I think the staff is done pursuing DEs for 2016, Birm stated as much on 11w. And though competition should never scare a recruit, it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. They read recruiting rankings and websites like we do, and I'm sure he saw Cooper blowing up and Bosa committing. Negative recruiting can happen by any coach, and they have the right ammo to do it. OSU will be more than fineActually their depth chart looks much more favorable than ours, even though their base is a 3-4. They only had 13 DL listed on their roster and only 3 DE's. When Hall arrives Hand will be the youngest DE on the roster entering his Junior year and Hall probably already has a leg up on Kareem, the only other DE in the class. Honestly competition should never scare a recruit away, especially for as physically gifted as he is. I don't think this battle is over unless the staff chooses to stop pursuing. I just think the playing field is all even right now.
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Bummer not having him in the class though, I was really high on Hall. I am a little surprised we are not pursuing another DE though...Cooper is a stud and so is Bosa, but there is some talk of Bosa sliding down to DT in the future. Further, Rashod Berry is playing TE for now and Dre'Mont Jones could very likely grow into a DT and I think Cornell will almost certainly end up at DT.
