'08 OH LB/S Fred Craig (Stanford signee)

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7/12

From the OSU site...Fred did not make OSU's camp and has not heard back from OSU on whether they have decided to offer or not. Favors Louisville, Nebraska, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Duke.

 

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High school sports

FS/LB Fred Craig is looking to visit Stanford this weekend, Specht said. Specht said he believes Stanford is becoming the leader there. Here was the most recent Rivals list for Craig. You will note Stanford is not on there, but these lists sometimes take a while to catch up.

 

[OWUBuckeye51]

High school sports

If Fred Craig can tolerate playing for someone as arrogant and obnoxious as Jim Harbaugh...more power to him.

It might be worth it for that Stanford education...

 

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High school sports

Ashley, Craig zeroing in

St. Xavier football coach Steve Specht says he thinks RB Darius Ashley and FS Fred Craig will commit to colleges within the next week.

Here is the latest Rivals story on Ashley.

Specht says he believes Louisville has been the leader for Ashley, with Virginia also high on the list. With Craig, Specht said Stanford is high on his list but offers have come from far and wide including UC, Air Force, Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Michigan State, Nebraska, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.

"I'd think they may commit within the week, but with these situations you don't really know," Specht said. "It can change quickly."

 

[X Buckeyes07 X]

Fred has committed to Stanford, as was rumored to be in the works for the last couple weeks.

 

[osugrad21]

Great pickup for the Cardinal.

They definitely got a player here...

 

[HabaneroBuck]

Don't know if I've ever seen a more ideal college setting in the world than Palo Alto. And they are usually a fair football team, sometimes a little above average for the PAC-10.

 

[osugrad21]

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Confirmation of the commitment.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

You can never go wrong getting a free ride to an institution like Standford...congrats to Fred.

 

[Crashcup]

Great school for beyond football. IMO a very good choice.

But all I can relate to is Plunkett!

Some of you will understand.

 

[RB07OSU]

Great choice and I think Fred is a MAJOR sleeper...in fact out of all the committed LB's elsewhere on our radar, Fred would have been the one I would have wanted here most. Great get for Stanford though.

 

[X Buckeyes07 X]

Great choice and I think Fred is a MAJOR sleeper...in fact out of all the committed LB's elsewhere on our radar, Fred would have been the one I would have wanted here most. Great get for Stanford though.

Yeah, posting about his commitment was bittersweet..would've loved to see him join Robbie in the S&G but he's very gifted academically as well as athletically (Started as a freshman on the varsity lacrosse team as well), so Stanford is a good fit for him.

 

[akgoel77]

"Right after the catch [Cordale] Scott was absolutely unloaded on by Stanford bound strong safety Fred Craig, but he held onto the ball keeping the drive alive."

Caught in the numbers game - Craig is without a doubt the hardest hitting LB/S in state this year...Stanford is getting themselves a head hunter

 

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The Enquirer - Photo Gallery

St. Xavier defensive back Fred Craig celebrates a tackle in the Centerville backfield during the Bombers' 31-6 win over the Elks in Saturday's Division I regional semifinal at Paul Brown Stadium.

Greg Loring for the Enquirer

 

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The Enquirer - St. X sweeps honors

St. Xavier swept all three of the major awards for the Associated Press Division I All-Ohio football team.

St. Xavier (14-0), which will play for the Division I state championship Saturday against Mentor (12-2), had four players on the first-team list.

Bombers senior safety Fred Craig, headed to Stanford next year, was the defensive player of the year.

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