2028 OH DL Asa Burch (Verbal Offer)

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Looking at this guy's list, does anyone else wonder about why a 'lesser' team would offer him after many of the blue bloods already have? Maybe a phone call or two to guage interest, but making a big deal about giving him an offer, knowing there's a couple dozen schools already offered that would be more prestigious picks? Maybe if a legacy recruit....?

Might as well throw your hat in the ring, and get your NIL package together. In the NIL era, anything is possible.

 

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Sounds like the theme song from Mission Impossible to me

 

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Looking at this guy's list, does anyone else wonder about why a 'lesser' team would offer him after many of the blue bloods already have? Maybe a phone call or two to guage interest, but making a big deal about giving him an offer, knowing there's a couple dozen schools already offered that would be more prestigious picks? Maybe if a legacy recruit....?

Asa’s father is on Harding’s coaching staff. The more schools that recruit his son, the more opportunities that his teammates will have to also get recruited. Similar to what Coach Ted Ginn Sr. does at Cleveland Glenville. The more attention that their blue chippers get, the more chances that the other Tarblooders will have to get noticed.

As of this moment, eight Harding players have a combined total of 63 offers. With today being June 15, both of those numbers are likely to increase as more ‘28 recruits will start getting the green light.

In fact, when Harding had their College Showcase back on May 6, other schools throughout the Mahoning Valley scheduled their’s around Harding’s because they knew that Asa would help enhance the number of eyes in the area. Austintown Fitch OL Anthony Blalock also aided in that regard. He’s a monster!

FWIW, here’s a pic of a few of Harding’s players at Ohio State’s camp last week.


(l to r) Harding head coach Matt Richardson, ‘28 Asa Burch, Maurice Clarett, ‘27 Zay’vion Smith (Cincinnati verbal), ‘28 Makhai Brogdon, ‘27 Matt Richardson (Central Michigan verbal)

FWIW, Coach Richardson was Clarett’s running backs coach at Harding in the early 2000’s.