JEROD ARLICH, FB/LB, 6-4, 246, 4.7, MAHTOMEDI, MN (SuperPrep Pre-Season All-Regional pick ranked as the 56th best prospect in the midwest). "I'm a good blocker and people have described me as 'punishing.' I can catch the ball and am good at getting short yardage. I need to read faster and be able to anticipate better. I'd also like to be faster in the forty and more consistent." Seven game (4-3, missed two games with flu and right ankle sprain) stats: 40+ tackles; 2 TDs rushing. Jerod favors CU (offer, 10/11 official visit--KU game--host TE Paul Creighton--"We got to ride the bus with the team to the stadium and the police escorts were cool. The game was awesome and totally sold out. It was a high-scoring game and CU won. Coach Barnett shook my hand and my dad's hand after the game. He's a great guy and doesn't seem like the type to say something he doesn't mean. Other recruits there were Greg Newman [SuperPrep's 86th best prospect in Calif] and Maurice Cantrell [SuperPrep's 57th best prospect in the midlands] from Iowa. Maurice got there a day early so he wasn't around us a lot. Greg really liked CU but he's looking at a lot of western schools. He likes UCLA a lot too.") slightly over MINN (LB/FB, recruiting the hardest--"I got about six mailings from them just today. I get personal cards from a bunch of the coaches and they keep me updated about everything.", 25 mins away--"It's definitely gonna be a factor."), NW (offer, 12/5 official visit, FB/LB), IOWA, ND (possible 12/12 official visit) and WIS (offer, FB/TE, possible 12/12 official visit--"I'll have to choose between ND and WIS for this trip. I'm not sure yet. Both of them want to see me play a game once my ankle is 100%. I'm playing but my ankle is not feeling great."). 3.9/27.