'08 MI OT Zach Hueter is a Spartan! (Signed MSU LOI)

[AASpartan]

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Offensive tackle
North Branch (MI) North Branch
Ht: 6-foot-7
Wt: 295 lbs
Forty: 5.1 secs
GPA: 3.6
ACT: 23
Class: 2008 (High School)






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2/6/08

Official Bio from MSU Sports Information

ZACH HUETER
OL • 6-7 • 295
Columbiaville, Mich. (North Branch High School)
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the state's top seniors by The Detroit News (No. 30), SpartanMag.com (No. 30) and Scout.com (No. 34) . . . two-year, two-way starter at North Branch (Mich.) High School . . . first-team all-state selection as a senior by The Associated Press (Division 3-4) and Detroit Free Press (Division 4) . . . a finalist for the Mid-Michigan Touchdown Club's Great 8 Award as the state's top offensive lineman in 2007 . . . named to the Tuscola County Advertiser's Dream Team . . . earned first-team All-Tri-Valley East honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman in 2007 . . . produced a school single-season record 79 pancake blocks as a senior while playing for Coach Pat Forster . . . recorded 87 tackles (33 solos, 54 assists) as a defensive tackle in 2007, including 6.5 sacks . . . also credited with nine forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, four pass break-ups and two blocked punts as a senior . . . first-team All-Tri-Valley East selection as a defensive lineman in 2006 . . . posted 38 tackles as a junior, with 13 resulting in losses including three sacks . . . had three catches for 29 yards and two touchdowns as a tight end during his junior season . . . two-year starter for the Broncos' basketball team . . . listed among the state's top senior power forwards (No. 9), according to MLive.com's midseason rankings . . . ranked among the state's top senior centers by GreatLakesHoops.com (No. 3) . . . earned second-team All-Thumb and first-team All-Tri-Valley East honors as a junior after averaging 15.3 points and 8.1 rebounds . . . shot better than 60 percent from the field in 2006-07 . . . two-year starter in football and basketball at North Branch Wesleyan before transferring to North Branch . . . son of Rick and Kellie Hueter . . . born Jan. 4, 1990 . . . plans to major in business.

[Sparty2QP]

Anyone see that Rivals has him listed in our basketball commits as well....

A 6'7" 295 lb SMALL FORWARD!

[Badfish]

Originally Posted by Sparty2QP

Anyone see that Rivals has him listed in our basketball commits as well....

A 6'7" 295 lb SMALL FORWARD!

Does he want to play both and is Fred Smith going to do both?

[AASpartan]

Originally Posted by Badfish

Does he want to play both and is Fred Smith going to do both?

I know that Fred Smith has talked to Izzo about playing both, but he's at least going to be honest that minutes are at a premium. Mr. Hueter here...I have not heard anything about him wanting to play both.

[Michigan State Fan]

I thought I heard he was concentrating on football. I may be completely wrong though.

[AASpartan]

Originally Posted by Michigan State Fan

I thought I heard he was concentrating on football. I may be completely wrong though.

To be honest, there are probably a LOT of recruits that play both football and basketball. There just aren't many that are very good at both.

[michiganstategogreen]

Originally Posted by Sparty2QP

Anyone see that Rivals has him listed in our basketball commits as well....

A 6'7" 295 lb SMALL FORWARD!

He'd be a monster out there!

[Nals]

Jai Lewis anyone?

[Spartan Pride]

One of the things that sold the Spartans on Hueter is his footwork. The staff was able to observe him not only this fall on the football field, but on the hardwood as well. Hueter is very nimble on his feet for a person his size. He averaged 17-points a game and double-digit rebounds last year as a junior for North Branch.

[Trevor Barnes]

2/6/08

Official Bio from MSU Sports Information

ZACH HUETER
OL • 6-7 • 295
Columbiaville, Mich. (North Branch High School)
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the state's top seniors by The Detroit News (No. 30), SpartanMag.com (No. 30) and Scout.com (No. 34) . . . two-year, two-way starter at North Branch (Mich.) High School . . . first-team all-state selection as a senior by The Associated Press (Division 3-4) and Detroit Free Press (Division 4) . . . a finalist for the Mid-Michigan Touchdown Club's Great 8 Award as the state's top offensive lineman in 2007 . . . named to the Tuscola County Advertiser's Dream Team . . . earned first-team All-Tri-Valley East honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman in 2007 . . . produced a school single-season record 79 pancake blocks as a senior while playing for Coach Pat Forster . . . recorded 87 tackles (33 solos, 54 assists) as a defensive tackle in 2007, including 6.5 sacks . . . also credited with nine forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, four pass break-ups and two blocked punts as a senior . . . first-team All-Tri-Valley East selection as a defensive lineman in 2006 . . . posted 38 tackles as a junior, with 13 resulting in losses including three sacks . . . had three catches for 29 yards and two touchdowns as a tight end during his junior season . . . two-year starter for the Broncos' basketball team . . . listed among the state's top senior power forwards (No. 9), according to MLive.com's midseason rankings . . . ranked among the state's top senior centers by GreatLakesHoops.com (No. 3) . . . earned second-team All-Thumb and first-team All-Tri-Valley East honors as a junior after averaging 15.3 points and 8.1 rebounds . . . shot better than 60 percent from the field in 2006-07 . . . two-year starter in football and basketball at North Branch Wesleyan before transferring to North Branch . . . son of Rick and Kellie Hueter . . . born Jan. 4, 1990 . . . plans to major in business.

