'13 PA ATH Alex Anzalone (Florida Early Enrollee)

bert2834 · Mar 2, 2012

rtrn2glory said:
hope we don't end up 2nd again...i'm really getting sick of the Silver medal.

In recruiting, "If you ain't first, you're last". Ricky Bobby

beryirish · Mar 3, 2012

ESPN Insider

On The Trail Blog - ESPN

On his USC offer:

"I'm really excited to get an offer from there," he said. "It's a huge deal."

Going to California in April to Stanfords junior day and will stop by UCLA and USC while out there.

Wants to see how those schools will compare to his other top schools.

Looking to participate in the May 5 Columbus Nike Football Training Camp and most likely visit OSU while there.

JDAtlanta · Mar 3, 2012

That's why Stanford, Notre Dame and Michigan.

I understand Michigan is a fine educational institution for the general student populus. But, it irks me when football recruits lump them in with ND and Stanford. That Kinesiology or General Studies degree isn't going to get much in the real world

ab2cmiller · Mar 7, 2012

Seems to tweet a lot with Breneman

On a side note, I thought it was funny that Anzalone tweeted the following:

Alex Anzalone ‏ @AlexAnzalone_24

Who's Anthony? #PSUletter

Evidently Penn State sent him a letter addressed to Anthony Anzalone. LOL.

And before that Alex posted a twitter pic of a PSU letter that was sent to him that was completely blank that he had the following caption: "The fresh blank letter!"

LOL
Twitter

Penn State is really doing their best to tick him off.

Emcee77 · Mar 7, 2012

^hilarious. Anthony Anzalone? Somebody at PSU watches too many gangster movies.

Rack Em · Mar 7, 2012

ab2cmiller said:
Twitter

I love the Ohio State letter under it with the word "GRADUATE" in all caps and bolded.

If that isn't irony in its purest form.

NDdomer2 · Mar 7, 2012

It looks like the Florida mail wasn't even opened.

ab2cmiller · Mar 7, 2012

Mike Farrell answered a tweet about Alex's top choices back on March 2nd. He said that ND, pOSU and Florida are in the lead group

Irishnuke · Mar 7, 2012

ab2cmiller said:
Penn State is really doing their best to tick him off.

Wish they would find a way to **** Breneman off too.

Grahambo · Mar 7, 2012

Has he mentioned when he wants to commit?

beryirish · Mar 7, 2012

Grahambo said:
Has he mentioned when he wants to commit?

GITF said in the threads 2nd post he wants to commit before his senior season

Grahambo · Mar 7, 2012

beryirish said:
GITF said in the threads 2nd post he wants to commit before his senior season

I saw that but I wasn't sure if he (Anzalone) had a more specific timeframe.

OCIrish · Mar 7, 2012

Grahambo said:
I saw that but I wasn't sure if he (Anzalone) had a more specific timeframe.

Uh, yeah, sometime before his senior season.....sheesh, where do they find em'??

I kid!!!

Grahambo · Mar 7, 2012

Irish Sports Daily ‏ @ISDUpdate

RT @AlexAnzalone_24 (LB Alex Anzalone) Well, no Michigan this weekend. Penn State it is #theirloss////Will be at #NotreDame Jr. Day 3/24

irishff1014 · Mar 7, 2012

Grahambo said:
Irish Sports Daily ‏ @ISDUpdate

RT @AlexAnzalone_24 (LB Alex Anzalone) Well, no Michigan this weekend. Penn State it is #theirloss////Will be at #NotreDame Jr. Day 3/24

Thats what i like to hear!!

GoldenIsThyFame · Mar 7, 2012

No room at the inn. They are getting another commit or two before weeks end.

NDPhilly · Mar 7, 2012

Gedeon is committing.

Grahambo · Mar 7, 2012

There is definitely room at the INN so come on down!

Rack Em · Mar 7, 2012

GoldenIsThyFame said:
No room at the inn. They are getting another commit or two before weeks end.

I'm assuming at OLB?

irishff1014 · Mar 7, 2012

There is no room at the inn for you but plenty of room at the irish resort.

Buster Bluth · Mar 7, 2012

Grahambo said:
Irish Sports Daily ‏ @ISDUpdate

RT @AlexAnzalone_24 (LB Alex Anzalone) Well, no Michigan this weekend. Penn State it is #theirloss////Will be at #NotreDame Jr. Day 3/24

Irish Fam · Mar 7, 2012

Are you saying that there is no more room at michigan for Alex? or at Penn State?

clashmore_mike · Mar 8, 2012

Michigan told him they didn't have room.

beryirish · Mar 12, 2012

ESPN Freebie

Alex Anzalone getting bigger and better - ESPN

Alex Anzalone coming up big

Watch List LB adds weight, makes big plays and now has over 30 offers

Originally Published: March 12, 2012
By Jared Shanker | ESPN RecruitingNation

WYOMISSING, Pa. -- Bob Wolfrum first realized he had something special in Alex Anzalone early in Anzalone's sophomore year at Wysomissing (Pa.) Area. It doesn't take long for him to remember specific examples.

