I don't think Glenville will get many kids from outside the Cleveland area unless they have family in Cleveland....IE the Hines' and Solomon. But there are a lot of kids that have family in Cleveland in Georgia and throughout the south. Cleveland has one of the largest black populations in the country and most of them still have a lot of family in the south. Pretty much everytime I tell somebody "I'm from Cleveland, somebody will say I have an Aunt, Uncle, Cousins, grandparents etc...in Cleveland".
There is a possibility that some of those kids move in with those family members to be a part of the Glenville program.
The internet has really made Glenville a national name. These kids see Glenville sending kids to college. They see Ted Ginn getting heisman hype. They read about Pierre Woods and Donte Whitner starting at OSU and Michigan respectively.
A lot of those kids may want to be a part of it. That's a good thing for OSU, because a kid like Jermale Hines would probably end up at Georgia, Florida, FSU or Auburn if he stayed in SGA (Even though Berrien was horrible, anybody who followed SGA football knew who this kid was). But since he is now at Glenville, OSU fans have to like the chances of this kid playing in Columbus in a couple of years.
Trust me, if this kid has the grades, it won't be a hard sell on Ginn's part to get Tress to offer. He already looks like a 20-year old man. I'm sure coach Ginn is going to push him and he will get even bigger and faster in the next two years.
osugrad21 said:
Jermale, his younger brother (RB/DB), and a cousin, Jonathan Soloman (OL/DL 6'1 250, Sophomore) are all at Glenville. Duane Long has confirmed this and also commented that the elder Hines is tOSU caliber.
osugrad,
Did you talk to Duane? If so, did he say anything about Solomon. 6-1, 250 is big for a sophomore. I've never heard of him. He may have been at Berrien last year, but honestly the only person who scared the Thomasville coach (one of the school's I covered) was Jermale (the elder Hines). So he is the only one I knew about going into the game I saw Berrien play. Berrien also lost that game 49-3 and their lone highlight was a 50-plus yard run from Jermale.
Jermale was actually caught from behind on the play but the Thomasville DB, who runs a 4.5, had an angle on him. That run set up Berrien's only points. It was also one of the only times Hines actually wasn't hit at or behind the line of scrimmage. Berrien was really bad last year, which makes Hines' 1,000 yard season pretty amazing.