February 4, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern head football coach Randy Walker announced today the signing of Mark Roush to a letter of intent and the addition of Matt Danielson to the team. These players bring the total number of signees in the Wildcats 1999 football recruiting class to 21. Danielson, a former all-state quarterback, attended a prep school in the fall and joined the Wildcats at the beginning of winter quarter.
Complete bios of both student-athletes follow:
MATT DANIELSON
6-2 220
Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams
Projected position: Quarterback
High School: Named honorable mention all-state All-region, all-league Team MVP and team captain as a senior Led high school to the playoffs for the first time in schools history In the fall of 1998, he led his prep school to an undefeated season Team captain Completed over 60% of his passes Best game he threw for was 430 yards and six touchdown passes Lettered four times as a prep (2-football, 2-baseball) All-region and all-league in baseball Team captain in baseball High school coach was Jim DeJaeger.
Personal: Son of Gary and Kristy Danielson Born 6/18/79 Father was an NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns and now is a college football commentator for ABC Sports Grandfather, George King, is a former athletic director and basketball coach at Purdue Chose NU over Purdue.
MARK ROUSH
6-1 185
Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman
Projected position: Running back/Defensive back
High School: SuperPrep All-MidAtlantic Region PrepStar All-ACC region Two-time all-district selection All-region after his junior season Team captain Team MVP his sophomore and junior seasons 1998 state winner of the Wendys High School Heisman Award Lost his senior season due to injury Rushed for 1,160 yards, a seven yards per carry average, and 15 touchdowns his junior year Recorded 87 tackles on defense in his career Holds school records for most yards in a game (245) and most touchdowns in a game (5) Lettered nine times as a prep (3-football, 6-track) Two-time all-state selection in track Three-time all-district and all-region in track School record holder in the 300-meter hurdles and 4x100 relay Academic all-district and all-region in football and track National Honor Society High school coach was Bob Brinkley.
Personal: Son of John and Susie Roush Born 8/16/80 Brother, Luke, plays football at Duke Chose NU over Duke, Ohio and Navy.
1999 Northwestern University Football Recruiting Class
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Matt Anderson OL/DL 6-4 250 Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere Louis Ayeni RB/DB 6-0 185 Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury Ray Bogenreif TE/DE 6-5 232 Cedarburg, Wis./Marquette Chris Brown RB/DB 6-3 205 Naperville, Ill./North Vince Cartaya FB/LB 6-4 225 Miami, Fla./Miami Jesuit Jaison Cook WR/DB 6-0 175 Duquesne, Pa./Duquesne Matt Danielson QB 6-2 220 Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams Pat Durr FB/LB 6-2 225 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles Regis Eller FB/LB 6-1 225 Minneapolis, Minn./Breck Brandon Evans RB/DB 5-11 185 Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison Ronnie Foster WR/DB 6-3 195 Peoria Heights, Ill./Peoria Heights Austin King OL/DL 6-4 265 Cincinnati, Ohio/Purcell Marian Zak Kustok QB 6-1 212 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg Derek Martinez OL/DL 6-6 255 San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep. Carl Matejka OL/DL 6-5 280 Houston, Texas/Clear Brook Gabe Nyenhuis OL/DL 6-4 245 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles Kunle Patrick WR/DB 6-1 195 Brooklyn, N.Y./Poly Prep Country Day Mark Roush RB/DB 6-1 185 Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman Jon Schweighardt WR/DB 5-10 170 Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South George Woods OL/DL 6-2 270 La Mirada, Calif./La Mirada Eric Worley TE/DE 6-4 245 Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield