Illinois football recruit will make official visit to Georgia Tech
Kicker Ryan Frain, who is committed to Illinois, was recently offered a scholarship by Georgia Tech and will make an official visit to Yellow Jackets this weekend, according to JacketsOnline.
Last week, Illinois fired coach Ron Zook, which has caused the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Frain to consider options.
“[I am] going to take an official visit to Tech this weekend and I don’t feel like I am disrespecting my commitment because I need to make sure I am not stiffed whenever Illinois hires their next coach,” Frain told the website.
Here’s some video of the Indianapolis kicker … as it says on the video “Come on board, and get on the Frain Train.”
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K
December 8th, 2011
4:58 am
What we need!!!!!
ATL
December 8th, 2011
6:13 am
Good leg…. horrible jersies
Ramblin Man
December 8th, 2011
6:49 am
GT definitely needs a new kicker but I am not too excited about having to use another scholarship for it. Then again if he can kick it from the 20 and do the same thing he does in the video I would probably get over it.
kicker outta illinois coming to visit this weekend
December 8th, 2011
6:56 am
[...] outta illinois coming to visit this weekend Illinois football recruit will make official visit to Georgia Tech | AJC College Sports Recruiting Reply With [...]
SB
December 8th, 2011
7:35 am
Can someone please explain to me why coaches don’t pursue kickers harder. How many points every year are left on the field because of poor kicking?
Hal
December 8th, 2011
7:50 am
I think its a good move to get a really good kicker on scholarship. Most good teams have a solid kicking game.
Tokyo jacket
December 8th, 2011
8:11 am
SB – Mike Ditka used to be the same way in the pros. But, look at certain Miami and FSU games. How often does a kicker affect the outcome of a game, a season, or a championship? Also, usually your kicker is one of your top three scorers on the team.
This guy, along with the other two ship-jumpers we’ve got coming in this weekend, would make a HUGE impact on the Flats. When you see him boot the 49-yarder straight through the uprights with AT LEAST 10 YARDS TO SPARE, you know he’s special. Go get ‘em CPJ!
GTJoe
December 8th, 2011
8:17 am
and #27 opens up next year…..
Jim 70
December 8th, 2011
8:22 am
Obviously kickers are important. If Boise state made two short field goals the past two years, they would have made both bcs championship games.
NOVAJacket
December 8th, 2011
8:41 am
Most evaluators like him better as a punter and kickoff specialist….
GTJason
December 8th, 2011
9:05 am
Looks good, we’ll take 2…
JM
December 8th, 2011
9:23 am
Hope he has a great visit. He certainly would have an immediate opportunity to play at GT, plus he’d get a great education.
Ga Tech Old Timer
December 8th, 2011
9:25 am
This kid Ryan looks to be the real deal. Until we can establish consistancy in our kicking game – we will be holding our breath on every punt that it goes more than 20 yards – on every kick off that it makes it past the twenty yard line and every field goal that we don’t kick it into the centers ass. Special teams start with a special kicker / punter and Ryan looks to be special. If we could get him -all we’d have to be worried about then would be our tackling – blocking – and setting lanes for returns.
GT1971
December 8th, 2011
9:30 am
Definitely… bring Ryan to Tech.
satchuga
December 8th, 2011
9:41 am
Dude. One scholarship to have a primo kicker? No brainer……..sign ‘im up ! (UGa alwlays has good kickers. Does ‘Bama wish they had one now?)
annapolisdawg
December 8th, 2011
9:52 am
A good/great kicker can make or break a game sometimes. Johnson knows that his Special Teams play was sub-par this year and it makes total sense to offer a scholarship to improve this situation. This kid looks like the real deal and I hope you all can land him this weekend.
wes
December 8th, 2011
9:57 am
Dang. He sure can boot it!
gtkicker
December 8th, 2011
10:16 am
To those who think kickers are not important, just look at the LSU/GA game last weekend. The LSU aussie punter was directly responsible for LSU having points in the first half. His punt pinned GA and forced them to kick from their end zone. GA punter out kicks coverage; result TD.
Would we have won the national championship without Scott Sisson?
