LB Andrew Sweat (official thread)

[osu_edu]

Sweat faces a more difficult decision in the near future.

Ohio State would like Sweat, a honor roll student with a 3.9 GPA, to finish his high school requirements early and enroll for the second semester.

"I'm thinking about that. I haven't sat down and discussed it with Coach (Ed) Dalton yet," Sweat said. "Ohio State would like me to graduate early. I'd have to go to summer school. We'll see."

why are most of the reporters so dumb??



osu.edu ROCKS!!!

[Bestbuck36]

I've never known Coach Tressel and staff to openly ask a recruit to graduate early. Am I missing something here or is the reporter in question way off on the actual facts, go figure? Having said that I always like to see guys who are ready come in for Spring ball and start learning the playbook and college life. The transitioning is much faster once the fall season starts.

[Madmoney]

Ohio State is on quarters not semesters.

[Buckskin86]

7/1/2007
Trinity's Sweat ruled the rest in three sports

By Mike Kovak, Staff writer
mkovak@observer-reporter.com

Name the sport and Sweat can play it. He makes basketball and baseball look easy but the senior-to-be excels on the football field. That's where Sweat earned his reputation and where he became nationally recognized.

"When you get to the point where his third-best sport is basketball and he's one of the best players without having to go to 47 summer camps, you know you have something special," Trinity football coach and athletic director Ed Dalton said. "This guy has been blessed with that kind of talent. He's earned his reputation."

Athletic freaks of nature normally come in the same package - tall, fast and built with an ego to match their abilities.

That's not Sweat. Yes, at 6-2, Sweat is not short. And, yes, he's quite fast. Ask opposing quarterbacks and running backs who failed to elude his pursuit during the 2006 season. And, no doubt, he's quite strong. Pat him on the back and you'll walk away with a bruise.

"He is probably the best pure football player I've ever coached and he's one of the best players I've ever seen on film. When you watch what he does on film, you wonder how he really does it."

Sweat was so good as a junior, Trinity fans praised him, opponents offered rave reviews - some called him a better high school player than Paul Posluszny, universities across the country recruited him and Sweat was the easy selection as the Observer-Reporter's Boys Athlete of the Year.

By his junior year, Sweat weighed 225 pounds and maintained his exceptional sideline-to-sideline speed. The WPIAL's next great linebacker was about to be uncovered.

"My dad (former Syracuse receiver Gary Sweat) always preached to me that your junior year was really important," Sweat said. "I went in there and just tried my hardest."

At times, Sweat played like a one-man wrecking crew. Against West Mifflin, he made tackles on 20 of the Titans' first 23 plays. He made a one-handed interception against Canon-McMillan. He put up another 20-tackle game against Hopewell. He became the focal point of game plans, particularly that of Thomas Jefferson, and he evolved into an all-state linebacker. In 10 games, Sweat had 165 tackles, two interceptions and too many tackles for losses to count.

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[Buckskin86]

7/24/2007
Trinity-TJ game goes national
By Mike Kovak, Staff writer
mkovak@observer-reporter.com

Trinity's WPIAL Class AAA Big Seven Conference home game against perennial power Thomas Jefferson on Thursday, Oct. 11 was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Fox Sports Pittsburgh. The local network will still show the game, but it's being picked up by Fox Sports Net as its Nike Game of the Week.

O-R Online

[OmahaBeef]

This isn't really a Sweat comment, but I'm not sure where else to ask: Why were "is a Buckeye!" threads all un-stickied?

[bkochmc]

Originally Posted by OmahaBeef

This isn't really a Sweat comment, but I'm not sure where else to ask: Why were "is a Buckeye!" threads all un-stickied?

To unclutter the first page... instead there is a sticky thread that links to all committed recruits so they can be found quickly. Buckeye Verbal Commitments for 2008

I love reading how versatile Sweat is... get a little more muscle on his frame (which he will in the strength program) and watch out!

[osugrad21]

Pittsburgh Gazette

Blue Chip Chat: Andrew Sweat

Catching up with the area's top high school football players

Tuesday, August 14, 2007
By Colin Dunlap, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
School: Trinity
Position: LB
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
The skinny: One of the most heavily recruited linebackers in the country, Sweat is a player who can dominate a game. Coaches rave about his instincts and his ability to rarely be out of position.
College talk: After considering numerous scholarship offers, Sweat chose Ohio State in late May. He had pared his list down to Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Favorite food? I'd have to go with chicken Marsala from Angelo's in Washington.
Is it true you want to be a lawyer? Yeah, most definitely. I want to take over my dad's law firm. Growing up, I have idolized my dad and wanted to put on a suit and tie every day and go to work as a lawyer.
Person you would most like to meet and why: Troy Polamalu. Just the way he plays and how he's so humble off the field makes him someone that I'd like to model myself after.
What's up with coach Jim Tressel's sweater vest look? I like it. I think his style just says class all the way around. He told me that he's always worn it, even back when he coached at Youngstown State. It just shows how classy the guy is.
Are you finally going to beat Thomas Jefferson this year? Let's hope so. We've been training harder than ever, this is the hardest we've trained. To have success, you have to prove it against the best programs and they are, definitely, the best program out there.
People might be surprised to know ... I'm a huge golfer and golf is my favorite sport.