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bucknut11;1956063; said:
I read the 11W article before making it over here. First glance at the picture they used had me a bit worried about his size :slappy:

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I'm okay with his size; the glasses concern me, though.
 
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Athlete knows the importance of marketing
Mar. 9, 2012
Written by
KEVIN MINNICK
Courier-Post Staff

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Eli Woodard is shown with some of his college recruitment letters and related material at his Voorhees home. Woodard already made a verbal commitment to play football at Ohio State. / Chris LaChall/Courier-Post

You can have all the talent in the world, but if people don?t see it you just might be another face in the crowd.

You have to get your name out there, make people aware of who you are and what you?re capable of offering.

Eli Woodard did just that.

A junior on the Eastern High School football team, Woodard was a self-promoter. He made phone calls, left voicemails and sent e-mails to prospective college coaches when he was a sophomore. When the season was over, he wasted no time sending out his highlight tape.

College recruiting is big business, especially when it comes to football. Programs are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year and want to know as much as they can about a recruit.

Woodard, who live in Voorhees, didn?t want to miss his opportunity.

?It became real important to me after my first varsity start as a sophomore against Paul VI,? he said. ?That?s when I thought that I could play at the next level.

?I tried my best to start as early as possible. I had a tape as a sophomore. I felt I had to get the upper edge. Some guys wait until their junior year and that?s probably about average. Some wait until they?re seniors and that?s too late. I wanted to get a jump-start on the recruiting process and get my name out there early.?

Woodard?s first letter came from North Carolina State. His first scholarship offer came from Notre Dame.

Now rated as one of the nation?s top defensive backs, Woodard says he?s received more than 30 scholarship offers. He recently put an end to the speculation, making a verbal commitment to attend Ohio State.

Notre Dame, Rutgers, Michigan State and Miami were among his final five choices. Nothing is official until he signs a National Letter of Intent, and that won?t be until the first Wednesday of February ? 11 months from now.

So, why so soon?

?If I knew I wanted to make it now, why not?? he said. ?I decided to pull the trigger early.

?I?ve been to a lot of places and visited a lot of colleges. This is the only one that truly fit. I felt it in my heart.?

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