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'06 FL JUCO DE Louis Holmes (Arizona signee)

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Helpinghand

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All,

I talked with Louis and Family yesterday for a few hours. He is ready to go. I saw his grades and we went on the Internet to get his test scores. It looks like he should clear. We are now pushing OSU to contact the clearning house to push them into providing the information.

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He has all his paperwork into the clearninghouse, including his GPA score and test scores that should qualify him. He is in the processes of doing admission paperwork for OSU, and trying to work with coaches so that get his clearance, he gets registered and put on the team. It is really hard to imagine how hard this process has become. I really hope we can get this done before Conley leaves. Conley seems to be his biggest fan.
 
Louis Holmes

Helpinghand said:
All,

I talked with Louis and Family yesterday for a few hours. He is ready to go. I saw his grades and we went on the Internet to get his test scores. It looks like he should clear. We are now pushing OSU to contact the clearning house to push them into providing the information.

Sumary:

He has all his paperwork into the clearninghouse, including his GPA score and test scores that should qualify him. He is in the processes of doing admission paperwork for OSU, and trying to work with coaches so that get his clearance, he gets registered and put on the team. It is really hard to imagine how hard this process has become. I really hope we can get this done before Conley leaves. Conley seems to be his biggest fan.
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Thanks, HH. You always have valuable information for us Buckeye fans. Do you have more write up about him? I have heard so much about this player and yet do not have any statistics on him from his high school playing days. Thank again.
 
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Louis BIGFOOT Holmes

Sad news, Bigfoot missed the clearninghouse by .78.

I have a call into Coach Petterson to see if he is willing to let Louis enroll at OSU and get his grades up. If not, LSU has made him an offer.

Will keep everyone posted.....


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Well that sucks. The poor kid has worked his tail off (Do Bigfoots have tails?) to get to Ohio State and comes up less than a full point short? It's nice to see LSU will take him if we don't but count me in the group rooting for Louis to make it to Columbus.
 
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Not trying to be an ass here, but will he be able to stay eligable if he gets to tOSU? If he cannot make the minimum NCAA requirements could he handle the workload at tOSU, which I would have to imagine is harder than prep school.

I hope for the best with this kid, regardless of where he ends up.
 
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I know what you're saying, MDW, and you have a valid point. I guess in this situation we're talking about a kid who has been working hard to qualify but came up short by the smallest of margins. I look at this situation differently than a kid who coasts and doesn't work hard and their grades suffer because of it. With Conley gone and the higher standards incoming players at Ohio State are being held to it probably doesn't look good for Louis but I'm still rooting for him.
 
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Rivals rates Louis as the #1 JUCO player in the nation...

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10/17/05

The real deal Jeremy Crabtree
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The buzz surrounding Scottsdale (Ariz.) City College strongside defensive end Louis Holmes has been almost deafening. The 6-foot-7, 270-pounder has offers from teams all over the nation, and if you ask any big-time college coach they'll tell you that Holmes is an instant impact type prospect that has NFL written all over him.

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Louis Holmes is ranked by Rivals.com as the nation's top junior college prospect.All of those things made Holmes an easy selection fro Rivals.com's No. 1 junior college player in the nation. Holmes highlights a strong defensive line class in the junior college rankings that were released today by Rivals.com.

Holmes said he doesn't know what to think about all the talk about him being the nation's top player. He knows he's talented, but he's also flattered by all the high praise.

"A lot of staffs have been telling me they are really high on me, and it's good because I do work really hard and have done a lot to be where I am today," he said. "But it's also amazing to sit back and think about all these people wanting you. It makes all the hard work worthwhile, but it's also something that kind of makes you saw 'wow.' "

Wow is what Holmes does on the field.

After signing with Ohio State out of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Dillard, he was first-team All-America selection as a freshman. He racked up 102 tackles and 11 sacks as a freshman and in his first three games of 2005 he had 10 tackles.

"This kid was really good in high school, but he's exploded into the most complete defensive lineman in the junior college ranks," one SEC coach said. "Louis Holmes is without a doubt the top juco player available – and it's not even close."

Holmes has already visited USC and is scheduled to visit LSU on November 25. Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Tennessee and UCLA are other teams on his list.

Holmes hopes to make a big impact wherever he ends up at. He's helped turnaround a Scottsdale program that was once thought as one of the lower level programs out West.

"The year before I got to Scottsdale they had only won like three games but then in my first year we went like 9-1," Holmes said. "There can be big turnarounds, and I think that I would make a big impact wherever I go. I just do my thing out there and make sure to play hard all the time."

Right behind Holmes is another play-making defensive end – Walter Fisher of Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College. The Tennessee Volunteers placed him at Coffeyville hoping he would transform himself into a ready-made SEC player.

The plan worked.

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Walter Fish is the nation's No. 2 defender.Fisher was the most dominant defensive linemen in a loaded Jayhawk Conference this season. The 6-foot-2, 265-pounder was a force on the pass rush, and he flew around all over the field making big plays in running situations.

"I'm the defensive line coach so this cat makes me look good," Coffeyville assistant Sean Cherico said. "It's going to be freakish to see what he does when he gets to Tennessee. He's one of the few players we have that can go to an SEC-level program and play without skipping a beat."

Behind Fisher at No. 3 is Brent Schaeffer, a former starter as a true freshman at Tennessee. At 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, Schaeffer has had a monster season at College of the Sequoias. The talented signal caller has thrown for more than 1,200 yards, rushed for over 600 yards, and thrown for 14 touchdowns and added another five on the ground. His team started out at 4-1 on the season and is battling for first place in their division.

Nebraska snagged an early pledge from the No. 4 player – Andre Jones, a cornerback from Fresno City College. Jones, who is a 6-foot, 192-pound lockdown corner, had offers Arkansas, Oregon, Oregon State, USC, Utah, Washington and Washington State.

Last year, Fresno City College ended up with eight wins in 11 games. Jones estimated that he had five tackles a game or approximately 55 tackles for the season. On top of the tackles, he picked off 10 interceptions and had two quarterback sacks.

The top player in the Mississippi junior college ranks is Booneville (Miss.) Northeast Mississippi C.C. defensive tackle Greg Smith. The 6-foot-3, 330-pounder is an Auburn commitment and is strong as an ox. He has a 425-pound bench press and a 585-pound squat and should be talented enough to dominate up front in the SEC.

Nebraska has jumped out of the gate early with commitments from three players in the top 50. Along with the pledge from Jones, the Huskers have landed four-star defensive end Rulon Davis and three-star linebacker Steve Allen. There are still 35 players out of the top 50 that have yet to make their decision.
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10/21/05

RECRUITING: Gators Strong For 5-Star JUCO DE
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By Bob Redman
GatorCountry.com
Date: Oct 21, 2005

Due to the abundance of top-rated high school recruits filling up the board at nearly every position at the University of Florida, the only reason to dip into the junior college ranks is to snap up a player who can step in and contribute immediately at a position of need. Defensive end Louis Holmes of Scottsdale (AZ) Community College fits that bill perfectly and this five-star recruit is planning a visit to Gainesville.
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11/8/05

Louis wil visit Florida, LSU and FSU. He has already visited USC. He is also considering Arizona, Oklahoma, Tennessee and UCLA.

Too bad we aren't in the mix...shutting this thread down...
 
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