BOZEMAN — The Montana State soccer staff’s newest commit is a large receiver from Oregon.
Zachary Dodson-Greene introduced his dedication to MSU on Thursday. The senior at West Salem Excessive will likely be a most well-liked walk-on when he will get to Bozeman within the subsequent few months.
“It simply felt like a successful tradition,” Dodson-Greene informed 406mtsports.com on Friday. “I may inform they’re about enterprise, and it felt like a household ambiance, so why not be part of that?”
Dodson-Greene and the Bobcats first obtained acquainted throughout MSU’s summer season camp final yr. He obtained an invite from MSU defensive position coach Shawn Howe, and he rapidly turned impressed with all the things this system needed to supply.
“I actually like the realm,” Dodson-Greene mentioned. “It simply felt like house. All of the coaches are very caring, and I can inform that they know what they’re doing.”
MSU’s recruitment of Dodson-Greene dried up till a couple of month in the past, he mentioned. He obtained in contact with Cats receivers coach Justin Udy, and a proposal arrived shortly thereafter.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Dodson-Greene is taken into account a two-star recruit by 247 Sports activities. He helped the West Salem Titans go 9-2 final season and make the playoffs.
West Salem (Oregon) extensive receiver Zachary Dodson-Greene scores a landing final season.
He additionally obtained a PWO alternative from fellow Large Sky program Portland State, and he obtained gives from Division II Western Oregon and NAIA Southern Oregon.
Dodson-Greene mentioned he “can play wherever,” whether or not that’s within the slot or on the surface. His self-proclaimed finest traits are his arms and route-running, and he believes he’ll match effectively into MSU’s offensive scheme.
“I discovered my house,” he mentioned.
Dodson-Greene will be a part of a staff that misplaced receivers Charles Brown, Jamahd Monroe and Jaden Smith to the switch portal. MSU added Saint John’s College switch Ravi Alston earlier this offseason and signed three highschool receivers — Hamilton (Arizona) Excessive’s Christian Anaya, Billings West’s Taco Dowler and Butte’s Dylan Snyder — in the course of the early signing interval.
The Cats have now gotten six commitments since Nationwide Signing Day in February: Dodson-Greene, offensive lineman Omarrian Aigbedion, defensive again Takhari Carr, O-lineman Bear Outdated, linebacker Zac Waible and operating again Kaegun Williams.