Lake Michigan Football Report: No Bull, Hillsdale Lands a Stud

Here is a post from Lake Michigan Football Report on the Chargers nabbing Hudsonville, MI TE/DE Jake Bull as an early commitment. Nice mention of the success Hillsdale has found in West Michigan by recruiting guys like Jared Veldheer and Joe Glendening.

No Bull, Hillsdale landed a stud

More Players Commit to play Football at Hillsdale College

Here is the latest list of players who have stated they have given Coach Keith Otterbein and the Chargers a verbal commitment to sign a letter of intent in February.

Hillsdale cannot comment on any potential signees nor can share this kind of information. Tracking down this info can be tough, so if you are a player who is heading to The Dale in 2013, let us know so we can share that news on ChargerBlue.com.

Austin Adams, 6-6, 235, TE, Highland HS, Medina, OH
Jake Bull, 6-7, 230, TE/DE, Hudsonville, MI - DZone Interview
Nick Chappell, 6-5, 285, OL, Fenton, MI - DZone Interview
Jordon Harlamert, 6-0, 230, DL/OL, Coldwater, OH
Joe Kutil, 6-6, 190, QB, Notre Dame Prep, Pontiac, MI - DZone Interview
Spencer Nehls, 6-1, 180, WR, Forest Hills Central, Grand Rapids, MI

Cleveland Area Tight End Announces Hillsdale Commitment

Via his Twitter account, Highland, OH tight end Austin Adams announced that he has committed to play football for Hillsdale College in the fall. The 6-6 235 pound athlete also played quarterback at times in high school.

Tight ends have been an early priority for Hillsdale as last week we announced 6-7 Jake Bull from Hudsonville, MI as the Chargers' first commitment.

Here is Adams in action.

Twenty-eight Chargers recognized for work in the classroom

From GLIAC.org

All Academic Team: GPA  3.0-3.49

Evan Bach	So.	Financial Management	Canal Fulton, Ohio/Northwest
Nathan Bundy	Jr.	Biology	Greenfield, Ind/Mt. Vernon
Alex Chludzinski	So.	Sport Management	White Lake, Mich/International Academy West
Cooper Dunlap	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	St. Louis, Mo/Westminster Christian
Joe Glendening	Sr.	Marketing Management	East Grand Rapids, Mich/East Grand Rapids
Steve Harding	Sr.	Financial Management	Livonia, Mich/Detroit Catholic Central
Ben Jones	Jr.	Financial Management	Muskegon, Mich/Muskegon Catholic Central
Ben Karaba	Sr.	Accounting	Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick
Justice Karmie	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Uniontown, Ohio/Lake
Anthony Mifsud	Sr.	Accounting	Dearborn, Mich/Dearborn
Andrew Mott	Jr.	Marketing Management	Paulding, Ohio/Paulding
Logan Nabozny	So.	International Business & Foreign Lang.	Warren, Mich/Bishop Foley
Daniel Pittman	So.	Undeclared	Grand Rapids,Mich/West Catholic
Jacob Richter	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Louisville, KY/Christian Academy
Evan Sassack	So.	Financial Management	Washington,Mich/Notre Dame Prep
Bryan Siegert	So.	Chemistry	Clare,Mich/Clare
Curtis Smith	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Holland,Mich/West Ottawa
Kegan Smith	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Gladwin,Mich/Gladwin
Gabe Starkey	So.	Economics	South Whitley,Ind/ Whitko
Caleb Sundblad	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Caro,Mich/Caro
Mitch Thompson	So.	Undeclared	Lake City,Mich/Lake City
Cam White	Sr.	Marketing Management	Grand Rapids,Mich/Forest Hills Central

Academic Excellence Team: GPA 3.5-4.0

Steven Embry	Jr.	Biology	Clinton, Mich/Clinton
Alex Fogt	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Anna,Ohio/Anna
David Galgianitis	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Colgate, Wisc/ Germantown
Brett Pasche	Jr.	Mathematics	Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton
Bryan Raycraft	So.	International Business & Foreign Lang.	Brighton, Mich/Detroit Catholic Central
Paul Wendt	RS-Fr.	Undeclared	Fremont,Ohio/St. Joseph Catholic

