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TAYLOR DECKER ON MICHIGAN STATE TE COACH JIM BOLLMAN: 'HE DIDN'T WANT ME ... SO HOPEFULLY WE WIN'

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Taylor Decker grew up in the Dayton area (Vandalia) and dreamed of playing for the Buckeyes. Decker was considered one of the state's top offensive line prospects, but was never seriously recruited by then-Ohio State offensive line coach/coordinator Jim Bollman.

Thanks in part to the lack of love, Decker committed to Brian Kelly's Notre Dame in 2011.

As we know, Decker didn't play a down for the Irish. After Urban Meyer's 2011 anointment at Ohio State, he poached Notre Dame offensive line coach Ed Warinner to fill the same role in Columbus. The hulking four-star tackle wasn't too far behind in the switch, either.

Decker is now an All-American candidate and a future first round NFL pick. Jim Bollman is coaching tight ends in East Lansing, but Decker still remembers. Here's Decker after a reporter noted Decker will make his final start in Ohio Stadium Saturday against a Bollman-coached team, a scenario Decker hadn't previously weighed:

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Eric Seger @EricSeger33
Taylor Decker wasn't an OSU target til Meyer came. Prior regime incl. MSU TE coach Bollman: "He didn't want me either. So hopefully we win."

1:57 PM - 16 Nov 2015

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...-bollman-he-didnt-want-me-so-hopefully-we-win
 
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Ohio State's Taylor Decker will get a tree in Buckeye Grove as All-America awards start to roll out
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Taylor Decker is going to be immortalized forever, by a tree just outside of the south stands of Ohio Stadium.

The Ohio State senior offensive tackle was named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports on Wednesday night, meaning Decker will get a tree planted in his honor in Buckeye Grove.

Buckeyes junior defensive end Joey Bosa was also named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports, and earned the same nod from USA Today on Tuesday. But Bosa already has his space in Buckeye Grove reserved. He was a consensus All-American last year, and could be on his way to another nod this year.

The NCAA uses five All-American lists to name consensus All-Americans, neither USA Today nor CBS Sports are taken into consideration. The All-America lists for the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation have yet to be released. Those are the lists that determine consensus All-Americans.

But Decker doesn't have to wait for those lists to come out to know that he'll be getting a tree. Ohio State requires a first-team selection from any reputable source, that includes CBS Sports.
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