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Feb. 5, 2025MARYVILLE, Mo.

Bearcats ink 40 in McMenamin's first signing class

Northwest inked 40 newcomers on National Signing Day.

John McMenamin spoke to John Coffey about his first recruiting class as the head coach at Northwest.

 

New Northwest Missouri State head football coach John McMenamin put his stamp on the program with his first National Signing Day as the Bearcats' leader.

A total of 40 players made up the class that was put together by McMenamin and his staff over the last two months.

The majority of the newcomers are from the midwest, with eight players from Missouri, eight from Kansas, six from Nebraska and five from Iowa. Eleven are transfers into the program, while the remaining 29 are high school athletes coming to Northwest.

McMenamin and his staff had an eye out for well-rounded student-athletes that fit the team's identity.

"Our coaches did a great job vetting," McMenamin said. "We're not going to recruit on talent alone. I promise you that. When we say Bearcat DNA, it's gotta be all-inclusive."

Among the recruiting class, the Bearcats brought in five linebackers, including local product Gus McCollough. McCullough finished with a Maryville High School record 244 tackles.

Northwest also brought in a trio of quarterbacks, including Mason Shorb, a transfer from Navorro Junior College. He first landed on McMenamin's radar when he was coaching at Tulane and they recruited Shorb out of high school.

McMenamin expects the addition of Shorb to the quarterback room that includes returning starter Chris Ruhnke will bring the best out of the players.

"That's just adding a little competition to the room," McMenamin said. "It's an alpha dog approach. The best kids are gonna play. We want competition. Mason understands that. Chris understands that. Hayden (Jay), Z (Zechariah Owens), all of them understand that, so they'll battle."

To hear all of McMenamin's comments and from other coaches on the Northwest recruiting class, click here.

2025 Bearcat Football Signing Class
Name                         Pos.    Ht.    Wt.    Yr.    Hometown/High School
Eli Bertz                      LB    6-0    225    Fr.    Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs
Kelan Bohlen             QB    6-1    175    Fr.    Valley, Neb./Douglas County West
Julius Bolden             RB    5-9    195    Jr.    Wichita, Kan./Wichita Northwest/NIU/Hutchinson JC
Patrick Brown III         DL    6-3    232    Jr.    Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center/Iowa Central CC
Hugh Carpenter         PK    6-0    195    Fr.    Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South
Adrian Cooper           RB    6-1    190    Fr.    Moline, Ill./Moline
Desmond Dhaenens DB    5-10    175    Fr.    Omaha, Neb./Millard North
Greyson Else            OL    6-3    290    Jr.    Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale/Iowa Western CC
McCorter Goeser      LB    6-1    215    Fr.    Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn South
Trevor Grant            QB    6-0    175    Fr.    Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville
Baruch Hasabu        DB    5-10    185    Jr.     Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley/Coffeyville CC
Jaxon Hicks             RB    5-8    165    Fr.    Liberty, Mo./Liberty
Devin Holt               WR    6-1    180    Fr.    Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
Tommy Hutsler        WR    6-3    190    Fr.    Kansas City, Mo./St. Pius X
Rhett Ihrig                DL    6-3    255    Fr.    Goodland, Kan./Goodland
Anthony Inge           OL    6-4    265    Fr.    Park Hill, Mo./Park Hill
Brody Jackson        WR    6-0    180    Fr.    Tulsa, Okla./Jefferson Forest
Kyin Jamerson        DB    6-2    175    Fr.    Hot Springs, Ark./Hot Springs
Jack Jansen            DL    6-2    240    Fr.    Bennington, Neb./Bennington
Jaylen Jean-Louis   DB    6-1    170    So.    Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona/Peru State
Antwon Jenkins Jr.  DB    6-1    190    Jr.    Laveen, Ariz./Cesar Chevaz/Univ. of Mary
Brady Johnson        DL    6-2    250    Fr.    Wichita, Kan./Wichita Northwest
Tyler Martin             LB    6-0    215    Fr.    Mount Ayr, Iowa/Mount Ayr
Gus McCullough     LB    5-10    200    Fr.    Maryville, Mo./Maryville
Carl Molle Jr.           LB    6-2    210    Fr.    Kansas City, Mo./St. Pius X
Erwin Nash             WR    6-3    217    Jr.    Olathe, Kan./Olathe South/Kansas State        
Sam Niesen            WR    6-2    172    Fr.    Olathe, Kan./St. James Academy
Hudson Neuverth    TE    6-4    240    Fr.    Bennington, Neb./Bennington
Jermaine Penny      DB/ATH    5-7    150    Fr.    Little Rock, Ark./Parkview Magnet
Karter Ratliff            TE    6-5    215    Fr.    Bryant, Ark./Bryant
Abe Shaffer             OL    6-3    265    Fr.    Mill Valley, Kan./Mill Valley
Mason Shorb          QB    6-3    190    Jr.    Leander, Texas/Rouse/Navarro College
Eric Smith III            DL    6-4    220    Fr.    Atchison, Kan./Atchison
Braden Thompson   TE    6-4    260    Fr.    Nebraska City, Neb./Nebraska City/SEMO
Reece Trammell      OL    6-4    295    Jr.    Mustang, Okla./Mustang/Central Oklahoma
Trent Warner           DT    6-3    280    Fr.    Greenfield, Iowa/Nodaway Valley
Taylor Webster        DL    6-3    305    Fr.    Fort Smith, Ark./Northside
Jayden Welch        DB    6-0    177    Fr.    Bryant, Ark./Bryant
Colton Westbrook   WR    6-1    195    Sr.    Poway, Calif./Poway/Missouri
Chase Willis            OL    6-4    265    Fr.    Chariton, Iowa/Chariton