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LB Camren Williams (Area Scout - New England Patriots)

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CM's Williams picks Ohio St.
He backs out of Penn St. pledge
By Bob Holmes
Globe Staff / January 21, 2012

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Rivals.com called Catholic Memorial?s Camren Williams the state?s No. 1 recruit. Rivals.com called Catholic Memorial?s Camren Williams the state?s No. 1 recruit. (FILE/Debee Tlumacki/For the Globe)

After months of speculation, Catholic Memorial football star Camren Williams announced on Twitter yesterday he was backing out of his verbal commitment to attend Penn State, and will instead head to Ohio State to play for new coach Urban Meyer.

?It?s offical, I?m a Buckeye,?? Williams tweeted, following up a tweet Thursday night in which he said, ?Chillin out at dinner with Urban Meyer.??

The 6-foot-2-inch, 220-pound Williams was a Globe All-Scholastic linebacker this past fall. He had 119 tackles in nine games and was the state?s No. 1 recruit, according to Rivals.com. The National Honor Society student committed to Penn State last March, but the sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky led to longtime head coach Joe Paterno being fired in November. And that led to questions about whether Williams, and teammate Armani Reeves, would decommit to Penn State.

Williams provided his answer yesterday.

?I?m very excited for him. He?s a terrific young man, a terrific player,?? said Catholic Memorial athletic director and football coach Alex Campea. ?He?s rethought the process and had a chance to visit Ohio State. It?s a great choice and I?m happy for him. He?s going to a top-notch school educationally, and athletically as well.

?He feels he?s going to have an opportunity to play freshman year. The opportunity to play sooner rather than later was very attractive.??

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M's Williams: 'Fell in love' with Ohio St.
January, 21, 2012
By Brendan Hall

BOSTON -- We caught up with Catholic Memorial linebacker Cam Williams this afternoon at the Knights' basketball game at Boston Latin School, where he was watching his close friend Armani Reeves help the Knights to a winning cause.

Williams, a 2011 ESPNBoston All-State selection, verbally committed to Ohio State yesterday afternoon. He initially committed to Penn State last spring, but re-opened his recruitment in the wake of the scandal with former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky that led to the firing of legendary head coach Joe Paterno.

The Buckeyes were among the first on the scene following the end of the Knights' football season; the day after the MIAA Super Bowls concluded at Gillette Stadium, Buckeyes assistant coaches Mike Vrabel and Luke Fickell were at the West Roxbury school to meet with Williams.

On visiting Columbus this week, his second unofficial visit to the campus in as many months: "It was a great visit. We got to look at everything again. My mom came down for the first time, and I was really looking forward to just getting her on campus, and she could give me the input. I really liked it the first time (in December), so I just got to see what she thought of the school academically, athletically, what she thought of the coaches and everything. She loved it, I fell in love with the school again, and I knew it was the place for me."

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What he'll be doing from now until he reports to campus in June: "Working out with my trainer, Brian McDonough, who trains 17 of the Patriots during the offseason. During the lockout, he trained Brandon Spikes, Jerod Mayo, Pat Chung, Wes Welker, [Danny] Woodhead, all those guys. He's a real good trainer, he's going to talk to coach Marotti and get the system going, get to know what he's doing up at Ohio State so my transition to the strength program will be a lot [easier]."

Really like this kid already but I completely expect him to come in and compete from day one. Gonna be fun to watch.
 
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What he'll be doing from now until he reports to campus in June: "Working out with my trainer, Brian McDonough, who trains 17 of the Patriots during the offseason. During the lockout, he trained Brandon Spikes, Jerod Mayo, Pat Chung, Wes Welker, [Danny] Woodhead, all those guys. He's a real good trainer, he's going to talk to coach Marotti and get the system going, get to know what he's doing up at Ohio State so my transition to the strength program will be a lot [easier]."
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Impressive. Especially when I think of my priorities when I was 17-18.
 
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