Ball State University Athletics
Football Program Inks 21 Student-Athletes
February 03, 2010 | Football
Ball State head football coach Stan Parrish has announced 21 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to attend the school and compete on the Cardinals' football team.
"We are extremely excited about this year's recruiting class and the future of Ball State football," Parrish says. "This is an outstanding group of young men who are excited about playing for the Ball State Cardinals. Our staff did a great job of identifying prospects and then signing those student-athletes who we know will be a good fit for our program and Ball State University. We are looking forward to their arrivals on campus, and looking forward to the 2010 season."
Ball State will open the 2010 football season Thurs., Sept. 2 vs. Southeast Missouri State at home in Scheumann Stadium.
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) High School Coach
Dakota Anderson OL/DL 6-5 250 Xenia, Ohio (Xenia) Bob DeLong
High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Bob DeLong . . . helped Xenia to a conference championship as a freshman . . . three-time all-conference . . . received honorable mention on the All-Southwest Ohio Team as a junior and senior . . . named Xenia's Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior and senior . . . also competed in basketball and track and field . . . Personal: Son of Fred and Rhonda Anderson . . . owns a 3.9 grade-point average at Xenia . . . born Nov. 4, 1991, at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia . . . one brother . . . . full name is Dakota Duepree Anderson.
Quintin Cooper DB 5-9 175 Clayton, Ohio (Northmont) Lance Schneider
High School: Earned three letters for Coach Lance Schneider . . . helped the Thunderbolts to a 7-3 record as a senior, including a third straight conference championship . . . helped Northmont to the state regional semifinals as a junior . . . all-conference as a junior and senior after receiving honorable mention as a sophomore . . . managed 60 tackles, two sacks, one interception and 10 touchdowns as a senior . . . totalled 13 interceptions in career . . . set a Northmont record with seven interceptions in a single season as a junior . . . named team's Best Defensive Back as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Quintin and Kobi Cooper . . . three sisters . . . managed a 3.0 grade-point average at Northmont . . . born March 20, 1992, in Dayton, Ohio . . . full name is Quintin Robert Cooper.
Phil Dudley RB/WR 5-9 175 Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) Mike Kirschner
High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Mike Kirschner . . . helped the Giants to two sectional and one regional title in career . . . all-state, all-conference and all-county as a senior . . . Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 . . . tallied 1,177 rushing yards as a senior and 2,489 in career . . . completed his career ranked sixth all-time in Ben Davis history . . . also competed in track, baseball and basketball in his career . . . Personal: Son of April Rue . . . two brothers and one sister . . . born Aug. 30, 1991, in Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . full name is Phillip Bryant Randolph Dudley.
Jeffery Garrett Jr. DB 5-9 170 Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) Mike Kirschner
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Mike Kirschner . . . helped Ben Davis to a 22-13 record in his career . . . helped the Giants to a sectional and regional title as a junior . . . all-state, all-county and all-conference as a senior . . . managed 32 tackles, five interceptions, three receptions for 58 yards and 14 punt returns for 265 yards as a senior . . . totalled 68 tackles, 14 interceptions and 22 punt returns for 440 yards and one touchdown in his career . . . Personal: Son of Jeffery Garrett and Antoinette Williams . . . uncles, Jesse and Charles Avant, played football at Ball State . . . Jesse lettered for the Cardinals from 2000-03, while Charles earned letters from 2000-02 . . . born Aug. 17, 1991, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . full name is Jeffery Lynn Garrett Jr.
Jimmy Graves Jr. S 6-0 210 Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) Keith Shelton
High School: Earned two letters in football for Coach Keith Shelton . . . managed 80 tackles, eight tackles for loss, one sack and three pass breakups as a senior . . . tallied 120 tackles, two interceptions, 14 touchdowns and 800 rushing yards in career . . . named North Central's Most Valuable Defensive Player as a senior . . . selected the Panther's Best Open Field tackler as a senior . . . Personal: Son of Jimmy and Karyn Graves . . . one brother . . . father played football at Indiana . . . owns a 3.2 grade-point average at North Central . . . born July 15, 1991, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . full name is Jimmy Bernard Graves Jr.
