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February 16th, 2011 at 6:38 PM
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Jarrod Wilson Offered

Jarrod Wilson is a 6"2, 190-lb Safety prospect from Akron, Ohio. Hoke and his staff have been busy offering prospects, and Wilson was offered today. 

At this point Michigan does not have a true free safety on their roster. Tamani Carter is slotted to play there, and Troy Woofolk could play there as well, but Wilson would be a perfect fit at free safety. He is the definition of a center-fielder, and he's got great ball skills. Plus, he's 6"2, and will be able to play at 200 pounds in college. Win.

Illinois, Indiana, Toledo, and Michigan State have offered. Marc Givler, who scouts Ohio for Rivals, said Wilson is likely a top 20-25 player in Ohio, and a great offer. I'll try to talk to Jarrod soon, but this offer was big. 

 

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:45 PM | "Marc Givler, who scouts Ohio (Score:1)
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"Marc Givler, who scouts Ohio for Rivals, said Wilson is likely a top 20-25 player in Ohio, and a great offer"

Ohio State's Rivals has Wilson at #19 in their current state rankings so that sounds about right. Sounds like a quality player and it would be nice to have some size at the safety position.

6'2, 200 lbs in centre field is intimidating enough to put it in the minds of receivers going over the middle.

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February 16th, 2011 at 10:26 PM | Duane Long who recruits the (Score:1)
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Duane Long who recruits the state of Ohio had this to say about Wilson:

Jarrod Wilson, 6-3, 200, Buchtel
Remember the name. This is my dark horse for the safety who comes out of this class four years from now with the highest NFL rating. If a college coach came to me and said he played eight in the box alot and needed a centerfielder right in the middle of the field I would suggest Jarrod Wilson. He is fast and very athletic. He reads the game and reacts to the ball as well as any safety in the class. The best cover safety in the class. The best safety in the class on the ball. He needs to be a better tackler. The good news is he is a willing tackler. Never shies away from contact. Stellar in the classroom too. 

 

http://www.duanelongreport.com/2011-articles/february/2012-safeties.html

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February 17th, 2011 at 12:41 AM | "Remember the name" (Score:1)
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OK I am in. Big hard hitting safety? Someone who has been a safety in HS, not a position change. This is the type of recruiting I like.

February 17th, 2011 at 1:17 AM | Well (Score:1)
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that sounds very good.

February 16th, 2011 at 6:41 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:1)
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True deep safety? I like it.

February 16th, 2011 at 6:46 PM | This is good news. I was (Score:1)
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This is good news. I was wondering when the Safety offers would begin going out.

I've read that people think this guy is very under the radar, and will blow up bigtime.

February 16th, 2011 at 7:18 PM | he can anywhere with respect (Score:1)
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he can anywhere with respect to the radar he wants so long as he can be a freakin real safety!

February 17th, 2011 at 1:23 AM | What (Score:1)
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are the coaches going to do with Marvin Robinson and Josh Furman. Coming out of high school they where rank highly at the safety postion. I don't think i have heard anything yet on those two guys? We also have Carvin Johnson and Ray Vinopal and Jordan Kovacs. I think we have alot of safeties on this team. But we do need to bring in one or 2 safeties in this class.GO BLUE!!!

February 16th, 2011 at 6:45 PM | Ok SO, I couldn't find a (Score:1)
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Ok SO, I couldn't find a highlight tape on youtube.

But I did find this, and it's posted by Akronsportsnow, so I assume its him.

EDIT: I see the someone else found it, touche.

 

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:45 PM | 52-0 games are welcome too. (Score:1)
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52-0 games are welcome too.

February 16th, 2011 at 9:24 PM | CYYYY (Score:1)
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February 16th, 2011 at 6:45 PM | I also read on ESPN today (Score:1)
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I also read on ESPN today that the DE out of Cinci, I believe Adolphus Williams is his name, has talked to both Saban and Hoke on the phone every week. He mentioned it in his interview. Sounds like Hoke and Co. are getting after it pretty hard.

