NSD Pt I: The Ones Who Stayed

With National Signing Day on Wednesday, we'll start off with 3 guys that committed to this program and stuck through the entire coaching change (And hopefully they sign Wednesday!)

Ouch there goes our first commit OG Richard Hayes off to CMU instead of us. Oh well...



1. Kevin Sabock, OLB/FB
6'2" 210 lbs
Sycamore (IL)

Rivals.com Rating: 2-Stars, 5.2
ESPN.com Rating: 71, #105 LB

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Sabock fulfills lifelong dream to play at NIU (Chronicle)

Was also considering: Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ball State, Illinois

Kevin is the son of former NIU Assistant Coach Mike Sabock.


2. Jody VanLaanen, S
6'0" 195 lbs
Green Bay (WI) Ashwaubenon

40 Time: 4.77 secs
Vertical Jump: 34"

Rivals.com Rating: 2-Stars, 5.1
Scout.com Rating: 2-Stars, #143 S
Wisconsin Sports Network Position Ranking: #1

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D-I Attention for VanLaanen
VanLaanen nets Division I offer

Was also considering: Wisconsin (Preferred Walk-On), Illinois State, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Wyoming and D-II schools.

Jody was State Champion in the 171 weight class last year for wrestling, where his dad is the coach. Aside from DB, he also played QB and RB.

Check out some of his wrestling matches here:

http://badgerstatewrestling.com/content/view/143/36/
http://badgerstatewrestling.com/content/view/267/36/