Plenty of interest for Hogan
Junior defensive end Jimmy Hogan of Ramapo, N.J., who picked up his first two offers during the summer, has seen a huge amount of new interest come his way since September 1st.
"It has been absolutely crazy," said Hogan, who is 6-foot-5 and 220-pounds. "I have gotten at least 20 letters from all different schools per week. I never expected this."
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Hogan picked up early offers from Rutgers and Massachusetts, but if the recent influx of interest means anything then he will have plenty more in the near future.
"I'm getting a lot of mail from Penn State, Wisconsin, Boston College, Pittsburgh and a few others," said Hogan. "It makes me feel really good about myself, and my dad is very proud of me. I feel so lucky to have the athletic ability to do all of this so I have to make the most out of it."
Hogan has not taken any visits yet this fall, but will attend the Rutgers/Syracuse game at Rutgers in early October. He also attended a practice recently at Rutgers and was inspired by one of the players.
"Their outside linebacker, Khaseem Greene, is a beast," said Hogan. "He was so into playing football that he inspired me to do the same. He's a monster."
As his recruiting process begins to take off, Hogan has a few things he hopes to find in his future school.
"I just want to have fun and I love what I do," said Hogan. "I want to go where I'll most likely start the longest and help the team win. I'll play anything a college wants me to, from defensive line to linebacker to tight end. I just love playing the game."
Hogan helped his team to an easy win last season in their opener.
"We on our first game against Passaic Valley 48-7," said Hogan. "I had a sack and as a team we put a lot of pressure on the quarterback."