tsteele316
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that is why i made the above post since camping at osu wasnt mentioned in the article.
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that is why i made the above post since camping at osu wasnt mentioned in the article.
Highstreet
Heisman
He could have just simply forgot to list it, or the article could have been done prior to the Nike camp in AA. My guess is he forgot it...
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
scout.com$
5/20/05
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By Bucknuts.com Staff
Date: May 20, 2005
As we continue our countdown of the Ohio High top 100 as ranked by Duane Long, we enter into players 21-30. Here is where we will start to get into this year's crop of fine quarterbacks, and a couple of excellent running backs and defendive backs also are listed here. Click the link to take a look.
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Chappel is considered the #21 prospect in Ohio.
5/20/05
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">Ohio High Top 100 Countdown: 21-30
By Bucknuts.com Staff
Date: May 20, 2005
As we continue our countdown of the Ohio High top 100 as ranked by Duane Long, we enter into players 21-30. Here is where we will start to get into this year's crop of fine quarterbacks, and a couple of excellent running backs and defendive backs also are listed here. Click the link to take a look.
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Chappel is considered the #21 prospect in Ohio.
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BN $ (Biddle)
5/29
Jovani is coming to tOSU's camp hoping for an offer. He says he is wide open at this point and holds offers from most of the MAC, Purdue, WVU, Boston College, and Marshall.
5/29
Jovani is coming to tOSU's camp hoping for an offer. He says he is wide open at this point and holds offers from most of the MAC, Purdue, WVU, Boston College, and Marshall.
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schwab
Donkey Punch Ann Arbor
I would rather have a 5'8" corner who is in position than a 6'0" or taller CB who is either out of position, ineligible, or suspended. If this guy wants to be a Buckeye, he has his chance if he camps. If you're good enough to play for the Silver Bullets, you will get your chance. It's so early in the process that if you offer someone who is not worthy and they verbal, you will only kick yourself in the end, especially in a down year (numbers wise) of schollies. If Chappel competes and dominates, he's in, bottom line.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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6/2/05
Jovani says he does not have a top five but is most interested in West Virginia, Penn State, Purdue, Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Michigan State. He reportedly is fully qualified.
6/2/05
Jovani says he does not have a top five but is most interested in West Virginia, Penn State, Purdue, Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Michigan State. He reportedly is fully qualified.
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Jovani apparently has eliminated Ohio State (or vice versa); his top three are Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Purdue (all offered), with Michigan State (not offered) also in the mix. Chappel plans to graduate early and enrol in January.
Rivals - Mike Farrell - 07/09/05
It's not surprising that Ohio State has not offered Jovani, considering that the present staff does not recruit small corners (Chappel is 5' 9", 171 lbs).
Rivals - Mike Farrell - 07/09/05
It's not surprising that Ohio State has not offered Jovani, considering that the present staff does not recruit small corners (Chappel is 5' 9", 171 lbs).
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Jovani's top three are Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Purdue (all offered); he plans to graduate high school early.
Wisconsin Rivals - 07/13/05
Wisconsin Rivals - 07/13/05
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DDN
9/3
Surviving and thriving
By Mark Gokavi
Dayton Daily News
TROTWOOD | Jovani Chappel's interception return for a touchdown last week is indicative of his young life.
The Trotwood-Madison senior is used to taking life's breaks and turning them into something very, very positive.
"He's been through quite a few different things," Trotwood football coach Maurice Douglass said. "He's had some obstacles along the way. It's a testimony to how you can overcome adversity, how bad you want to succeed and what you have inside."
Chappel (5-foot-9, 175 pounds) is a four-year starter with football scholarship offers from 20-30 universities. He likely will be a three-time All-GWOC selection. He said he has a 3.0 GPA in his core classes, will graduate early and has passed his college entrance exams.
Growing up fast
Once he started playing, football came easy. Having a stable childhood did not.
"When I was younger, my parents were into drugs and stuff like that," Chappel said. "Me and my (three older) brothers were taken away."
Chappel moved in with his grandmother, Sheryle Carter. He lived with her until age 11, when he said she died of cancer.
"When Grandma passed, I said to myself, 'I've got to get real focused to make it for her,' " he said. "I know she's watching me from above."
Chappel then lived with his aunt. He didn't play peewee football right away because of the cost. "My aunt saved up and I got to play in fifth grade," Chappel said. "And in sixth grade, the coach let me play for free because he knew about my situation."
More than a year ago, Chappel moved in with Tiffany and Jeffrey Hall, Chappel's seventh grade principal.
"It was rough on my aunt but things weren't really clicking," Chappel said.
"When things got rough, I moved in with (the Halls). They are my guardians."
Red and white socks
Douglass has known Chappel for five years, ever since he was an eighth-grader who would sneak into the varsity locker room at halftime.
Douglass also watched the Class of 2006 play junior high games on Wednesday nights.
"One day I'm out there and I see these little, biddy dudes," Douglass said. "There's Jovani with these red and white high socks — one each — and with long braids hanging out the back of his helmet.
"I knew he was a really good athlete. From that time in eighth grade, he's never missed one session in the weight room. He's a good listener and he pays attention."
The Rams open their new stadium next to their new school in a 7 p.m. Saturday game against rival Dunbar. You could see Chappel on nearly every play.
A likely cornerback in college, Chappel has moved to safety this season to be involved in more plays. A broken thumb last year nixed his offensive duties. This year, he is splitting carries at running back with Cameron Mobley.
Chappel also plays fullback, is on the kickoff team and is the team's extra-point and field-goal kicker. In last week's 19-7 win over Meadowdale, he made his first extra point.
"I made the first one but the other two were bad snaps," he said. "I'm just basic, fundamental. I have no super technique. I just try to keep my head down and put it through the uprights."
