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The coaches, as opposed to the recruiting services, push for early verbals. If you were a Texas boy at heart, a Buckeye from Ohio, or a Trojan from Cali, there is a very good chance that you would verbal early when pressed by the staff because you know that you were going there anyways. That's what we often see in early verbals: local players that already know they are sold verballing to coaches who want building blocks for a class. Tressel commented on the importance of having Boone and O'Neal early in terms of recruiting the rest of the team.
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