DL Willie Mobley (transfer to Orange Coast)

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8/7

By Kevin Noon...talks about his summer and which OSU recruits he has talked to about his official for the Wisconsin game. Also talks about what position he sees himself playing and his timeframe for a decision.

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High school football: Off and running
Five coaches sound off on the best players, changes for this season and the new Gophers coach.
BY TIM LEIGHTON and RAY RICHARDSON
Pioneer Press
Article Last Updated: 08/12/2007 12:08:25 AM CDT


With high school football training camps opening Monday, coaches statewide this week finalized practice schedules and road maps they hope will lead to the Prep Bowl on Nov. 23-24 at the Metrodome.

Five coaches familiar with that destination - Eden Prairie's Mike Grant, Minnetonka's Dave Nelson, Totino-Grace's Jeff Ferguson, Lakeville South's Larry Thompson and Cretin-Derham Hall's Mike Scanlan - have combined for 13 state championships and nine runner-up finishes.

The Pioneer Press interviewed the five individually and asked them to address story lines entering the season, ranging from the new Prep Bowl format to Cretin-Derham Hall receiver Michael Floyd to new University of Minnesota coach Tim Brewster. Following are excerpts from those interviews:

Q: Who is the next-best player after Floyd?

Ferguson: I have to base this on what I've heard, not seen. I've heard about Sam Maresh at Champlin Park and Willie Mobley at Eden Prairie. We think Jordan Waiwaiole from Spring Lake Park is a strong player, and we've got special players here, too. It does a disservice to kids to rank them. What it points to is that Minnesota is producing more and more strong players.

Grant: I'd have to say our guy, Willie Mobley. College coaches are coming here to see two kids - Floyd and Willie. Willie's a legitimate Division I prospect. He has the size (6 feet 2, 265 pounds) and agility colleges are looking for. He's got a lot of top programs to choose from.

Nelson: The first name that comes to mind is the Mobley kid at Eden Prairie.

Scanlan: We've got some guys here that we are think are pretty darn good. Shady Salamon is one of them. It sounds clich?, but he can do it all. He will play defensive back and running back. He has already committed to Minnesota. They will be surprised at how good he is.

Thompson: I'm not 100 percent sure of everyone out there, but I do know you have to contain Willie Mobley.

http://www.twincities.com/ci_6602780...e=most_emailed

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Mobley at UCLA

Willie Mobley, a highly regarded defensive end from Eden Prairie, Minn., attended the practice and will be at the scrimmage.

Sports: First test: How far has offense come? | plays, bruins, scrimmage, game, run - OCRegister.com

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Scout

Willie visited UCLA all weekend but still says tOSU is recruiting him the hardest.

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Eden Prairie seniors, from left, Willie Mobley, Carter Bykowski, Ryan Grant and Jeff Bowlsby are four of the Eagles? top returning players. All four said last year?s championship was the highlight of their careers

WILLIE MOBLEY, DEFENSIVE END
6-foot-2, 263 pounds

College: Undecided. He has more than 25 scholarship offers from top Division-I programs nationwide.

Earliest football memory: I grew up in Apple Valley, and you can't play until fourth grade there. I remember crying to my mom that I wanted to play early. They finally let me. I was the youngest, but I was still one of the biggest.

What drew you to football? My mom was a big college football fan. I always thought basketball would be my sport, but then when I put the pads on, I knew I was good at this.

Biggest football influence: My family. I really like that I'll have my school paid for and that they will be able to watch me and be proud of me. Every time I get on the field, I think of my family.

Best part of high school football: There's no worries. You go out there just because it's fun. People say college is the best, but it's high school.

Career highlight: The state championship. When it was over, it was like "What just happened?"

The four pillars

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BN$

Willie says he does not have a favorite and will visit tOSU. He now has offers from Ohio State, Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa State, Hawaii, and Kansas State.

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Future is Alipate's, but it's Eagles' night

The youngster had several views of the evening sky Thursday. Unfortunately, that was because the Eagles put him on his back too many times. With Willie Mobley, a supersized All-Metro defensive lineman leading the chase, there was simply too much pressure for Alipate to get into a rhythm. He completed eight of 15 passes for 37 yards.

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9/7

From the Minnesota site...totally focused on his team and basically doesn't answer any recruiting questions.

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9/13

By Adam Jardy of the OSU site...talks about what he is doing to make sure he is okay academically and about his season so far. Also talks about talking recently with one of the OSU coaches.

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Eden Prairie defeats Lakeville North

And the Eagles' defense overwhelmed Lakeville North's offensive line, giving Hartwell little time to throw and stunting the Panthers' attempts to spread the field.

Instead, he spent much of the night on the run from Division I prospect Willie Mobley, who finished with two sacks.

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9/18

From the UCLA site...all about his interst in UCLA...not one other school mentioned (despite the fact he doesn't even have an offer from the Bruins).

Pretty slanted piece...

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Originally Posted by wadc45

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9/18

From the UCLA site...all about his interst in UCLA...not one other school mentioned (despite the fact he doesn't even have an offer from the Bruins).

Pretty slanted piece...

that is an understatement to say the least. if an osu site put something out like that, I would be a little embarassed.

[osugrad21]

Link

Prep football: Eden Prairie's Willie Mobley is an offense's worst nightmare
Eden Prairie defensive tackle Willie Mobley is an offense's worst nightmare - and one of the most heavily recruited players in the state.
BY RAY RICHARDSON
Pioneer Press
Article Launched: 09/20/2007 12:01:00 AM CDT


The sight of Eden Prairie's Willie Mobley plowing through two offensive linemen to make a tackle in the backfield - for the fifth time in a game - can be demoralizing for an opposing high school football coach.
Whatever was in the game plan had no effect on the Eagles' senior defensive tackle.
Even more troubling is the sight of the 6-foot-3, 268-pound Mobley chasing down a wide receiver from behind on a screen pass.
"Sometimes you get to the point where you wonder if you can do anything about him," Lakeville North coach Mike Zweber said.
Zweber had a close-up view Friday of how Mobley, the top defensive lineman in Minnesota, can influence a game. Five of Mobley's eight tackles were behind the line of scrimmage, giving him nine tackles for losses this season.




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There have been rumblings that Eden Prairie senior defensive lineman Willie Mobley has narrowed his long list of schools to three -- UCLA, Iowa and the Gophers. Mobley, however, says he has not yet settled on any finalists.

Dean's list

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Wow...

EDIT-Nevermind. I need to read closer.