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LB Dorian Bell (transfer to Duquesne)

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OCNut;2145474; said:
It caught me off guard too: a) that he was here and allowed on the sideline, and b) wearing Ohio State gear. And he is supposed to be playing for another college team, right? Strange....
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Maybe not so strange. Possibly nothing more than he realized he had an opportunity and made some bad decisions, and yesterday was just a chance for him to be with friends and support where he wishes he was.
 
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East Xtra: Gateway graduate earns preseason honors at Duquesne
July 18, 2013

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Peter Diana/Post-Gazette
Gateway grad Dorian Bell, whose collegiate career started at Ohio State, has prospered playing NCAA Division I-AA football at Duquesne.

Gateway grad Dorian Bell, whose collegiate career started at Ohio State, has prospered playing NCAA Division I-AA football at Duquesne.

By Nick Veronica / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Last August, Duquesne linebacker Dorian Bell said he had never felt faster or stronger than he was at that point in time.

"I'm sending a message if people are doubting me," he said. "I'm going to succeed."

They were big words for this Gateway High School graduate and former Post-Gazette Player of Year. He was a consensus five-star recruit out of high school, among the best linebackers in the country. He was recruited to and played for Ohio State.

But amid suspensions and the infamous tattoo parlor scandal that wound up costing coach Jim Tressel his job, Bell's dream came crashing down.

Bell returned home and landed at Duquesne, where he has been carving out a new niche for himself. He stayed true to his word last season, his second with the Dukes, earning third-team NCAA Division I-AA All-American honors from The Sports Network, an authority on such matters, and first-team All-Northeast Conference by the coaches.

Bell's hard work continues to be rewarded. Last week he was named a first-team I-AA Preseason All-American by The Sports Network, regarding him as one of the four best linebackers in the country playing outside Division I-A.

He was also placed on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, which is presented by The Sports Network to the outstanding defensive player in the I-AA and named in honor of the former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman and Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee.

The awards are also noteworthy for Duquesne, which has never had a first-team Preseason All-American, at least not since the school resurrected its football program in the 1969. But at 22, Bell is able to put a preseason award into a little more perspective.

"It's just a stepping stone," he said. "I appreciate the award, but it's nothing to me if I don't make it to where I want to be as a person and a football player.

"It definitely was a surprise to me. I had people text me, calling me saying 'Congratulations,' and I'm like, 'Congratulations on what?' My focus isn't really on that award. I'm just trying to stay focused on this coming season and spending time with my son and my family."

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Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...ason-honors-at-duquesne-695857/#ixzz2ZOljbpH8
 
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