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'05 MD DE Melvin Alaeze

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In an interview with Allen Wallace, he makes no mention of OSU among the 10 or so schools he talks about. Either we stopped recruiting him (only scored 790 SAT, could be the problem?) or he is not interested in us anymore.

He also mentions that he and a teammate (CB Jamari McCollough) take all their visits together, and they would like to attend the same university. I don't think we'd take this kid, considering we're stacked at corner.

I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up at either Maryland, Virginia, or VT.
 
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Over on Bustnuts last winter, there was a thread about Christian Okoye's nephew being recruited by OSU as an offensive lineman. The link to the picture had a picture of the actor from The Green Mile. Of course, the board visitors were pretty jazzed for a little while. :lol:
 
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Alaeze wants to have it narrowed down to 10 by the time his senior year starts, then he'll choose 5 schools to visit officially. He wants to go where he's most comfortable. Location and PT aren't his biggest factors. He is being recruited by Luke Fickell.
 
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Randallstown, Md., defensive lineman Melvin Alaeze is getting ready for the upcoming season and he’s taking them all in -- scholarship offers, that is.

Alaeze (6-3, 280, 4.54) has scholarship offers from just about every major school -- with the exception of LSU, Texas and Oklahoma. Some of the key schools on Alaeze’s list include Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), USC, Pittsburgh, Penn State, Boston College, UConn and Virginia Tech.

But Alaeze, ranked as the nation’s No. 54 overall prospect by TheInsidersRecruiting.com, isn’t close to narrowing the field.

“I am still studying up on a lot of these schools, including Ohio State,” Alaeze said. “I really didn’t have a favorite school growing up. Basketball was probably my top sport. I started playing football in the eighth grade.

“I think I will take my visits before I make my decision. Nobody really stand out right now. I will probably sit down with my coach and talk about what schools I plan to visit.”

Alaeze kept busy during the summer looking at a number of the top schools on the East Coast. He attended the Nike Camp at Penn State and also made unofficial stops at UConn, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Rutgers and Maryland.

Alaeze (pronounced A-lay-zay) tallied 15 sacks and 55 tackles as a junior. He also played fullback and tight end on offense, scoring four touchdowns.

“I am just so big and so fast,” he said. “I feel I can stop the run and rush the passer. I'm aggressive and I can stop the run. I'm really good at the pass rush. I want to improve my 40 speed and get off speed. I also want to improve my agility."

Alaeze benches 310 pounds and squats 405. He holds a 3.3 GPA and scored a 790 on his first SAT attempt.
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