Derek Roback Offers

[bengalfan76]

Fire the whole staff..... Two DI athletes in the past 3 years and didn't get to the state semis? I kid...I kid. D Owens We understand were you are coming from.

[Tigers24]

Add Miami (Oh) to the list for Derek. They offered a full ride today

[smurray]

Will any of these colleges want him starting school early, eliminating him from his senior season on the hard wood? One of those rumors I heard.

[JohnKnight]

The plan is for him to go to UC in March to participate in spring ball. He would not play baseball at Waverly. Congrats on being offered by a top 5 BCS team Derek! Kinda Ironic he will be bleeding RED!

He is being offered at QB, BTW!

[Mad-Dogg]

who all is lookin at him

[sportsfan_1959]

I would be afraid Kelly won't be there the entire four years. Congratulations and Good Luck Derek.

[hbk2016]

You can't make your decision based on the coaches situation, any D1 coach could be gone at any time.

[JRDyke]

Congrats to Derek & his family! Go Red! Go Black! Go BEARCATS! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

[hbk2016]

Will WHS allow him to graduate early? Is he for sure turning down the committment to UT and going with UC?

Which one gves him the best chance to play? What does everyone think?

[hbk2016]

I would say education wise they are equal. Two Ohio state colleges. We aren't comparing a state school to Harvard here.

[JohnKnight]

Big East, BCS top 10 vs Mac, Pretty easy choice. He committed to Toledo with the understanding that he would accept an offer to a BCS school. Pretty sure he has been cleared to graduate early.

[smurray]

A 4.0 student graduating early should be no problem!
As Coach Knight said, a BCS top ten vs MAC, easy choice.

[tiger_balla]

Here's the story:

Roback picks up Cincinnati offer

When Derek Roback committed to Toledo in August, the 6-foot-3, 221-pound three-star prospect from Waverly, Ohio thought he put the recruiting process behind him.

But, college coaches had other ideas as Roback turned in yet another strong season at Waverly High School. On Wednesday, Roback picked up his first BCS offer.

"I received an offer from the University of Cincinnati (Wednesday)," Robac said. "That is my first BCS offer."

When he committed to Toledo, he let the Rockets' coaches know that he'd remain committed. But, an offer from a BCS school could change things. As of now, he remains committed to Toledo but now he has plenty to think about.

"I'm going to think it all out and make a decision," he said. "I told Toledo when I committed that my commitment was good unless some big BCS school came in. But I'm going to think through the pros and cons."

During the spring and summer, Bob Diaco handled Roback's recruitment for the Bearcats. Now recruiting coordinator Tim Hinton has taken the reigns.

Ranked as the No. 45 prospect in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com, Roback played wide receiver as a sophomore and quarterback as a junior and senior. He was all-state in both 2007 and 2008 and in 2009 he suffered a wrist injury.

He played just four games healthy but still managed to throw for 1,290 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior. He played eight games at quarterback and two at wide receiver.

Cincinnati is recruiting him to play quarterback.

"They want me to come out at the end of March for spring ball," he said.

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

What ever he decides I would bet he will be very good at his new school.

[Black@Orange]

Congradulations, from the West Side.

[roundingthird]

Congrats Derek! Quality young man both on and off the field!

[Sports 101]

Hey HBK..i guess you said something stupid on the other thread and got it deleted....all i was saying that roback will probally play something other than qb in college... i'm a glad to see he is getting his looks which he deservs!!!! i did not say anything negative about him...and i know cinncy offered him as a qb, but have you ever heard of a college coach telling the truth to get what they want...didnt think so...and i dont know excactly what you said to me that made the other thread get deleted, but what ever it was, grow up everyone has their own opinion...get over your self....

[hbk2016]

Hey Big guy,

It wasn't me that said anything. My last post just said be happy for a Pike Co. Kid making good. You are the one who was being critical.

[Sports 101]

so you didnt say i was wrong and called me a loser...if you didnt please tell me..someone else told me, i didnt get to see the post...and i never said anything negative about roback...i just was saying (IN MY OPINION) he wont play qb in college...

[hbk2016]

You were wrong, you said Cincy didn't recruit him as a QB. Whether he ever plays a down, they recruited him as a qb.

You know your post meant that he couldn't play qb at Cincy. Maybe he can't, but at least he is getting a chance.

Why can't Pike co. folks just wish him well and hope to see him play on Saturdays.