2010 Toledo Recruiting Class

Toledo Rockets 2010 ... Head Coach: Tim Beckman

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 5-7
2009 Record: 5.7

9/5 at Purdue L 52-31
9/11 Colorado W 54-38
9/19 Ohio St (Clev.) L 38-0
9/26 at FIU W 41-31
10/3 at Ball St W 37-30
10/10 WMU L 58-26
10/17 NIU W 20-19
10/24 Temple L 40-24
10/31 at Miami U.L 31-24
11/4 OPEN DATE
11/11 at CMU L 56-28
11/20 EMU W 47-21
11/27 at BGSU L 38-20

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 7-5
2008 Record: 3-9

8/30 OPEN DATE
9/6 at Arizona L 41-16
9/13 at East. Mich W 41-24
9/20 Fresno St L 55-54 2OT
9/27 FIU L 35-16
10/4 Ball State L 31-0
10/11 at Michigan W 13-10
10//18 at No Illinois L 38-10
10/25 Central Mich L 24-23
11/5 at Akron L 47-30
11/15 at West Mich L 27-17 
11/20 Miami Univ. W 42-14
11/28 Bo. Green L 38-10

Toledo Rockets

The Top 5 Prospects
WR	James Green	6-2	202	Tallahassee, FL
LB	Jayrone Elliott	6-3	205	Cleveland, OH
DB	Taikwon Paige	5-10	175	Milledgeville, GA
DB	Ross Madison	6-0	190	Chatham, VA
TE	Gerard Atkins	6-5	225	St. Petersburg, FL
The Rest of the Class
LB	Ray Bush	6-3	202	Toledo, OH
WR	Bernard Reedy	5-8	165	St. Petersburg, FL
RB	David Fluellen	6-0	197	Lockport, NY
RB	Toney Foster	5-7	152	Cleveland, OH
DT	Keenen Gibbs	6-1	250	Cincinnati, OH
LB	James Gordon	6-2	205	Cleveland, OH
DB	Dawalyn Harper	6-0	205	Youngstown, OH
OL	Josh Hendershot	6-4	265	Newark, OH
DB	John James	5-11	170	Cleveland, OH
DT	Elijah Jones	6-1	285	Indianapolis, IN
DT	Phillip Lewis	6-2	275	Grand Rapids, MI
OL	Robert Lisowski	6-4	305	Fork Union, VA
ATH	Dwight Macon	5-10	190	Steubenville, OH
OL	Greg Mancz	6-5	270	Cincinnati, OH
RB	Cassius McDowell	5-9	165	Deerfield Beach, FL
OL	Jeff Myers	6-2	289	Massillon, OH
DE	Grant Pleasant	6-2	214	Dublin, OH
DB	Charles Rancifer	6-1	205	Wesson, MS
DE	Zac Rosenbauer	6-2	236	Lima, OH
DB	Keith  Suggs	5-10	185	Indianapolis, IN
DB	EJ Tucker	6-3	205	Toledo, OH

Nov. 27
at Bowling Green 38 … Toledo 24
Bowling Green got out to a 24-0 first quarter lead on the first of two Freddie Barnes touchdown catches and two of Willie Geter’s three one-yard scoring runs. But Toledo roared back with a 24-point run helped by two short touchdown runs from DaJuane Collins. The Falcons owned the last ten minutes with a 17-yard Barnes catch and Geter’s final score. Toledo’s offense rolled, but turned the ball over five times.
Player of the Game: Bowling Green RB Willie Geter ran 16 times for 114 yards and three touchdowns, and he caught three passes for 31 yards.
Toledo: Passing: Austin Dantin, 23-38, 326 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 17-75, 2 TD, Receiving: Eric Page, 7-130
Bowling Green: Passing: Tyler Sheehan, 19-31, 137, 2 TD
Rushing: Willie Geter, 16-114, 3 TD, Receiving: Freddie Barnes, 9-69, 2 TD 
What It All Means: With four losses in the last five games, Toledo blew its shot to get into the bowl mix. The turnovers were too much to overcome, and while the offense ripped up Bowling Green, the mistakes were killers. Austin Dantin might have thrown two interceptions, but he also threw for 326 yards and ran for 45 more making him a potentially strong offensive playmaker to build around for next year. Tim Beckman had a nice first year, but not a great one. The team will need to be more consistent.

Nov. 20
at Toledo 47 ... Eastern Michigan 21  
Player of the Game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 29-of-36 passes for 341 yards and two scores, and he ran 14 times for 19 yards and four touchdowns.
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 14-22, 128 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 15-40, 2 TD, Receiving: Eric Page, 6-77
Eastern Michigan: Passing: Dan LeFevour, 29-36, 341 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Bryan Schroeder, 13-105, 2 TD, Receiving: Antonio Brown, 13-129, 1 TD
What It All Means: Toledo pitched a near-perfect offensive game with Austin Dantin only missing on one throw and Morgan Williams and DaJuane Collins running wild on the awful Eastern Michigan defense. After the big collapse in the second half of the year, the Rockets have a chance to finish strong if they can get a win over Bowling Green. A victory would mean a 6-6 record and a nice step forward in the first year under Tim Beckman, but more than the win, the game is all about getting more live work in for Austin Dantin and the young players. It’s time to look toward 2010, even though it’s going to be Senior Day at home.  

Nov. 11
at Central Michigan 56 … Toledo 28
Dan LeFevour ran for four touchdowns and connected with Bryan Anderson for a 33-yard score and with Antonio Brown for a 42-yard touchdown on the way to a 56-14 Central Michigan lead. Toledo scored early on a 14-yard Kenny Stafford catch and had a 14-7 lead midway through the second quarter on a one-yard DaJuane Collins run, but CMU, helped by five takeaways, scored 49 straight points to pull away. Collins ran for four scores for the Rockets, while CMU got three scores out of Schroeder.
Player of the Game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 29-of-36 passes for 341 yards and two scores, and he ran 14 times for 19 yards and four touchdowns.
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 14-22, 128 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 15-40, 2 TD, Receiving: Eric Page, 6-77
Central Michigan: Passing: Dan LeFevour, 29-36, 341 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Bryan Schroeder, 13-105, 2 TD, Receiving: Antonio Brown, 13-129, 1 TD
What It All Means: Toledo has the firepower to keep up with a team like Central Michigan, but four interceptions and a fumble, and no takeaways, opened up the floodgates in the blowout win. Aaron Opelt was back in a full-time role under center, but he was rusty and he made too many mistakes. After losing four of their last five games, the Rockets need to get past the layup against Eastern Michigan and beat Bowling Green to finish 6-6. That’s not bad, but after a strong start to the season, this has been a disappointing and disastrous second half to the year as the offense has sputtered.
What It All Means: Dan LeFevour continues to set records and he continues to cement him legacy as one of the MAC’s greatest players. He has turned his game up a few notches with a flawless performance against the Rockets, getting hot with the passing game at the right time and closing with short rushing scores. He got help from a big day from Antonio Brown and a nice running day from Bryan Schroeder, and now it’s a one game season. It doesn’t matter what happens against Ball State; it’s all going to come down to the November 27th game against NIU.

Oct. 31
at Miami University 31 … Toledo 24
Miami snapped a 13-game losing streak has Zac Dysert ran for scores from three and 23 yards out and threw a ten-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Cruse. The Redhawks held a 24-7 first half lead, helped by a 20-yard interception return for a score from Wes Williams and a 55-yard bomb of a field goal by Trevor Cook, but Toledo came back with a 14-yard Eric Page touchdown catch. Dysert’s second touchdown run put it away, but Page made it interesting with a 15-yard scoring run with 31 seconds to play.
Player of the Game: Miami University QB Zac Dysert completed 31-of-41 passes for 344 yards and a score and ran 13 times for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Toledo: Passing: Alex Pettee, 6-8, 97 yds
Rushing: Adonis Thomas, 13-107, Receiving: Stephen Williams, 9-137
Miami University: Passing: Zac Dysert, 13-60, 2 TD
Rushing: Zac Dysert, 13-60, 2 TD, Receiving: Jamal Rogers, 7-67
What It All Means: The Rockets can’t blame the loss or the slide on the loss of Aaron Opelt; he played and the team still struggled. Now the Rockets are out of the MAC chase after this disastrous loss, and all the positive things they did over the first half of the season are gone. Of course, this team is just flaky enough to come out roaring against Central Michigan next week, but the defense has to get more production from the front and the punting game has to quit being such a liability. 

