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Buckeyes pursue hard-hitting safety Vonn Bell
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch Friday October 5, 2012
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ALYSON WRIGHT | CHATTANOOGA (TENN.) TIMES
Safety Vonn Bell of Rossville, Ga., has his college choices down to Ohio State, Tennessee and Alabama.
Here?s how highly regarded a prospect safety Vonn Bell is.
?Even though he?s said who his final three schools are, he?s still got other schools trying to recruit him,? said Mark Mariakis, Bell?s high-school coach in Rossville, Ga. ?They keep calling.?
The good news for Ohio State coaches is their calls are still being well-received. The Buckeyes are in Bell?s final three, which also includes nearby Tennessee, said to be the favorite of his family, and Alabama.
The attraction for all three of those finalists is the same as for those schools trying to get into the competition.
?A lot of kids have the speed and a lot of kids have the athletic ability,? Mariakis said. ?But Vonn brings all of those qualities in the body of a functioning football player.
?And probably the one thing that separates him is his tackling and hitting ability. He is a great tackler who takes great angles.?
Bell packs that elite athletic ability into a 6-foot, 190-pound frame. He was clocked at 4.45 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
?He can rotate deep as a safety for us, he can roll down into the box to help stop the run, and he can cover,? Mariakis said. ?He is just an outstanding overall player.?
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http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2012/10/05/gameday/recruiting.html
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