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LB Justin Hilliard (2020 B1G Champ Def POG)

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St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 225 lbs
Class: 2015 (High School)



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#OhioState coach Urban Meyer offers state's top 2015 prospect Justin Hilliard following today's camp: http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Board/120/Ohio-State-offers-Top50-LB-19194919 ? via @247Sports
 
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11W - Targeting the Queen City in 2015

6/20

LB JUSTIN HILLIARD (ST. XAVIER)

Justin Hilliard is one of the hottest junior prospects on the recruiting trail right now. He has early offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Iowa, Boston College, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Kentucky and almost twenty more. The Buckeyes will have fierce competition for the highly rated linebacker from St. Xavier.

Justin's brother, C.J. Hilliard, recently committed to Iowa as a member of their 2014 class and the brothers have not ruled out the possibility of playing college ball together at Iowa. Landing Justin would be a huge coup for Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa program. 247Sport's insiders Steve Wiltfong and Gerry Hamilton currently have Justin predicted to Iowa, although it is very early.

Another school fighting for his services is Notre Dame. The Irish have been very successful at attracting Cincinnati's top talent including former St. Xavier OL Matt James. James passed away a few years ago after a tragic accident. Our own Jeremy Birmingham currently has Justin predicted to Notre Dame on 247Sport's crystal ball.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder is rated as Ohio's top prospect and the 43rd overall prospect in the nation. 247 also rates him as the fourth overall outside linebacker. He really impresses on film against some of Ohio's top competition.

While he claims no favorites, it looks like Urban Meyer and staff will have some work to do. Notre Dame and Iowa look like two teams to watch out for. Kerry Coombs is handling the recruitment of Hilliard.
 
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11W - Catching Up with Justin Hilliard

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As you can imagine, receiving an offer from a top in-state school, which in this case is Ohio State, means a lot to a recruit.

"It really means a lot," he said. "They've always been one of the top school in the country and will contend for championships every year."

The junior linebacker talks to the Ohio State coaching staff on the phone pretty frequently as he tries to develop solid relationships with the men that could coach him at the college level if he decides to stay in-state.

"We talk pretty often. I talk to Coach Meyer once a week," he continued. "I also talk to Coach Coombs and Coach Vrabel pretty often."

While Hilliard and the Buckeye coaches are still in the process of developing a solid relationship, they are definitely getting to know each other pretty well, which could bode well for the Scarlet & Gray when his recruitment comes to a close.

"When we talk, we don't just talk about football," he continued. "We talk about a lot of things ranging from football to just life itself."

Another school that caught Hilliard's eye was Notre Dame. He visited South Bend last month and came away impressed with what Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish had to offer.

"It went really good. I met a lot of good guys on the visit," he said. "I got to see the whole campus, the facilities and everything. I also got to spend some time with the coaches."

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This will be an interesting one to watch, as st. X are usually very smart, high character kids with little allegiance to Osu or many other schools other than Norte dame and Boston college. This kid is very talented though, and would make a great addition to our LB corp
 
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