It was finding the right player for the program, one who is active and representing the Crusaders positively both on and off the field. “I don’t really have any expectations. Are you alumni of this team? Baker said his head coach at South Lyon, Jeff Henson, reminded the team that this was how the Lions won their games: as a team, not exactly based on the talent on the sideline. Madonna University is located in Livonia, MI and the Volleyball program competes in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) conference. He knows the kind of offensive football that I want to see, so we will be in sync with what happens on that side of the ball. The Lawrence Technological University Athletics Department is committed to providing a competitive, culturally diverse, and gender-equitable sports program that operates within the rules and regulations of the University, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Being a first-year program, everyone has a chance to fight for a starting spot.”. “I’m kind of going in blind right now,” Henderson said. (Photo: Courtesy of Caleb Baker). You can start there. “If you are playing schools that have kids that are up to their fifth year of college football and you have a bunch of first and second-year guys, usually you expect to maybe take a few lumps or two until you get older and get a full roster,” DeFillipo said. Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Contact reporter Colin Gay at cgay@hometownlife.com or 248-330-6710. Recruiting Activity. In our first year at Madonna, he recruited more than half of our very first recruiting class. Reaves said the Madonna coaching staff promised him equal opportunity to earn a starting spot, along with scholarship money. However, with football, his focus is more on the long-term build, “You get through your first recruiting class after four years, and that’s when it starts to transpire a lot more because those players, those student-athletes that come in those first four years are setting the foundation for success," Kennell said. Despite not knowing the Detroit area at all prior to taking the job at Madonna, Foos knew that in this type of city — like Columbus, Ohio, when he was with the Panthers as a graduate assistant — you are going to find good football. You do not need a Facebook profile to participate. The Defensive Backs Coach of the Madonna University Football program is Ahmed Saleh. The D Zone Football: Player Jaylan Jones (class of 2021), Runningback/Outside Linebacker of Henry Ford Trojans. It was more of a learning process.”, Anthony Reaves played quarterback at Farmington, Redford Thurston and Detroit Loyola before moving to wide receiver at Madonna. This morning, Madonna University athletic director Scott Kennell announced that Tiffin, Ohio native Brian Foos has agreed to become the first head coach of Crusader football. Committed. Madonna athletic director Scott Kennell said  the university has seen startup programs find success quickly after they had started. Jace Mullins. Candidates must be committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service, and support the Mission of the University. Recruiting Class: Commits; Considering ... Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory Sc: 6'5'' 220: 84: List. “I kind of always wanted to (move across the country) just to experience somewhere outside of Texas,” Henderson said. “I expect a lot of learning,” Reaves said. It's OK to disagree with someone's ideas, but personal attacks, insults, threats, hate speech, advocating violence and other violations can result in a ban. Members of 2020 class are not the only ones fighting for a starting spot at Madonna prior to its program-opening game. “I’m still learning a lot. Recruiting Information Madonna competes in 22 varsity athletic sports (10 men and 12 women) at the NAIA level and in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. The football program at Madonna will begin play in 2020, but Foos already has begun to plot his strategy for building the program, including recruiting student-athletes and establishing new traditions at the Felician institution. The 2020 Football team of the Marian University - Indianapolis. Recruiting roundup: Cardinal Mooney senior picks Madonna University for basketball Brandon Folsom, Port Huron Times Herald 5/28/2020 'Little old West Virginia' sets pace on vaccine rollout Already a print edition subscriber, but don't have a login? Follow him on Twitter @ColinGay17. They were offering more than a lot of other schools.”. Jayden Henderson will move from Katy, Texas to Livonia to play on the offensive line for Madonna. Madonna University will be playing its football games at Livonia Churchill's stadium. The program will take the field for the first time with only freshmen and redshirt freshmen players, facing teams with much older and more experienced players in the same conference. Madonna University is a Catholic institution founded by the Felician Sisters, guided by the values of St. Francis. Madonna University has yet to play its first game. However, that redshirt season proved to be different than expected for Reaves. But finding a good football player was not the main issue. - After attempting to play multiple opponents this Fall, Indiana Wesleyan football has something to look forward to in 2021, with the announcement of the 2021 Mid-State Football Association Football schedule. Reaves and the other members of the 2019 class have not had much football experience with Madonna after the cancelation of spring ball due to COVID-19. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Miami Hurricanes lost one of their two football commitments in the 2022 recruiting class on Wednesday evening with Chaminade-Madonna defensive end Jamaal Johnson backing off his pledge with UM. Foos said this is one of the many ways he and his staff found talent outside state lines for his program. