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HIGH SCHOOL NEWSWATCH
Mabin to name choice Monday
Friday, October 06, 2006
From staff reports
Nordonia High will conduct a news conference on Monday on behalf of running back Jordan Mabin, who will announce his college decision.
Mabin, who has rushed for 1,124 yards on 123 carries and scored 12 touchdowns this season, has told reporters that he has narrowed his choices to Northwestern and Pittsburgh.
The 5-11, 185-pound Mabin has gained more than 1,000 yards for the fourth consecutive year. Despite playing part-time as a freshman, he gained 1,067 yards. He increased his totals to 1,775 yards as a sophomore and finished with 1,495 yards last year.
Efforts to reach Mabin on Thursday were unsuccessful. Athletic Director Rob Eckenrode said no further details would be available until Monday.
"I have no idea what Jordan has decided," Eckenrode said. "We'll all find out on Monday."
- Tim Rogers
HIGH SCHOOL NEWSWATCH
Mabin to name choice Monday
Friday, October 06, 2006
From staff reports
Nordonia High will conduct a news conference on Monday on behalf of running back Jordan Mabin, who will announce his college decision.
Mabin, who has rushed for 1,124 yards on 123 carries and scored 12 touchdowns this season, has told reporters that he has narrowed his choices to Northwestern and Pittsburgh.
The 5-11, 185-pound Mabin has gained more than 1,000 yards for the fourth consecutive year. Despite playing part-time as a freshman, he gained 1,067 yards. He increased his totals to 1,775 yards as a sophomore and finished with 1,495 yards last year.
"I have no idea what Jordan has decided," Eckenrode said. "We'll all find out on Monday."
- Tim Rogers
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BurgBuck52
So Glad You Seen Me Today
Bet my left nut, Wannstedt and his mystical moustache win out on this one.
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Senior running back Jordan Mabin scored four touchdowns in the Knights' Western Reserve Conference victory.
Mabin, who has scheduled a news conference Monday to announce his college decision, ran the ball 13 times for 151 yards. Mabin's top two college choices are Northwestern and Pittsburgh.
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Mabin, who has scheduled a news conference Monday to announce his college decision, ran the ball 13 times for 151 yards. Mabin's top two college choices are Northwestern and Pittsburgh.
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BurgBuck52;627508; said:
wadc45;629315; said:
Well, BuckBerg52, at least you still have your right one...
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Mabin pledges to play for Northwestern
Another Akron-area high school football player is headed to Northwestern.
Nordonia?s Jordan Mabin announced that he has orally committed to the Big Ten school located in Evanston, Ill., on Monday afternoon during a news conference at his high school.
Earlier this fall, Copley defensive back David Arnold orally committed to Northwestern. Another Ohio standout, 2004 Mr. Football winner Tyrell Sutton of Archbishop Hoban, is Northwestern?s starting running back.
Mabin had 10 offers, said his dad, Howard. The decision came down to Northwestern and Pitt.
Jordan Mabin said he made up his mind after visiting Pitt last weekend.
?I just fell in love with the campus and there was a great atmosphere in the team room,? Mabin said during the news conference, which was also attended by his dad, mom, Debbie and sister, Kaitlyn, a junior at Nordonia who plays basketball and runs track.
Mabin, who is expected to play cornerback for Northwestern, has gained 1,276 yards rushing this season on 136 carries. He has 5,622 career yards on the ground, and has gained at least 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons on the Knights? varsity squad.
He has scored 15 touchdowns this season, bringing his career total to 79.
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Another Akron-area high school football player is headed to Northwestern.
Nordonia?s Jordan Mabin announced that he has orally committed to the Big Ten school located in Evanston, Ill., on Monday afternoon during a news conference at his high school.
Earlier this fall, Copley defensive back David Arnold orally committed to Northwestern. Another Ohio standout, 2004 Mr. Football winner Tyrell Sutton of Archbishop Hoban, is Northwestern?s starting running back.
Mabin had 10 offers, said his dad, Howard. The decision came down to Northwestern and Pitt.
Jordan Mabin said he made up his mind after visiting Pitt last weekend.
?I just fell in love with the campus and there was a great atmosphere in the team room,? Mabin said during the news conference, which was also attended by his dad, mom, Debbie and sister, Kaitlyn, a junior at Nordonia who plays basketball and runs track.
Mabin, who is expected to play cornerback for Northwestern, has gained 1,276 yards rushing this season on 136 carries. He has 5,622 career yards on the ground, and has gained at least 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons on the Knights? varsity squad.
He has scored 15 touchdowns this season, bringing his career total to 79.
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MiamiRedHawks
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Great kid, great school...
Congrats to Mabin and to the 'Cats. Much respect to NW!!
Congrats to Mabin and to the 'Cats. Much respect to NW!!
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Nordonia's Mabin picks Northwestern
Knights standout will be defensive back for Wildcats
By Tom Gaffney
Beacon Journal sportswriter
MACEDONIA - Jordan Mabin has grown accustomed to making instantaneous changes of direction on the football field.
He carried that over to a school meeting room Monday afternoon in formally announcing his college decision at a news conference attended by media outlets, family members, friends and school officials.
Flanked by caps from Pittsburgh and Northwestern, Mabin glanced at one and quickly put the other one on his head.
Goodbye, Panthers and the Big East. Hello, Wildcats and the Big Ten.
``I want to thank all the schools that offered me,'' Mabin said. ``I am honored, but I am going to commit to Northwestern.''
Mabin, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound tailback-cornerback and four-year starter, said he seriously considered 10 offers before narrowing the field to Pitt and Northwestern. He visited Pitt during the weekend but could not forget his previous experiences in Evanston, Ill.
