'10 (JC transfer) OLB Robert Martin (LOI)
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As Robert was being recruited by the D1 schools I also sent his info and film to the JCs around here. It was very simple. He originally was headed to Joliet JC, but when their coach (Tom Minnick) took the head job out at Arizona Western, he offered Robert and Robert accepted!
As far as Robert getting back to this area...that was simple too. Coach Minnick has a solid reputation here in the midwest. The Cincy coaches knew Coach Minnick and all they did was make a call. That being said, UC recruited Robert when he was a senior and just continued to keep tabs on him as he went through JC. When UC would come in our building (quite a bit I might add) I would just remind Coach Coombs about him! I did this for every D1 and D2 school that came in!
From his former coach on gridirondigest.com
As far as Robert getting back to this area...that was simple too. Coach Minnick has a solid reputation here in the midwest. The Cincy coaches knew Coach Minnick and all they did was make a call. That being said, UC recruited Robert when he was a senior and just continued to keep tabs on him as he went through JC. When UC would come in our building (quite a bit I might add) I would just remind Coach Coombs about him! I did this for every D1 and D2 school that came in!
From his former coach on gridirondigest.com
From 2007...
Robert Martin is a senior linebacker for Pike High School in Indianapolis, IN. Martin, who runs a 4.6 forty, led Pike in tackles this past season with 124 total stops. He also forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble. He recorded 4 sacks and 11 tackles for loss while Pike went 14-1, with their only loss being a 16-7 defeated in the Class 5A State Championship Game.
Martin does not have any offers at this time, but he is being recruited by Toledo, Indiana, Purdue, Central Michigan, and Ball State. Pike High School football coach Derek Moyers talked to us about Martin's college selection process and spilled the news on his top three, "Toledo, IU, and Purdue," explained Moyers.
Martin is being recruited to Toledo by coach Doug Downing, and both Martin and coach Moyers like Downing and the Rockets. When asked about his impressions of Toledo, Martin said "Good from what I have seen on TV, but I will better be able to tell when I visit." Martin has yet to
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Robert Martin is a senior linebacker for Pike High School in Indianapolis, IN. Martin, who runs a 4.6 forty, led Pike in tackles this past season with 124 total stops. He also forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble. He recorded 4 sacks and 11 tackles for loss while Pike went 14-1, with their only loss being a 16-7 defeated in the Class 5A State Championship Game.
Martin does not have any offers at this time, but he is being recruited by Toledo, Indiana, Purdue, Central Michigan, and Ball State. Pike High School football coach Derek Moyers talked to us about Martin's college selection process and spilled the news on his top three, "Toledo, IU, and Purdue," explained Moyers.
Martin is being recruited to Toledo by coach Doug Downing, and both Martin and coach Moyers like Downing and the Rockets. When asked about his impressions of Toledo, Martin said "Good from what I have seen on TV, but I will better be able to tell when I visit." Martin has yet to
http://toledo.scout.com/2/706910.html
A Division-I football talent out of high school, Robert Martin's time at Arizona Western College has now made him a BCS conference recruit.
The Matador linebacker will be playing for the University of Cincinnati in the fall of 2010 as part of the Bearcats' first year under new head coach Butch Jones.
"Coach Jones wants a three-peat for the Big East Championship, and I'm all for that," Martin said. "I think we hit it off very well."
Although the announcement of the signing comes two days before his graduation from AWC, Martin said he's been planning to attend Cincinnati for a few months. One of the coaches Jones hired as part of his new staff recruited Martin two years ago and signed him at Ball State University, though did not attend because of academic shortcomings.
Instead, Martin was referred to Tom Minnick's program at Joliet Junior College (Ill.), and didn't hesitate to follow him to Yuma and start his regime at AWC.
"I got him right before I was coming out here," Minnick said. "I told him I was leaving in a week and he asked, 'Can I come with?' and I said sure.
"He's probably said 10 words since he's been here. He's gone to school and got his academics done, finished in two years and got his degree, and that's what we're here for."
After playing in every game as a freshman, Martin started three games and compiled 57 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble as a sophomore to help the Matadors win a WSFL Championship and finish the 2009 season seventh in the NJCAA poll.
"The coaches run a 3-4 defense similar to what we ran here in that it's very aggressive, so I think I'll fit right in," Martin said. "This is the coach I wanted to follow and the program I wanted to be in, so I'm very happy how things turned out."
Martin will head home to Indianapolis this week prior to reporting at Cincinnati on June 18 for summer school. According to Minnick, he may not be the only Matador playing attending one of college football's six major conferences in the near future.
"We've had 35 BCS schools come through here in the past three weeks, so that tells you what type of players we got," he said. "We've been very busy in the spring time with our kids, and it's kind of unusual to have eight kids offered early out of JC, which puts a lot of pressure on us coaches, but it means we've got good kids to work with."
Cincinnati has played in BCS bowl games the past two years as the Big East champions and finished last season ranked No. 3 in the BCS poll. Jones was named the Bearcats' head coach on Dec. 16 shortly after Brian Kelly was hired to take over the Notre Dame program.
http://www.yumasun.com/sports/martin-60902-very-cincinnati.html
The Matador linebacker will be playing for the University of Cincinnati in the fall of 2010 as part of the Bearcats' first year under new head coach Butch Jones.
"Coach Jones wants a three-peat for the Big East Championship, and I'm all for that," Martin said. "I think we hit it off very well."
Although the announcement of the signing comes two days before his graduation from AWC, Martin said he's been planning to attend Cincinnati for a few months. One of the coaches Jones hired as part of his new staff recruited Martin two years ago and signed him at Ball State University, though did not attend because of academic shortcomings.
Instead, Martin was referred to Tom Minnick's program at Joliet Junior College (Ill.), and didn't hesitate to follow him to Yuma and start his regime at AWC.
"I got him right before I was coming out here," Minnick said. "I told him I was leaving in a week and he asked, 'Can I come with?' and I said sure.
"He's probably said 10 words since he's been here. He's gone to school and got his academics done, finished in two years and got his degree, and that's what we're here for."
After playing in every game as a freshman, Martin started three games and compiled 57 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble as a sophomore to help the Matadors win a WSFL Championship and finish the 2009 season seventh in the NJCAA poll.
"The coaches run a 3-4 defense similar to what we ran here in that it's very aggressive, so I think I'll fit right in," Martin said. "This is the coach I wanted to follow and the program I wanted to be in, so I'm very happy how things turned out."
Martin will head home to Indianapolis this week prior to reporting at Cincinnati on June 18 for summer school. According to Minnick, he may not be the only Matador playing attending one of college football's six major conferences in the near future.
"We've had 35 BCS schools come through here in the past three weeks, so that tells you what type of players we got," he said. "We've been very busy in the spring time with our kids, and it's kind of unusual to have eight kids offered early out of JC, which puts a lot of pressure on us coaches, but it means we've got good kids to work with."
Cincinnati has played in BCS bowl games the past two years as the Big East champions and finished last season ranked No. 3 in the BCS poll. Jones was named the Bearcats' head coach on Dec. 16 shortly after Brian Kelly was hired to take over the Notre Dame program.
http://www.yumasun.com/sports/martin-60902-very-cincinnati.html