The D Zone: Jake Bull of Hudsonville commits to Hillsdale

From thedzone.net

Jake Bull of Hudsonville Commits to Hillsdale

This week the Hillsdale Chargers secured their first commitment in the Class of 2013.  The commit is Hudsonville's 6'7 and 230 lbs. TE/DE, Jake Bull.  In the Lake Michigan Football Report, Bull is rated as the 3rd TE in West Michigan.  Click here to view the Rankings. At Bull's measurable's we wouldn't be shocked one bit to see Bull immediately fighting for a starting position or getting reps.




Position: Tight End/Defensive End
Height and Weight: 6'7" 230 lbs.
First Game Started: At Holt my Junior year.
#1 Most Memorable Game: Playing Jenison my Junior year and scoring my first touchdown in the corner of the endzone.
Pre-Game Traditions: Eat Subway, go to the locker room and make sure everyone is ready to go, then I will line up the team and lead them out on the field.
Post-Game Traditions: Meet with my parents and family after the game on the field, then go up to the locker room and spend some time talking about the game with my teammates.
Athlete I try to build my game around: Tyler Eifert from Notre Dame because of his ability to block and his agility to run routes and catch passes.






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Andre Holmes back on Cowboys practice squad

ESPN Dallas reports: IRVING, Texas – Released from the active roster over the weekend, the Cowboys re-signed wide receiver Andre Holmes to the practice squad after he went unclaimed through waivers on Monday. Holmes played in seven games, seeing most of his action on special teams. He caught two passes for 11 yards. To make room for Holmes on the practice squad defensive linemen Tevita Finau was cut. The Cowboys cut Holmes in order to make room for Anthony Armstrong. With Danny Coale lost for the year because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Cowboys wanted to keep two wide receivers on the practice squad in Tim Benford and Holmes. Original link

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Cowboys release Hillsdale's Andre Holmes

After recording his third catch of the season on Thanksgiving, the holiday weekend turned sour for Dallas Cowboy Andre Holmes.

The former record-setting Hillsdale College wide receiver was released by the Cowboys on Saturday. 

Bleacher Report tabs Jared Veldheer as 1 of 5 Raiders with "Insanely Bright Futures"

The Bleacher Report's Jeff Spiegel is out with his list of five Oakland Raiders with, as he calls them, "insanely bright futures".

Hillsdale College's Jared Veldheer comes in at number 4.

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Four Hillsdale Chargers named to All-GLIAC Football Team

The 2012 GLIAC post-season awards are out and four Chargers have been named to the first team.

Seniors running back Joe Glendening, H-Back Cam White, and Center DJ Loy all earned first team offense honors while junior linebacker Brett Pasche was named to the first team defense.

Junior DB Nick Galvan was the only Hillsdale player to make either second team.

Steve Embry (Jr/LB), Matt Eltringham (So/P), Ben Karba (Sr/DB), Anthony Misfud (Sr/QB), Devin Moynihan (Jr/LB), Dan Pittman (So/DB) all earned honorable mention.

