'08 IL RB Jason Ford (Illinois Signee)

LordJeffBuck · #1 (**permalink**) 07-04-2007, 11:24 AM

Running back
Belleville (Illinois) Althoff

Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 209 lbs
Forty: 4.42 secs
Vertical: 40 inches
Academics: 2.0 core GPA, 16 ACT
2006 stats: 190 rushes, 1,549 yards (8.2 avg), 17 TD's

Rivals - 06/10/07

Jason committed to Iowa over Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, and Kansas State.

Scout - 06/10/07

Discussion of Jason's commitment.

wadc45 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-24-2007, 09:50 AM

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8/24

From the Iowa site...talks about his summer and upcoming season and says he will visit Iowa officially for the Syracuse game (9/8).

wadc45 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-05-2007, 08:56 AM

Herky III

Quote:

Good news:
OLB Russell Ellington (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) committed to Iowa. He had committed early to Iowa State.

Bad news:
Apparently, Jason Ford, the good RB who had committed to the Hawks earlier, is reopening his recruitment.

GoRU · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 09:23 PM

DesMoinesRegister.com

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Iowa football recruit Jason Ford, a running back at Belleville Althoff High School in St. Louis, Mo., has told Hawkeye coaches he plans to re-open his recruiting.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported today that Ford is considering Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

"I just wanted to open things up to make sure it's the best decision for me," Ford told the paper. "I'm going to take some visits to make sure everything's right.

“I'm going to use my five officials (visits). My visit (with Iowa) didn't go as good as I wanted it to go."

osugrad21 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-15-2007, 05:58 AM

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Jason says his visit to Iowa reinforces the Hawkeyes as number one on his list.

Bernini · #6 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 09:23 PM

Photos of Ford courtesy of ShowMeSports.net:

wadc45 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007, 10:08 AM

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10/28

From the Wisconsin site...while Iowa is still the leader Jason is looking hard at Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin. Will likely visit Wisconsin for the MSU game and still calls himself a soft verbal to Iowa.

wadc45 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 10:32 AM

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11/7

From the Wisconsin site...will not visit Wisconsin this weekend as originally talked about and will instead visit Iowa. Is considering a December visit to Madison. Also considering Kansas and Missouri.

osugrad21 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-11-2007, 09:11 PM

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Jason's visit to Iowa solidified his verbal to Iowa and he once again closed his recruitment.

wadc45 · #10 (**permalink**) 11-13-2007, 01:02 PM

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11/11

After his visit Jason is now solid to Iowa.

illinidarrin · #11 (**permalink**) 11-24-2007, 06:12 AM

well, it looks like Ford has committed to Illinois now. On his facebook page it say he is committed to the Illini and he loves it. the rumors/news has been breaking on both the Iowa and Illini boards. Both sides are saying that it is true from people that are close to the situation. If it is, another huge pickup for the Illini. They are in on 4* OL Dan Hoch (Nebraska decommit),WR Kenny Tate, WR AJ Jenkins, WR Cordale Scott(which it looks like he is going to visit again). The Illini seem to be in good shape with MLB Will Compton who said in a scout interview that we are right there with Mizzou now. The Illini are really picking things up in recruiting.

illinidarrin · #12 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 10:30 AM

you can put him as an Illini commit now. he is listed on the Rivals board

Bernini · #13 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 05:37 PM

Once again confirmation of IlliniDarrin's report:

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Ford officially switched his commitment to Ron Zook and the Illinois Fighting Illini.

HotMic · #14 (**permalink**) 11-26-2007, 01:01 PM

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11/26

By K Prince at the Illini site. More on Ford switching his verbal to Illinois.

HotMic · #15 (**permalink**) 11-27-2007, 01:41 PM

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11/27

By K. Prince. Ford's father talks about his son's choice to change his verbal to Illinois. He says that Jason wanted to be closer to home and play for his state school.