'08 IL LB Steven Filer (Notre Dame signee)

[osugrad21]

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Another breakdown from Newberg.

 

[osugrad21]

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Steven is up to 14 offers and may visit tOSU soon.

 

[osugrad21]

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Steven has a top 3 of Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State.

 

[OSUBucks22]

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4/16

Steven was at Michigan on April 7 for a practice and on April 13 he checked out one of Notre Dame's spring practices. He will trip to tOSU this weekend for the spring game.

 

[wadc45]

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4/25

By EdgyTim...Steven talks about the process. He has been to UM and ND and will be in Cleveland this weekend and is hoping to get down to OSU. He is nowhere near a decision.

 

[osugrad21]

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Steven says a recent newspaper article hinting at Michigan as his leader is false.

 

[Buckskin86]

This was from back in March

MARCH 8, 2007. PREP STAR
STEVE FILER, Linebacker from Chicago (Mt. Carmel), Illinois has several offers from schools such as Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Virginia, Illinois, Stanford, California and others.

"Notre Dame is recruiting me the hardest." said Filer, "They text message me every day. I like Notre Dame because it's close to home and they have great academics."

"I was at Notre Dame's junior day's last week-end." he said, "I like coach Weis, I met him once before."

"Nebraska sends me letters once in awhile." said Filer, "They want me to come up for a spring practice, I probably won't because it's too far away. I'm not sure if I will visit them on an official visit either."

"Michigan is pretty cool." he said, "I haven't talked to their staff yet, but they want me to attend a spring practice."

"I like Dick Tressel (Ohio State)." he said, He writes to me every other day. He's a cool guy."

"Ohio State wants me to attend one of their spring practices too. I also have family that lives in Ohio."

When asked if Filer wanted to stay in the Big 10 area.

"Not really." said Filer, "I just want to give it some time and see what other offers I get. I don't have any favorites right now. I will narrow it down later, and would like to take all five visits. Academically, I'm looking for a good mechanical engeering school."

http://www.huskerjournal.com/recruiting.html

 

[wadc45]

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5/11

From the Nebraska site...might narrow things down next month. Talks about Illinois, Michigan, OSU, Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Nebraska.

 

[osugrad21]

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Doc Tressel and Luke Fickell visited Steven at school. He is up to 35 offers and does not have any favorites.

 

[osugrad21]

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Steven will take all five visits before deciding.

 

[wadc45]

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6/5

By BK...Steven will likely attend OSU's camp on 6/22 but will not participate.

 

[Socky]

I don't get it!!!!

Why go to a camp and not participate in it??? I don't get it.

 

[jwinslow]

Why go to a camp and not participate in it??? I don't get it.

It's just another flavor of an unofficial visit. James Scott is one example from last year.

 

[EastSide]

Why go to a camp and not participate in it??? I don't get it.

I plan on going to camp and also will not participate

 

[osugrad21]

Link

Chicago Catholic League power Mount Carmel also had two big names in Champaign: linebacker Steve Filer, a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com, and defensive end Glen Foster, considered one of the top prospects in Illinois with more than a dozen scholarship offers.

Filer said Friday that he knows Illinois doesn't have the proven winning records of many of the schools he is talking to, but that it knows how to win a recruit's notice.

"You see them getting these top-notch players, these blue-chip players, and it draws attention to them. It kind of makes you do a double-take," Filer said. "There's something different around here. You can see the family environment."