IMG football transfer Jake Kreul flattens Bergen Catholic OL with a reverse pancake

Four-star edge who came to the Florida high school football academy from Bishop Moore absolutely lays out lineman

Four-star edge rusher Jake Kreul transferred from Bishop Moore (Florida) to IMG Academy in the offseason. / Courtesy of Jake Kreul

Everybody loves a good pancake block, but IMG Academy (Florida) junior edge rusher Jake Kreul showed the reverse of that Thursday night in New Jersey.

The 6-foot-3, four-star pass rusher — who holds offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, USC and about 40 other college football programs — became a left tackle's worst nightmare Thursday in IMG's 27-14 win over Bergen Catholic.

Kreul took the high school road less traveled toward the Bergen Catholic quarterback, barreling right through Rocco Costello, putting the junior left tackle on his back.

Credit to Costello for hopping right back up and getting a chip block in on Kreul as Bergen QB Dominic Camanile evaded the pressure:

Top 100 Michigan EDGE target Jake Kreul (@JK_DE_SNAKE_34) just destroyed the left tackle. Has been getting pressure all night. Visited U-M in June. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/bZE5v3DXAN

— "EJ Holland" (@EJHollandOn3) August 30, 2024

After a defense-dominated first half Thursday night, both offenses started strong in the third, with Ohio State commit scoring a scintillating touchdown for Bergen, but SMU commit Ty Hawkins answered repeatedly for IMG.

Kreul transferred to IMG Academy from Bishop Moore in the offseason.

Live updates recap: Check out the play-by-play from IMG's 27-14 win over Bergen Catholic

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports

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