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DT Michael Hall, Jr. (Official Thread)

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ShowMeBuck said:
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This thread standing at just 7 pages is a travesty. This dude deserves better. He’s legit regardless of where he comes from but, with ‘Special Powers’ the sky is the limit.

Also......such a shame he isn’t an early enrollee. Woulda been a huge boost for him and the team.
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Fully agree. But I think that the fact that he committed pretty early, and had been favored to OSU from the jump goes into why his page is only at 7 pages. The same can be said for Jayden Ballard who's thread is only at 6 pages and is also crazy talented(and of course has those 'Special Powers'. Just think about that, the #8 WR Nationally and the #4 DT nationally have less than 10 pages on each of their threads! I think our future s looking bright
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
Couple things

This thread standing at just 7 pages is a travesty. This dude deserves better. He’s legit regardless of where he comes from but, with ‘Special Powers’ the sky is the limit.

Also......such a shame he isn’t an early enrollee. Woulda been a huge boost for him and the team.
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I've thought the same, he could be an early contributor at DT either way, but extra time in Columbus would've helped.
 
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Sure, Hall was certainly talented, and he played well as a sophomore. But he was also, in a way, lazy. He could be great if he worked harder. And Harrison made sure to remind him of that.

“It was the I know you can play better, You’re not giving 110 percent [kind of] lazy,” Hall said. “You’re only giving 80 percent, I know you have extra. So, I used that as a turning point in my life. That’s just a random coach and I had only been there one year. He’s telling me this already. He sees something in me that I don’t see in myself.

“I used it as a turning point in my life. Ever since then, I used it as motivation.”

From that moment, that conversation, that harsh truth, Hall became a different player and a different athlete. He began to work harder in every facet. He developed goals for himself. He began to figure out how to train like an elite high school player.

“After the conversation, he came to me and he said, ‘Coach, I’m going to work hard. I’m going to show you I’m going to work hard and I’m not lazy,'” Harrison said. “He put the words that he said to use and he changed.”

Hall found motivation in his new work ethic on the internet. He knew he was ranked by 247sports.com as the No. 562 player in America at the beginning of his junior season. That’s nowhere near five-star status. Hall, just a three-star recruit at the time, wanted to be a five-star player.

And he wasn’t going to stop working hard until he earned all five stars.

“I’ve wanted that fifth star since Day One,” Hall said. “Every time I work out, go to the gym and doing stuff and competing, it’s always in my head. That thought and that mindset of what I have to do to be a five star. What else is it? I do those extra reps or I do that extra laps, those extra sprints, what the five stars do. If you want to be a five-star, you have to live up to it, do whatever it takes.

“It was always five stars. It was always to shoot for the stars. I always wanted to be a five star, just growing up and watching on Youtube at the Nike opening. As a young athlete, you dreamed about that. … That’s what I use as motivation. Why not achieve it?”
 
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HALL PUTTING WORK IN



The original plan that Johnson had laid out for him was for Hall to not redshirt his first season and compete for a spot on the two-deep. That got a bit more difficult with the return of Haskell Garrett and Antwuan Jackson, but Hall still has the talent to do so.

Making it more difficult is that Hall will not be enrolling until the summer, so offseason workouts are of even more paramount importance as he looks to be in the best shape possible when he gets into the hands of Mickey Marotti and Quinn Barham. Led by those two coaches, the Buckeyes want Hall to stay in the 280-290 range when he gets to campus in the summer but lost some fat and add muscle.

“No, not really. It’s OK,” Hall told Eleven Warriors previously when asked if he was disappointed at not being an early enrollee. “As long as I’m going there, it’s no rush. It is an advantage for the guys that’s going early, just to get more work and to know the gameplan and all that. And just to get bigger, faster, stronger. They have an advantage especially in school, too. Those guys start school January 11th.

“(My freshman year goals are) just to get a lot of reps on game days and just show to the coaches that even though I’m a freshman I can be a leader in practice and on and off the field.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...88/the-hurry-up-walter-nolen-top-schools-list
 
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ScriptOhio said:
HALL PUTTING WORK IN



The original plan that Johnson had laid out for him was for Hall to not redshirt his first season and compete for a spot on the two-deep. That got a bit more difficult with the return of Haskell Garrett and Antwuan Jackson, but Hall still has the talent to do so.

Making it more difficult is that Hall will not be enrolling until the summer, so offseason workouts are of even more paramount importance as he looks to be in the best shape possible when he gets into the hands of Mickey Marotti and Quinn Barham. Led by those two coaches, the Buckeyes want Hall to stay in the 280-290 range when he gets to campus in the summer but lost some fat and add muscle.