Below is the full ledger from GLIAC.org - Full Release 

2012 All-GLIAC Football Teams
First Team Offense
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Taylor Housewright	Ashland	Sr.	Ashland, Ohio/Ashland
RB	Joe Glendening	Hillsdale	Sr.	East Grand Rapids, Mich.
RB	Anthony Taylor	Ashland	So.	Arlington, Va./Washington-Lee
RB	Monterae Williams	Findlay	Sr.	Canton, Ohio/McKinley
H-Back	Cam White	Hillsdale	Sr.	Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central
WR	Anthony Capasso	Ashland	Sr.	Columbia Station, Ohio/St. Edward
WR	Matt Curtin	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
WR	Jeff Janis	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Tawas City, Mich./Tawas Area
WR	Charles Johnson	Grand Valley State	Sr.	Elsmere, Ky./Eastern Kentucky
OL	Matt Armstrong	Grand Valley State	Jr.	Lansing, Mich./Sexton
OL	Jace Daniels	Northern Michigan	Sr.	Escanaba, Mich.
OL	Tim Lelito	Grand Valley State	Sr.	St. Clair, Mich.
OL	D.J. Loy	Hillsdale	Sr.	Westerville, Ohio/Central
OL	Zach Vermillion	Ashland	Jr.	Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine
OL	Tyler White	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson
PK	Rockne Belmonte	Northern Michigan	Sr.	Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central
Spec.	Christian Jessie	Northern Michigan	Jr.	Grand Rapids, Mich./East Kentwood
First Team Defense
DL	Zach Anderson	Northern Michigan	Sr.	Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
DL	Brad Iskow	Ferris State	Sr.	Bad Axe, Mich./Bad Axe
DL	Eli Kovach	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Eastlake, Ohio/Willoughby South
DL	Jamie Meder	Ashland	Jr.	Parma, Ohio/Valley Forge
DL	Jordan Morgan	Ferris State	Jr.	Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel
LB	Justin Armstrong	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev./Mojave
LB	Cody Bloom	Ashland	Jr.	Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon
LB	Grant Caserta	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Holland, Mich./West Ottawa
LB	Tayo Moss	Ferris State	Sr.	South Rockwood, Mich./Monroe St. Mary's
LB	Brett Pasche	Hillsdale	Jr.	Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton
DB	Justin Bell	Ohio Dominican	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio/University of Toledo
DB	Gerren Duhart	Wayne State	So.	Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic
DB	Brian Gamble	Ashland	Jr.	Massillon, Ohio/Illinois
DB	Jeff Heath	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion
DB	Fabian Jackson	Northwood	Sr.	Gainesville, Ga./North Hall
P	Stefan Terleckyj	Wayne State	Jr.	Warren, Mich./Warren Mott
Second Team Offense
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Jonathon Jennings	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South
RB	Toney Davis	Wayne State	Jr.	Muskegon Heights, Mich./Muskegon
RB	Tim Hogue	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Inkster, Mich./Inkster
RB	Pedro Powell	Notre Dame	Jr.	Liberty, Ohio/Lakota East HS
H-Back	Bryan LaChapelle	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park
WR	Obadiah Dykes	Tiffin	Sr.	Newark, N.J./Erie C.C.
WR	Dominique Maybanks	Wayne State	Jr.	Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon
WR	Seth White	Findlay	Jr.	Bexley, Ohio/Bexley/Ball State Univ.
WR	Israel Woolfork	Grand Valley State	Sr.	Livonia, Mich./Franklin
OL	Christian Babini	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Rochester, Mich./Rochester Adams
OL	Andrew Biedenbender	Grand Valley State	Sr.	Mt. Pleasant, Mich
OL	Scott Dearwester	Findlay	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
OL	Curtis Ferguson	Wayne State	Sr.	Holt, Mich./Holt
OL	Buddy Poljan	Michigan Tech	Jr.	Hillsdale, Mich.
