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CB Donnie Evege (official thread)

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blufftonbuck said:
Sounds perfect to continue our CB tradition. For those that have seen in person can you point to a past CB for OSU that he reminds you of
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Ahmed Plumber but in regards to coverage. Like I have stated, he will need to become more physical but he is gaining the size that is needed for that to happen. On a side note, Torrence was also supposed to be the best CB at camp but either way we should know we have some top notch CB's comign in.
 
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE that vertical. I get wrapped up in 40 times as much as the next fan, but I think the vertical jump might tell a better overall story for an athlete then even the 40, especially for the CB position.

One thing for sure we are going to have some serious speed on this team.
 
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This is third hand information (so take it for what its worth), but had a friend tell me that Donnie is claiming to be OSU's "biggest" or "best" recruiter. As I understand, he's calling up a TON of our prospective recruits and telling them how amazing tOSU is. Personally though, I think it's a 3-man race between Donnie, Oliver, and Fickell. :biggrin:

And can I say that I can NOT wait for this '07 class to step on the field??
 
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BuckTwenty said:
This is third hand information (so take it for what its worth), but had a friend tell me that Donnie is claiming to be OSU's "biggest" or "best" recruiter. As I understand, he's calling up a TON of our prospective recruits and telling them how amazing tOSU is. Personally though, I think it's a 3-man race between Donnie, Oliver, and Fickell. :biggrin:

And can I say that I can NOT wait for this '07 class to step on the field??
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Cool. I know I've already said this but I'm really impressed with how polite he is. After listening to his interview on Bucknuts radio hour I became a huge Evege fan.
 
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Wayne players, fans, businesses could be sacked
Months-long buildup to football season may fall flat if games are canceled due to teachers' strike.
By Kyle Nagel

Staff Writer

Thursday, August 24, 2006

HUBER HEIGHTS — Beginning in December, Donnie Evege's alarm clock blasted talk radio at 5:15 a.m. Sometimes it took some encouragement from Donnie Sr. to get him out of bed.

After oatmeal, a protein shake and a handful of fruit, Evege, a Wayne High School senior who has given a verbal agreement to play football at Ohio State, was in his car headed to school by 6. That's when the Wayne football team started lifting weights.

The school must be a surreal sight before dawn.

"I couldn't tell you," said Joe Gilford, another senior. "I was always so blurry-eyed."

Players watched sunrises to the soundtrack of clanking barbells and grunts. Three days a week for five months they worked out with no game to play, thinking of nights like tonight, when their season begins.

"But if football's taken away ..." Evege said Tuesday night, holding his chin in his hand and looking toward the scoreboard from the Heidkamp Stadium bleachers. "When you put so much time into a specific thing, whatever it is, it becomes life, in a way."

Life could change drastically for Huber Heights students and parents beginning Friday, if the teachers move forward with their proposed strike at 12:01 a.m. That would mean the absence of Wayne football, arguably the most successful area big-school program of the past two decades.

The Warriors moved their season opener against St. Xavier to tonight in Cincinnati, and if the strike occurs it will be their last game until the situation is resolved. It's the story of nearly every community in the state — what if high school football, the rallying point and pride center for many residents, was gone?

For players like Evege and Gilford and coach Jay Minton, it would mean the unrealized anticipation of early mornings, long nights, 95-degree practices and pats on the shoulder in restaurants and movie theaters. For a city with a passion for football, it could be worse.

"No question," said Marcia Breitfield, owner of Wayne Sporting Goods and a football season ticket-holder since 1972, "it would put a huge hole in our community."

Strong history

Wayne began playing football in 1956, making this season its 50th anniversary. In 1999, in their sixth playoff appearance, the Warriors lost the Division I state title game 24-10 to Cleveland St. Ignatius.

Safety Will Allen (Tampa Bay Bucs) and offensive lineman Larry Turner (St. Louis Rams), who played for that team, are two of the three Wayne alums in the NFL. Receiver Robert Redd is on Atlanta's roster.

That game became the high point of a tradition that stretches to the first years of football in Huber Heights, which was incorporated in 1981. Before that, the area was known as Wayne Twp., named for Anthony Wayne, whom George Washington named commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in 1792, according to the Huber Heights Chamber of Commerce.

Breitfield and husband Rick moved their family to Huber Heights in '72 and immediately bought football season tickets.

"I even remember when a live horse would run onto the field before games with a man dressed as a warrior on his back," said Breitfield, whose store sells Wayne T-shirts, jerseys and hats.

In recent years, former Wayne players have sprinkled the rosters of several major college programs, including Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan State, Cincinnati and Miami University. Since that '99 run to the state championship game, Wayne has appeared in the playoffs four times in six seasons and has won or shared five conference titles.

The public supports that success with enthusiasm. And cash. Last season, the football team's revenue totaled $104,968, said Ann Bernardo, treasurer for Huber Heights City Schools.

"For athletics, that's where a majority of funds come from," she said.

Passion for football

Minton coached in Florida — a state considered as football-crazy as any — before taking the Wayne job in 1998. He said the loss of football in Ohio could mean even more than a similar action elsewhere.

"I think, 'What would it be like if they took it away at Boca (Raton, Fla.)? Ah, people would find something to do,' " Minton said. "If you took it away from here, I don't know. People would always adapt, but I don't know they would adapt easy."

After all, fans already plan Friday nights to drive down Warrior Way (the section of Chambersburg Road named in honor of Wayne athletics) then meet nearby at Fricker's or Buffalo Wild Wings.

"For us, it's good when they win," said Fricker's manager Neil Barnhoft. "I think their psyche affects their stomach."

But what if there were no games on Friday nights, no band playing, no Warriorettes?

"Honestly, not just to say this for effect, I truly think it would be devastating to a lot of people," said Gilford, a D-I prospect. "They put in so much money, so much time, countless fundraisers. People like to see this football team succeed."

Like last season, when the Warriors advanced to the regional final — the state quarterfinals — against St. Xavier, their opponent tonight. About 10,000 people saw Wayne take an early 7-0 lead before losing 42-7 at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium to the powerful Bombers. The Warriors finished the season 11-2.

After a few weeks off, Evege, Gilford and the other players started their early morning treks down dark Warrior Way to prepare for this season. Still, by habit, Gilford has trouble sleeping in past 7 a.m. He might have more time to dream soon.


Contact this reporter at (937) 225-7389 or [email protected]
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http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/high-schools/ddn082406wayne.html
 
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They just announced on the local channels here that all classes at Wayne were cancelled for tomorrow. I guess the deadline is midnight tonight.

I hope they allow some of these athletes to transfer to other schools. Some are looking for the chance to earn scholarships... I was looking forward to catching one of Donnie's games too. Hope it works out...
 
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I don't think X would have gotten a forfeit victory-I think if a game is cancelled for actions beyond the control of one school's staff, it counts as nothing. Glenville missed the playoffs a few years ago, b/c they had a game w/ a DC school cancelled due to the sniper shootings.
 
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