February 16th, 2011 at 6:52 PM | Adolphus Washington (Score:1)
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Adolphus Washington

February 16th, 2011 at 6:55 PM | Was just about to post that (Score:1)
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Just chased my tail for about 5 minutes trying to find adolphus williams.

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:00 PM | Thank you, I am terrible with (Score:1)
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Thank you, I am terrible with names.

February 16th, 2011 at 7:05 PM | That's ok steve, so am I. (Score:1)
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That's ok steve, so am I.

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:54 PM | Adolphus is probably going to (Score:1)
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Adolphus is probably going to Ohio State.

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:56 PM | also heard odenigbo got an (Score:1)
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also heard odenigbo got an OSU offer today?

February 16th, 2011 at 7:17 PM | Yep.. (Score:1)
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Yep, they sure did. I was hoping they might not because Ohio is so loaded this year but it looks like my worst fears have come furition. Hopefully he really values academics(I think is mom is a doctor) and that will give us an advantage. I really, really want this guy!

 

http://ohiostate.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=8&c=1&nid=5338496

February 16th, 2011 at 7:19 PM | OSU still doesn't have a big (Score:1)
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OSU still doesn't have a big enough class to take all these DE's. Even if they get the ones they want, there are enough elite ones left over.

February 16th, 2011 at 7:32 PM | how many scholarships are (Score:1)
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how many scholarships are they projected to have without attrition?

February 16th, 2011 at 7:51 PM | I can't find the exact (Score:1)
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I can't find the exact number, but I remember it being something like 13 before attrition, and they need a big OL class in 2012. I think they'll only have room for 3 of the DE's at absolute most, most likely only 2.

February 16th, 2011 at 8:25 PM | LaTroy Pittman is a WR who (Score:1)
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LaTroy Pittman is a WR who has already committed to Florida.

I agree that McMullen and Washington are essentially OSU locks, and Pittman would probably go there if they seriously want him.

They also offered Odenigbo today, but I think they would only accept a commit from him for something other than DE.

I still don't see them taking more than 3 DE's in this class.

February 16th, 2011 at 8:32 PM | He probably meant Latroy (Score:1)
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He probably meant Latroy Lewis. Both him and Pittman (and Odenigbo) could project to linebacker. Not that that really changes anything.

But yeah, out of Wormley, McMullen, Pittman, Strobel, Odenigbo, Washington, and Lewis, OSU can probably only take four at the very most. Assuming we lead for Wormley, not to mention we've offered Pharaoh Brown who looks good and we have shots at other DL from outside of Ohio, I think we'll be fine.

February 16th, 2011 at 8:39 PM | Pharoah Brown... (Score:1)
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...must get.

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February 16th, 2011 at 8:46 PM | Also Ojemudia.  He'll be the (Score:1)
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Also Ojemudia.  He'll be the best in-state DE.

The reality of it is if we get Wormley and one of the other DEs we've offered (or a big name we haven't) we'll be in very good shape with that position. 

February 16th, 2011 at 7:28 PM | I was told by an MGoUser (I (Score:1)
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I was told by an MGoUser (I can't remember his handle) that knows Ifeadi that Stanford may be in play big time for him.

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February 17th, 2011 at 12:14 AM | The Dark Side (Score:1)
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The Dark Side is strong in Saban and this is not a VW commercial.  Coach Hoke has his work cut out for him. 

Not as concerned about safety as I am for DT, OL, and QB (in that order) - all three will take time and at least 9 more months to formulate

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:51 PM | When.... (Score:1)
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When was the last time UM had a true, good free safety?

February 16th, 2011 at 7:53 PM | MAYBE Shazor (Score:1)
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at one point in his career.

I'll still go with Marcus Ray.

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:59 PM | Mundy was pretty good, but I (Score:1)
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Mundy was pretty good, but I don't think Ron English used him properly.

February 16th, 2011 at 8:10 PM | Jamar Adams was decent. (Score:1)
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Jamar Adams was decent. Shazor was probably the last legitimately good safety, though.