[MikeE]

Channel 12, WJRT out of Flint covered his signing. He seems pretty happy to be a part of the Spartan Family. Says the offer came on Saturday.

abc12.com: North Branch player signs with MSU 2/06/08

[clocker]

Originally Posted by MikeE

Channel 12, WJRT out of Flint covered his signing. He seems pretty happy to be a part of the Spartan Family. Says the offer came on Saturday.

abc12.com: North Branch player signs with MSU 2/06/08

the 'Big Teddy Bear'

leason One - Learn to duck when you are walking through a doorway

[michiganstategogreen]

I just heard Karsch on 97.1 talking about this, so I wanted to pass on this article. Sorry if its a repost, I did a search and found nothing.

Former UM coach helps North Branch player find Spartans

GENESEE COUNTY
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Wednesday, February 06, 2008By Mark Spezia
mspezia@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6184

Zac Hueter did not give much more than a passing glance at the news that new University of Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez had let all of the school's current assistants go except one.


Rodriguez announced the move Dec. 20, just two days after the highly-sought North Branch offensive tackle verbally committed to Central Michigan.



Little did Hueter realize, however, the impact it would have on his future.


Rodriguez's actions ignited a chain of events that ended with Hueter changing his commitment to the Spartans Monday. He'll sign today.



"This was not an easy thing because I had already committed to Central, and there were a lot of things to think about," said Hueter, who had picked Central over Western Michigan. "However, when I visited Michigan State this past weekend and met with (coach) Mark Dantonio, I knew it was the best place for me."

After getting the blessing of his family, Hueter contacted Dantonio and accepted a scholarship offer.

Hueter's saga began when Andy Moeller - one of UM's dismissed assistants - contacted MSU's staff and urged them to take a closer look at him. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound Hueter had caught the eye of Moeller, the Wolverines' former offensive line coach, at the UM's summer camp.



"He was like 'you've got to take a look at this guy,' " Hueter said.



Hueter had sent a tape of an early-season game to MSU in September, but little came of it, meaning he was more than surprised to hear from the Spartans.



"I was shocked because I guess they were not impressed enough by the first tape they saw," Hueter, who only began playing offensive tackle his senior season. "Michigan State's offensive line coach (Dan Roushar) contacted me, and I sent him a basketball tape and a football tape from later in the season this time."
Hueter was even more shocked when the Spartans' coaching staff wasted little time offering him a scholarship.

"They plan to red shirt me my first year, but I have to be ready for more intense practices," he said. "I'll be doing a lot of running this spring and summer and will continue my weightlifting program. I plan to be in the best shape of my life mentally and physically so I'm not shocked by anything.

"Hopefully, I'll be ready to compete for a starting position the next year."

[SpartanGA]

Interesting...so Moeller gave us a tip ..... some vengance vs. UM?

[spartanjt77]

Sure sounds like a little payback for losing his job there,,,,,last I heard he'd gotten an offer from the Ravens.

[DeuceDrizzle]

"Hueter, who only began playing offensive tackle his senior season."

I can imagine there is probably a huge upside to a guy with size like him, who has just started to learn the OT position. His size reminds me of a guy we had here a while back named Flozell Adams. I bet we will be seeing some big things from him in years to come...

[Jason Grilli's Sofa]

Originally Posted by smithsonga

Interesting...so Moeller gave us a tip ..... some vengance vs. UM?

Maybe he was drunk at the time

[abjordan88]

Originally Posted by DeuceDrizzle

"Hueter, who only began playing offensive tackle his senior season."

I can imagine there is probably a huge upside to a guy with size like him, who has just started to learn the OT position. His size reminds me of a guy we had here a while back named Flozell Adams. I bet we will be seeing some big things from him in years to come...

A guy that size, has only played one year of tackle, and plays SF in on the basketball team? HUGE upside.

[SpartanRocky]

Originally Posted by abjordan88

A guy that size, has only played one year of tackle, and plays SF in on the basketball team? HUGE upside.

Offensive linemen aren't born, they're grown

[spartan80]

Originally Posted by DeuceDrizzle

"Hueter, who only began playing offensive tackle his senior season."

I can imagine there is probably a huge upside to a guy with size like him, who has just started to learn the OT position. His size reminds me of a guy we had here a while back named Flozell Adams. I bet we will be seeing some big things from him in years to come...

That would be great. Saban told SI that Flozell was like having your own road grader.

[SpartanRocky]

Originally Posted by spartan80

That would be great. Saban told SI that Flozell was like having your own road grader.