'08 OH LB Steve Gardiner (Michigan State Signee)

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by dozerbuck

Haven't been able to talk to "someone" about what they are recruiting Steve as.

BPRT, any idea where the staff could see him playing if he ends up with an offer? Could he be that speed recruit?

Safety, I think.

[wadc45]

I think he more in the BIG SPEED category because he will likely play at over 200 lbs. If he were to get an offer I would have to assume they are looking at him much like they did Moeller...probably get his first look in the defensive backfield or they will put some weight on him and make him a WLB.

[wadc45]

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8/10

From the MSU site...has not heard much from MSU since the text ban. Favors West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Northwestern (offered) and would like to see OSU and MSU offer.

[wadc45]

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8/27

From the Pitt site...Vandy has offered. Plans to decide in the next two or three weeks.

[osugrad21]

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Steve took his third visit to Pitt but says recruiting is on hold while tOSU and Michigan State decide if they will offer. He currently has offers from Pitt, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Syracuse and Indiana.

[bengals07]

http://friday.rivals.com/friday.asp

[wadc45]

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10/3

From the Northwestern site...things are pretty much status quo...still favoring Northwestern, Pittsburgh and West Virginia and still waiting to see what OSU and MSU are going to do. Oklahoma State recently offered.

[osugrad21]

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Steve says his current favorites are West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Northwestern and Vanderbilt but he is hoping for offers from Michigna State and Ohio State.

[wadc45]

ESPN - Recruiting coast-to-coast: Ohio defense - Insider

Under the Radar Player

Steve Gardiner, Linebacker
Coffman (Dublin, Ohio)
Considering: Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Northwestern, Ohio State, Michigan State

Dublin-Coffman High School has proven it can produce some excellent football talent, as the home of 2007 first-round draft pick QB Brady Quinn and also where ESPN 150 prospects offensive lineman Mike Adams and tight end Jake Stoneburner play.

Beyond the spotlight is Gardiner, another fine prospect. On Recruiting Insider on ESPNU, we cover different under the radar players for each position, and when we covered linebackers, Gardiner was an obvious choice.

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[wadc45]

Scout.com: Nothing Official

By Allen Wallace
National Recruiting Editor
Posted Oct 29, 2007

"I'm not taking any official visits until after the season," Steve Gardiner said. "I plan to set up the trips soon though. I've been really busy with football and now that our playoffs have started we're going to be playing on Saturdays, so it's hard to schedule official trips." From the offering schools, West Virginia and Pittsburgh lead solidly over Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Cincinnati.

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[jwinslow]

JWinslow - Photo Gallery

Photos from Playoffs, Week 1, vs Gahanna Lincoln.

[bucklifer]

He looks like a caveman one of those pictures, which is pretty disturbing.

I've seen his video and, while he is a generally good football player, he is simply not tOSU material. I'd take Pead, at safety, over him.

[schwab]

Originally Posted by bucklifer

He looks like a caveman one of those pictures, which is pretty disturbing.

Really? He looks like a ballplayer to me.

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by bucklifer

He looks like a caveman one of those pictures, which is pretty disturbing.

I've seen his video and, while he is a generally good football player, he is simply not tOSU material. I'd take Pead, at safety, over him.

(For two reasons) I couldn't disagree with that statement more...

[starBUCKS]

He looks like he needs to hit the weight room.