Jordan Hansel OL/DL 6-4 300 Covington, Ky. (Simon Kenton) Jeff Marksberry
High School: Earned two letters in football for Coach Jeff Marksberry . . . helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior, which set the Simon Kenton school record for victories in a season . . . helped the Pioneers to a 21-7 career mark . . . helped the team to a 5-0 conference record as a senior . . . all-state, all-conference and all-district as a junior and senior . . . named team's Most Valuable Lineman as a junior and senior . . . two-time Anthony Munoz Foundation Lineman of the Year . . . team captain as a senior . . . Academic All-State as a senior . . . also competed in track and field in the shotput and discus . . . earned three letters in track . . . Personal: Son of Rob Hansel and Cyndi Hansel . . . two brothers and two sisters . . . maintains a 3.46 grade-point average at Simon Kenton . . . honor roll each semester . . . born Apirl 2, 1992, in Edgewood, Ky. . . . full name is Jordan Michael Hansel.
Brian Jones DB 5-10 175 Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) Lexie Spurlock
High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Lexie Spurlock . . . helped Morgan Park to a 9-3 record as a senior, including a 6-0 Prairie State Conference mark . . . helped the Mustangs to a city and conference championship as a senior . . . helped Morgan Park to a top-25 ranking in the state as a senior . . . three-time All-Illini Prairie Conference . . . all-state as a senior . . . managed 75 tackles, six sacks and five interceptions as a senior . . . tallied 289 tackles, 14 sacks and 15 interceptions in career . . . also lettered in track . . . Personal: Son of Cleo and Kimberly Jones . . . two brothers and one sister . . . born May 1, 1992, in Blue Island, Ill. . . . full name is Brian Charles Jones.
Garrett Mack TE/LS 6-5 215 Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) Eric Moore
High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Eric Moore . . . helped Center Grove to an 11-3 record as a senior, including a 5-2 mark in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference . . . helped the Trojans to the school's first-ever state championship as a junior . . . helped Center Grove to a No. 1 ranking in the state and No. 13 in the nation as a junior . . . helped the team to a second straight conference championship and a sectional and regional title as a senior . . . all-league as a senior after earning second-team honors as a junior and receiving honorable mention as a sophomore . . . managed 31 catches for 581 yards with five touchdowns as a senior . . . ranked fourth on the team in tackles as a senior . . . also competed in basketball and track . . . Personal: Son of Larry and Cathy Mack . . . one brother, Jeremy, who played football at Toledo from 2005-08 . . . owns a 3.4 grade-point average at Center Grove . . . born Dec. 11, 1990, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . full name is Garrett Logan Mack.
Aaron Morris DB 6-0 195 South Euclid, Ohio (Glenville) Ted Ginn
High School: Earned three letters in football from Coach Ted Ginn . . . helped Glenville to a 13-2 record as a senior and a 35-6 mark in career . . . helped the team to the state finals for the first time in school history as a senior . . . All-Senate Athletic League as a senior . . . managed 91 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, four sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles as a senior . . . tallied 190 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions, eight sacks and eight forced fumbles in career . . . Personal: Son of Anthony and Roslyn Morris . . . one brother and one sister . . . owns a 3.3 grade-point average at Glenville . . . born Nov. 10, 1991, in Painsville, Ohio . . . full name is Aaron Micheal Morris.
Matthew Mosley OLB/DE 6-2 231 Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) Lexie Spurlock
High School: Earned four letters for Coach Lexie Spurlock . . . helped Morgan Park to a 9-3 record as a senior, including a 6-0 Prairie State Conference mark . . . helped the Mustangs to a city and conference championship as a senior . . . helped Morgan Park to a top-25 ranking in the state as a senior . . . all-conference as a senior . . . received honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior . . . managed 59 tackles, including eight sacks as a senior . . . also lettered in track and placed fourth in the state in the discus as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Robert and Regina Mosley . . . two brothers and one sister . . . born Jan. 25, 1992, in Chicago, Ill. . . . full name is Matthew Morgan Mosley.
Tyler Obringer OL 6-3 279 Spencerville, Ohio (Spencerville) John Zerbe
High School: Earned four letters for Coach John Zerbe and Coach Bruce McConnell . . . all-conference on offense and defense as a junior . . . received honorable mention on the all-league team as a sophomore and senior . . . tallied 62 tackles as a senior . . . named his team's Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . also lettered in wrestling and track and field . . . tallied a 141-18 career record in wrestling and was a three-time all-conference selection . . . set Spencerville records for fastest pin, most wins and most pins . . . two-time all-state in wrestling . . . placed fifth in the state in the shot put as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Anita Sutherland . . . two brothers . . . born Oct. 17, 1991, in Lima, Ohio . . . full name is Tyler Scott Obringer.