OL	Trevor Smolinski	Ferris State	Sr.	Battle Creek, Mich./Marshall
PK	Stefan Terleckyj	Wayne State	Jr.	Warren, Mich./Warren Mott
Spec.	Akeem Cason	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Benton Harbor, Mich.
Second Team Defense
DL	Ryan Busch	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Holton, Mich./Holton
DL	Jacob Clark	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Lansing, Mich./Catholic Central
DL	Serxho Guraleci	Wayne State	Sr.	Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica Stevenson
DL	Richard Sumlin	Findlay	Sr.	Medina, Ohio/Medina
DL	Nelson Wienke	Michigan Tech	So.	Kingsford, Mich.
LB	Brandon Butler	Findlay	Sr.	Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg
LB	Spencer Remtema	Northwood	Sr.	Rockford, Mich./Rockford
LB	Nick Thomas	Wayne State	Sr.	Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary
LB	Ryan Whittum	Northwood	Sr.	Livonia, Mich./Churchill
LB	Ed Viverette	Wayne State	Jr.	Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice
DB	Ray Ballard	Findlay	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio/Northland
DB	Jaime Barrera	Ferris State	Sr.	Fremont, Calif./Washington
DB	Aaron Cornett	Wayne State	Sr.	South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon
DB	Nick Galvan	Hillsdale	Jr.	Adrian, Mich./Adrian
DB	Mike McMillian	Ashland	Sr.	Hagerstown, Md./Mendocino College
P	Chris Picano	Grand Valley State	So.	Brighton, Mich.
2012 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team
Ashland: Domi-on Combs (So/LB), Donnie Dottei (Sr/DB), Tyler Houska (Sr/DE), Jordan McCune (So/RB), Steve Nagy (Fr/FB), James Triplett (Fr/OL); Ferris State: Adam Bennett (Fr/OC), Jake Lampman (So/WR), Carlin Landingham (Jr/OT), Skyler Stoker (Sr/RB), Corey Stone (So/DT), Jason Vander Laan (Fr/QB); Findlay: Clay Belton (Sr/QB), Jaryd Brown (Jr/TE), Tyler Johns (Sr/OL), Josh Kleopfer (Jr/DL), Jamon McClain (JR/DB), Justin Music (Jr/OL);  Grand Valley State: Isiah Grimes (So/QB), Ryan Pettis (Sr/DL), Mike Ratay (So/RB), Luther Ware (Jr/LB), Reggie Williams (Jr/DB),   Hillsdale: Steve Embry (Jr/LB), Matt Eltringham (So/P), Ben Karba (Sr/DB), Anthony Misfud (Sr/QB), Devin Moynihan (Jr/LB), Dan Pittman (So/DB); Lake Erie: Taylor Leppla (Sr/DE), Bryant Loparo (Sr/OL), Sam Marcotte (Sr/P-K), Dennis McElligott (Sr/OL), Tanner Wells (So/OLB); Malone: Dan McCormack (Sr/OL), Frank McCormick (Sr/DL), Logan Francis (Sr/DB), Jake Hardy (Sr/K), Justin McLean (Sr/WR), Antonio Scassa (Sr/LB);Michigan Tech: Cam Allen (So/DL), Emmett Bjorn (Sr/DB), Justin Blake (Sr/DL), Alex Elsenheimer (Sr/WR), Tyler Scarlett (So/QB), Cole Welch (Jr/FB); Northern Michigan:Pat Fehlberg (Jr/OL), Ed Knoblock (Sr/LB), Casey Cotta (Jr/RB), Nick Krause (So/LB), Cody Scepaniak (Jr/QB), Morgan Stenz (Jr/LB); Northwood: Justin Barnes (Sr/DT), Matt Broome (Sr/OL), Kyle Fikki (Jr/DE), Jordan Jonker (Jr/RB), Andrew Harig (Sr/TE), Tony Hite (Sr/P); Notre Dame: Paul Brown (Sr/OL), Ray J. Brown (So/TE), Bob Hansen (Sr/DL), Brian Harp (Jr/OC), Cordell James (Sr/OL), Colton Wallace (So/WR); Ohio Dominican: Jake Brandt (Jr/OL), Andrew Capenter (Sr/OL), Vince German (Jr/DL), Abe Johnson (So/WR), Mark Miller (So/QB), Brent Wahle (Fr/PK); Saginaw Valley State: Michael Albrecht (Jr/WR), Zach Cecich (Sr/TE), Tevon Conrad (Jr/OL), Brian Johnson (Jr/LB), Mark Thrash (Jr/WR), Deangelo Parris (Jr/DB); Tiffin: Marcus Beaurem (So/WR), Joe Collard (Jr/DE), Dustin Craig (So/OC), Brandon Person (So/S), Max Pollom (Fr/OT), Stefan Willis (Fr/S); Walsh: Jamaris Brown (So/DB), Ryan Fehernbach (Sr/DL), Toba Olarewaju (Sr/RB), Andrew Roy (Jr/DL), Anthony Schrock (So/WR), Sir Taylor (Sr/DB);  Wayne State: Andrew Matt (Jr/DE).