Oct. 24
Temple 40 … at Toledo 24
Bernard Pierce was supposed to be out hurt, but the Owl freshman ran for a career-high 212 yards and scoring from one, 39, and two yards out. Toledo got an 85-yard kickoff return for a score from Morgan Williams after Pierce’s one-yard score, and made it interesting with a 48-yard Alex Steigerwald field goal and a six-yard DaJuane Collins touchdown run to pull within six at halftime. And then Temple took over with 17 straight points highlighted by a 36-yard Jason Harper touchdown catch. Williams added a 27-yard touchdown catch, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
Player of the Game: Temple RB Bernard Pierce ran 40 times for 212 yards and three scores.
Toledo: Passing: Alex Pettee, 29-47, 265 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 17-59, 1 TD, Receiving: Stephen Williams, 8-76
Temple: Passing: Vaughn Charlton, 11-20, 122 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Bernard Pierce, 40-212, 3 TD, Receiving: Michael Campbell, 4-40, 1 TD 
What It All Means: The offense just isn’t working as well without Aaron Opelt. Alex Pettee threw it 47 times but for a mere 265 yards with two interceptions, and the running game didn’t help the cause with just 48 yards. This was the team’s big chance to get into the MAC race, and now it’s over. With three road games in the final four, including a date at Central Michigan, if the firepower of the early season doesn’t return, and if the run defense doesn’t quickly rebound it’s not going to be a pretty final month.

Oct. 17
at Toledo 20 ... Northern Illinois 19
Barry Church blocked a 42-yard NIU field goal attempt in the final minute to give Toledo the win. The Rockets got up 14-0 in the first half on a 26-yard Tim Cortazzo catch and a 17-yard DaJuane Collins touchdown run, and got the game-winning score on a four-yard Collins run midway through the fourth. NIU went on a midgame run with Chandler Harnish running for two one-yard scores and Meco Brown also scoring from a yard out.
Player of the Game: Toledo RB DaJuane Collins ran 16 times for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and he returned four kickoffs for 104 yards
Toledo: Passing: Austin Dantin, 17-24, 202 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 16-139, 2 TD, Receiving: Eric Page, 10-127
Northern Illinois: Passing: Chandler Harnish , 15-24, 157 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Meco Brown,22-94, 1 TD, Receiving: Landon Cox, 6-70 
What It All Means: Could the offense keep moving with starting quarterback Aaron Opelt injured and on the sidelines? Sort of. Austin Dantin did a great job completing 17-of-24 passes for 202 yards with a touchdown, but the offense didn’t explode and the three turnovers kept the game interesting. DaJuane Collins helped the attack when needed, but he wasn’t used enough carrying the ball just 16 times for 139 yards and two scores. To ease Dantin into the role until Opelt is back, Collins has to be the main man. Against Temple next week, the run defense will have to come up with another big day.

