2018 In-State Players To Watch

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What happened to Glenville? Seems like they've fallen off the map the last couple of cycles

I don't think that the talent has been there to earn offers.

 

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2018 DE Daeshon Coppinger

 

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2018 TE/DE Tyreke Smith

 

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2018 TE/DE Tyreke Smith

 

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2018 OL Travis Geiger

 

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2018 LB Cade Kacherski

 

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What happened to Glenville? Seems like they've fallen off the map the last couple of cycles

I went home in November (I grew up in the Glenville neighborhood) and went up to see them practice before their first round Playoff game, the first thing that I noticed was I didn't see Ginn, second was the bodies seemed similar to past season, maybe they are a young team. I saw some big, good looking guys up there and good looking skills. Not sure what the issue is.

 

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Cincinnati Madeira TE Jack Cravaack

Ohio State chatting with Cincinnati tight end

“I’ve talked to (Ohio State assistant) Kerry Coombs a few times,” he said. “He visited my school last spring and then again this December and said they had interest in me and invited me to a spring practice. I went to their camp last summer but haven’t visited the school yet.”

There’s a good chance the country’s 38th-ranked tight end will return to Ohio State for a camp this summer. That’s usually the best way for in-state prospects to earn the Buckeyes’ attention.

“I definitely will go there to camp this summer,” he added. “Unless I’m committed somewhere else by then.”

 

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2018 Xenia WR Meechi Harris

 

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2018 Xenia WR Meechi Harris

In-state receiver one to watch?

“I talk with Ohio State a lot,” Harris told Land of 10. “They’re always checking up on me. I talk with (offensive line coach Greg) Studrawa and (wide receivers coach Zach) Smith. I talk to Tim Hinton sometimes also.”

Michigan State recently offered Harris, as have Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. A 6-foot-2, 190-pound athlete who is also a standout on the basketball court, Harris said he didn’t grow up a fan of the Buckeyes like most in Ohio. Rather, he just observed the sport and individual players, citing former Cincinnati Bengals star Chad Johnson as a player he has emulated. When talking to the Buckeyes, though, the message is clear: Ohio State is interested.

“I was nervous,” he recalled about being introduced to the Buckeyes head coach. “I tried not to show it, though. I couldn’t look nervous in front of the big boss himself.”

Harris will return to Ohio State soon, but the Buckeyes’ interest isn’t changing the country’s 61st-ranked wide receiver.

“I am going back there next Tuesday or Thursday,” he said. “I’ll be going up there for a spring practice. I appreciate all the offers I have and all the coaches that I talk with. (Ohio State) interest feels pretty much the same as the others. Right now I’m just trying to focus on basketball and school.”