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Originally Posted by Holy Buckeye!

Why did he drop us?
Anyone know?

Not exactly sure- a theory is that he was upset that tOSU moved his visit from the scUM game to early January. Not sure why that would cause him to drop us but that is the only event that happened in the last week or so. Bnuts did an interview with him where he said he agreed to the early January visit but all the recent articles are showing that tOSU has been dropped.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/prep/nov04/279266.asp

In addition to Journal Sentinel and Associated Press state player of the year awards, Beckum is also the 2004 Journal Sentinel all-area player of the year.

He stood out at three positions, from the glamorous linebacker spot to the unheralded role as the Knights’ punter.

Again, coaches can’t say enough about the talent Beckum possesses.

“He is as quick and physical and as strong a kid as we’ve come against,” Tremper coach Frank Matrise said. “He’s extremely quick. He’s such an athlete and so good how he plays.”

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Beckum was the glue of a Knights team that depended heavily on the defense to stay in ball games.

In 11 games, Beckum had 38 tackles for loss, 16 quarterback sacks, seven interceptions, eight forced fumbles, five fumbles recovered and four blocked kicks.

Beckum also played tight end (22 catches, 506 yards) and had clutch receptions for an otherwise struggling offense.

And Beckum took pride in all of his contributions from start to finish.

“Usually when a student gets recruited as hard as he does, they get a little bit of a big head and they don’t play as hard,” Oak Creek coach Joe Koch said. “Travis has almost done the opposite. He’s enjoying this.”

Beckum is touted the 68th-best senior prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. Among the front-runners seeking his services are Wisconsin, Miami, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Beckum has been named to the national high school all-star game Jan. 15 at the Alamodome in San Antonio and indicated he would announce his college decision there.