Nathan Ollie DL 6-1 290 Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) Frank Lenti
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Frank Lenti . . . helped Mount Carmel to an 8-4 record as a senior and a 29-8 mark in his career . . . helped school to a 12-1 record and a No. 1 ranking in the state as a sophomore . . . helped Mount Carmel to a 10-3 record as a junior . . . All-Catholic League Second Team as a senior . . . received honorable mention on the all-state team as a junior . . . managed 25 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss . . . played in only five games as a senior due to injury . . . tallied 59 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Anthony and Gale Ollie . . . three brothers . . . born Jan. 8, 1992, in Chicago, Ill. . . . full name is Nathan Christopher Ollie.
Derek Orr TE 6-6 225 Marshallville, Ohio (Smithville) Keith Schrock
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Keith Schrock . . . all-county as a junior and senior . . . all-county second-team as a sophomore . . . selected Smithville's Best Receiver as a senior . . . all-district and All-Ohio as a junior . . . managed 29 receptions for 370 yards as a senior . . . tallied 111 catches for 1,743 yards in career . . . set school single-game records for most receptions in a game (9), most receiving yards in a game (172) and most receiving touchdowns in a game (4) . . . set the school's career record for most pass receiving yards and most receptions . . . also lettered in basketball . . . nearing 1,000 career points and averaging 18.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior . . . Personal: Son of David and Brenda Orr . . . one brother . . . born July 30, 1991, in Wooster, Ohio . . . full name is Derek Kyle Orr.
Odis Prunty DB 5-10 175 Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward's) Rick Finotti
High School: Earned two letters in football for Coach Rick Finotti . . . all-district second team as a senior after receiving honorable mention as a junior . . . tallied 68 tackles, five tackles for loss and one interception as a senior . . . averaged 18 yards per punt return for St. Edward's as a senior . . . also earned four letters in track and field . . . advanced to the state finals in the 100-meter dash as a junior with a time of :10.8 . . . Personal: Son of Odis Prunty and Ollie Harris . . . one brother and one sister . . . born Sept. 19, 1992, in Cleveland, Ohio . . . full name is Odis A. Prunty.
Scott Secor PK 5-9 155 New Lenox, Ill. (Lincolnway Central) Tim Dougherty
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Tim Dougherty . . . helped Lincolnway Central to a 6-4 record as a senior and an 18-12 mark in career . . . all-state second team and all-area first team as a senior . . . made 10-of-12 field goals as a senior . . . connected on 25-of-32 field goals in his career with a all-time long of 51 yards . . . Personal: Son of Barry and Margaret Secor . . . two sisters . . . born April 3, 1992, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. . . . full name is Scott Edward Secor.
David Schneider TE 6-3 250 Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) John Rodenberg
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach John Rodenberg . . . helped Moeller to a 9-2 record as a senior and a 22-11 mark in his three seasons . . . All-Greater Catholic Conference as a junior and senior . . . Moeller's Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior . . . co-captain for the Crusaders as a senior . . . received honorable mention on the all-district team as a junior and senior . . . managed 23 catches for 244 yards and two touchdowns as a senior . . . tallied 32 receptions for 492 yards and six TDs as a junior . . . totalled 646 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in career . . . Personal: Son of Phil and Mary Carole Schneider . . . one sister and one brother . . . father competed in football and track at Franklin College . . . brother, Phillip, played basketball at Otterbein . . . uncle, Greg, played football at Ohio State . . . owns a 3.4 grade-point average at Moeller . . . born Aug. 28, 1991, in Cincinnati, Ohio . . . full name is David Andrew Schneider.