"It was a scrimmage and he happened to be running a sweep and there was nothing there, and I saw him take off and make a play of his own," said Wolfrum, Wyomissing Area's longtime coach.

And he wasn't done yet.

Alex Anzalone has offers from Alabama, Florida, Penn State, Ohio State, USC and many more. "We try to play as tough a non-league schedule as we can and the first game we played Pottsville. That was a pretty tough team and that was his first high school game and he was sticking it up in there," Wolfrum said. "He probably made more tackles than anyone else we had."

That was back when he was a 6-foot, 180-pound defensive back. Now a 6-foot-3, 224-pound ESPNU Watch List linebacker, Anzalone has 31 offers says there is a simple key to his constant improvement.

"Definitely my size," Anzalone said. "I put on like 40 pounds from the end of my sophomore year to start of my junior year. That helped a lot."

Working out six times a week, Anzalone followed a simple motto: You have to create the demand and feed the demand. So he increased his calorie intake, having six meals a day and anywhere from 10 to 12 eggs a day.

Surprisingly, the eating was harder than working out for Anzalone.

"My dad pretty much forced fed me for a little bit," Anzalone jokes. "There were a couple times when I ate too much."

Anzalone has been working out with a couple of NFL players recently and while he might not have learned much about work ethic from the NFL vets -- he argues he is in better shape than they are -- they did teach him a little about the recruiting process.

"They said when it comes down to picking, pick a school that you fit in with the players and see yourself going," Anzalone said. "You shouldn't pick a school based on the depth chart or anything like that because if you're good, you'll play."

Anzalone visited Penn State this weekend and over the next few weekends he will check out Florida, Ohio State, Stanford, UCLA and USC. He said he does not have any favorites as he has not yet seen many of the schools he is interested in still.

Anzalone remains humble about the recruiting process and is taken aback when he considers the coaches he gets to meet.

"I remember the first time meeting coach [Urban] Meyer, especially since I followed Florida when I was younger. It was crazy. It seems like he's a celebrity," Anzalone said.

It won't be a long and drawn out recruitment for Anzalone, though. He plans to have a decision before the start of his senior season. He is taking four AP-level classes and several other honors courses on his way to graduating in December so he can enroll at a school for the spring semester.

So it's no surprise his education will be key in his decision.

"Academics of course," he said, "[and] definitely the people around the program and its tradition."

JD Irish · Mar 12, 2012

Irish Fam said:
Are you saying that there is no more room at michigan for Alex? or at Penn State?

I think it means that since Michigan doesn't have room for him, he won't be visiting them over the weekend. Instead, he'll visit PSU.

ChiRish · Mar 12, 2012

Love that the kid already has a great work ethic. Hopefully the fact that he values academics and tradition plays out well for us. Good to see that Michigan is out of the picture, but Penn State is still having a great start to the class.

Definitely hoping that Junior Day impresses the kid (and all the others).

GoldenIsThyFame · Mar 15, 2012

Visiting Florida this weekend. Dad went to med school there so that is why he has such high interest. They already have 4 LB commits though FWIW.

OSU, and Penn State are going to continue to be heavy factors as well but I am still leary of Stanford.

rtrn2glory · Mar 15, 2012

GoldenIsThyFame said:
Visiting Florida this weekend. Dad went to med school there so that is why he has such high interest. They already have 4 LB commits though FWIW.

OSU, and Penn State are going to continue to be heavy factors as well but I am still leary of Stanford.

do we have a chance golden? or is there nothing to see here?

Grahambo · Mar 15, 2012

Free: Anzalone Excited About Hitting Road

"“Watching the movie Rudy, are you kidding me?” Sal laughed. “There are a lot of alumni who are in our area and people I know personally who are Notre Dame alums. It’s amazing how passionate Notre Dame’s alumni are and the network along with the tradition of football at Notre Dame.

“It’s a no-brainer. It’s a great school and you have to take it seriously. To have an offer from a great school with a great tradition, it’s something you have to take seriously, so we are.”"

Ironman8 · Mar 23, 2012

Alex was present and seen at ND's second spring practice this morning (as was WR commit James Onwualu) per BG.

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