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DT Michael Hill (Official Thread)

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Awesome news!! Welcome Michael!!!! I was watching his highlight video, and seems like he's always close to the play, and very successful at bringing down the runner. Tough, holds ground well, and has a nose for the ball.

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Big time commit. Big. I like how we brought in a ton of edge speed in the last class (Spence, Washington, and to some extent Pittman) and now have more powerful edge/inside guys (Bosa, Sprinkle, Price and now Hill). Future looks bright. Welcome aboard! :osu:
 
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BuckJr;2171747; said:
Great player, true SEC like defensive tackle. Alot of the clemson guys are mad he got away since he grew up right near their campus
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I have a Clemson grad who is neighbor and the "spin" that some Clemson boosters are putting on this is that the reason Michael Hill did not visit their school is because the Tigers were already hosting a 5 star DT. This would have been the same time as Hill's visit and the story goes that Michael didn't want to be at Clemson at the same time as this other recruit so he committed to OSU instead.

This just confirms that so folks will say anything in order to justify someone not going to their school. It couldn't be that the kid grew up a Buckeye fan and just wanted to go to the school he always dreamed of playing for.....no.....couldn't be that.....:!
 
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Pendleton DT Michael Hill commits to Ohio State

By Adam Regan
Posted June 27, 2012

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Pendleton defensive lineman Michael Hill, below, tackles Abbeville running back Ashton Heard (22) with help from teammates Darius Pickens, top, and Shaq Rooks, right, during the first quarter in Pendleton.

Highly-sought-after defensive tackle Michael Hill was supposed to make a final visit to Clemson Wednesday, but he texted Pendleton coach Paul Sutherland early in the morning asking to meet to tell him his mind was made up.

Sutherland and Hill were hoping to control the release of the news that the 6-foot-3, 300-pound senior would verbally commit to his favorite team since he was young, Ohio State, in fairness to the other schools that were recruiting the rising senior. In this day and age that proved impossible.

"Family members and Twitter," Sutherland said, referring to how the news was released. "There's no need to fight it."

Hill chose OSU over Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and LSU. He took visits to all of those schools plus Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Michigan.

Clemson and South Carolina put a full-court press on Hill, working harder than any other programs, Sutherland said. However, when new Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer and defensive line coach Mike Vrabel, a former All-American at OSU, got involved it was a childhood dream come true.

"This is the age of ESPN," Sutherland said. "For some reason, growing up that was his favorite team to watch on television. It makes no sense to me or you, but that's when he was a 300-pound ninth grader."

On Hill's day-and-a-half visit to Columbus, Ohio, his feelings were confirmed.

He took the usual tours and met with all the coaches who had taken turns sending him handwritten letters each week of his recruitment. Yet, it was a wall outside the football offices that may have had the most profound effect on him. The writing on the wall refers to the 83 players that have been drafted by the NFL since 2000, the most in the nation.

"For a 17-year old that really resonates," Sutherland said.

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http://www.independentmail.com/news/2012/jun/27/pendleton-dt-michael-hill-commits-to-ohio-state/
 
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From the article in post 69.

"For some reason, growing up that was his favorite team to watch on television. It makes no sense to me or you, but that's when he was a 300-pound ninth grader."


For some reason I think those on this board can understand where he is coming from. South Carolina or not.
 
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EasternBuck;2171840; said:
From the article in post 69.

"For some reason, growing up that was his favorite team to watch on television. It makes no sense to me or you, but that's when he was a 300-pound ninth grader."


For some reason I think those on this board can understand where he is coming from. South Carolina or not.
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Yup.

I, too, was a 300 pound ninth grader.
 
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