'10 MD ATH Zack Zwinak (Penn State Signee)

GoRU · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 07:17 AM

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Frederick (MD) Linganore

Ht: 6-foot-1
Wt: 225 lbs
Forty: 4.55 secs
Class: 2010 (High School)

Top Juniors Impressive for Linganore - Josh Barr's Recruiting Insider

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Offensive tackle Rob Havenstein and fullback Zach Zwinak already hold scholarship offers from Maryland and Coach Rick Conner thinks that wide receiver Ryan Dixon also is a potential scholarship players, among others.

Perhaps the most impressive of the bunch on Friday was Zwinak, who is listed at 6-2 and 238 pounds. He had the speed to outrun smaller defenders and the brawn to push other would-be tacklers aside. You don't see too many fullbacks with major-college offers as juniors.

reigle9 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 04:24 AM

We're recruiting him as an athlete?

PSU42Fan · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by reigle9

We're recruiting him as an athlete?

I think as a LB/FB ala Zordich.

wadc45 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 10:41 AM

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From the VT site...has offers from Rutgers, West Virginia, Maryland, Stanford and [coming on Monday] Penn State...Cal may be close to offering as well...dad played at Virginia Tech and mom attended UNC.

wadc45 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 04:30 PM

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2/16

From the VT site...talks about the Virginia Tech offer...has been to Rutgers, West Virginia and Maryland and will visit VT later this month...will be at PSU's NIKE camp and the SPARQ camp in Baltimore.

PSU42Fan · #6 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 06:09 PM

The only question is now - how long does he wait to commit to VT?

AustinScottistheone · #7 (**permalink**) 02-21-2009, 04:13 PM

Scout.com: Zwinak Receiving Offers from Coast to Coast

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By John Wallpher. Interview in Q&A format. Zack talks about what he likes in each school that has offered, as well as having interest in Clemson and North Carolina.

AustinScottistheone · #8 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 03:05 PM

Zwinak continues Maryland focus -

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By Bill Kurelic, NN Recruiting Analyst
bkurelic@nittanynetwork.com
March 3, 2009

The Nittany Lions had great success recruiting the state of Maryland for their 2009 recruiting class. In fact, Joe Paterno signed more prospects from Maryland than he did from Pennsylvania.

Paterno and his staff are working Maryland hard for their 2010 recruiting class and one of their targets is Frederick (Md.) Linganore star Zach Zwinak.

CONTINUED...

wadc45 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009, 12:28 PM

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From TheWolverine...Michigan offered last week and he thinks they offered teammate Robby Havenstein...talks about how excited he is about the UM offer and does not have any more visits planned right now...prefers to play offense.

AustinScottistheone · #10 (**permalink**) 03-10-2009, 03:31 AM

Scout.com: Zwinak Has 11 Early Offers

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By Matt Alkire. Zach has written offers from Maryland, Michigan, Boston College, Stanford, Rutgers, West Virginia, PSU, Virginia Tech, California, Kansas State, and Pittsburgh. He is mostly being recruited as a fullback...focused on combines/camps right now, rather than recruiting and each school individually...talks about his father playing at Virginia Tech, and gives his own thoughts on VT.

Offensive Stats (JR. year): 133 rushes for 1447 yards, and 19 TDs.

Defensive Stats (JR. year): 53 tackles 11 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and 3 interceptions.

AustinScottistheone · #11 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 04:13 PM

Notre Dame Joins the Mix for Linganore Standout - Josh Barr's Recruiting Insider

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Notre Dame Joins the Mix for Linganore Standout

Got an email this morning from Linganore Coach Rick Conner, who reports that standout fullback Zach Zwinak yesterday picked up a scholarship offer from Notre Dame. He previously had been offered by Maryland, West Virginia, Penn State, Stanford, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, California, Pittsburgh and Kansas State.

AustinScottistheone · #12 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 07:05 PM

Scout.com: Zwinak Receives Irish Offer

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By Mike Frank. Notre Dame has offered and are recruiting as a fullback. Zach talks about speaking with Coach Weis, and how this offer was unexpected. His parents think it is an offer he should consider.

AustinScottistheone · #13 (**permalink**) 03-18-2009, 06:37 PM

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Rivals.com Five-Star Showdown Hot 11

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ATH Zach Zwinak, 6-2, 230, Frederick (Md.) Linganore

ASSETS: Zwinak has good size and is a thick, strong kid. He's a versatile athlete on film but prefers running back so he worked out with the offense at the event. He has quickness to him for a bigger back and he made an acrobatic catch showing a high level of athleticism.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: He's not a burner at all so if he plays offense in college it will be as a fullback who can catch the ball out of the backfield. Despite making one of the best catches at the event, he also dropped a pass that hit him in the hands.
WHAT WAS MOST IMPRESSIVE AT CAMP: Zwinak's size and athletic ability is impressive and he moves laterally a bit better than expected. He is clearly a versatile athlete being able to compete at running back at his size and he's a hard worker who hustles. He laid out to make his best catch, not worrying about potential injury.
CONCLUSION: Zwinak wants to be a running back in college and a camp without pads and hitting is no way to determine whether or not he can pull that off or not at 6-2 and 230 pounds. He's clearly a very good athlete who moves well and is a bit of a no-miss prospect because of his versatility.

AustinScottistheone · #14 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 10:14 AM

The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper

AustinScottistheone · #15 (**permalink**) 04-20-2009, 08:57 AM

Md. OL enjoys Junior Day -

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The Nittany Lions hosted a Junior Day on Saturday and Frederick (Md.) Linganore teammates offensive lineman Robby Havenstein and linebacker/fullback Zach Zwinak were in attendance.