``The first time I went up there, I fell in love with the place,'' he said. ``They have great academics. They have a great program, one that is headed in the right direction. And they have a good coaching staff... a young coaching staff.''
Mabin has rushed for more than 1,000 yards all four years and has a school-record 5,622 yards in his career. He also has scored a school-record 79 touchdowns.
Despite those numbers, Mabin was recruited as a defensive back and kick returner, not a tailback.
``They said I have a good shot at starting pretty quick because they have a senior cornerback right now. And they said I could play special teams, too,'' he said. ``They said if I practice well, I have a good shot at starting pretty early.
``To play offense would have been fun, but at the next level, defense was the way to go.''
Nordonia coach Keith Boedicker, whose team is 6-1 and ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division II state poll, has known Mabin since he was in fourth grade. Boedicker said he has high regard for Mabin's on-the-field accomplishments and off-the-field demeanor.
``The numbers speak for themselves, but the most important thing about him is his maturity and character,'' Boedicker said. ``He has a lot of special gifts. He is the greatest player I have ever coached.''
At Northwestern, Mabin will be a teammate of Hoban graduate Tyrell Sutton, Western Reserve Academy graduate Brendan Mitchell and Copley senior David Arnold.
Mabin will officially sign an NCAA letter of intent to accept Northwestern's offer in February.
Nordonia's Mabin picks Northwestern
Knights standout will be defensive back for Wildcats
By Tom Gaffney
Beacon Journal sportswriter
MACEDONIA - Jordan Mabin has grown accustomed to making instantaneous changes of direction on the football field.
He carried that over to a school meeting room Monday afternoon in formally announcing his college decision at a news conference attended by media outlets, family members, friends and school officials.
Flanked by caps from Pittsburgh and Northwestern, Mabin glanced at one and quickly put the other one on his head.
Goodbye, Panthers and the Big East. Hello, Wildcats and the Big Ten.
``I want to thank all the schools that offered me,'' Mabin said. ``I am honored, but I am going to commit to Northwestern.''
Mabin, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound tailback-cornerback and four-year starter, said he seriously considered 10 offers before narrowing the field to Pitt and Northwestern. He visited Pitt during the weekend but could not forget his previous experiences in Evanston, Ill.
``The first time I went up there, I fell in love with the place,'' he said. ``They have great academics. They have a great program, one that is headed in the right direction. And they have a good coaching staff... a young coaching staff.''
Mabin has rushed for more than 1,000 yards all four years and has a school-record 5,622 yards in his career. He also has scored a school-record 79 touchdowns.
Despite those numbers, Mabin was recruited as a defensive back and kick returner, not a tailback.
``They said I have a good shot at starting pretty quick because they have a senior cornerback right now. And they said I could play special teams, too,'' he said. ``They said if I practice well, I have a good shot at starting pretty early.
``To play offense would have been fun, but at the next level, defense was the way to go.''
Nordonia coach Keith Boedicker, whose team is 6-1 and ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division II state poll, has known Mabin since he was in fourth grade. Boedicker said he has high regard for Mabin's on-the-field accomplishments and off-the-field demeanor.
``The numbers speak for themselves, but the most important thing about him is his maturity and character,'' Boedicker said. ``He has a lot of special gifts. He is the greatest player I have ever coached.''
At Northwestern, Mabin will be a teammate of Hoban graduate Tyrell Sutton, Western Reserve Academy graduate Brendan Mitchell and Copley senior David Arnold.
Mabin will officially sign an NCAA letter of intent to accept Northwestern's offer in February.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Nordonia star picks Northwestern
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Tim Rogers
Plain Dealer Reporter
The opportunity to play in the Big Ten, a chance to get on the field as a freshman and an outstanding academic reputation.
Those are the qualities that led Nordonia tailback Jordan Mabin to make an oral commitment to attend Northwestern.
Mabin, Nordonia's all-time leading rusher with 5,622 yards, made the announcement Monday during a small news conference at the high school. Northwestern and Pittsburgh were Mabin's final two choices from the 10 offers his father said he received.
"I appreciate everyone coming and I appreciate every offer that I received," Mabin said.
Mabin's announcement ended an emotional tug-of-war between Northwestern and Pitt. Mabin's father, Howard, is from Beaver, Pa., and his parents still reside there. Beaver, Pa., is about 30 minutes from the Pitt campus.
"I was partial to Pitt because we have a lot of family members close by," said Howard Mabin. "I am very pleased with Jordan's decision."
Jordan Mabin sees himself playing in the Northwestern secondary, perhaps as early as next year.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Nordonia star picks Northwestern
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Tim Rogers
Plain Dealer Reporter
The opportunity to play in the Big Ten, a chance to get on the field as a freshman and an outstanding academic reputation.
Those are the qualities that led Nordonia tailback Jordan Mabin to make an oral commitment to attend Northwestern.
Mabin, Nordonia's all-time leading rusher with 5,622 yards, made the announcement Monday during a small news conference at the high school. Northwestern and Pittsburgh were Mabin's final two choices from the 10 offers his father said he received.
Mabin's announcement ended an emotional tug-of-war between Northwestern and Pitt. Mabin's father, Howard, is from Beaver, Pa., and his parents still reside there. Beaver, Pa., is about 30 minutes from the Pitt campus.
"I was partial to Pitt because we have a lot of family members close by," said Howard Mabin. "I am very pleased with Jordan's decision."
Jordan Mabin sees himself playing in the Northwestern secondary, perhaps as early as next year.
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