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Flash Headlines! Along with Bin Ladin's death, it was announced that the University of Michigan has succeeded in acquiring Lakewood St. Edwards High School in an all-stock transaction. After making this acquisition, then the U of M will go from a Freshman-Senior university to having a feeder grades 9-12 through Senior in college.

Football coach Brady Hoke was quoted as saying, "This is a great acquisition for the University of MIchigan, this will give us a great football pipeline to improve the Uof M football team. Oh yeah, it will raise the team and university GPA as well, with the addition of Lakewood St. Ed high school."

The NCAA has yet to comment as this is uncharted waters for this organization. Phone calls to the NCAA offices were not returned.


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One of nation's top O-lineman trying to live up to father's legacy
Brian McLaughlin Sporting News

Kyle Kalis is one of the top 2012 offensive tackles in the nation out of St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio). Kalis, whose father Todd Kalis had a lengthy NFL career, committed to Ohio State in September, just days after receiving his official written scholarship offer from the Buckeyes earlier that month. Kyle Kalis will be doing a monthly diary entry in Sporting News. This month, he talks about his fondest memories of growing up with an NFL veteran as a dad.

When I was in eighth grade, I was a 6-foot-0, 220-pound red-headed cheeseball who wanted to play every sport out there. Up until my sophomore year?when I decided on just playing football full time at St. Eds?I went to Seneca and played football, basketball, lacrosse and baseball. At that time I was only decent at football because I only started playing in eighth grade, but I could pretty much just overpower kids. At that point, everyone knew I had a dad who played in the league so everyone pretty much expected me to be good, which I didn?t mind too much. But ever since the age of about 10 or 11 years old I knew I wanted to go to some big college and play in the NFL like my dad. Looking back though, I had no idea what was in store for me.

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Class of 2012 offensive lineman Kyle Kalis has committed to Ohio State. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Kalis)

I?ve never viewed my dad as really being famous or someone who knows celebrities, or really even an NFL player. Deep down I know all those things are true but to me he?s just dad. Me and him?believe me?have been through a lot and we?ve gotten through it. Now that I?m older, I?m really starting to appreciate all that he does for the community and how much of just a positive influence he has been on society and as a role model. During the time that he was Pittsburgh NFL Chapter President, for more than 10 years, he made, donated and raised thousands of dollars to give to children?s charities, football camps, hospitals, Habitat for Humanity, etc. I hope one day I become somewhat like my dad and if I do, then I would have achieved my true dream of succeeding.

I?ll never forget this story though. It was the day before my great grandma died, and my dad thought of getting her the gift of a lifetime. She was no ordinary grandma?she was a huge, huge, huge sports fan who knew just about everything you wanted to know about anyone involved with any type of sport. Her favorite NFL player of all time was Franco Harris from the Pittsburgh Steelers. I?ve met Franco a few times and he is truly one of the most humble and nicest guys you?d ever meet. But anyway, my dad arranged it so that Franco could come see grandma in the hospital. Grams could barely talk, yet her and Franco sat in the room for three hours and just shot the breeze.

Over the years, it?s hard to really pick and choose which are the top players and coaches I?ve met because I?ve met so many due to my dad and all the functions and dinners we get to go to. But the one message that I?ve pretty much taken away from all the coaches and players that I?ve met is to just work as hard as I possibly can and if I do that then pretty much anything is possible. In my dad?s book ?Pigskin Dreams? he interviews over 20 Hall of Famers and it goes into details about their childhood, adversities they?ve had to face, and challenges they?ve had to overcome. I read that book cover to cover twice and came away with a whole different approach to not only football, training and how to be a leader, but also how to be a good man.
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Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-fo...ng-to-live-up-to-fathers-legacy#ixzz1MVtFPJG8
 
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Almost de-comitted yesterday, Fickell brought him back.

