Powerful Pennsylvania ATH Has OSU Coaches Hoping He Returns Home
By Michael Chung
Pennsylvania has always been an important recruiting ground for high school football talent, especially for schools in the Midwest and along the East Coast.
Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel made Buckeye in-roads in his neighboring state to the east, consistently pulling out top Keystone State talent during his decade of Big Ten dominance.
Longtime recruiting grounds for Penn State and Pitt, Ohio State has been able to consistently recruit a number of top players out of Pa. Urban Meyer may have spent most of his coaching career in the South or out West, but he?s well aware of the fact there are big time players in Pennsylvania.
One of his first big ?gets? as the new head coach of the Buckeyes was 5-star defensive end Noah Spence out of Harrisburg, and now Meyer is going after is Monroeville, Pa. ATH Montae Nicholson.
Nicholson can play WR, S and CB, but the Buckeyes are looking at him specifically as a safety in the class of 2014. He is originally from Ohio, but Nicholson is currently being coached by Don Smith, who played under Jacky Sherrill at Pitt. Coach Smith?s teammates were Dan Marino and Ohio State?s favorite ESPN commentator: Mark May.
Montae has some great tutelage from an experienced coach. Do the Buckeyes have a chance at this athlete or does Pitt hold the advantage? He talked to The-Ozone about his recruiting situation.
Ozone: It was reported that you were surprised by an OSU offer, is this true?
Montae: I knew it was coming but did not know when; the timing is what surprised me. I called just to talk to coach (Luke) Fickell one day and he offered me. I have also talked to coach Meyer and the secondary coaches. They tell me I would be a great asset to the team and want me to be a Buckeye.
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