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Dublin tackle brings five-star game to OSU
Kyle Clapham
Wandering through the fitness center at Dublin Coffman High School, it is common to encounter burly athletes who spend hours creating muscle mass and sculpting their bodies to garner an advantage on the field.
Then Mike Adams appears from around a corner and gives a whole new meaning to the word burly.
"I wasn't always big," said the 17-year-old Adams, who is listed at 6-feet 7-inches and 308 pounds, according to rivals.com. "I think in middle school was when I really got a lot bigger than the other kids."
Adams, a unanimous five-star prospect and one of the nation's best high school offensive tackles, verbally committed to Ohio State on March 10. He resides at the forefront of a promising 2008 freshman class for the Buckeyes, which includes two other five-star recruits and 10 four-star recruits, according to rivals.com.
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OSU) was the place I felt most comfortable," Adams said. "When I was making my decision it wasn't about where the school was or anything like that, it was just about my best fit."
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