Along the Links: Ohio State Football Recruiting 2/09

Spanning the 'net to give you a constant variety of recruiting news. The thrill of commitments and the agony of reject. The human drama of high school competition. This is ATO's, Along the Links!

Recruiting: Michigan
Head coach Brady Hoke and his staff addressed depth concerns at a couple key positions in the final weeks of the 2011 class, but some positions remain in need of help.

How Michigan's Recruiting Compares
The questions about whether the Michigan position was an elite job for a coach presumably sparked the same question about recruiting. Whether high school athletes were still viewing Michigan as an elite program, and what the reason was that the Wolverines were getting passed up for other schools.

2012 Recruiting Hotlist: Defense
Michigan obviously addressed the defensive side of the ball in 2011, and luckily for Coach Hoke and Coach Mattison the Midwest is loaded with some great defensive talent for an even better haul.

The BPRT's Recap of the Buckeyes' Class of 2011 - BuckeyePlanet Ohio State Forums
For the class of 2011, the Buckeyes signed 23 prospects, which earned them the #3 class in the country according to Scout, and the #11 class according

Gill scores 23, Strongsville holds on for win over Elyria: High school roundup - cleveland.com
Get the latest Cleveland high school sports news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more at cleveland.com.

Pioneers battered in the paint by Strongsville - morningjournal.com  '11 OH DL Chase Farris

Ten@10: Nkemdiche Brothers plan to stick together as Denzel signs with MGCCC | AJC College Sports Recruiting  '12 FL CB TJ Davis
THE TEN AT 10: 1. Some of you may recall the story I wrote last fall about brothers Denzel and Robert Nkemdiche (pronounced kim-DEE-chee) and how the Grayson 

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/167528_181516108554392_108256985880305_390437_5368140_n.jpg   2011 Buckeye recruits

Arizona high school football players to watch in 2011
Arizona high school football players to watch in 2011, Richard Obert takes a look at some of the state's top up-and-coming high school football players. {snl} Click here for a slideshow view of this story

We're Losing OL Numbers Game | Ohio State Buckeyes College Football Recruiting, OSU Big Ten Football, OSU Basketball – Bucknuts.com
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HomeTeam | Land O'Lakes TE Kent Taylor picks up offers from Miami and Illinois

HSN’s 2012 Top 120 for the State of Florida « Miami Hurricanes Sports

$$$ - Scout.com: Diamond’s Got Plans
Jordan Diamond is planning on attending junior days at Wisconsin, Ohio State and Notre Dame, all of whom have offered. “They had a great run at the end of the season,” he said about Notre Dame’s 2010 campaign. “They got better at the end and I think overall coach Brian Kelly did a great job. I think they’ll be a top team again soon. I know they’ll be back in a BCS bowl and maybe even a..."

$$$ - Scout.com: 'Cats After Another Colerain Linebacker
Three-star linebacker Joe Bolden is beginning to gain some serious interest. The Colerain High School standout is now up to seven offers, including Northwestern.

$$$ - Scout.com: Deon Bush: "Best Day Ever"
It's always a good day for a recruit if he receives one Division-I offer, but Deon Bush picked up five major offers in a few hours, after blowing up at the South Florida Express tryout camp over the weekend. What was Bush's reaction to the flurry of offers? Scout.com has the answer.

$$$ - Scout.com: Sneak Peak: Pennsylvania Running Backs
Signing day for the class of 2011 has come and gone and now we start to look ahead to the next class of college football prospects.

$$$ - Scout.com: David Dating Around
Rockdale (TX) High's 4-star LB Derek David is softly committed to Texas Tech, but told Scout.com there are a few schools that could sway him…

$$$ - Dodson on the verge of an offer?   '12 OH  OT Kyle Dodson

$$$ - Huge OL Nears Offer After Ohio State Visit | Football Recruiting Article
A huge offensive lineman visited OSU on Tuesday and says he is close to receiving an offer from the Bucks.

$$$ - Ifeadi Odenigbo highlights 2 - Rivals.com Video
All the latest college sports videos, highlights, press conferences, breaking news - Ifeadi Odenigbo highlights 2 - DE- Junior season highlights

$$$ - Taylor plans junior day visit   '12 FL TE Kent Taylor

$$$ - Top national lineman keeping an eye on UT  '12 NC OT DJ Humphries

$$$ - Davis adds two new offers  '12 FL CB TJ Davis

$$$ - Spartans offer Detroit corner  '12 MI CB Terry Richardson

$$$ - North-South Classic Back At 'Shoe In 2011 | Football Recruiting Article
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$$$ - Auburn latest to offer Davonte Neal - ESPN
Greg Biggins Recruiting Blog on ESPN.com

$$$ - No edge for BYU with Vince Biegel - ESPN  '12 MN OT Jonah Pirsig & '12 IL OL Robert Bain
Chris Pool Recruiting Blog on ESPN.com

$$$ - Ifeadi Odenigbo up to 10 offers - ESPN
Bill Kurelic Recruiting Blog on ESPN.com

$$$ - Offers rolling in for David Perkins - ESPN  '12 IN WR Gehrig Dieter
Chris Pool Recruiting Blog on ESPN.com

$$$ - Illini offer Bradley, Hoosiers after Madaris
Dayton (Ohio) Trotwood-Madison safety Bam Bradley and Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller receiver Monty Madaris each land another Big Ten offer.

$$$ - Kalis Becomes Buckeye Recruiter | Football Recruiting Article
OSU offensive line commitment Kyle Kalis is working to help the Buckeyes’ cause on the recruiting front.

$$$ - Bucks turn to Bush with early offer  '12 FL DB Deon Bush

$$$ - Elflein wrestles with decision  '12 OH OL Patrick Elflein

$$$ - Can the Bucks sway Diamond?  '12 IL OT Jordan Diamond

$$$ - DE Strobel is high on NU's wish list  '12 OH DE Tom Strobel

$$$ - Dwayne Stanford highlights 1 - Rivals.com Video

$$$ - Jones starts recruiting process high on SU  '12 NY DT Jarron Jones

$$$ - Scout.com: ScoutTV: Jonah Pirsig
One of the most intriguing prospects in the Midwest is Blue Earth (Minn.) High offensive tackle Jonah Pirsig. The 6'9, 295-lber has picked up several BCS offers. We took a look at one of his games from the past season.

$$$ - Scout.com: ScoutTV: Terry Richardson Junior Highlights
Detroit Cass Tech's Terry Richardson is carrying on the school's recently strong tradition of cover corners. Here is a look at his video and our thoughts on his future.

$$$ - Scout.com: Henry Poggi May Be The Best Poggi Yet
Scout.com talked with 2013 prospect Henry Poggi from Gilman School in Baltimore, MD. The two-way standout already has his first offer and is considered the best of the football playing Poggis, even by his own highly competitive family.

$$$ - Scout.com: Jones Talks ND Offer
Notre Dame has had great success at the Gilman School before with players like Ambrose Wooden and Victor Abiamiri and now they’re going after a third in four-star athlete Cyrus Jones for the Class of 2012.

$$$ - Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals.com Rivals250 to watch 2012

$$$ - Travis Blanks has four on top  '12 FL DB Travis Blanks 

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