'09 PA ATH Dorian Bell (Ohio State Signee)

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Dorian Bell



Athlete
Monroeville (PA) Gateway

Height: 6-foot-0.5
Weight: 205 lbs
Forty: 4.59 secs
Shuttle: 4.44 secs
3-Cone: 7.12 secs
Broad Jump: 9-foot-2

Dorian is a teammate of the following high-ranked prospects: 2008 linebacker Shayne Hale; 2008 athlete Cameron Saddler; and 2009 wide receiver Corey Brown.

Ex-Dukes won't alter new schools' status

Penn State called Gateway coach Terry Smith before practice Tuesday and said it was offering scholarships to receiver-defensive back Corey Brown (6 feet 1, 185 pounds) and linebacker Dorian Bell (6-2, 215). Pitt, Ohio State, Michigan and Alabama already had offered scholarships to both.

"They both have about 12 offers already," Smith said.

Smith believes both Brown and Bell could be ranked among the top 50 players in the country next year.

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Gateway's Bell adjusting to spotlight - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Tricia Lafferty
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Sitting alongside Gateway running back Cameron Saddler, Gateway junior linebacker Dorian Bell just watched, as if he was taking mental notes.

"Let Cameron go first," the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Bell said. "I'm new to this, so I'll watch him."

Bell was preparing for just his third interview with a reporter. This is, after all, new to him.

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8/28

From the BC site...great intro into Dorian with quotes from Coach Smith.

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9/14

From the OSU site...talks about his season and what position he might project at in college. Has offers from Akron, Ohio State, West Virginia, Pitt, Penn State and Rutgers and talks about possibly playing with Corey Brown in college.

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Pittsburgh Gazette

High praise
Terry Smith has produced a number of Division I college players in his time at Gateway, but here is what he had to say about linebacker Dorian Bell, who is 6 feet 1, 215 pounds, after Friday's 32-20 victory against Upper St. Clair:
"He's phenomenal. He's truly big time. He's the best football player I've ever coached."

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11/21

By Steve Hare from the ND site...offers from Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Illinois and Tennessee. Mentions interest in Rutgers, OSU, Michigan, Florida and possibly ND.

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12/5

By S. Wiltfong. Bell holds offers from Ohio State, Rutgers, West Virginia, Alabama, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Penn State, Colorado, and Tennessee. Bell's coach calls him the best athlete that he has ever coached.

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Football recruiters hit the hardwood - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

• Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was at Seneca Valley High School on yesterday, chatting with coach Ron Butschle about C.J. Brown, one of the most highly regarded quarterbacks in the WPIAL's Class of 2009. If Bradley hung around long enough for the basketball game, he saw Brown help Seneca Valley upset Class AAAA No. 1 North Allegheny, 56-40.

• Some other highly touted juniors continue to draw big-time Division I interest. Gateway linebacker Dorian Bell and receiver Corey Brown have 30 and 25 offers, respectively. The duo recently picked up offers from California, Florida State and Louisville.

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2/11

By BK...talks about his visit to OSU this past weekend. Wide open but considers OSU one of this top schools and will surely come back for an official visit.

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2/18

From the UNC site. Bell says that he and teammate Corey Brown's visit to North Carolina went great. Bell adds that he and Brown will take all their visits together, and will likely go to the same college.

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Pitts Tribune

Rivals.com rates Bell the nation's No. 14 prospect overall, even though the spotlight shined mostly on Pitt recruits Shayne Hale and Cameron Saddler in 2007.
Bell and Brown each have more than 20 scholarship offers, not only drawing Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia but also Florida State, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State.
"Dorian Bell, measurable-wise, has everything," Scout.com recruiting analyst Bob Lichtenfels said. "He plays the game and doesn't talk or showboat, but every time you watch a game you see No. 25. His awareness is off the charts. He's always around the ball and seldom makes mistakes.

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2/19

Film.

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http://www.pghsports.com/PSR-News/sh...plate=Keystone

DORIAN BELL, Gateway HS (Monroeville) LB

The early favorite as the No. 1 prospect for next year, the 6'1" 210 pounder has already been called by Gateway head coach Terry Smith "the best athlete I've ever coached." Considering that Gateway has recently put more major prospects into college than any school in PA - including NFL-bound cornerback Justin King - that's saying a lot. Bell is not big yet, but he is tough, aggressive, active, fast and athletic. He already has approximately 30 offers, including Pitt, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida State, California and Virginia Tech. When the first set of national rankings come out, Bell could be the No. 1 ranked linebacker prospect in the country for 2009, as well as one of the top ten athletes overall. His college choices are wide open now, although has expressed interest to leave the area. He does admit that may change.

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3/24

By Bill Greene...talks about his junior season and what he is doing to improve his game. Mentions interest in Michigan, Ohio State, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma and Penn State and talks about his contact with the OSU staff. Will take his officials and announce at the US Army game.

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4/5

From BWI...Bell, Brown and Rodkey visited PSU on Friday. Talks about his interest in PSU and about the depth issue. Also talks about his interaction with the staff and says he will probably make an official there.