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CB Doran Grant (Official Thread)

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Grant says that this was his 2nd visit to the Big House, he visited there last season when Michigan took on Michigan State.

Was very impressed, said Michigan was already in his top 5 or 6, but that they have moved up his list.

He's visiting Ohio State next week to see them take on USC. He plans on taking another trip up to the Big House in November for the Ohio State game.

Said he didn't spend a lot of time with current players but that he did get to hang out with Justin Turner who he knows a little bit. Said that he spent time with some of the recruits, including fellow Ohio JR CB Greg Brown who he met for the first time on the trip.
 
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By Snow...talks about the atmosphere last night and the emotions of being a recruit at the game with an OSU offer...will be visiting Illinois and ND and wants to visit Georgia and Cincinnati as well.

It's a matter of when, not if...
 
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St. V-M's Grant cornering market on work ethic, talent
By David Lee Morgan Jr.
Sept 16, 2009
Beacon Journal staff writer

On this particular school day, lunch wasn't very special for St. Vincent-St. Mary senior football player Doran Grant.

Inside his crumpled, brown-paper sack was a basic ham and cheese sandwich, Doritos, a honeybun and a bottle of water.

''I pack my lunch,'' he said proudly. ''It's nothing special.''

But Irish coach Dan Boarman has been around football long enough to know when he's coaching a special player.

It's not often that a player can play wide receiver and running back, take snaps at quarterback. play in the defensive backfield and be an impact player at each position. But that's what Grant does and that's why so many Division I colleges are recruiting him hard.

''He's being recruited by most of the major [Division I] colleges,'' Boarman said. ''What makes him special, in my opinion, is how hard he works at everything he does, whether it's with the weights, working with the defensive backs, the running backs or at quarterback. He takes everything to task, and he does everything to the best of his ability.''

Defensive coordinator Mark Murphy sees a long future for Grant in the defensive backfield.

''He's the best cover corner I've ever coached in high school,'' said Murphy, who played 12 seasons with the Green Bay Packers as a safety and was inducted into the Packers' Hall of Fame in 1998. ''A lot of players play the position with pure speed. But as you start learning technique, and if you have speed, you're going to be a great corner.

''The thing I like about him is he's always looking to improve his technique. Even when he jams [a receiver] at the line of scrimmage, his technique with his foot and hand placement is sound. He can open his hips and change directions when he needs to and he makes his adjustments when he back pedals. You need to be able to do all of those things as a cornerback because if you take one misstep, you're going to get beat.''
Murphy also likes Grant's demeanor on the field.

''He's a humble, level-headed kid,'' Murphy said. ''That's what you need when you play that position because there are times when you're going to get beat, and there are times when you're going to have great success and he stays on that even keel.''

Grant has the size (5-foot-11, 170 pounds) and speed (4.37 40-yard dash) that colleges like, and most likely he'll play cornerback in college. Grant, who finished third in the state last year in the Division II 110-meter hurdles, has already been offered scholarships from Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame and Georgia, and said the attention has been overwhelming but fun.

''It's kind of what I expected,'' Grant said.
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Ohio.com - St. V-M's Grant cornering market on work ethic, talent
 
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SVSM edges Archbishop Hoban, 14-10

Tim Rogers, The Plain Dealer, September 19, 2009 6:18 a.m.

St. Vincent-St. Mary battled Archbishop Hoban and itself.
Hoban battled St. Vincent-St. Mary and itself.

In the end, it was another link in the storied rivalry between the two private schools in Akron on Friday. It was disjointed and fragmented, but you won't hear the Irish whine following their 14-10 victory in front of 10,235 fans (9,983 paid) in the first high school football game played at InfoCision Stadium.
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Junior Doran Grant, who is being recruited by the likes of Ohio State and Stanford, scored his third TD in two years against Hoban when he turned a 15-yard reception from junior Oliver Hildebrandt into a 78-yard touchdown with 3:17 left in the first quarter. Grant caught the ball between two defenders and was off to the races.
"When I secured the ball, I could feel I was going to break free," said Grant, who scored on an interception and a fumble recovery last year against the Knights. "This is incredible. I just wanted to take it all in and perform to the best of my abilities."
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Cleveland High School Sports - cleveland.com
 
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Doran Grant, St. Vincent-St. Mary: In a 17-0 victory over Napoleon, the junior wide receiver/defensive back caught three passes for 62 yards and a touchdown, intercepted one pass and returned it 30 yards, made five solo tackles, knocked down two passes and returned two punts for 25 yards.
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GRIDIRON HERO ? WEEK 5 %%bodybegin%%Who is Northeast Ohio's best high school football player? You make the call every week in The Plain Dealer's season-long contest at cleveland.com/hssports. Vote until 5 p.m. Thursday. Week by week, the pl
 
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Doran Grant, St. Vincent-St. Mary: Junior all-purpose back and cornerback returned a punt 46 yards for a touchdown, gained 42 yards on six rushing attempts, caught one pass for 20 yards, made five solo tackles and had two assists in a 17-14 loss to Walsh Jesuit.
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GRIDIRON HERO ? WEEK 7 - Cleveland.com

Two of the top seven juniors in the state of Ohio will watch the Irish play USC, include defensive end Chris Rock (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) and defensive back Doran Grant (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary). Both have already received a scholarship offer from the Fighting Irish.
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Grant was offered at Georgias camp after getting moved up with the older recruits and continuing to make plays. He says he's open and lists Ohio State, Illinois, Notre Dame, Georgia, Michigan, LSU, Michigan State, and Cincinnati as his early favorites. A key factor will be early playing time and he feels he could get that at Georgia.

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National junior likes Georgia

By Chad Simmons
South Recruiting Manager
Posted Oct 13, 2009

Georgia offered the day this talented junior camped in Athens and they were the second school to offer him. He liked what he saw at Georgia and hopes to return in the near future.
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Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 34, St. Vincent-St. Mary 9

Irish lose early lead to Cardinals' stingy defense

Mooney's Braylon Heard heads comeback effort, after penalties earlier in game cost team yards

By Michael Beaven
Special to the Beacon Journal

Published on Saturday, Oct 17, 2009

Senior Night started with much promise for St. Vincent-St. Mary on Friday night.

The Fighting Irish held a nine-point lead in the second quarter against Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Division III poll.
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Hildebrandt connected with junior Doran Grant for an 18-yard reception earlier in the drive.
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Ohio.com - Irish lose early lead to Cardinals' stingy defense
 
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GRIDIRON HERO WEEK 8
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Doran Grant, St. Vincent-St. Mary: Junior all-purpose player was in on nine tackles, caught two passes for 36 yards and returned one punt for 37 yards in a 34-9 loss to Youngstown Cardinal Mooney.
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GRIDIRON HERO ? WEEK 8 %%bodybegin%%Who is Northeast Ohio's best high school football player? You make the call every week in The Plain Dealer's season-long contest at cleveland.com/hssports. Vote until 5 p.m. Thursday. Each week, the playe
 
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