February 16th, 2011 at 8:44 PM | decent? (Score:1)
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Jamar Adams brought the hammer.

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February 17th, 2011 at 3:05 AM | Would be my pick (Score:1)
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But IIRC, Adams was a strong safety, not a free safety.

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:53 PM | I was told by someone that I (Score:1)
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I was told by someone that I trust that it might take quite a bit for Wilson and his teammate Corey Smith NOT to come to Michigan, meaning Michigan is in great shape.

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February 16th, 2011 at 6:56 PM | Hadn't heard that. Excellent (Score:1)
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Hadn't heard that. Excellent news. For those wondering, Smith is a 6'0 170 WR ranked 17th in Ohio presently by Ohio State's Rivals.

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:03 PM | Corey Smith (Score:1)
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Corey-Smith-112584

His highlights begin at the 1:00 mark.

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:02 PM | I'm skeptical, just because (Score:1)
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I'm skeptical, just because I've never seen a package deal that actually ended up happening.

February 16th, 2011 at 7:18 PM | Yeah obviously things change, (Score:1)
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Yeah obviously things change, I've just been told Michigan is looking good right now.

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:43 PM | After some research, this is (Score:1)
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After some research, this is one package deal that might actually work out. I didn't realize that Ricky Powers was the head coach for Akron Buchtel. This school might be treating us well for the forseeable future. 

February 16th, 2011 at 7:25 PM | Isn't Buchtel the school that (Score:1)
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Isn't Buchtel the school that an ex-M player coaches?  I can't remember who, but I want to say Ricky Powers. 

February 16th, 2011 at 7:28 PM | You are correct. (Score:1)
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You are correct.

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:37 PM | Cool, I still have a bit of a (Score:1)
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Cool, I still have a bit of a memory left.

Fun fact - according to Rivals, the Indiana coach that is recruiting Jarrod Wilson is Doug Mallory. 

February 16th, 2011 at 6:56 PM | This (Score:1)
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is good and all but shouldn't we be going after a top safety.The coaches do know what they are doing though.GO BLUE!!!

February 16th, 2011 at 7:01 PM | Serious question. (Score:1)
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What do you have against the proper use of spacing after punctuation?

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February 16th, 2011 at 7:35 PM | Another serious question - (Score:1)
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Another serious question - why do you think he's not a "top" safety?   And how "top" does a kid have to be for you to happy taking him? 

FYI, Rivals currently has this kid at #19 in Ohio.  In 2011, 16 Ohio players got 4 stars, and this year people feel Ohio will be deeper than 2011.  Also in 2011, OSU took 5 players rated worse than #19 in Ohio, not including the #17 kid they also signed.  The #18 player went to Alabama.  So being #19 in Ohio is not exactly bad - I know a lot of people are excited about Antonio Poole and he was #20.

All that aside, this kid has offers from a handful of Big Ten schools already, and he's one of three (I believe) safeties nationwide that the staff has offered this early.  I don't think that's a resume worth getting upset over.

February 16th, 2011 at 8:03 PM | One of the big Ohio talent (Score:1)
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One of the big Ohio talent evaluators said that if he were to take any Safety in the 2012 class, it would be Wilson.

I get the sense that he's a big time prospect that is very under the radar.

February 16th, 2011 at 10:13 PM | under the radar? (Score:1)
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If he's ranked in the top 20 or so in the state and has offers from a wide range of programs, he can' be considered under the radar...but maybe he is underrated.

February 17th, 2011 at 12:51 AM | He didn't receive his first (Score:1)
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He didn't receive his first offer until two days ago, and is just now making his way onto recruiting lists. Gurus are calling him a darkhorse candidate for best Ohio safety in this class. I'm guessing nobody knew about him until his coach sent out video this week.

If that's not considered "under the radar" to this point, I'm not sure what is.

February 16th, 2011 at 10:14 PM | What (Score:1)
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about Bam Bradley?

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