
08-28-2008, 05:52 AM
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Capo Regime
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Williams Continues Tradition of Under-the-Radar Excellence in OSU Football Recruiting
By John Porentas
OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel and recruiting coordinator John Peterson have done it again. Over the years Tressel and his staff have consistently found players who have turned out to be gems after being characterized as more like lumps of coal by the people who rate high school talent. A. J. Hawk, James Laurinaitis, Malcolm Jenkins, Donald Washington and Anderson Russell are just a few of the "average" high school prospects that have turned out to be more than expected after they arrived in Columbus. It looks like they have done it again this year as well.
Nathan Williams was considered a good player, but hardly star caliber when he signed with the Buckeyes last February. He also didn't help his hype-stock much when he didn't report for summer conditioning but instead elected to report to Ohio State at a more traditional time, right before fall camp began.
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