Oct. 10
Western Michigan 58 … at Toledo 26
Tim Hiller threw three touchdown passes with a 54-yarder and a 18-yarder to Jordan White for a 14-0 lead, and he connected with Juan Nunez for scores from 12 and 19 yards away on the way to a 41-6 Western Michigan lead. Brandon West added touchdown runs from 15, 19, and 70 yards. Toledo couldn’t keep up the pace and didn’t get into the endzone until late in the first half on the first of three Austin Dantin touchdown passes.
Player of the Game: Western Michigan RB Brandon West ran 14 times for 153 yards and three touchdowns, and he caught two passes for 24 yards.
Toledo: Passing: Austin Dantin, 17-28, 160 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Morgan Williams 17-97, Receiving: Stephen Williams, 6-59, 1 TD
Western Michigan: Passing: Tim Hiller, 16-26, 270 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Brandon West, 14-153, 3 TD, Receiving: Jordan White, 5-117, 2 TD 
What It All Means: This is going to be an up-and-down season and you’re never going to know what you get. The MAC’s top offense went into the tank early and couldn’t stay on the field to give the defense a break, while the MAC’s worst D was awful yet again. Now it’ll be interesting to see if Austin Dantin gets even more playing time at center, but quarterback is hardly the team’s problem. Ranking 119th in the nation in scoring defense and 113th in total defense, the Rockets have a lot to be concerned about with NIU up next.

Oct. 3
Toledo 37 …. at Ball State 30
In one of the wildest finishes in the young college football season, Ball State took the lead with 42 seconds to play with MiQuale Lewis scoring on a two point conversion on a Statue of Liberty play after a ten-yard touchdown catch from Torieal Gibson. And then came the breakdown as Aaron Opelt connected with Stephen Williams for a 51-yard touchdown with 27 seconds to play. Opelt had thrown for five scores on the day with Williams scoring on a 51-yard touchdown earlier in the fourth. Kelly Page threw two touchdown passes for Ball State.
Player of the Game: Toledo QB Aaron Opelt completed 30-of-38 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns with an interception, and WR Stephen Williams caught ten passes for 231 yards and two scores.
Ball State: Passing: Kelly Page, 25-41, 234 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Eric Williams, 9-43, Receiving: Briggs Orsbon, 10-88, 1 TD
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 30-38, 422 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Morgan Williams, 10-41, Receiving: Eric Page, 11-152, 1 TD
What It All Means: All the talk will be about how Toledo was able to pull off a miraculous win with the 51-yard touchdown catch from Stephen Williams in the final seconds, but the team needs to focus on how and why the big final play was needed. 12 penalties for 104 yards, three turnovers, and spotty, inconsistent play let a bad Ball State team have a shot to pull off the upset. With the firepower the Rockets have, they need to bomb their way through games like this, and with a three-game homestand against Western Michigan, NIU, and Temple coming up, this is when the big run has to come. 

Sept. 26
Toledo 41 … at FIU 31
Toledo got up 24-10 midway through the third quarter helped by a 72-yard DaJuane Collins touchdown dash and a 41-yard Eric Page scoring grab, but FIU wouldn’t go away. Paul McCall ran for two one-yard scores and hooked up with T.Y. Hilton for a 20-yard touchdown, but the Golden Panthers couldn’t get close to the Rockets after a six-yard Collins scoring run in the fourth. Toledo outgained FIU 566 yards to 372.
Player of the Game: Toledo RB DaJuane Collins ran 19 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
FIU: Passing: Paul McCall, 19-42, 224 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Darriet Perry, 16-60, Receiving: T.Y. Hilton, 9-126, 1 TD
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 18-32, 343 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 19-151, 2 TD, Receiving: Stephen Williams, 6-116
What It All Means: Toledo got its offensive groove on again. FIU’s offense was able to move the ball a bit on the Rocket defense, but Aaron Opelt and the UT attack was unstoppable, consistent, and hit on the big plays needed to take control of the game and keep it. There were too many penalties (ten for 78 yards) and the D should’ve closed out the game earlier, but it was a nice road win after the blasting from Ohio State. Now it’s all about the MAC the rest of the way, and if Toledo can get by Ball State on the road, it gets three home games and could go on a big run.
 
