Apr. 22—Shane Cole has officially joined the ranks of FBS prospects.

The Centerville quarterback reported receiving a scholarship offer from Akron, his first from a Division I school, this week after visiting the Zips as well as the University of Cincinnati and Charlotte.

Listed at 6-foot-3, 190-pounds, Cole threw for 1,460 yards and 13 touchdowns with 10 interceptions as a junior last fall for the Elks.

He completed 131 of 255 passes and ran for 857 yards and 10 touchdowns as Centerville made the Division I state semifinals for the first time since 1991.

With Cole at the controls, the Elks won a share of the GWOC title for the second season in a row and beat rival Wayne twice, including 23-14 in a regional final at Welcome Stadium.

He was one of several juniors to play a key role for the Centerville offense, a group that included leading receivers Ryan Swanson and Quincy Capogna and running back Parker Johnson.

The 6-4, 200-pound Capogna also made recruiting news this week as he visited the University of Dayton and announced he has been invited to camp at Northwestern this summer.

Here is a look at what else went on over the past week on the recruiting trail (all players are in the class of 2026 unless otherwise noted): — Nick Lautar, Lebanon TE: Earned offers from Cincinnati and Rutgers — Will Strong, Tippecanoe WR: Picked up first Division I offer from Army — Laaren Cornwall, Middletown DB: Western Michigan offer — John Lumpkin III, Trotwood-Madison TE (’27): Announced he has offers from Toledo, Bethune-Cookman and Texas Southern — Jonathan Hewitt, Eaton K: Visited Ohio State for the Buckeyes’ spring game one weekend and Michigan the next; Also went to Tennessee — Jahmiere Daniels, Springfield TE (’27): Invited to Iowa State camp this summer — Paxton Tengesdahl, Wayne OL: Visited Kent State — Luke Mullinger, Centerville LB: Visited Eastern Michigan for its spring game and Ohio University — Deaunte White, Xenia RB: Visited Penn — Jackson Smith, Lakota West QB (’27): Visited Notre Dame — Xavier Ratica, Lakota West TE (’27): Visited Kent State — Cole Albers, Minster TE/DE: Visited Indiana — Evan Weinberg, Springboro DE/TE: Visited Wake Forest — Lem Grayson, Badin RB: Visited Ohio U. — Pete Pendergest, Badin OL: Visited Northwestern — Ben Sakach, P/WR: Invited to Arkansas and TCU