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. Whether it’s a coach, a player or a member of the 2020 recruiting class, all agree that Madonna football has potential. Madonna University (Football) 12/18/20. As a high school coach, DeFillipo knows what it is like to build up a program, and in those first few games, maybe even the first season, he expects to see Madonna struggle a bit. Reaves knows it will be a transition, already focused on the first game, saying that, ‘It’s not a high school game anymore.”. ... (Football) 04/29/20. “After praying and talking to my mom and family about everything, I have decided to decommit from the University of Miami,” Johnson said in a statement posted on his Twitter account. Henderson was more focused on how he would fit into the offense, and what kind of look Madonna would be given. Related. 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The unknown is whether or not that potential will show up in that first season. Subscribe today for full access on your desktop, tablet, and mobile device. Thank you for your interest in employment opp… With this, Madonna football felt familiar to Baker. When he found out Madonna would run a spread offense similar to what he ran at Cypress Lakes, he was all in, committing to Madonna prior to National Signing Day on Feb 5. 6:40. Other essential staff include: Defensive Coordinator Jonathan Black; Head Coach Brian Foos Wayne State (Preferred Walk-On) (Football) 01/05/21. If you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them. Madonna football has brought in recruits from around the country to be a part of the first team in the program's history. Concordia (Football) 01/08/21. If you are interested in becoming a student-athlete at MU, please select the sport (s) and complete the Recruiting Form (s). The D Zone is your source for Michigan High School Sports! Miami’s recruiting from Chaminade-Madonna spans nearly 20 years starting with NFL All-Pro linebacker Jon Beason to defensive end Kenyatta Jackson, a 2022 prospect. The group holds several conference, district, region, and state accolades and is sure to make an immediate impact in the 2020-21 campaign. The latest Maryland Terrapins, football recruiting news, offers, commitments, and rumors from our Terrapin, football recruiting insiders. The offensive lineman from Cypress Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, a suburb of Houston, had posted his highlight reel on the Next College Student Athlete website, and got a call from the staff during his seventh period class. Caleb Baker, a senior offensive lineman at South Lyon, remembers Madonna’s first presentation to his team. 877-845-6272. Actually, it was something in favor of the Crusaders. Recruiting. That doesn’t come along very often,” Foos said. … Anthony Reaves, a quarterback-turned-wide receiver, who graduated from Farmington in 2019, has a similar story to many in the upcoming class. Football; Chaminade-Madonna at Clearwater Academy International ... the college-sized linebacker destroyed a screen pass to Franklin and wrapped him up for a loss. Send game results and stats to Liv-Sports@hometownlife.com. As he moves across the country to play college football, Henderson is ready for whatever lay ahead of him, coming in with a level of confidence after playing four years of Texas high school football. The D Zone Football › News › Carrollton 2021 RB/KR ... D3, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Recruiting Updates (Football) Darius Thomas. Learn about Chaminade Madonna College Prep football recruits in Hollywood. Whether it’s a coach, a player or a member of the 2020 recruiting class, all agree that Madonna football has potential. The Madonna head coach helped build a college football program from scratch before at Ohio Dominican University and Lindsey Wilson College. No one can ever take that away from you.’”, Madonna University football head coach Brian Foos has experience building a program from scratch. It was also different for a freshman to not have some sort of leadership to follow on the team itself. Football Recruiting / Florida / Hollywood, FL / Chaminade Madonna College Prep Wondering where to start? But Brian Foos knew the message that would make high school players interested in his program. Observer & Eccentric • Graduation Year. When talking to the coaching staff, distance was not the main priority for Henderson. Madonna University (Football) 01/06/21. Madonna University: Our Degrees Change Lives. MARION, Ind. Port Huron Times Herald. Recruiting Activity. 2019-20 Crusaders Signees. "It has been a long and challenging road, but we are very excited to have our regular season schedule set," said Head Football Coach Jordan Langs. Be sure to click on the "Submit" button when you complete the form to send to the head coach of that sport(s) and the MU Admission Office. Follow. I was told that there would be a bunch of competition. This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you. "They are laying everything to make everything possible for those student-athletes.”. Madonna University Football Program Recruiting and Coaching Staff If you are looking to get recruited it's important to know who to talk to - and NCSA has the info you'll need. Matt and I think a lot alike when it comes to the offense. It felt like home. (Photo: Courtesy of Anthony Reaves). Head Coach / Running Backs: Ron Korfmacher “I have to give credit to the staff on that,” Foos said. Madonna University ... madonna university. Offer. Madonna competes in 22 varsity athletic sports (10 men and 12 women) at the NAIA level and in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. CALL. 03/03/21. 02/03/21. You will need to register before adding a comment. “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s very interesting.’ You can be the first — that was one of their mottos: ‘Be the first.’”, Caleb Baker (left), will play offensive line at Madonna with former South Lyon tight end Darien Maynarich (right). For the first time ever, Livonia, Michigan’s Madonna University will have a football team, and they are turning to a former MSU Football standout to take the reigns as interim head coach. Port Huron Big Reds. He is a first-class recruiter. Like Foos, Jayden Henderson did not know anything about Madonna University. Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in. © 2021. “They find guys on Twitter, reach out (to them) on email, whatever it is, and they follow up with them, do FaceTime calls, do whatever we need to do to make them comfortable.”. June 1, 2020. The D Zone Basketball › News › Port Huron 2021 TE/DE Jace Mullins was offered by Madonna University. You can build something,” Baker said the message was from Madonna defensive line coach Jonathan Black. “Even though I have not personally met some of the guys — I’ve seen a couple of pictures — it looks like we have a mean bunch of dudes.”. (Photo: JOHN HEIDER | hometownlife.com). More: Interim tag removed, Baechler appointed athletic director at Salem High School, More: Coaches tackle issues of violence, racism talking with teams on real-world issues, “When you look back on the things you got to do in your life, you don’t have many opportunities to be the first to do something. Madonna University via Instagram Madonna University expects to hire a coach in January to begin recruiting a 120-person football team, the first in … “It’s a first year, so you can leave your legacy. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Madonna University. | All Rights Reserved | 36600 Schoolcraft Road. Questions? Livingston Co. Press & Argus • Olivet (Football) News. And while the start may have been pushed back to at least Sept.12 due to the coronavirus, that message reached players from metro Detroit to around the country, filling a roster of unknown and untapped potential ahead of the first season. 866-495-5172 Already a member? (Photo: MADONNA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS). Offer. 2021. The Official Site of Madonna University Athletics. Despite not going on the official visit and the other normal phases of the recruiting process, Milam said he is happy to be headed to Madonna. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. It was officially announced earlier this month that former Spartan wide receiver Herb Haygood will be coaching the team in their first ever football season. The Miami Hurricanes had one of their two football commitments in the 2022 recruiting class back off his pledge on Wednesday evening. The Crusaders did not put pads on during the fall, barely touching a football and focusing on conditioning. © 2021 www.hometownlife.com. “We want the total person, not just the guy that can go out on Saturdays and make everyone feel warm and fuzzy about what they did,” Foos said. All rights reserved. Members of 2019 class that were a part of the redshirt season have been waiting their turn to earn their spot. 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I still have a lot to learn about myself and about me with football.”. “I’ll feel at home at Madonna,” he said. “The way that (Madonna) approached me, it was a real good way to approach someone that you don’t know,” Reaves said. View the Madonna University Football FieldLevel page to see what athletes have been recruited to the program. Offer. Battle Creek Enquirer • Signed. Take an in depth look at Michigan Football; Rankings, Teams, Players, and a lot more! Jaydon Blue Video | Scouts Report. Create a free football recruiting profile to connect with college coaches. Livonia, Michigan 48150 |, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. He knew the message of being a part of a foundation of something new was not a normal promise for a high school recruit. The Miami Hurricanes lost one of their two football commitments in the 2022 recruiting class on Wednesday evening with Chaminade-Madonna defensive end Jamaal Johnson backing off his pledge with UM. “It’s funny because I kind of do,” Baker said when asked if he expects success from the start. Please be polite. The aspect of a redshirt season also appealed to the former quarterback, saying he did not want to jump right into college football without any experience. The Official 2020 Football Roster of Taylor University. So Foos and the rest of his coaching staff started to visit schools in the area to find that total package. Churchill football head coach Bill DeFillipo remembers the Madonna head coach stopping by practices during the program’s first redshirt season, starting to build relationships with local players and coaches. Reaves said he has not had a chance to look at the playbook or get an in-depth look at what offense the Crusaders will run in 2020. “We had to really learn and figure out on our own. Recruiting Class: Commits; Considering ... Lincoln College Preparatory Academy: 6'0'' 290: 76: Iowa State Signed. Madonna University Football does not have any members in their alumni network. Committed. “Me and coach O’Donnell had a long talk about the University, the football program and all that surrounds it so I feel like it’s a great choice.” Offer. “It was very friendly, a lot of promising things. Story Links. But Baker feels that when he steps onto the field for the first time, a field he had played on at the high school level, Madonna will be ready to shock the Livonia area. Lansing State Journal • He, along with 2020 South Lyon tight end Darien Maynarich, committed to Madonna soon after, committing to something new. Henderson was one of four out-of-state signees that day, including Khi Ulrich from Toledo, Ohio, Gunner Golden from Fremont, Ohio, and Jacob Zafarano from Las Vegas. Join Alumni Network » Explore. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. “We didn’t have that older figure to show, ‘This is how you do things,’” Reaves said. Already into his 27th day on the job, new Madonna University football coach Brian Foos took a brief timeout on Tuesday to be formally introduced during a … The Official Site of Madonna University Athletics. “That’s a pretty powerful thing to be able to say to them is, ‘You are a part of the first team in school history. (Photo: Courtesy of Jayden Henderson).