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'09 OH DB Brad McDougald (Kansas Signee)

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'09 class keeps growing
OSU gets commitments from Dublin Scioto safety, Pennsylvania athlete
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
By Tim May

Even if space is almost gone in the fast-filling Ohio State 2009 football recruiting class, Bradley McDougald said he was not sensing pressure from Jim Tressel and his coaching staff to jump on board.

Nevertheless, the safety from Dublin Scioto made the decision yesterday. He became the 22nd commitment moments after Corey Brown of Monroeville (Gateway), Pa., took the 21st spot.

"I was just ready to get it over with; I didn't want to delay it if I knew where I wanted to go," said McDougald, who, like Brown, is 6 feet 1 and 190 pounds. "I thought I should just come out with it. I was ready to be a Buckeye."
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McDougald said he has seen that firsthand most of his life.

"Growing up here, being around it 24/7, it's always been a dream to play for the Buckeyes," McDougald said. "Going down to the Ohio State camp (for rising high school seniors) on Friday, I think the coaches were impressed with me and I was impressed with the coaches."

Like Brown, he was offered a scholarship by Ohio State awhile back. But even as the class began to fill in unprecedented early fashion, "they never gave me an ultimatum," McDougald said.

There was a good reason, said Bill Kurelic, a recruiting analyst for Bucknuts.com.

"He's one of the top athletes in central Ohio, and he's the tall kind of safety they're looking for these days," Kurelic said.
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : '09 class keeps growing
 
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Scioto's McDougald decides to go with football Buckeyes
By BRIAN INGLIS
Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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Dublin Scioto's Bradley McDougald (25), who has verbally committed to play football at Ohio State, tries to elude an Olentangy Liberty player last fall.

Nearly identical uniforms -- albeit one in green and one in scarlet -- are not the only binding forces between the Dublin Scioto and Ohio State University football programs.

The two have shared the same players from time to time throughout the years.

That joint lineage will continue with the announcement that Irish star Bradley McDougald will become a Buckeye upon graduation next June. McDougald has verbally accepted a football scholarship offer from OSU and coach Jim Tressel.

Part of a 2009 recruiting class now 22 in number, McDougald joins a list from Scioto that includes former Buckeyes such as Jay Richardson, Fred Pagac Jr., Greg Simpson and Nick Goings.

"I'm always excited for any kid that gets an opportunity to play in college, and it's particularly special for Bradley, because he had a lot of choices," Irish coach Karl Johnson said Tuesday, June 24.

"I know he grew up cheering for the Buckeyes and it will be great for him to stay close to home and have his friends and family to be able to see him play at the Horseshoe."
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