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DB/LB Chad Hagan (official thread)

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Poe McKnoe;1522122; said:
Ruh Roh.
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senorbuckeye;1522179; said:
Same disease LaMarcus Aldridge was diagnosed with two years ago. He had the same procedure and has played with no hindrance since.
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Well that is good news. The article did not make it seem to be anything too serious, so I was not too worried, but thanks for clearing that up. What I find odd, or intresting, is that Hagan did not mention this to the staff.
 
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Heart condition keeping Hagan's season on hold

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By Mike Kovak, Staff writer
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Chad Hagan plans to play football for Ohio State University next fall. Hagan commited to the Buckeyes and head coach Jim Tressel during a recent trip to Columbus.
Consider the oral commitment slightly open as the Canon-McMillan High School senior wants to see what else is out there. For instance, Wisconsin is recruiting Hagan as a running back while Ohio State plans the use him at safety.
"Ohio State knows I'm committed to them and they know I'm looking at other schools," Hagan said, moments after Monday afternoon's football practice broke. "But I plan on playing at Ohio State. I felt like that's the place where I belong. Coach Tressel, he's a top-notch guy and I loved the atmosphere."
Hagan also plans on playing for Canon-McMillan this fall. He'll find out Thursday if that's a possibility.
Hagan, a 6-2, 232-pound freakish athlete with 4.3 speed and offers from Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina State and Syracuse among others, has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart disorder which can create a rapid heartbeat.
"It was something I noticed a while ago but I always thought it was normal," Hagan said. "Now that I know more about it, I feel safe with it."
The heart problem was discovered in April, as Hagan prepared to have surgery for a stress fracture in his shin. At first, he took the news well, but when one doctor said Hagan would never play sports again, it became difficult to deal with.
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Blue Chip Chat with Chad Hagan Canon-McMillan
Catching up with the top area high school football players entering 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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? Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 ? Position: RB-DB ? Year: Senior
? The Skinny: Burst onto the scene as a freshman three years ago, rushing for 493 yards. Decided not to play as a sophomore, but returned to football last year. Has added 25 pounds since last year, but is waiting to be cleared by a doctor for full contact after being treated for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a heart disorder in which there is an extra electrical connection between the atria and the ventricles. Hagan had a catheter ablation procedure done a few weeks ago and expects to be cleared to play Thursday.
? College Talk: Made a verbal commitment to Ohio State earlier this month. Wisconsin and Michigan were his other two finalists. Ohio State recruited him to play defense.
? Is the heart condition on your mind a lot? Not at all. I don't even think about it.
? Did you tell Ohio State? No. I feel it's kind of like the same thing as an injury. I'm going to heal and be fine.


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Is there any chance PSU got wind of this heart condition (considering his teammate has been a PSU verbal for almost a year) thus making them not offer? And with PSU getting wind, wouldn't surprise me that Pitt would get the same info eventually and in a shorter time period than Tressel and staff. And well naturally neither of those teams are going to say anything to OSU, especially knowing Tressel is such a stand up guy and will most likely honor the offer.
 
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osuteke;1522303; said:
Just throwing this out there:

Is there any chance PSU got wind of this heart condition (considering his teammate has been a PSU verbal for almost a year) thus making them not offer? And with PSU getting wind, wouldn't surprise me that Pitt would get the same info eventually and in a shorter time period than Tressel and staff. And well naturally neither of those teams are going to say anything to OSU, especially knowing Tressel is such a stand up guy and will most likely honor the offer.
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It's possible. A good friend of mine mentioned this to me about a month ago. He is close to one of the PSU coaches. They knew about this condition. That said, PSU may have had differen needs than tOSU. Different strokes for different folks. Pitt also did not offer. I'm sure with proper treatment CH will be fine.
 
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The BPRT had caught wind of this situation a while back but, as is our rule of thumb, didn't go to the boards with it because of not wanting to violate the recruit's privacy. I am pretty confident if we knew about this then the staff likely did as well.
 
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Thanks for the replys guys, I didn't know about any of that info in those posts.
One thing most PSU fans fail to observe is they are looking for like one defensive backfield player this class. I laughed when I read PSU fans trying to question the offer from us.
 
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osuteke;1522342; said:
Thanks for the replys guys, I didn't know about any of that info in those posts.
One thing most PSU fans fail to observe is they are looking for like one defensive backfield player this class. I laughed when I read PSU fans trying to question the offer from us.
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fwiw, many OSU fans on this site question the offer from us as well.
 
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