'05 FL LB Elijah Hodge (Wisconsin signee)

[AmeriBuck007]

Originally Posted by ohiobuck94

HH said Hodge will be a Buckeye. Per BN board.
Iowa will have to give a great sales job.

didn't say it was a done deal just said osu was his current leader coming into his iowa visit this weekend.

i think we get land him rico and freddie to finish off our linebacking class, and for some reason i have a good vibe about felder comin here too

[crazybuckfan40]

i think we get land him rico and freddie to finish off our linebacking class, and for some reason i have a good vibe about felder comin here too

Hey Ameribuck we think alike. This is how I feel. If we do get Rico, Hodge, Felder I think they will bring Lennix in as an athlete.

[bucknut11]

Don't know if this is a new development or not (it's not posted in this thread), but Elijah's now rated in the Insider's Hot 100 at #99 overall. If we get him and McCoy, that's 2 top 100 LBs!

[BuckNutty]

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Hodge has never been to Iowa although his brother goes there and he's looking forward to checking out the campus. He wants to "see the atmosphere" and the academic side of the school. His brother Abdul has been telling him how great a place it is and how easy it is to get used to. This update was done by an Iowa site so there is no mention of Ohio State. Jerks!

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Abdul Hodge is quoted in this article saying he is coming back for his senior year at Iowa. When asked if he can see Elijah going to Ohio State Abdul laughs and says he can't see him in a Buckeye uniform but his brother will make his own decision.

[crazybuckfan40]

Maybe he and Wells will announce together. Wouldn't that just be great.

[Buckskin86]

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...412100376/1003

If that's the case, then Ferentz might have the opportunity to coach the brother of Hawkeye starting linebacker Abdul Hodge.

"That'd be cool," Hodge said.

Elijah Hodge, a 6-foot, 195-pound linebacker from Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will be among the football recruits visiting campus this weekend.

"I'm working a little bit on him, but I'm also staying a little bit out of it," Abdul Hodge said. "It's his decision. I'm not going to force him into doing something he doesn't want to do. He knows things have been going well for me, that it's a good program, and that there's a good coaching staff here."

The Hawkeyes and Ohio State are among the schools the younger Hodge is considering.

"When he gets here this weekend, I'll get a chance to talk to him about that," Abdul said.

Abdul, a junior, also will reassure his brother that he will be around for his senior season.

"People ask me on campus, 'Are you leaving?' " Hodge said. "I tell them I'm coming back, but they're going to believe whatever they want to believe. Me and my family haven't even talked about it."

[IntoGloryride]

HH made the statement Abdul was going pro- obviously wrong. Elijah was wearing Abduls old reebok Hawkeye jersey at the Iowa BB game. He appeared very mellow and didnt get overly excited as some of the recruits did during the game. He will take a visit to Wisky 12/17 as the Badgers are attempting to come in late . I get some good inside info on the Iowa end and can honestly tell you its a crap shoot where he ends up. Iowa folks who think he is a lock i feel are wrong and i would say the same to OSU folks who feel he is a lock. One thing thats for certain he wont end up like some scUM dl showing his stuff on folk's porches. Lol best of luck filling your class. Congrats on Lenix as Im one Iowa fan who knows that the OSU offer is most likely an end to other schools chances of getting Freddie. I feel he probably would be better closer to Cleveland due to his child but would welcome him at Iowa if he chose to come to Iowa which is unrealistic to me at this point. GL the rest of the way. Win the Alamo Bowl !

[westbuck04]

dude, no offense, but HH knows about 10x more than any iowa insider when it comes to florida players. if he says osu leads, then it's safe to say that osu leads. anything can change, but i'd say he's osu's to lose.

and btw, HH recently posted that the older hodge would be staying, because the estimate he got wasn't big enough.

[IntoGloryride]

i just said he isnt a lock either way. I never said you lead we lead or anything to that affect. As i said good luck the rest of the way.

[Buckskin86]

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Hodge says Iowa now leads after his official visit this weekend.

But he is not yet ready to make his decision.

Hodge will make his official visit to Wisconsin next weekend and said he should know his decision after that trip.

[Folanator]

HH just posted this thread in the premium. Board. He started the thread. What do you make of this? He is being way to cryptic here.

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[osugrad21]

I took it as Hodge's window of opportunity is closing..maybe push a quicker commitment through or cross us off altogether

[bucknut11]

Yes, you have to think that with Spitler and Laurinaitis already on board and Lenix, McCoy, and Mathis all close to committing (not necessarily to us), we're running out of spots to get the 4 LBs we need. If Hodge wants to come, he'd better make it known soon.

[ohiobuck94]

It still sounds good for Hodge

Here is the full post on BN free board:

helpinghand
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Relax......

Will post some revealing information tomorrow....

[CriticalSteve]

Wells might be the only Florida kid this year.
But that's not all that bad.
Take the #2 RB in the country every other year, and OSU is good.