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'14 NY OL Tim Gardner (Indiana Verbal)

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I know Tim is one of the more "unheralded" recruits to be apart of this class but considering how he had to work for his offer and how he says he coaches up the youngsters on his high school team I would not be at all surprised to see this young man be a serious force in the locker room in addition to the trenches... and not just as an upperclassman.
 
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Scout - Midwest: Prospects on the Move

11/9

Another committed offensive lineman who made a slight move was Ohio State commit Tim Gardner. The Lawrence Central product has had a really good season and we liked what we saw on his season film, as well as in person the two times Fox Sports NEXT staff have been out to to see him. He's not quite the finished product Gall is, but he shown much better movement and footwork than he did a year ago, and also showed us he has some "mean" in him in the way he's finishing his blocks.
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Get in line: Indy-area teams have consistently produced Division I linemen and state champions
Nov 22, 2012
Written by
Kyle Neddenriep

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Lawrence Central offensive lineman Tim Gardner is committed to Ohio State. / Star file photo

The Lawrence Central High School football team can score points in bunches. Long drives, short drives, defensive touchdowns and kick returns.

But Tim Gardner's favorite drive of the season -- a 14-play, eight-minute slobberknocker -- ended without any points. It was a drive that gassed the Center Grove defense and salted away last week's 28-15 semistate victory.

"That was probably my favorite moment of the season," said Gardner, a 6-5, 315-pound right tackle who is committed to Ohio State. "There's just something unexplainable about that."

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Like many kids in Indiana, Gardner grew up thinking he would be a basketball player. But as he continued to grow physically, football became his No. 1 sport. After playing on the freshman team, he moved up to varsity and started on a team that reached the 5A state championship game two years ago.

But there is no comparison from the sophomore Gardner to the senior, Lawrence Central coach Jayson West said.

"Now he's the best lineman in the state of Indiana," West said. "He's the best I've seen in Indianapolis since I've been here. He just crushes people. I haven't seen anything like it. He's not a long-term guy, either. They want him to play next year and he has an NFL body right now. He's pretty special."

Gardner said playing alongside Wes Rogers, now a freshman at Indiana, was instrumental in his development. Rogers and the other veteran offensive linemen like Josh Blake and Rob Denny weren't shy about correcting Gardner either on the field at practice or in the film room.

"Those guys mean a lot to me because they kept me going and helped me improve," he said. "Tre Roberson and Isaiah Roundtree were the same way. They believe in me and made me who I am today."

Though his football future is as bright as anybody on Lawrence Central's team, Gardner doesn't always get a lot of the credit. Quarterback Drake Christen (1,670 passing yards, 1,297 rushing), running backs Alex Rodriguez (1,343 yards) and Isaiah Townsend (1,202) and receiver Trey White (36 catches, 626 yards) were the names most discussed when the coaches from the state finalists met with the media earlier this week.

But Gardner gets that. It's part of the deal.

"Our backs give us credit from time to time," he said with a smile. "They know the o-line is where it all starts."

And it could be where it ends for Fort Wayne Snider, top-ranked Lawrence Central's opponent on Saturday. Gardner would love nothing more than one more drive like last week's against Center Grove to close out this career.

Only this time, to finish it with a touchdown.

"I think about that championship all the time," he said. "That's what we all play for."
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http://www.indystar.com/article/201...tly-produced-Division-linemen-state-champions
 
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