Sept. 19
Ohio State 38 ... Toledo 0
Ohio State held Toledo's high-powered offense to just 210 yards, and just 13 on the ground, while Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeye attack rolled with ease. Pryor ran for 110 yards and a short score, and he started off the scoring with a 76-yard scoring pass to Dane Sanzenbacher less than two minutes into the game. Sanzenbacher followed it up with an 18-yard touchdown catch and the route was on. Den Herron and DeVier Posey each ran for four-yard touchdowns, and Aaron Pettry nailed a 47-yard field goal. Toledo's best chance for a score came on a deep catch by Eric Page, but he fumbled on the three.
Player of the Game: Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor completed 17-of-28 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions, and he ran 12 times for 110 yards and a score.
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 22-45, 197 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 7-22, Receiving: Eric Page, 6-54
Ohio State: Passing: Terrelle Pryor, 17-28, 262 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Terrelle Pryor, 12-110, 2 TD, Receiving: Dane Sanzenbacher, 5-126, 2 TD
What It All Means: The Ohio State defense never let Toledo's offense breathe. The Rocket defense wasn't going to be able to handle the Buckeye running game, but Aaron Opelt needed to be sharp and he needed to crank out big yards like he did over the first two games. DaJuane Collins and the running game weren't able to provide any sort of help. While this might have been a disappointing loss after the way the offense played to start the season, the recovery should be quick with FIU and Ball State up next.

Sept. 11
at Toledo 54 ... Colorado 38
Toledo cranked out 624 yards of total offense, and all but put the game away early with two of Aaron Opelt's four touchdown passes, throwing an eight-yarder to Danny Noble and connecting with Eric Page for a 70-yarder, on the way to a 30-3 halftime lead. Colorado tried to furiously rally, with Cody Hawkins throwing three touchdown passes, but the Rockets went on a 17-point fourth quarter run highlighted by a 61-yard Opelt scoring dash.
Player of the Game: Toledo QB Aaron Opelt completed 15-of-23 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns, and he ran eight times for 109 yards and two scores.
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 15-23, 319 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 20-160, 1 TD, Receiving: Danny Noble, 5-56, 1 TD
Colorado: Passing: Cody Hawkins, 30-64, 356 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Darrell Scott, 12-85, Receiving: Scotty McKnight, 11-114, 1 TD.
What It All Means: Talk about the light going on for Aaron Opelt, the Rocket QB followed up a 423-yard passing day against Purdue with a 319-yard, 109-rushing yard day as Toledo came up with a perfectly balanced attack (305 yards rushing and 311 receiving) against the Buffs. Head coach Tim Beckman has the offense exploding, while the run defense did a great job of tightening up against the run after getting steamrolled by Purdue the week before. Now it's on to Ohio State, and if the offense can continue to produce at this level, Toledo might have an honest shot at the upset.

Sept. 5
at Purdue 52 … Toledo 31
The two teams combined for 1,028 yards of total offense with Purdue’s Ralph Bolden coming up with 234 of them on the ground. The Boilermakers scored the first 21 points of the game with Bolden tearing off a 78-yard scoring dash and Jaycen Taylor running for a 43-yard score, but Toledo kept fighting back. Aaron Opelt threw two second quarter touchdown passes to pull the Rockets within three, but the Boilermakers cranked out 24 straight points to get comfortably ahead. Toledo kept coming with a 17-point run highlighted by a Stephen Williams 42-yard touchdown grab, his second score of the day, but Bolden put the game away with a 14-yard scoring run.
Player of the Game: Purdue RB Ralph Bolden ran 21 times for 234 yards and two touchdowns, and Toledo WR Stephen Williams caught 15 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Toledo: Passing: Aaron Opelt, 41-67, 423 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: DaJuane Collins, 9-27, 1 TD, Receiving: Stephen Williams, 15-185, 2 TD
Purdue: Passing: Joey Elliott, 17-28, 220 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Ralph Bolden, 21-234, 2 TD, Receiving: Keith Smith, 8-117, 1 TD.
What It All Means: Toledo needs some rebuilding under head coach Tim Beckman, and while the defense needs the most work, the offense showed the type of firepower that should make this an interesting MAC season. Aaron Opelt kept pressing and kept the passing game going, while Stephen Williams, with 15 catches for 185 yards, showed why he might be the MAC’s best receiver and needs at least ten balls a game thrown his way. Barry Church, in his new role as a hybrid linebacker, struggled making six tackles.