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Henry "LLLL" Poggi (FB ttun)

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Henry Poggi is well connected
Watch List DT from Maryland has ties to many colleges but will that matter?
Originally Published: March 8, 2012
By Dave Hooker | ESPN RecruitingNation

Connections are everywhere in Henry Poggi's recruitment.

With a father and two brothers that played college football, the ESPNU 150 Watch List prospect from Baltimore (Md.) Gilman is much more tied into the college football scene than the average recruit. That means he has a good feel for some of the schools that have extended recent offers, like Penn State.

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Courtesy of Poggi Family2013 defensive line prospect Henry Poggi (middle), with older brothers Jim (left) and Sam, might be the best of the bunch.

Nittany Lions head coach Bill O'Brien and defensive coordinator Ted Roof coached Poggi's oldest brother, Sam Poggi, when he played at Duke. The younger Poggi said he definitely wants to visit Happy Valley thanks, in part, to his brother's recommendation.

"He said they're real good guys, especially Coach Roof and Coach O'Brien," Henry said. "He said they really care about you as a player and as a person. They're just cool guys to play for."

The coaches mean so much that Poggi has reason to believe the recently hired staff can survive the child abuse scandal that was uncovered last fall and is still being investigated.

"Penn State has just an unbelievable football tradition," Poggi said. "Obviously the whole scandal, it's definitely been rocked. I think the coaches they hired are great coaches and I think they'll get them back on the right track."

Poggi, who also has received offers recently from Cal, Florida, Missouri and Arizona State, doesn't just have ties to nearby schools. He has connections way out west. Poggi has a good feel for Cal defensive line coach Todd Howard because he played under Jackie Sherrill -- just like Poggi's father -- Gilman head coach Biff Poggi.

Henry also appreciates the fact that Howard played in the NFL.

"I like coaches who are masters of their trade," Henry said.

Being three time zones away shouldn't hurt Cal's chances either because he has said he's willing to travel anywhere for the right school. Moreover, the recent, sudden loss of defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi to Washington shouldn't hurt the Golden Bears. Poggi said Lupoi didn't recruit him much at all before departing Cal's staff even though Lupoi recruited several other players in the mid-Atlantic area.

However, just because Poggi doesn't have a connection to a school, doesn't mean he won't consider it. He visited Ohio State last week and said he thought the facilities were nicer than he expected and reminded him of the offerings in the SEC. He also enjoyed meeting with three members of the coaching staff, including head coach Urban Meyer.

"I really want to get out and watch them in action and watch them coach," said Poggi who plans to take a return visit to Columbus.

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It's hard to gauge internet buzz like this. What Maurice Hurst said holds water, but after that it's just pure speculation, if you ask me.

For instance, I just read one "insider" say that OSU will be upset ..... would Poggi really do that? I don't know. I kind of doubt it.

It's fun to speculate, though it's useless to try and assume anything is concrete.
 
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JonBenke;2161753; said:
It's hard to gauge internet buzz like this. What Maurice Hurst said holds water, but after that it's just pure speculation, if you ask me.

For instance, I just read one "insider" say that OSU will be upset ..... would Poggi really do that? I don't know. I kind of doubt it.

It's fun to speculate, though it's useless to try and assume anything is concrete.
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I agree and it's nick satin who knows what he's got up his sleeve
 
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