Playing big
Defensively, Douglass said Chappel is a gifted one-on-one cornerback. But teams can't throw away from him at safety and helping stop the run is no problem.
"He's such a good tackler," said Douglass, a former NFL defensive back. "When you get a close-up of him, you see he's a more physically well-built kid. Jovani plays big."
Playing running back, Chappel scored a touchdown last week. He had another called back by penalty. Leading 13-7, Chappel intercepted a Meadowdale pass with less than two minutes left. He made a couple nice moves and returned it 42 yards for an insurance touchdown.
A team captain, Chappel leads by example.
"What separates him from other kids — not that he doesn't have fun, he's more outgoing than others — is that he knows when to separate work and play," Douglass said. "He's a pretty focused kid as far as getting the little things done."
The future
Douglass said Chappel will be the first athlete at Trotwood he knows of to graduate early. Then, he's off to West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Purdue, Notre Dame or whichever other school Chappel decides.
And while he dreams of the NFL, Chappel is planning for a future without it.
"I want to study business," he said. "I'm an outspoken person but I think I can communicate with anybody. When I get my mind set on tasks, I'm very determined to get them done. It's a characteristic of my personality."
He learned that from his grandmother as well as being proud of his background.
"A lot of guys have similar childhoods and they use that as an excuse as a reason not to succeed," Chappel said. "I look at it as a blessing that I've been through everything to be successful."
Contact Mark Gokavi at (937) 225-6951.
9/3
Surviving and thriving
By Mark Gokavi
Dayton Daily News
TROTWOOD | Jovani Chappel's interception return for a touchdown last week is indicative of his young life.
The Trotwood-Madison senior is used to taking life's breaks and turning them into something very, very positive.
"He's been through quite a few different things," Trotwood football coach Maurice Douglass said. "He's had some obstacles along the way. It's a testimony to how you can overcome adversity, how bad you want to succeed and what you have inside."
Chappel (5-foot-9, 175 pounds) is a four-year starter with football scholarship offers from 20-30 universities. He likely will be a three-time All-GWOC selection. He said he has a 3.0 GPA in his core classes, will graduate early and has passed his college entrance exams.
Growing up fast
Once he started playing, football came easy. Having a stable childhood did not.
"When I was younger, my parents were into drugs and stuff like that," Chappel said. "Me and my (three older) brothers were taken away."
Chappel moved in with his grandmother, Sheryle Carter. He lived with her until age 11, when he said she died of cancer.
"When Grandma passed, I said to myself, 'I've got to get real focused to make it for her,' " he said. "I know she's watching me from above."
Chappel then lived with his aunt. He didn't play peewee football right away because of the cost. "My aunt saved up and I got to play in fifth grade," Chappel said. "And in sixth grade, the coach let me play for free because he knew about my situation."
More than a year ago, Chappel moved in with Tiffany and Jeffrey Hall, Chappel's seventh grade principal.
"It was rough on my aunt but things weren't really clicking," Chappel said.
"When things got rough, I moved in with (the Halls). They are my guardians."
Red and white socks
Douglass has known Chappel for five years, ever since he was an eighth-grader who would sneak into the varsity locker room at halftime.
Douglass also watched the Class of 2006 play junior high games on Wednesday nights.
"One day I'm out there and I see these little, biddy dudes," Douglass said. "There's Jovani with these red and white high socks — one each — and with long braids hanging out the back of his helmet.
"I knew he was a really good athlete. From that time in eighth grade, he's never missed one session in the weight room. He's a good listener and he pays attention."
The Rams open their new stadium next to their new school in a 7 p.m. Saturday game against rival Dunbar. You could see Chappel on nearly every play.
A likely cornerback in college, Chappel has moved to safety this season to be involved in more plays. A broken thumb last year nixed his offensive duties. This year, he is splitting carries at running back with Cameron Mobley.
Chappel also plays fullback, is on the kickoff team and is the team's extra-point and field-goal kicker. In last week's 19-7 win over Meadowdale, he made his first extra point.
"I made the first one but the other two were bad snaps," he said. "I'm just basic, fundamental. I have no super technique. I just try to keep my head down and put it through the uprights."
Playing big
Defensively, Douglass said Chappel is a gifted one-on-one cornerback. But teams can't throw away from him at safety and helping stop the run is no problem.
"He's such a good tackler," said Douglass, a former NFL defensive back. "When you get a close-up of him, you see he's a more physically well-built kid. Jovani plays big."
Playing running back, Chappel scored a touchdown last week. He had another called back by penalty. Leading 13-7, Chappel intercepted a Meadowdale pass with less than two minutes left. He made a couple nice moves and returned it 42 yards for an insurance touchdown.
A team captain, Chappel leads by example.
"What separates him from other kids — not that he doesn't have fun, he's more outgoing than others — is that he knows when to separate work and play," Douglass said. "He's a pretty focused kid as far as getting the little things done."
The future
Douglass said Chappel will be the first athlete at Trotwood he knows of to graduate early. Then, he's off to West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Purdue, Notre Dame or whichever other school Chappel decides.
And while he dreams of the NFL, Chappel is planning for a future without it.
"I want to study business," he said. "I'm an outspoken person but I think I can communicate with anybody. When I get my mind set on tasks, I'm very determined to get them done. It's a characteristic of my personality."
He learned that from his grandmother as well as being proud of his background.
"A lot of guys have similar childhoods and they use that as an excuse as a reason not to succeed," Chappel said. "I look at it as a blessing that I've been through everything to be successful."
Contact Mark Gokavi at (937) 225-6951.
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OSUBucks22
No touching!
i believe he has a H.S. teammate or two at Purdue... i'm sure that will be a factor...
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