68-56
December 8th, 2011
11:03 am
We need special teams really bad… Come to Atlanta sir
milt
December 8th, 2011
11:04 am
There would have to be some better programs that he could be a part of. He would be recognized more by NFL scouts at other places.
68-56
December 8th, 2011
11:05 am
Scott sission, Shawn jones & William bell
68-56
December 8th, 2011
11:06 am
Lmao at milt…. Milt do your homework….. GT puts tons of guys into the nfl
south georgia jacket
December 8th, 2011
11:19 am
He kicks without a tee!!!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 8th, 2011
11:22 am
milt, are you proud to be so dumb? Good kickers are recognized by the NFL no matter where they play. And like 68-56 said, Tech has plenty of guys in the NFL
GT Fan
December 8th, 2011
12:06 pm
As mentioned above, Boise State is a GREAT example. As well as the FSU “wide right” “wide left” games. How many missed National Championships is that for just those two schools b/c of bad kicking?
And don’t forget this year’s Oklahoma State team. Their 1 loss (OT to Iowa State), even though replay showed the kick to be good, was b/c of a missed FG at the end of regulation.
GT79MD83
December 8th, 2011
12:53 pm
Who are the other two “ship-jumpers” coming this weekend Tokyo Jacket?
GT45
December 8th, 2011
12:55 pm
48 yarder with about 10 to spare. If he is accurate, sign him up!
Hayseed Dixie
December 8th, 2011
12:59 pm
I saw Durant Brooks win games for us.
If, after a demoralizing 3-and-out, the kicker can pin the other team inside their 20 you can save some serious momentum. That’s huge.
We need a lights out kicker.
just the truth
December 8th, 2011
1:39 pm
@GT79MD83 …… @ 2 qb’s. Monroe – Texas A&M, Marshall – Kansas.
buzzwax
December 8th, 2011
2:35 pm
A good kicker would be good. Dalvin would be GREAT!!! DL and ST and completion % have been the achilles heel for GT since 2008. Vad apparently coming back, a better kicking game and ST, ALONG with an improved DL would GET GT TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!!!!!!!!
juvenal
December 8th, 2011
3:49 pm
still so amazing, Super, that folks don’t know pro scouts will find anyone who can play……lot of players in the nfl list their HS on pre-game introductions….
Supersize that order, mutt
December 8th, 2011
3:52 pm
juvenal, that just goes to show you the totally ignorant bias of most of the mutts who post on here.
The Truth
December 8th, 2011
4:50 pm
Recruit the kicker from Westminster!!!! Unreal leg! 50 + yarders all year long. Plus he is smart and wants an education. That knocks UGA out of the picture.
crackbaby
December 8th, 2011
5:08 pm
He kicks and punts. A lot of punts on the vid were off of bad snaps, too. This guy looks pretty good on the film.
There are a lot of good H.S. kickers in GA, too. Johns Creek HS has a good kicker (Kyle Fowler). Maybe not as much leg as this guy but he’s still a Jr. (haven’t seen him punt, either).
crackbaby
December 8th, 2011
5:11 pm
Timing for the visit is horrible though – Finals week.
annapolisdawg
December 8th, 2011
5:38 pm
Lol @ Supersize and The Truth… You two need to get laid and quickly!!! Not something easily done on your boy-filled (notice man is excluded here) campus, so best of luck to you both!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 8th, 2011
5:59 pm
typical lack of class by a mutt
Jim
December 8th, 2011
8:23 pm
We need this kid.. GO JACKETS!!
Cliff Claven
December 8th, 2011
10:52 pm
annapolisdawg…you recruit nothing but dumb, dope smoking thugs! suck on it!
SansWorld
December 8th, 2011
11:28 pm
His kicks seem to get elevation quickly, Plus he looks big enought to play saftey. Sign him!
GT79MD83
December 9th, 2011
12:08 pm
@ The Truth. Thanks for the info.
DesignerJacket
December 9th, 2011
1:57 pm
A good kicker? Yes, please.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
December 10th, 2011
2:33 pm
He’ll stick with ILL. Their new coach is a winner.