Jan. 21—Mikey Maloney, Riverside’s two-time All-Ohio quarterback, has committed to the University of Dayton.
The 6-foot, 195-pound senior, who is also the two-time reigning winner of The News-Herald’s Tony Fisher Award, made his announcement on Jan. 20 on his X (formerly Twitter) page, saying, “Can’t thank my coaches, teammates and community enough for the support! Huge thanks to the entire Dayton coaching staff for this incredible opportunity.”
COMMITTED!!✈️✈️ Can’t thank my coaches, teammates, and community enough for the support! Huge thanks to the entire Dayton coaching staff for this incredible opportunity! @bryandoberdruk @BradMaendler @CoachTedHefter @TDAndrews4 @CoachWhalen59 @RyanVanSchelven @_RHSFootball pic.twitter.com/lXRUQ6a1E6
— Mikey Maloney ✰ (@mikey_maloney15) January 20, 2024
Maloney chose Dayton, an NCAA Division I FCS program, over Mount Union, though a slew of other offers were on the table such as Mercyhurst, Wheeling (W.Va.), Fairmont State, Indiana Wesleyan, Ohio Wesleyan, Robert Morris, Notre Dame College, Gannon, UNC-Penbrook, Westminster, Ohio Northern, Clarion and Valparaiso. He also had preferred walk-on offers from Toledo, Kent State, Akron and Miami (Ohio).
“I took an official visit, an overnight visit, on Jan. 14-15,” Maloney said. “The coaches showed me a ton of love the entire visit. I love what they’re building there with the new staff and I HAD to be part of it.”
But before making his decision, he took a visit to Mount Union on Jan. 18. Maloney said he took a few days to think things over, then called Dayton coach Trevor Andrews, who was at the Flyers basketball game at the time.
“He was excited. He was there with the other coaches and they were all super happy,” Maloney said.
Maloney plans to major in sports management, with an eye on coaching or owning his own performance…
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Author : The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-01-21 22:01:00
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