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DE Jamel Turner (Butler Community College; transfer to Akron)

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Irish end Turner picks Ohio State



Published:Wednesday, December 17, 2008
By Pete Mollica
The Ursuline junior lineman earned all-state honors.
YOUNGSTOWN ? He?s only a high school junior, but already Ursuline High?s Jamel Turner holds the respect of some of the nation?s top college football programs.
Tuesday, Turner, the 6-foot-3, 215 pound end/linebacker, left only two schools happy ? Ursuline and the Ohio State University where he?ll be playing football beginning with the 2010 season.
?I think that I?ve known ever since my sophomore season that Ohio State is where I wanted to go,? Turner said. ?I didn?t think it was fair to the other schools interested in me so that?s why I wanted to make my decision early.?
And there were plenty of them interested in Turner.
He was being sought after by Wisconsin, Illinois, Notre Dame, Michigan State and Penn State.
Turner said that he talked to Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel a week ago and told him that he wanted to become a Buckeye once he graduated from Ursuline.
?He was pretty excited when I called him and I?m going to call him again tonight to tell him that I?ve made it official,? Turner said.
?I?ve been around a lot of universities in the past year and the atmosphere at Ohio State was so much like home,? Turner said. ?I felt comfortable with the coaches and the players right from my first visit.
?It?s exciting,? Turner said. ?I?m an Ohio boy and I?ll be playing in my home state in front of my family and friends.
Turner said that this decision only extends the tremendous season that he and the Irish had this fall, going undefeated in 15 games and winning the Division V state championship.

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amybuckeye;1357517; said:
For those in the know, does Turner have the potential to play tight end or possibly WR.
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The guy is phenomenal coming off the edge why would you want him some else?
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amybuckeye;1357517; said:
For those in the know, does Turner have the potential to play tight end or possibly WR.
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He has the athletic potential yes, but there is no chance he plays on offense. Turner is an absolute stud at LB (or DE) and that's where he will play his college ball.
 
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RB07OSU;1357628; said:
He has the athletic potential yes, but there is no chance he plays on offense. Turner is an absolute stud at LB (or DE) and that's where he will play his college ball.
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Just read the Rivals article on him. What an attitude! Great potential to be a leader of sorts, throughout life, long after his Saturdays and Sundays are done. A thrill to know that he'll be representing us soon!
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Scout.com: Turner Earns MVP Honors

By Bob Lichtenfels
Regional Recruiting Manager
Posted Mar 19, 2009

PITTSBURGH, PA. - On a field full of players with scholarship offers from schools across the country standing out is not necessarily easy. Outperforming all of those players is an even more difficult task, but Jamel Turner seemed to have no problem showing he was the cream of the crop on Sunday.

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