flybuckeye
All-American
ESPN has Olson rated as the #2 FB and the #123 player in the county, 3 spots ahead of K. Coleman.
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BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
Wow. ESPiN sure loves this guy... and so do I!
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if his video on Scout doens't warrant that 3-stars, I don't know what does...I don't care what position he plays.
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Muck
Enjoy Every Sandwich
I don't mind that the walk ons were mentioned, but I have no doubt that whoever wrote that article just looked at the roster saw five names with "FB" next to them and didn't do any further research.
There's some talent in that group of walk-ons, but I would be SERIOUSLY surprised if Aram were sixth on the depth chart next year.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
With Stan White and Dionte Johnson in front of Olson, I would be very suprised if he doesn't RS next year.
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Again, Dave Biddle comes through with a superb story...
As for Aram, what a great kid. Any fullback who uses the word "kill" when describing his blocking style is just fine in my book.
As for Aram, what a great kid. Any fullback who uses the word "kill" when describing his blocking style is just fine in my book.
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windycitybuck
Wile E Coyote-SuperGenius
I know the comparison has been made but he is a [SIZE=-1]Mike Alstott ([/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Height: 6-1 Weight: 248) [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]clone. I am very happy to have him here and I love his attitude.
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The State
Olson lowers boom in relative silence
Fullback’s service in Irmo’s backfield was not lost on coaches at big-time colleges
By AKILAH IMANI NELSON
Staff Writer
<!-- begin body-content --> “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
Aram Olson has come across that biblical scripture once or twice while attending weekly church services with his family.
The scripture, from Mark 9:35, had little to do with Olson’s decision to become the Irmo Yellow Jackets’ fullback in 2004. But it seems to explain how he became one of the nation’s top prospects at his position without earning many postseason honors in South Carolina.
Olson is ranked as the sixth-best fullback in the nation by Rivals.com. But the 6-foot-2, 247-pounder, who carried the ball only 41 times for 267 yards and one touchdown this season, was not selected for the North-South All-Star game or South Carolina’s Shrine Bowl team.
“That was fine with me,” Olson said last week after he orally committed to play at Ohio State. “A fullback is a second afterthought, behind the offensive line. We never have our names mentioned anymore, and you just kind of get used to it.”
Because many teams have embraced spread offenses, fullbacks have become nearly extinct on thehigh school level . Because of their rarity, Irmo coach Bob Hanna said, they are highly sought by college coaches.
“A lot of high schools don’t use the fullback position anymore, but if you look at the schools that offered Aram” — Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State, Florida State, East Carolina and Texas A&M — “they run a two-back offense. And every NFL team runs a tailback, but you hardly ever hear about the guy that’s out in front of him.”
Olson spent his senior season pushing aside defensive linemen to plow a path for tailback Patrick Goss, who amassed 1,600 yards and 19 touchdowns on 249 carries. Goss was The State’s All-Area Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year and played in the North-South game.
His lead blocker found that wholly satisfying.
“Sometimes you feel just as good as if you scored the touchdown,” Olson said. “That’s how it feels for me all the time. ... I know that whatever yards (Goss) gets is kind of, at least partly, a result of what I do.”
That was the kind of attitude the Yellow Jackets needed from Olson, running backs coach David Pitts said. The fullback accepted his low-profile role with little concern about how often he would carry the ball.
“I never had played a touch- the-ball-a-lot position, so that was not a big deal to me,” said Olson, who played linebacker as a freshman.
Besides, he said, the fullback position would afford him the opportunity to “knock the crap out of people” — an assertion he made with a deep-dimpled smile to Alabama coach Mike Shula on a recruiting trip.
After his junior season was stunted by a nagging ankle injury, Olson attended the Nike camp in Georgia in the spring and put his name on college coaches’ lips with a 4.25-second shuttle time that tied the fastest in the country among fullbacks his size. Then, in December, his highlight tape prompted some of those coaches to come calling.