“No, not really. It’s OK,” Hall told Eleven Warriors previously when asked if he was disappointed at not being an early enrollee. “As long as I’m going there, it’s no rush. It is an advantage for the guys that’s going early, just to get more work and to know the gameplan and all that. And just to get bigger, faster, stronger. They have an advantage especially in school, too. Those guys start school January 11th.

“(My freshman year goals are) just to get a lot of reps on game days and just show to the coaches that even though I’m a freshman I can be a leader in practice and on and off the field.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...88/the-hurry-up-walter-nolen-top-schools-list
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Did he want to early enroll and something prevented it? Im not sure i understand the comment asking about disappointment
 
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The latest defensive line addition knows that. Hall is excited to be on campus, ready to start classes and put himself in a position to contribute immediately. His addition gives the interior of Ohio State’s defense another talented player for Larry Johnson to start working with. And now that’s he has arrived, he can push for playing time while adding depth to the defensive line.

But Mike Hall is just as ready to start putting in his time at he Woody Hayes Athletic Center, interacting and recruiting high-school prospects.

“Me and the guys are just talking about going to camps because I know we’re having the summer camps down there, and we’re gonna be kicking it with the younger guys and trying to get them to come,” he said. “Because why have just one good class when you can have many? Just have different great classes and win multiple championships.”
 
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MIKE HALL SHOWING “CRAZY” POTENTIAL AT DEFENSIVE TACKLE AS LARRY JOHNSON EXPECTS “GREAT THINGS” FROM THE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

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Mike Hall didn’t see the field much last season. That’s about to change.

Playing in just 35 snaps across four games as a true freshman, the 53rd-ranked high school recruit in the 2021 class took a redshirt year as he adjusted to the next level. Ahead of his second season in Columbus, it appears Hall has adjusted plenty.

Make no mistake, Hall won’t be thrust into increased playing time out of necessity. The opportunities he receives this season will be hard-earned, given the talent backed up in Larry Johnson’s defensive line room. But by all accounts, Hall looks primed to make the most of whatever chances he sees in 2022 as he continues to impress coaches and teammates during the preseason.

“I always laugh when Mike Hall goes out there as a three. I mean, come on dude,” Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Monday after practice. “Geez, that's as good a three as I ever saw in my life. He ain't no three.”

Asked Tuesday why Hall is on the third-string defensive line, Johnson nearly cut a reporter off before he could finish the question.

“Well he's not with the threes. That was just in jest, I think. You got to read what he was saying,” Johnson said. “He has been a three to start out because of the guys (in front of him on the depth chart), but he's no longer in the threes. Mike's worked with the ones and twos and he's got a chance to do something real special. He's had a great camp. He's had a great camp for us, he really has. He's come out, he's really gotten stronger and he's gotten bigger. He's fast, he's athletic and we're hoping for great things for Mike, we really are.”

The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Ohio native possesses the versatility to play either tackle position for the Buckeyes, and Johnson said he’s used Hall at both spots in fall camp as Ohio State tries to find a place for him in the rotation.

Johnson compared Hall to three previous starting Ohio State nose tackles on Tuesday, and said creating pressure on opposing quarterbacks may be his most natural gift.

“I think his biggest asset is he can rush the passer. I mean he's really got quick hands, quick body. We can move him at the three-technique and he can rush from there at some times,” Johnson said. “So we've got to plan how we're going to use him, but I think he has a little bit of (DaVon Hamilton and Tommy Togiai in him). He's really quick off the line of scrimmage. Scary in space when he's in short space, small areas where can get off the ball. I think that's huge, a little bit BB (Landers) like, but stronger. But he also brings some pass rush technique that I think is critical.”

“MIKE, HIS POTENTIAL IS CRAZY. HE’S LEARNING. LAST YEAR HE WAS JUST TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL, YOU KNOW? BUT THIS YEAR, YOU CAN SEE IT IN PRACTICE. MIKE IS DIFFERENT.”– TYLEIK WILLIAMS ON MIKE HALL

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ohnson-expects-great-things-from-the-redshirt
 
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Just thinking the same thing Oregon. Script did a great job, and I'm ready to waddle out on the field myself. Love the motivation that Mike has put upon himself. Sounds like he is developing 'controlled talent'. Sure there's bodies in front of him, but when he gets in, and makes an impact, that'll lead to more minutes. Continue to make an impact, more minutes, et cetera et cetera. Frankly, this kind of story is one of the best kind. The lowly 3* kid works hard, puts in the time and energy, keeps his head in the game, and wham. All of a sudden he's looking at first or early second round position in the NFL draft. In my way of thinking, that is what college/football is about. Give the kid the opportunity to excel, as in life, he (or she) can make a difference, and bypass those with more talent, but less motivation. He was a favorite of mine when he selected tOSU, and reading this, will be focused on him when he hits the field. Damn, but I'm looking forward to this season.....Go Bucks!
 
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