AURORA — Colorado-bound offensive lineman Tim Lynott headlined a group of four Regis Jesuit seniors who signed Division I football letters of intent during a ceremony Wednesday at the school.
The quartet — offensive linemen Lynott and Jack Maly (Penn), wide receiver Trevor Williams and defensive lineman Eddie Gonzalez (Northern Colorado) — were among 20 high school students who officially pledged to play their respective sports at the collegiate level. A fifth player, offensive lineman Chris Martin, signed with Division III Augsburg College in Minnesota.
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“It’s awesome to just have it official,” Maly said. “I’ve already made so many great relationships up there at the University of Pennsylvania and I’m just excited to get to go out and get a great education while getting the experience of a lifetime.”
The 6-foot-4, 295-pound Lynott is the second player in Mark Nolan’s six seasons as head coach to sign with a school from one of the big five power conferences, joining 2014 graduate Terran Hasselbach at CU.
“Tim was that good as an eighth grader,” Nolan said. “He had the feet, he had the strength, he had the size … everything else from eighth grade until now has just been a formality.”
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Lynott, who had a bevy of other offers from Division I schools, said, “I’m excited to get up there right now,” he said.
Regis Jesuit’s recruiting class excelled in the classroom, too, with an average grade-point average of 3.53. Among those in the upper echelon is Williams, who Nolan said has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 34 on his ACT.
“Regis Jesuit creates men. If you get with the program, and you work with them, you’ll end up where you’re supposed to be,” Gonzales said.
For Nolan, the number of names from his team in this year’s recruiting class may bump up to a dozen in the coming weeks.
“We have another seven guys who are looking at where they want to go and play some smaller college football,” Nolan said.
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