What can anyone tell me about Lorenz? A friend of mine called me today and asked about him. I understand he has good size, speed, and college potential but he is an unknown to most colleges.

 

Anyone?

Jesse has all the tools to play at the next level. He hits as hard as anyone I have ever seen,but he only played 4 games last season due to unknown illness. He was in the hospital for a week. I do not believe he is being recruited by any college. The young man needs someone to give him a chance.

Thanks Gold. Do you know how big he is, what his 40 time is, etc?

Pendleton Co. not being in a district and I the health issue would probably be a significant factor. Is he going to be a returning senior?

What can anyone tell me about Lorenz? A friend of mine called me today and asked about him. I understand he has good size, speed, and college potential but he is an unknown to most colleges.

 

Anyone?

Yes. I know who he is. He is without a doubt a natural at football. He is one of those few that knows every position and where everyone is suppose to be. He doesn't give 110%. He gives 150% and is out there to win. He is somewhere around 6'2-6'3 about 225-230lbs and is powerhouse. You can close your eyes and listen and know who made the tackle. Or put him in to run the ball and it's almost like a cartoon watching a pile of players being pulled down the field and each one falling off one at at time as he breaks thru. Unfortunately for him, his talent has gone almost unnoticed due to the fact that he has been at a school with a young football program, with no classification and no real coaching support for his talent.

Pendleton Co. not being in a district and I the health issue would probably be a significant factor. Is he going to be a returning senior?

 

He is a senior this year. From what I understand, he (for unknown reasons) developed high blood pressure. After going through a battery of testing including a 3-4 day stay at the hospital, all possible testing was done and he past every test. The conclusion is something to do with constriction or restriction of the diaphram and chest cavity due to how muscular he is. I also understand that he was seeing a sports physical/massage therapist who was working on opening up the area and the therapy was working. The therapist had seen this before with atheletes. Apparently, he not only started in athletic areas early in his life, he also starting working out early while his body was developing. Unknown to a lot of us, this issue is not uncommon. It exposes itself with the athlete who pushes themselves to extent that many don't.

Somewhere around 6'2" to 6'3". 225lbs - 230lbs.From track stats his 40 was 4. 7 to 4 .8

Is he a senior now or will he be a senior next year? Sounds like a great athlete.

He is a senior this year. From what I understand, he (for unknown reasons) developed high blood pressure. After going through a battery of testing including a 3-4 day stay at the hospital, all possible testing was done and he past every test. The conclusion is something to do with constriction or restriction of the diaphram and chest cavity due to how muscular he is. I also understand that he was seeing a sports physical/massage therapist who was working on opening up the area and the therapy was working. The therapist had seen this before with atheletes. Apparently, he not only started in athletic areas early in his life, he also starting working out early while his body was developing. Unknown to a lot of us, this issue is not uncommon. It exposes itself with the athlete who pushes themselves to extent that many don't.

 

 

Thanks. I wish this kid the best. Sometimes the ones who go unnoticed become special players on the next level! :thumb:

Sounds like a natural football player, but raw. The lack of coaching is going to scare colleges off as much as anything. It sounds like he would benefit from prep school or JUCO to get a little coaching and a little time to work a reputation up.

Sounds like a natural football player, but raw. The lack of coaching is going to scare colleges off as much as anything. It sounds like he would benefit from prep school or JUCO to get a little coaching and a little time to work a reputation up.

 

Can you elaborate more about this idea about going to a prep school of Junior college? Can you give me an example of a prep school? What's the advantage of going to a junior college to play rather than a regular 4 yr institution?

Can you elaborate more about this idea about going to a prep school of Junior college? Can you give me an example of a prep school? What's the advantage of going to a junior college to play rather than a regular 4 yr institution?

Sure.

 

A prep school is a pretty common route for a DI player to take out of high school that doesn't have the grades or the core classes requirements finished. Louisville signed a 4 star WR last season, Josh Chichester, and he went to Harmony Community School this fall to get himself in order to play for the Cards. He enrolled this semester at U of L on scholarship. But it isn't just for players that don't have the grades, for example Amobi Okoye for U of L is a GREAT student, and that's why Auburn wanted him to go to a prep school- he graduated high school at 15. They wanted him to do a tour in prep school, then redshirt him so that he'd be a frosh at what they considered to be a more reasonable age to compete in college. Instead he went to U of L, and things have worked out pretty OK I'd say.

 

The advantage of a JUCO depends on the aspirations. If a player wants to play D-IA football but isn't getting noticed (or again, doesn't have the grades) JUCO can be a good route to get developed and shine on a smaller stage and then be picked up ready to rock and roll in a few years by a big time program. If playing in D-IAA or DII is just as good to the student athlete, walking on at a smaller school is another option. Walking on at a big time school, without the benefit of good coaching in high school, means that a player is probably not going to get the instruction they need. Not knowing the details, it sounds like that's the case here.

 

In any case, I'm not an expert. I just have the internet connection to sound like one.

There are experts out there, of course, and books and programs, etc.

I have watched Lorenz play for the past 4 years, the boy does know football and I enjoyed watching him. I have seen alot of high school football and this kid knows his stuff. Never seen a kid read a field on defense as good as him. His health condition hit his senior year along with a new coaching staff who knew nothing about the condition. He has been receiving help from previous coaching staff regarding colleges, he is making tapes and sending them along with recommendation from previous coach. If he can recover from his health condition he can go far. He is very athletic and strong

I have typed more than one message. I guess they're too long. Bottom line is Jess Lorenz has been short changed this year by medical issues that are not life threatening. Now he is looked at as "damaged goods" I think; yet this kid has the potention with the right coaching and support to play d1 or d2. IF THERE IS A COACH OUT THERE WILLING TO STEP "OUT OF THE BOX" THEY NEED TO CONTACT HIM! He needs a sincere, REAL COACH to pay attention