Tory Squires DE 6-4 240 Chicago, Ill. (Gordon Tech) Bill Jeske
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Bill Jeske . . . All-Chicago Catholic League as a senior . . . Gordon Tech's Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . selected as a semifinalist for the Rudy Award, which goes to a high school student-athlete for inspiring others . . . raised by his grandmother, Willa White, in a tough south side neighborhood in Chicago . . . spent his high school career residing at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, a long-term home for children who need a safe place to live and develop, on the west side of Chicago . . . also competed in basketball and track . . . Personal: Grandson of Marvin White and Willa White . . . born Feb. 27, 1992, in Chicago, Ill. . . . full name is Tory A.Squires.
Anthony Stryffeler DE 6-4 220 Sagamore Hills, Ohio (Padua Franciscan) Tony Shuman
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Tony Shuman . . . helped team to a 7-4 record as a senior and a 22-11 overall record in career . . . helped team to the 2008 North Coast League Championship . . . helped Padua Franciscan qualify for the Division III state playoffs as a senior . . . All-North Coast League as a junior and senior . . . Cleveland Plain Dealer's 2009 North Coast League Defensive Player of the Year . . . All-Ohio Division III as a senior . . . Ohio Division III Northeast Lakes District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . selected to play in Ohio North-South All-Star Game after senior season . . . named Padua Franciscan's Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . managed 74 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, one fumble caused, one fumble recovery, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups as a senior . . . totalled 165 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and 15 quarterback hurries in career . . . set a school career record with 19.5 sacks . . . Personal: Son of Michael and Francine Stryffeler . . . two brothers and one sister . . . born Aug. 18, 1991, in Cleveland, Ohio . . . full name is Anthony Tyler Stryffeler.
Jack Tomlinson WR 5-9 160 Westerville, Ohio (South) Rocky Pentello
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Rocky Pentello . . . helped Westerville South to a 9-3 mark as a senior . . . all-conference, all-district and all-metro as a senior . . . all-state second team as a senior . . . selected to play in the Big 33 All-Star Game after senior season . . . managed 70 receptions for 1,072 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior . . . also competed in track . . . owns a personal best time of :10.9 in the 100-meter dash . . . Personal: Son of Melvin and Deborah Tomlinson . . . three sisters and one brother . . . grandfather, Elbert Dubenion, played football at Bluffton College and for the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills in the National Football League . . . born March 12, 1992, in Westerville, Ohio . . . full name is Jack Elbert Tomlinson.
J.C. Wade DB 6-1 180 Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins) Will Weaver
High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Will Weaver . . . All-Big Eight Conference as a senior . . . selected to the league's Super 27 Team . . . tallied 62 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions as a senior . . . managed 197 tackles, 25 PBUs and eight interceptions in career . . . named North Hopkins' Most Valuable Defensive Back as a senior . . . team captain as a senior . . . also lettered three seasons in basketball and four times in track and field . . . all-district in basketball as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Lloyd and Connie Wade . . . two sisters and one brother . . . sister, Zenea, played college basketball . . . born Nov. 27, 1991, in Madisonville, Ky. . . . full name is James Clinton Wade.
Keith Wenning QB 6-4 220 Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater) John Reed
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach John Reed . . . helped Coldwater to a 13-2 record and a second place finish in the Midwest Athletic Conference as a senior . . . helped the Cavaliers to a 49-4 mark in career . . . helped the team to a state championship as a sophomore and a runner up finish as a senior . . . helped Coldwater to conference titles as a freshman and a junior . . . all-state and all-conference as a senior . . . named Ohio Divison 5 Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . All-Ohio as a senior . . . all-conference second team as a junior . . . completed 294 passes for 3,699 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior . . . completed 69.8 percent of his passes as a senior . . . rushed for 1,000 yards as a senior . . . completed 334-of-485 passes for 4,579 yards and 54 touchdowns in career . . . rushed for 2,366 yards and 22 TDs in career . . . set school records for most passing yards in a season (3,699) and for most total yards (4,713) in a season as a senior . . . his 40 TD passes as a senior set the Coldwater single-season school record . . . set the state championship game records with 40 completions, 54 attempts and 414 passing yards . . . also lettered in baseball and basketball . . . three-time all-conference in baseball . . . all-state second team in baseball as a junior . . . all-conference in basketball as a junior . . . Personal: Son of Mike and Cindy Wenning . . . three sisters and one brother . . . owns a 3.5 grade-point average at Coldwater . . . born Feb. 14, 1991, in Coldwater, Ohio . . . full name is Keith Allen Wenning.
