Fenwick QB Keller has options
Fenwick quarterback Jacob Keller picked up his first scholarship offer for football from Eastern Michigan in March. The 6- 4, 195- pound senior is getting plenty of interest from basketball coaches, too.
‘‘ Receiving the offer from Eastern Michigan was a great feeling, knowing that the staff and head coach think that I can play football at the next level,’’ Keller said.
Keller has improved in the last several months by focusing on specific aspects of being a quarterback.
‘‘ I’ve learned this season that I can stay in the pocket,’’ Keller said. ‘‘ I don’t need to escape a lot of the time to get the ball out. I’ve become more comfortable in there from the drills we do at practice.’’
Keller has received interest from several other colleges, including Northern Iowa, which watched the Friars play topranked Loyola on Friday.
‘‘ I’ve been talking to Northern Iowa a lot, and they came out and watched me,’’ Keller said. ‘‘ They said they liked my film, the way the ball comes off my hand and how I can make plays withmy feet.
‘‘ The season has been going pretty well for me, thanks to the help of everyone on the offense. We have a great group of guys.’’
Keller hasn’t merely made mechanical improvements this season. He has shown he can win.
‘‘ The best parts of the season for me have been beating [ reigning state champions] Phillips and Montini,’’ Keller said. ‘‘ Especially being down to Phillips at the half and coming from behind.’’
As for the next steps in recruiting, Keller said he is just taking everything in stride.
‘‘ I’m just focusing on my last season of high school football and enjoying the season one game at a time,’’ he said.
McCabe update
A week ago, recruiting was just getting started for Marist defensive lineman Gavin McCabe. Now he has a scholarship offer — his first— from Iowa State.
‘‘ I received a direct message on Twitter early Monday from one of the coaches from Iowa State, asking if I could call them,’’ McCabe said. ‘‘ I gave them a call later that night. I thought they just wanted to introduce themselves to me. We were talking for a little bit, and they asked how my season was going and a couple of other questions.’’
That’s when McCabe got news he wasn’t expecting.
‘‘[ Iowa State coach Matt Campbell] told me they were going to offer me a scholarship,’’ McCabe said. ‘‘ I was so surprised.’’