'08 PA LB Andrew Sweat (Ohio State Verbal)

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'08 PA LB Andrew Sweat




Running back / Linebacker
Washington (Pennnsylvania) Trinity
Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 225 lbs
Forty: 4.55 secs
Bench max: 300 pounds
Squat max: 410 pounds
GPA: 4.3

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7/6

Breakdown of Sweat, who comes in at #5 in the PA state rankings.

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O-R Online

7/24/07
Trinity-TJ game goes national

By Mike Kovak, Staff writer
mkovak@observer-reporter.com

Ohio State recruit Andrew Sweat and Penn State recruit Michael Yancich provided Trinity High School football with a significant level of local and national attention in recent months.

Now, the rest of the Hillers get to show their stuff on a very large stage.

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Blue Chip Chat: Andrew Sweat

The skinny: One of the most heavily recruited linebackers in the country, Sweat is a player who can dominate a game. Coaches rave about his instincts and his ability to rarely be out of position.

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Trinity's Yancich rides energy wave - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Tricia Lafferty
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, August 23, 2007

Trinity coach Ed Dalton calls senior linebacker Mike Yancich "Tarzan."

Trinity linebacker Andrew Sweat described the long-blond-haired Yancich as a California boy on the exterior with a hint of A.J. Hawk on his interior.

But on an early July morning, the 6-foot-1, 216-pound Yancich was just a teenager eager to start his senior year of high school football and even more anxious to continue his college football career at Penn State.

For Yancich, it's still difficult to fathom that he'll be playing in the Big Ten, in front of more than 100,000 fans on Saturdays. Up until February of this year, he didn't have a single scholarship offer, but then he garnered Division I interest and committed to the Nittany Lions in June, shortly after they offered.

"Maybe (it worked out) because we prayed about this since we were 3," Yancich said of his and Sweat's dreams of playing college football. "It's not going to hit us until we get (to college), like literally hit us, literally like smack us."

Yancich reminisced with Sweat, an Ohio State recruit, about how maybe this was the plan all along. After all, they used to flash the touchdown signal as they crossed home plate after hitting a home run in baseball. They played against each other in grade school, but were reunited in high school. The best friends will be opponents again in college when Penn State plays Ohio State, which is usually the Lions' most anticipated game of the season.

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8/23

By Brian Snow...talks at length about the upcoming season and the recruits he talks to.

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O-R Online

8/28/2007
Canon-Mac-Trinity rivalry still hot

By Mike Kovak, Staff writer
mkovak@observer-reporter.com

When the WPIAL football playoffs begin, Friday's game between Canon-McMillan and Trinity will bear little meaning.

With the exception of potential postseason seeding, there's not much at stake when the Hillers travel to Big Macs Stadium for a non-conference game between two programs looking to impact their respective classifications.

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"I'd probably have to say Canon-Mac is our biggest game," senior Michael Yancich said. "I mean half of Washington and probably all of Canon-Mac will be at that game. It's going to be packed and it doesn't get much better than playing in front of all those people."

Yancich is one of three Trinity seniors with a Division I pedigree. He orally committed to play linebacker at Penn State this summer, just weeks after fellow linebacker Andrew Sweat selected Ohio State. Brandon Weaver, who broke his wrist last year, has an offer from Ohio University. And Trinity, like Canon-McMillan, boasts several talented and able-bodied underclassmen.

"Brandon being healthy is going to help us a lot," Sweat said. "He's kind of like me. Off the field, we're both pretty mellow but on the field we play with a mean streak. He's a great player. If he didn't have that setback, people would know about him like they know me and Mike."

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Class AAA: Five players to watch

ANDREW SWEAT -- TRINITY LB

Andrew Sweat can offer a perspective well beyond his years -- and he can lay a booming hit on a ball carrier as well.

One of the most heavily recruited players in the state, Sweat is a senior linebacker at Trinity who has made a verbal commitment to Ohio State after considering scholarship offers from some of college football's heavy hitters.

Sweat's football merits are well documented, but some might not know much about the young man's existence when he takes off those pads.

He is ranked No. 7 in his class.

He is tremendously well spoken, each word exiting his mouth only after a careful thought.

And, he has his future mapped out as he's already decided -- if, of course, that NFL career does not pan out -- to go to law school and, afterward, take over his father's law firm.

