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Rick Stanzi

Position QB Height 6-4 Weight 205 40 speed 4.76 School Lake Catholic H.S. Hometown Mentor, OH Incoming Year 2006
Offered By Iowa, Purdue

Initially posted by NickSkin on 06/06/05 at 1:29 pm

Offer from Akron with interest from Miami, BG and Toledo.  Rick is listed as a top 50 QB by Fab 50 Recruiting.com

07/17/05

Posted by NickSkin at 9:32 am

BG has now offered and Rick is hearing from many others.

07/17/05

Posted by NickSkin at 11:48 am

Here are the schools atop Rick’s list: Iowa, Purdue, Boston College, Ohio State, Miami, Akron (offer) and Bowling Green (offer).

08/19/05

Posted by NickSkin at 9:29 am

Miami is all over Rick.  He’s received a Miami offer!  Cleveland Plain Dealer.  As a junior, Rick passed for 1,800 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also used his athleticism to rush for 630 yards and 6 touchdowns.

The “experts” have listed Arvell Nelson and Nate Davis as a couple of the top QB prospects in Ohio.  However, Stanzi is the type of gunslinger that would flourish in the Redhawk offense and when his high school season is over don’t be suprised to see Rick as the top Ohio QB’s. 

08/29/05

Posted by NickSkin at 11:47 am

Stanzi’s Lake Catholic squad beat host Euclid 33-0 in Game 1 with Rick going 10-19 for 148 yards, 1 TD (1 INT) and rushing for 58 yards and scoring 2 TD’s on the ground

09/06/05

Posted by NickSkin at 12:56 pm

Rick named Cleveland POTW after leadint Lake Catholic H.S. to another win while passing 16 of 32 for 214 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 107 yards and two scores.

09/21/05

Posted by NickSkin at 10:36 pm

Toledo offers and Ohio State and Iowa interested.  4 offers now for Rick.

$cout

10/03/05

Posted by NickSkin at 6:50 pm

As of last Friday, Stanzi has thrown for eight touchdowns and also scored eight times on the ground.  Favorites are Akron, Miami, Toledo and Bowling Green of the schools that have offered and MSU, IU and Iowa are also drawing his interest.  No official visits set yet.

$cout

10/10/05

Posted by NickSkin at 9:24 am

Rick has had a terrific Senior season so far accounting for 24 touchdowns and leading his team to a 7-0 start.  Stanzi helped Lake Catholic win big over Walsh Jesuit this past weekend. He was 10 of 15 for 198 yards and had four touchdown passes and a rushing score. 

10/25/05

Posted by NickSkin at 4:04 pm

Ricky Stanzi --16 of 22 for 285 yds. & 2 tds last week

11/03/05

Posted by NickSkin at 7:43 pm

Stanzi will visit Toledo on Dec 9th or 10 and will visit Miami the week before or the week after. 

11/21/05

Posted by NickSkin at 2:31 pm

Rick and the Cougars came up short this weekend vs. Youngstown Liberty 17-14.  The loss ends another good season for LC, with their final record coming in at 10-2.

11/22/05

Posted by NickSkin at 3:55 pm

Stanzi talking to Iowa

11/25/05

Posted by NickSkin at 9:44 am

Iowa offered.

12/06/05

Posted by NickSkin at 8:14 pm

Ricky offered by Purdue and will visit Jan 14.

about his Miami visit:

"It was great,” Stanzi said of the visit. “I got to know the place better, meet with most of the players on the team, and I also became more familiar with the coaching staff."

No decision until after the Purdue visit and until he hears about the Michigan offer.

12/13/05

Posted by NickSkin at 1:19 am

Ricky passed on the Toledo visit. 

01/09/06

Posted by NickSkin at 10:24 am

Stanzi chose Iowa over Miami and Purdue.  Best of luck to Ricky!

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