to find the next quarterback to lead the Spartans. One option? Marco Lainez, a 2023 pro-style quarterback from New Jersey, a state where Mel Tucker seems to be focusing a lot of attention on.

Lainez is from the Hun School, home of 2021 MSU commit Kevin Wigenton, so he has some ties to the Spartans already. He is still unranked, but the 6’2″, 207-pound quarterback already has offers out from Iowa, Massachusetts, MSU, and West Virginia.

[listicle id=30396]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Michigan State Football offers 2022 WR Owen Anderson, teammate of MSU commit

Michigan State has offered a 2022 wide receiver who has ties to current MSU commit Kevin Wigenton.

[jwplayer mSDA56Ej-PROpJzTY]

During his time with Michigan State Football, Mel Tucker has shown a commitment to recruiting in the state of New Jersey, and that is continuing in the 2022 class. On Wednesday, the Spartans offered 2022 wide receiver and outside linebacker Owen Anderson.

Anderson currently plays for The Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, which is where Michigan State commit Kevin Wigenton played high school ball.

From what I can see, Anderson is currently unranked and the Spartans look to be his first Power 5 offer that I can find.

[listicle id=30396]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]