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Raiders get their first win: Football blog with Shaker Heights' Tony Underwood
Tony Underwood, Special to The Plain Dealer, September 22, 2010

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Editor's note: Shaker Heights lineman Tony Underwood, who has given an oral commitment to Ohio State, is taking readers inside his team's huddle by writing a blog for cleveland.com throughout the 2010 football season.

Well, it's been a good week so far. Us Raiders got our first win of the season against Warrensville Heights. We played on a Sunday, which was weird and cool at the same time.

We still have work do and have a big task a head of us this Friday against Maple Heights.

Man, I tell you, I could have sworn it was Week 1 last week. Man how time flies. As each week passes, I think more and more of how I love playing and hanging around my teammates. I guess it's just hard for me to believe that this is my last year playing with them. As a underclassman, I couldn't wait to be a senior, but now that I am I find myself wanting to turn back the time. It seem like just yesterday I was starting my first varsity game as a sophomore.

I just want to say to every senior, have fun and enjoy the rest of your season with your boys. This is the last ride for us seniors, so go out with a bang.
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The NAPA Buckeye Recruit of the Week! : This Week In Football

ANTONIO UNDERWOOD

Shaker Heights Red Raiders

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Offensive Guard

6-3, 295

Senior

College of Choice: Verbally committed to Ohio State.

Who Lost Out?: Akron, Kent State, Miami (OH) and Toledo.

The Scoop: "I've seen some good film of the best offensive linemen in the state and Antonio Underwood is the most college ready of everybody," said former Ohio State, New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns offensive linemen, LeCharles Bentley, owner and operator of The L. Bentley O-line Academy. "Offensive line is the most difficult position to earn a starting nod as a true freshman. Considering Ohio State's lack of depth and Underwood's ability, at this time next year he should be training to be a starter." Well that just about says it all about Antonio Underwood. Then again, maybe not. Underwood was not heavily recruited prior to Coach Jim Tressel offering Underwood a scholarship offer back in March during a meeting between the two in his office. With scholarship offers, at the time, from just four MAC schools, Underwood did not delay, and accepted Tressel's tender on the spot. But while not many college football programs were chasing Underwood, what Bentley said about him and Tressel's quick offer all go to show that this kid has talent. Underwood possesses incredible upper body strength and plays with great leverage. He's a tad smallish as Big Ten linemen go, but that just means Underwood will be the next in line of great centers that have come through Columbus. Watch for Underwood to contribute early and often.
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Bump for filling in nicely after Shugurts got injured. Pretty impressive for a freshmen. OSU's 2012+ tackle situation certainly looks brighter than it did on Friday.

http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2011/Indiana/postgame/10things.html

Antonio Underwood has a future. When J.B. Shugarts left the game with a sprained right knee, Offensive Coordinator Jim Bollman had a number of options. Marcus Hall and Andrew Norwell have both started games at right tackle. Jack Mewhort can play there too, but he didn?t hesitate to put Antonio Underwood in the game. The freshman out of Shaker Heights has been the backup right tackle all fall, but this was about more than that. Bollman and his staff wanted to get a look at Underwood. They wanted to see if he could play. They put him out there and their eyes were glued to him, and guess what, he did pretty good. Hyde?s big run came over the right side of the line, but more importantly, Bollman said he really liked Underwood?s pass blocking. That?s rare for young linemen, but it?s huge news for the Buckeyes. They have a lot of future guards on the roster, but not many tackles outside of Norwell.
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