COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Building on the momentum generated from the 2006 season and the excitement of CC's inaugural season in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Colorado College football team will add 23 freshmen and one sophomore when pre-season training begins in August. The incoming freshman class is CC's largest since 30 first-year players joined the program prior to the 2004 campaign.

“I'm excited about the class,” says head coach Bob Bodor, who will begin his fifth season at CC this fall. “The strength of this year's class is the diversity of positions the newcomers play. They cover a lot of critical areas on our depth chart. The number of recruits is significant because we need to be in that range every year to be competitive in the SCAC.”

The incoming freshmen hail from nine different states, with seven players originating from Colorado and six from California. The Tigers landed three players from Texas and two from Connecticut and Michigan, and one each from Florida, Oklahoma, Utah and Vermont.

“Almost a third of our class is from the state of Colorado,” Bodor says, “Our home state will always be our top priority. We've done well up and down the Front Range, getting players from small schools, large schools, and everywhere in between. High school coaches are starting to respond to the success of our program and they are beginning to seek us out. That's another tangible sign of our progress.”

The newcomers are almost evenly split between offense and defense. Five linemen, four linebackers and three defensive backs make up the 12 players who will begin their careers on the defensive side of the ball. The offensive recruits include five linemen, three quarterbacks, a pair of wide receivers and one running back. The Tigers also added one kicker.

“In the past, we've had to ask the newcomers to contribute before they were really ready,” Bodor says. “This year, they'll have a chance to come in and learn the system, but we're going to work hard to get those guys on the field. Some of them will have a chance to play immediately, which is always great.”

CC kicks off the 2007 campaign on Sept. 8 at home against long-time rival Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. The following week, Colorado College will make its SCAC debut when the Tigers play host to Sewanee, the University of the South.



2007 Colorado College Football Recruiting Class

Name

Position
Hometown/High School

Tamir Anders

DL
Bakersfield, CA/Liberty HS
VJ Brown
QB
Aurora, CO/Cherokee Trail HS
Fred Chen
DL
Houston, TX/Houston Christian HS
JP Davis
DL
Otis, CO/Otis HS
Craig Freund
OL
Logan, UT/Logan HS
Alan Hagan
WR
Colorado Springs, CO/Sierra HS
Doug Horton
OL
Crawford, CO/Hotchkiss HS
Hugh Johnson *
OL
Colorado Springs, CO/CS Christian School
Ryan Kirkpatrick
DB
San Francisco, CA/St. Ignatius Prep
Saul Levy
LB
Denver, CO/Kent Denver School
John Lewis
OL
Kentfield, CA/Redwood HS
Charley Litch
LB
Grosse Pointe, MI/University Liggett
Andrew Litchford
PK/P
Orlando, FL/Hyde School
Ryan Livingston
OL
Houston, TX/Culver Military Academy
McKenzie McMahon
DB
Tulsa, OK/Casady School
Matt McDermott
DB
Fort Collins, CO/Fort Collins HS
Andrew Parks
OL
New Canaan, CT/Taft School
Bryce Rafferty
DL
Watertown, CT/Taft School
Alex Rasmussen
DL
Ojai, CA/Villanova Preparatory School
Ben Rosenfeld
QB
Huntington Woods, MI/Detroit Country Day
Tom Ryan
QB
Dallas, TX/Jesuit HS
Shane Strom
LB
Ojai, CA/Villanova Preparatory School
Derrick Webb
RB
Rutland VT/ Rutland HS
Mike Wendorf
WR
Granada Hills, CA/Granada Hills HS