College Showcase (continued)

Each year Cathedral players come out of the showcase holding scholarship offers to play at the next level. As of May 10, two Irish players have received offers based on their performances at the showcase. Sophomore Albren Johnson, a 6’5" wide receiver, received his first Power-5 offer from West Virginia. Johnson tallied one reception for 34 yards last season, but will take on a bigger role in the offense this year with the graduation of seniors Jaron Tibbs and David Ayers. On the defensive end, junior Jackson Weingart received his first Division 1 offer from Austin Peay. Weingart is a 6’2 linebacker who played a big role this year, leading the team in sacks with 6.5 and tackles for loss with 11.5.

According to Weingart, the showcase was a big factor in getting that offer and receiving interest from other schools. He has already taken visits to a few mid-major and Big 10 schools including Purdue and Marshall, both schools that were in attendance at the showcase. Weingart said, “The showcase gave me a unique opportunity to run drills and one v one competitions in front of a ton of coaches.”

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Players such as Weingart who are on the radar of college coaches continue to be contacted as a follow up from the showcase, and some players were even approached after the showcase to have conversations with coaches.

The team will resume practices in June, when preseason activities start, and they will focus on preparing for their first game on Aug. 18, when they will host Lafayette Jefferson.