And now, after serving his tailback and his team in virtual anonymity, Olson finally is reaping his reward.
Reach Nelson at (803) 771-8419 or [email protected].
Olson lowers boom in relative silence
Fullback’s service in Irmo’s backfield was not lost on coaches at big-time colleges
By AKILAH IMANI NELSON
Staff Writer
<!-- begin body-content --> “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
Aram Olson has come across that biblical scripture once or twice while attending weekly church services with his family.
The scripture, from Mark 9:35, had little to do with Olson’s decision to become the Irmo Yellow Jackets’ fullback in 2004. But it seems to explain how he became one of the nation’s top prospects at his position without earning many postseason honors in South Carolina.
Olson is ranked as the sixth-best fullback in the nation by Rivals.com. But the 6-foot-2, 247-pounder, who carried the ball only 41 times for 267 yards and one touchdown this season, was not selected for the North-South All-Star game or South Carolina’s Shrine Bowl team.
“That was fine with me,” Olson said last week after he orally committed to play at Ohio State. “A fullback is a second afterthought, behind the offensive line. We never have our names mentioned anymore, and you just kind of get used to it.”
Because many teams have embraced spread offenses, fullbacks have become nearly extinct on thehigh school level . Because of their rarity, Irmo coach Bob Hanna said, they are highly sought by college coaches.
“A lot of high schools don’t use the fullback position anymore, but if you look at the schools that offered Aram” — Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State, Florida State, East Carolina and Texas A&M — “they run a two-back offense. And every NFL team runs a tailback, but you hardly ever hear about the guy that’s out in front of him.”
Olson spent his senior season pushing aside defensive linemen to plow a path for tailback Patrick Goss, who amassed 1,600 yards and 19 touchdowns on 249 carries. Goss was The State’s All-Area Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year and played in the North-South game.
His lead blocker found that wholly satisfying.
“Sometimes you feel just as good as if you scored the touchdown,” Olson said. “That’s how it feels for me all the time. ... I know that whatever yards (Goss) gets is kind of, at least partly, a result of what I do.”
That was the kind of attitude the Yellow Jackets needed from Olson, running backs coach David Pitts said. The fullback accepted his low-profile role with little concern about how often he would carry the ball.
“I never had played a touch- the-ball-a-lot position, so that was not a big deal to me,” said Olson, who played linebacker as a freshman.
Besides, he said, the fullback position would afford him the opportunity to “knock the crap out of people” — an assertion he made with a deep-dimpled smile to Alabama coach Mike Shula on a recruiting trip.
After his junior season was stunted by a nagging ankle injury, Olson attended the Nike camp in Georgia in the spring and put his name on college coaches’ lips with a 4.25-second shuttle time that tied the fastest in the country among fullbacks his size. Then, in December, his highlight tape prompted some of those coaches to come calling.
And now, after serving his tailback and his team in virtual anonymity, Olson finally is reaping his reward.
Reach Nelson at (803) 771-8419 or [email protected].
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
How can anyone not like this kid......what a great attitude. 
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Aram was named #11 on the SC "Fab Fifty" by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal:
11. Aram Olson FB 6-1, 240 Irmo
College: Ohio State commitment
Comment: True blocker. Powerful, stout. But not a skilled runner. Wasn't picked for either in-state all-star game because those teams used shotgun, spread formations. East Carolina thought it had a steal until Auburn, Alabama and then OSU saw film after the season. USC already had a fullback committed and Clemson isn't taking one, so neither in-stater expressed interest.
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Aram was named #11 on the SC "Fab Fifty" by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal:
11. Aram Olson FB 6-1, 240 Irmo
College: Ohio State commitment
Comment: True blocker. Powerful, stout. But not a skilled runner. Wasn't picked for either in-state all-star game because those teams used shotgun, spread formations. East Carolina thought it had a steal until Auburn, Alabama and then OSU saw film after the season. USC already had a fullback committed and Clemson isn't taking one, so neither in-stater expressed interest.
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