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WR Chris Olave (1st Team All B1G, 1st Team All-American, New Orleans Saints)

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Babb for sure but Blue Smith is pretty well put together coming out of HS. Not saying he can't obviously benefit greatly from Coach Mick time as well, but he has a pretty "college-ready" body coming into Columbus. That being said, I see redshirts for the entire '18 WR class with the upperclassmen talent we have coming back.
 
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WE CAN TOO: OHIO STATE'S LOWEST-RATED 2018 SIGNEES ALL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR STARDOM IN COLUMBUS

Chris Olave is one of three pure receivers that Zach Smith is welcoming to #Zone6. The Buckeyes beat out Michigan and a number of West Coast powers in its pursuit of the 6-foot-1, 170-pounder. The wideout position as a whole is in good hands for 2018, but with three seniors on the roster – plus the loss of Trevon Grimes – there will be a pretty big need for 2019 and beyond.

Olave is a little different than the other two names on our list. He was considered a composite four-star up until the latest batch of rankings updates. His descent is rather hilarious considering he caught 93 passes for 1,764 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior. We aren't expecting an immediate impact and he does need to pack on some pounds, but I'd look for Chris Olave to be a contributor starting in 2019.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ave-the-potential-to-find-stardom-in-columbus
 
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BETTER KNOW A BUCKEYE: CHRIS OLAVE TURNED DOWN CHIP KELLY TO MOVE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO COLUMBUS FOR COLLEGE

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We continue the Better Know a Buckeye series with its 24th installment in 2018. Here, we profile Chris Olave, a wide receiver from San Marcos, California.

CHRIS OLAVE
  • Size: 6-1/170
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: San Marcos, CA
  • School: Mission Hills
  • 247 Composite: ★★★★
  • National Ranking: 399
  • Position Ranking: 68 (WR)
  • State Ranking: 47 (CA)
Chris Olave first appeared on Ohio State's radar in the fall and only received an offer in October. He is, for all intents and purposes, a late-developing prospect. However, that late development coincided with offers from Ohio State, Michigan, and USC in a one-month window last October-November. He whittled his list to Ohio State and UCLA before choosing the Buckeyes over Chip Kelly's UCLA program.

I retell this recruitment below. I offer a scouting report for a wide receiver prospect that is more of a two-year or three-year project. I suggest we should not expect to see Chris Olave on the field as a true freshman. I close with some senior-year highlight film for the reader to watch at the end of the feature.

HIS RECRUITMENT
Ohio State discovered Chris Olave late into the recruiting cycle. The Buckeyes don't scan the West Coast for talent as hard as it recruits areas closer to Ohio, or the South, more broadly. It would explain why he didn't appear on Ohio State's radar as a freshman or sophomore.
His transfer would explain why he didn't get on Ohio State's radar during his junior season. Olave transferred from Eastlake High School outside Chula Vista to Mission Hills in San Marcos and sat out his junior year.

Thus, Olave held some FBS offers before his senior year. Washington State offered in April of last year. However, Olave was a late-developing prospect, for all intents and purposes. Most of the action happened in a one-month window from October to November in which Olave received offers from Ohio State (Oct. 7), Michigan (Oct. 30), and USC (Nov. 2).

The courtship that followed was brief. Olave whittled his list to Ohio State, UCLA, USC, and Utah as the early signing day approached. He visited Ohio State on Nov. 11 for the Michigan State game and returned with high marks for the experience. UCLA, which had hired Chip Kelly, expressed its interest in what Olave could bring to the wide receiver rotation in Westwood. Olave visited on Jan. 12 and, for a while, seemed to indicate that he could not pass up an opportunity to be part of a rebuilding project in Westwood for Chip Kelly.

However, a series of coaches visits, first from Ryan Day and then from both Day and Zach Smith, encouraged Olave to commit to the Buckeyes.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...n-chip-kelly-to-move-from-southern-california
 
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Freshman Chris Olave Moves Into Receiver Rotation for OSU

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When Austin Mack injured his foot against Purdue two weeks ago, it set in motion a number of changes among the Ohio State receivers. One of the more interesting changes has been the planned inclusion of freshman Chris Olave into the rotation this weekend for the Buckeyes.

Olave was a late addition to the 2018 Ohio State recruiting class. He committed about 10 days before the February signing day, choosing OSU over offers from in-state schools UCLA, USC, and UC-Davis.

As a senior, Olave caught 93 passes for 1,764 yards and over 20 touchdowns.

One of the lowest-rated Buckeye recruits when he signed out of Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, California, Olave impressed his teammates and coaches from the day he arrived on campus. And even though he didn’t enroll until the summer, he was one of the first Buckeyes to lose his Black Stripe.

Olave has seen action in every game so far this season, but mostly on special teams. He has just two catches for 19 yards this season, but with an expected increase in snaps on Saturday against Nebraska, it would not be a surprise to see him match his season stats early on against the Huskers.

And while this is partly a move made out of necessity, it is not one that Olave hasn’t earned.

“He’s living up to the standard right now,” senior H-back Parris Campbell said on Wednesday. “He practices hard. Great practice player. He makes plays. He’s able to track the deep ball very well. Great hands, great speed. He’s just been working ever since he got here and right now he’s playing up to the standard. There’s no doubt that when he gets into the game there’s going to be no drop off.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/11/chris-olave-receiver-rotation-buckeyes/
 
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