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RB Daniel "Boom" Herron (Official Thread)

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AirForceBuck said:
From the Michigan Scout boards:

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LMAO....RRRRIGHT....If you say so buddy! Anything to take the sting out of being 2nd best to the Bucks in a top recruits mind.:tongue2: :biggrin: :oh:
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I love scUM fans. Oh so pitiful. :biggrin:
 
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AirForceBuck said:
From the Michigan Scout boards:

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LMAO....RRRRIGHT....If you say so buddy! Anything to take the sting out of being 2nd best to the Bucks in a top recruits mind.:tongue2: :biggrin: :oh:
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A sCUM board regular ripped this fella you quoted.

Then went on to say that they didn't need another RB in this class, but were still hunting Clay, and that you could never tell how soon (as in how very early) Herron might contribute (this last disputing a contention from one visiting Buckeye that Herron might take a red-shirt and contribute 3 solid years later). All this in nearly consecutive posts.

Staying on message? :tongue2:

Again, this is a really nice get for the Buckeyes, Boom adds an X-factor to the shape of the side in years to come. Saine as the speedy scat-back / WR, Herron as the more pure RB?
 
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WGH’s Herron commits to Ohio State

By MIKE McLAIN Tribune Chronicle

WARREN — The future of Ohio State University’s rushing game brightened Monday when Warren G. Harding senior running back Dan Herron committed to the Buckeyes for the 2007 season.

Herron, who rushed for 1,500 yards last season, reduced his choices to Ohio State, Notre Dame and the University of Michigan. He said the final decision wasn’t easy to make.

‘‘It was real tough,’’ Herron said. ‘‘In the end I felt that Ohio State is where I want to be.’’

Harding coach Thom McDaniels calls Herron the second-best running back he’s coached and is confident that he’ll have a successful career for the Buckeyes. McDaniels isn’t concerned that Herron will have to compete with Akron Garfield sensation Chris Wells, who committed to Ohio State for play next season.

‘‘Everyone will wonder why he chose Ohio State with Chris Wells there,’’ McDaniels said. ‘‘Dan Herron is a competitor. He’s not going to back down to anyone.’’

Herron hasn’t thought about what impact he might have as a true freshman or if he’ll be redshirted. He echoed McDaniels’ comments about competing with Wells.

‘‘I respect him. He’s a good player,’’ Herron said. ‘‘But I’m not worried about competition. Coach (Jim) Tressel said that the best back is going to play. I’m not going to worry about the other backs when I go to Ohio State. I’ll just try to get on the field.’’

Herron’s older brother Dave is a senior linebacker at Michigan State. Dan said he wasn’t pressured to join his brother.

‘‘He’s happy for me,’’ Dan said. ‘‘He told me to take my time and make sure that’s where I want to be and to go somewhere where you feel comfortable. He never said to go here or there.’’

Dan did hear from Harding graduates and current Michigan Wolverines Prescott Burgess and Mario Manningham.

‘‘They were calling me,’’ Dan said. ‘‘They basically said the same thing (as Dave). They said to make sure you make the right decision and go someplace where you feel comfortable.’’

Herron has other plans before enrolling at Ohio State. Leading Harding back to the Division I playoffs is among several lofty goals. He hopes to rush for 2,000 yards and score 30 touchdowns.

‘‘I’m happy I got this out of the way now so that I can focus on getting us back to the playoffs,’’ he said. ‘‘I want to win ‘Mr. Football’ and play in the Big 33 and North-South All Star games.’’

Herron, who’s listed at 5-foot-9.5 and 198 pounds, also plays linebacker for the Raiders.

Mike McLain is a sportswriter at the Tribune Chronicle. E-mail him at [email protected]

Section: Sports Posted: 7/11/2006
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Dispatch

7/11/06

OSU FOOTBALL

Running back from Warren commits

Herron says he won’t be like Clarett

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Daniel Herron now has at least three things in common with Maurice Clarett.

He is a running back. He attended Warren Harding. And he intends to play football at Ohio State, after announcing his choice of the Buckeyes over Michigan yesterday.

"And I guess we both had the same hard work ethic in high school," Herron said. "Now I just need to make smarter decisions once I get to college."

That will come in 2007, when Herron, 5 feet 9 1 /2 and 200 pounds, joins an OSU recruiting class that’s up to five members. It remains to be seen whether he can help lead OSU to a national championship as Clarett did in 2002 before being declared ineligible for NCAA rules violations.

Herron had 1,600 yards rushing last year and 18 touchdowns, and this season he said he plans "to make a run for Mr. Football Ohio."

He could have made a run for the border. In fact, he was supposed to visit Michigan yesterday.

"I changed my mind and I decided to commit to Ohio State because I know that’s exactly where I want to go," he said. "I felt comfortable with the decision and I was ready to do it."

Like many high-school seniors-to-be, Herron enhanced his status with some stout performances in summer camps, including at Ohio State.

"Getting him is a big deal for Ohio State for a couple of reasons, one being he is one of the top two backs in the state, along with Brandon Saine, who they’ve already got," said Bill Kurelic of OhioState.rivals.com. "And the Buckeyes beat out Michigan for him, their top rival. For OSU, that’s always a good thing."

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let the UM posters say what they want...the important thing is that we (the OSU posters and the UM posters who aren't in denial) know the truth. both OSU and Michigan's staff thought enough of this kid to offer him after camp and in the end he felt like OSU was a better fit...end of story.
 
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