Kalis said he is so impressed with Fickell that he will play for Ohio State as long as it makes Fickell the permanent coach. If it hires someone else, Kalis said he will look elsewhere.
"The only way I'd go to Ohio State is if Coach Fick is the coach," said Kalis, a Westlake resident. "I know him pretty well. He knows the way I'm a fighter and I don't give up on things. He said he went through the same thing in college and ended up going to Ohio State, and he said if I go to Ohio State, it will be the best decision of my life.
"He knew what I knew, that I wanted to be a Buckeye."
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I agree with you on Fickell... sadly, I think (and have posted elsewhere) if the are heavy sanctions (and he performs decently), it's his job. If there are light sanctions (and he performs decently) he will be pushed aside for a new big-name coach with no ties to the Tressel era... if there are light sanctions and he knocks the ball out of the park he may get the nod.
 
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WKYC 3 in Cleveland did an interview with Kyle that was on the 6:00 news.
I could not find a link on their web page. Anyway, the young man is from quite an affluent area, and said that as long as Fickell is coach he could care less
about anything. :biggrin:

Check, or record the news at eleven, see if they rebroadcast it.
 
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Sam Webb: I think it's pretty clear to most college football observers that Jim Tressel's resignation is going to cut into Ohio State's recruiting efforts this year. The question is, how deep will that cut go in what is a banner year for talent in the Buckeye State?

Allen Trieu: I think it is going to have some impact, but I don't think it is going to have a huge impact simply because of how they have been able to handle it already. They've had a couple of guys reaffirm their commitment. Kyle Kalis (a five-star offensive tackle from Lakewood St. Edward) reaffirmed his commitment and I really thought he was going to be one of the guys that might jump ship. Interim coach Luke Fickell has done a good job of immediately getting on their current commitments and keeping those guys. They actually just added a commitment (Wednesday), Tyvis Powell, a safety from Bedford, Ohio. For the moment they seem to be holding pretty steady.

Bill Greene: No one really knows, but my guess is that it is going to be bad. I think it is going to be real bad. I think the kids they are after ? the four- and five-star prospects like Se'Von Pittman (a four-star defensive end from Canton McKinley), Adolphus Washington (a five-star defensive end from Cincinnati Taft), and Greg McMullen (a four-star defensive end from Akron Archbishop Hoban) ? it is going to be hard to get those guys. Those kids are going to have questions like, "Can you tell me who the head coach is going to be during my career at Ohio State?" You can't answer that. They are going to want to know who is going to be the position coach that is going to get them to the NFL. (Ohio State) can't answer that. They are going to want to know about bowl bans, scholarship losses, and probation. (Ohio State) can't answer that. I think it is going to hurt Ohio State badly, but I don't know that for sure. They could get four straight days of commitment and then I would look foolish. But my guess is that it is going to be bad.

Sam Webb: Allen mentioned Kyle Kalis opting not to back out of his commitment. Is that something you guys think that he will stick with, or do you guys think he will eventually decide to look around? The Spartans and Wolverines were definitely among those showing interest.

Allen Trieu: I think there is a good chance that he is going to at least take another look around. Obviously that doesn't mean he is going to decommit. I do think there is a good chance that a lot of the commits will at least look into some other options. They've already gotten him to reaffirm his commitment so I think they are doing OK for the moment. But he did call Ohio State to decommit before being talked out of it, so I think there is a good chance that he will at least pursue some other options.

Bill Greene: The Kalis information to me is one of those glass half-empty or glass half-full situations. Is it good news that Luke Fickell was able to step in and solidify Kyle Kalis? Yeah, that's great. If you're a half-full person you look at it that way. I guess I would look at it and say that it is kind of upsetting that a five-star recruit is thinking of decommitting from me. So if he thought about decommitting on Monday, and you were able to talk him off the edge on Tuesday, you've still got a long time between now and February 2012 when he can be signed. I would guess that you are going to have to revisit this issue again with Kyle Kalis. I think (five-star Canton Glen Oak running back) Brionte Dunn would fall into that same category. I think (five-star Columbus DeSales running back) Warren Ball is the one kid that is totally 100 percent solid of the really high-end commitments that Ohio State has. With Kalis and Dunn nothing would surprise me over the coming year. There is no final verdict yet on Ohio State from the NCAA. There is so much uncertainty and that is the one thing a 17-year-old high school senior does not want when he is making the biggest decision in his life. It is a horrible situation. There is no way to spin it.
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From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110602...-impact-recruiting-for-U-M--MSU#ixzz1Om8k61p5
 
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