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Gateway's Bell adjusting to spotlight
By Tricia Lafferty
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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After playing just one full varsity season, he's earned scholarship offers from Boston College, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt and West Virginia, among others. When Alabama coach Nick Saban visited Gateway to take a look at Hale, Smith popped in one of Bell's highlight tapes, and Saban offered Bell on the spot.
"Dorian is the best all-around athlete I have coached," Smith said. "He's a kid that can dunk a basketball any way you ask him. He runs a 4.5 40; 210 pounds that will hit you like a truck. He can catch a football. He can throw a football 60 yards in the air. He can play tailback, tight end, receiver. He can play any skill position."
Bell will play a bit of tight end this season, but he probably will shine more at linebacker.
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"I need to go (to a college where) I'll get playing time," Bell said. "I want to start as a freshman.
"Maybe I can go beyond that college and go to the NFL. I want people watching me on Sundays."
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Gateway's Bell adjusting to spotlight - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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