"So many people are really great football players and play in college and that sort of thing," Sweat said. "But a lot of them lose sight of everything and where their future is going to take them. So many of them think they are going to play in the NFL and there just aren't that many spots, so that is why I look at things the way I do.

"My next step in life, after college football, probably isn't going to be the NFL and I realize that."

--By Colin Dunlap

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Coast-to-Coast: Pennsylvania defense

By Craig Haubert
Scouts Inc.
September 11, 2007

Top Recruit

Andrew Sweat, Linebacker
Trinity (Washington)
Verbal: Ohio State

Penn State has built a well-deserved reputation for being known as "Linebacker U," but the Nittany Lions lost out on a chance to get a guy who could have fit well in that legacy. But what is Penn State's loss is Ohio State's gain, a school which in its own right has turned out a few decent linebackers.

Sweat personifies the Pennsylvania blue-collar perception but also blends it with excellent athletic ability. He is a linebacker prospect who looks the part and plays with a "seek and destroy" attitude, which should make fans in the horseshoe very happy. He will play consistently downhill and is big and physical enough to play through a blocker, but what helps land a prospect like Sweat among the nation's best is that he is more than just a battering ram.

The ESPNU High School All-American is also athletic and fluid enough to slip blocks and quickly change directions and chase down the ball. In a self examination of his own game, Sweat will tell you his strengths are his instincts and his pursuit of the football. Watching him play it is hard to argue, but many great players are hardly satisfied with their strengths and push to get better. Said Sweat: "I need to improve all areas to become the player I want to be."

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Washington Sunday: Hillers trying to play up to their high expectations

It's hard to imagine what some of them might be. Trinity was averaging nearly 300 rushing yards per game entering the Chartiers Valley contest and its defense was performing at a high level behind senior linebackers Mike Yancich and Andrew Sweat, who are recruits of Penn State and Ohio State, respectively.

The team has run the ball extremely well with Yancich at tailback and Sweat at fullback behind a senior-dominated offensive line. Center Frank Dobbin, guards Taylor Deep and Eric Stultz, tackles Ed Gray and Ian Killen and tight end J.D. Berry all are experienced players who have provided the foundation for the offense.

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9/26

By B. Greene at the Ohio State site. Part seven of his "Making of the Brew Crew" series which focuses on Andrew Sweat. Sweat says he has been a Buckeye from the start, and talks about his relationship with some of the other OSU verbals. He thinks OSU is in great shape with Hale and Pryor.

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WPIAL Class AAA Roundup: Montour stuffs Keystone Oaks in 33-0 non-conference win

Trinity 47, Elizabeth Forward 6

Mike Yancich rushed for 200 yards on 26 carries and scored on runs of 36, 36, 6 and 16 yards, as the Hillers (4-2, 2-1) rolled to an easy road victory against the Warriors (0-6, 0-4) in the Big Seven Conference. Trinity also scored on a 34-yard interception return by Brandon Weaver, an 8-yard pass from Andrew Steratore to Graham Cowleson, and an 80-yard run by Andrew Sweat.

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BuckeyeGrove.com - New Video: Thomas Jefferson at Washington Trinity

Check out video of Jefferson standouts Lucas Nix and Brock DeCicco take on Washington Trinity and stud linebackers Mike Yancich and Andrew Sweat.

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BuckeyeGrove.com - From the Road: Names to watch

Big Ten 'backers: For Trinity Senior, Yancich was the more impressive of the two linebackers. He has a longer frame, longer arms and has better pursuit speed. Yancich avoids blockers well and keeps his feet although he can be swallowed by bigger blockers at times. He has fluid hips and drops into coverage well.

Sweat was a little more stocky than expected as he doesn't have a long frame or long arms. He's a physical player and good at the point of attack and takes good angles, but he's not as fast as Yancich sideline to sideline. Sweat looks like a pure inside linebacker while Yancich could play either outside or inside.

Both linebackers also play running back on offense but neither has a future on offense at the next level. Sweat is built more like a fullback and is a more physical runner while Yancich has lighter feet and is more elusive but can get tripped up more easily.

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WPIAL Class AAA Roundup: Chartiers Valley pounds Keystone Oaks in Big Seven

Trinity 38, Peters Township 18

The Hillers (6-3, 4-2) clinched third place in the Big Seven Conference with this win over visiting Peters Township (3-6, 2-4). Mike Yancich led the Hillers with 217 yards on 33 rushing attempts. Yancich scored on runs of 1, 9 and 12 yards. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Ian Haley.