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02-12-2008, 03:19 PM
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Melvin again says he loves tOSU and the visit was perfect but he is still committed to Illinois...but says he is wide open.
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02-12-2008, 05:31 PM
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This is hilarious. Its corey liuget all over again (save the mom part).  |
02-17-2008, 08:11 PM
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Melvin says he talks to the Illinois coaches almost daily but he is also very interested in Ohio State. He wants to visit Illinois to compare the academics to Ohio State and again says he is in no hurry.
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02-20-2008, 12:47 PM
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Say he is still committed to Illinois and still high on OSU and is not sure where he will end up but it will likely be one of the two. Plans to check out Virginia and Michigan State as well. Tennessee and BC have also been in touch.
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02-26-2008, 01:37 PM
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From IrishEyes...ND has offered. Says his committment to Illinois is strong and talks about his interest in ND. His coach talks about what makes him such a great player.
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02-26-2008, 04:20 PM
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Good to hear. Lets keep it that way melvin.  |
03-06-2008, 11:07 AM
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From the ND site...talks about the offer from ND and how the staff has told him they only recruit "national" kids. Says he is still solid to Illinois and likes that the staff does not pressure him.
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03-06-2008, 11:25 AM
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Such arrogance. Sure they might recruit kids from coast to coast but it doesn't seem to be helping them now does it.
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03-06-2008, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by lopo89
Such arrogance. Sure they might recruit kids from coast to coast but it doesn't seem to be helping them now does it.
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That rubbed me the wrong way too...Melvin is going to (most likely) end up at either Illinois or Ohio State and both program hauled in kids from all over the country last year. I expect nothing less from Charlie Tuna... |
03-26-2008, 10:05 AM
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Trojans knocking on Fellows' door? - Yahoo! Sports
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By Jeremy Crabtree, Recruiting Editor
Mar 25, 5:27 pm EDT
There is always a friendly debate as to who the top player in Ohio is, and this year there are plenty of candidates.
But one player that doesn't get mentioned as much as he probably should is four-star defensive end Melvin Fellows.
The 6-foot-5, 245-pounder from Garfield Heights, Ohio, is already ranked as one of the top 250 players in the nation, but his stock continues to shoot up this spring. He's already made a commitment to Illinois, but that hasn't stopped other programs from knocking on his door.
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03-30-2008, 11:07 AM
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By Bill Kurelic.....Fellows took in an OSU practice with a couple of Garfield coaches. Still commited to Illinois but is looking at Ohio State and USC.
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03-30-2008, 11:17 AM
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So it is down to 3 schools. Man it sounds great to be in the same sentence with tOSU and USC with recruiting. It proves we have came a LONG way.
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04-02-2008, 09:05 AM
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By The Bank...more of the usual...committed to Illinois but is looking at OSU and USC and talks about what he likes about OSU and how he likes that Illinois is not pressuring him to not take visits. Says his five officials could be to USC, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Illinois.
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04-17-2008, 08:12 AM
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No such thing as a gentlemen's agreement
Individual circumstances outweigh unwritten code in applying recruiting etiquette in Big Ten
Thursday, April 17, 2008 By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Last December, Melvin Fellows orally committed to play football for Illinois, declared his decision final and said, "This is the end of the process for me."
According to a vague, unwritten Big Ten code of conduct, at that point Fellows was off limits to other league coaches. That's how it is supposed to work, at least -- once a kid commits, back off.
Far from backing off, though, Ohio State came after him hard. Just weeks after his Illinois commitment, the Buckeyes offered Fellows a scholarship. And on Saturday, the big defensive end from Garfield Heights will stand on the Ohio Stadium sidelines, watching the Buckeyes' spring game instead of the Illini's game, as he had originally planned.
The high school junior once was rock-solid in the Illini camp, but he now says, "I'm pretty up on Ohio State. I like Ohio State."
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