LB Dorian Bell (official thread)

[TheStoicPaisano]

Originally Posted by OSUBasketballJunkie

Gateway football players Dorian Bell and Corey Brown have been selected to play in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio Jan. 3. The two Ohio State recruits will play for the East team, which will be coached by Gateway's Terry Smith. The game includes 90 of the top players in the country and is televised live by NBC.

Pep rally/announcement is this Friday, 1:50 pm.

[OHSportsFan9]

Originally Posted by akronbuck

your right. He's a superstar and might start as a fresh. I just love big RB's .

You'll get that kind of RB when Carlos Hyde steps on campus next year.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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For whom the Bell tolls
Dorian Bell posted an incredible stat line as a tailback in Gateway's 49-7 drubbing of Norwin this past weekend.
According to Mike White of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bell only had two carries for the game, but they both went for touchdowns, each over 80 yards in length. Bell averaged an amazing 84 yards per carry.
Bell currently averages a hair below 23 yards per rush, and he could challenge for the state record of highest average per carry, set in 1957 by Lewistown's Fred Stoicheff, who averaged 14.52 yards per carry on 69 attempts, according to the Pennsylvania Football News Resource Guide. (Note: it is not known if there is a minimum rushes requirement to set this record.)

[CHU]

Great news (and not surprising) that both Corey and Dorian were named to the U.S. Army All-American game.

Should be a good experience for both and nice to have more representation for Ohio State.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by akronbuck

The more I read about him and what his coach reports. He reminds me of Chris wells. I wonder if OSU would ever give him a shot at RB. Like, Ginn recruited as a CB, played WR. Beanie was a monster at LB in high school, I started his thread and he was an animal. I still think he would have played a lot as a freshmen at LB just like, he did at RB. Think about how he stiff-arms when he runs., imagine him tackling.

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

We already have a top 5 recruit at RB in Jamall Berry...

Bell's future is LB, and man I love all the TFL's and sacks that he can bring from the LB position...

You put the best at a position, regardless of what that player's "normal" position is. The last 5-star RB we got out of Florida has had a so-so at best career here, so to blow off the possibility of Bell getting a shot at RB just because Berry is coming here is flat out wrong.

[BUCKYLE]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

You put the best at a position, regardless of what that player's "normal" position is. The last 5-star RB we got out of Florida has had a so-so at best career here, so to blow off the possibility of Bell getting a shot at RB just because Berry is coming here is flat out wrong.

Or else TGII would've been a CB.

[schwab]

Originally Posted by BUCKYLE

Or else TGII would've been a CB.

Switching to DB got Gamble to the NFL. Back to Dorian, congrats on the selection to the Army game. It's always good when they have no choice but to praise the newest Buckeyes.

[GrizzlyBuck]

Originally Posted by schwab

Switching to DB got Gamble to the NFL. Back to Dorian, congrats on the selection to the Army game. It's always good when they have no choice but to praise the newest Buckeyes.

Congrats to Dorian, and who is to say Gamble would not have made it as a WR given a year and a half to really concentrate on his pass catching and route running skills.

Off topic, I know, but Ginn, Gonzo and Gamble all ended up playing different positions than where they were projected as HS seniors (and ended up doing at least decently )

[Taosman]

Bell is a game changer at linebacker. Put him at outside backer and send him after the QB! We need game changers on defense! He will compete for starting time as a true freshman.

[Taosman]

I keep seeing different heights. Is he 6ft or 6ft 1 or 6ft 2in.?

[leroyjenkins]

Originally Posted by Taosman

I keep seeing different heights. Is he 6ft or 6ft 1 or 6ft 2in.?

6 1.5

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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McDowell plays nation's 3rd-ranked team tough, but falls

Posted by Joshua Funk October 11, 2008 02:18AM

MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. - McDowell quarterback AJ Fenton took some postgame congratulations from some students still hanging around Gus Anderson Field Friday night. Fenton's Trojans had just wrapped up hosting the #3-ranked team in the nation, the Gateway Gators, the first time a nationally-ranked Pennsylvania team played a game in Erie County since 2000.
"I think the games against McKeesport and this one (Gateway) earned us some respect," the Wisconsin-bound Fenton said. "But we want more than respect - we want to start winning these big games."
McDowell nearly did win - cutting the Gateway lead to 24-18 with 3:14 left in the game, but Brian Williams' 77-yard touchdown run ended any hope of a McDowell upset, as the Gators (7-0) escaped with a hard-fought 30-18 victory over the Trojans (4-3).

Aiding the Gators was the presence of Dorian Bell, who sat out the first half for undisclosed reasons. His first four carries of the second half yielded 42 rushing yards and four Gateway first downs.
After forcing a McDowell punt, and after Kalkstein (129 pass yards, TD, INT) connected on a 41-yard pass, Bell scored on a two-yard touchdown run to make it 14-3.

[osugrad21]

BSB$--Bell Thrilled to be an All-American

Dorian is excited about the AA game, Gateway's season, and his future in Columbus.

[wadc45]

ESPN - Exodus of Pa.'s top prospects has PSU and Pitt looking elsewhere - Football Recruiting

Top recruit

Dorian Bell, outside linebacker
Gateway HS (Monroeville, Pa.)
Verbal commitment: Ohio State

Gateway High School produced a good linebacker last year in No. 8 inside 'backer Shayne Hale (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway), but it one-upped itself in 2009 with Bell. When we first evaluated him last spring, we were in awe of his speed and explosiveness, but his size was a bit of a concern, particularly for his intense style of play. Fast forward six months later, and Bell is tipping the scales at a rock-solid 220 pounds and is just as fast and disruptive.

While he still has some room for added bulk and strength to improve his shedding, Bell is pretty close to the complete package as an outside linebacker prospect. The future Buckeye has great range, closing speed and change of direction skill when pursuing in space. Between the tackles, Bell shows equally impressive foot-quickness and agility sidestepping the trash. His excellent blitzing and coverage skills add to his impressive, well-rounded resume on defense.

"Dorian's strengths are his speed, athleticism and physical nature," said Gateway High School head coach Terry Smith. "He combines the rare ability to be physical enough to play with the interior lineman while fast and athletic enough to cover wide receivers. He's also got a great feel for finding the football."

There is no letdown in his mental game either, Bell is fierce competitor who plays with a very high motor. Fast and physical is the only way he knows how to play the game, but at times that intensity can lead to him overrunning plays.

"If there is a weakness, he needs to slow down a little to not over-pursue to the football," said Smith. "He is fast enough to get to the ball but has to protect cutback alleys better."

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Gateway (8-0, 5-0) also scored in the first half on two scoring runs by Brian Williams (34 and 25 yards), a 15-yard run by Dayonne Nunley, a 4-yard run by Ohio State recruit Dorian Bell and a 6-yarder by Orne Bey, who had 75 yards on his first four carries.