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10-22-2007, 09:36 AM
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'08 DC DE Ugochukwu Uzodinma (Illinois Signee)
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Washington (DC) Dunbar
Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 240 lbs
Forty: 4.62 secs
Same HS as current Illini Vontae Davis, Arrelious Benn and Nathan Bussey and teammate of fellow '08 recruit Reggie Ellis.
Illinois Fighting Illini, NCAA Football - CBSSports.com
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Locksley has his hooks into Dunbar defensive end Ugochukwu Uzodinma and tackle Reggie Ellis (D.C.'s No. 1 recruit) for 2008.
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From the UVA site...after visits to UVA and Illinois Ugochukwu is torn. Pitt is coming on strong and he will make an official there to compare and then will decide between the three.
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10-24-2007, 04:29 PM
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DailyProgress.com | UVA FOOTBALL: Uzodinma gives Virginia verbal commitment
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In a way, Ugo Uzodinma picked family over friends.
On Monday, the defensive end from Dunbar High in Washington, D.C., announced his intentions to play football at Virginia. The two-star recruit picked Virginia over Illinois, a program that currently boasts three players from Dunbar and remains in pursuit of others for its Class of 2008.
Uzodinma’s decision, which makes him the Virginia’s 14th commitment for the '08 class, keeps him closer to his parents and places him at UVa with his sister, Ifomachukwu, an undergraduate student in the school’s nursing program.
After transferring from High Point High School (Md.) to Dunbar prior the current football season, Uzodinma started gaining extra attention on the recruiting trail.
While he boasted offers from only Illinois and Virginia, heavy interest was being shown from Maryland, Penn State and Virginia Tech and several Big East schools. Uzodinma, however, made it known that his decision would be announced by the early stages of November.
The 6-foot-5, 245-pounder is not the first defensive lineman the Cavaliers have added for the 2008 class - Klinton “Buddy” Ruff, a defensive tackle from Norfolk, picked UVa over Oklahoma and Virginia Tech in August.
Uzodinma’s chief recruiter was defensive coordinator Mike London, who has been the lead recruiter for seven of the current commitments for the upcoming class.
With 10 sacks this season, Uzodinma has helped Dunbar (7-2), a program riding a six-game winning streak.
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01-23-2008, 11:04 AM
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From the UVA site...is considering opening his recruitment back up after Coach London's departure for Richmond. Ugo's coach think he could end up elsewhere.
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01-24-2008, 11:27 AM
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Confirmation of the verbal to Illinois.
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01-28-2008, 12:14 PM
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Defensive starter might be leaving -- dailypress.com
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Ugochukwu Uzodinma, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive end from Dunbar High in Washington, D.C., reneged on a verbal commitment to Virginia after London left.
"Mike London just wore too many hats," Dunbar coach Craig Jefferies told CavsCorner.com. "He was Ugo's lead recruiter, would have been his position coach, and on top of everything, he was his friend."
Uzodinma reportedly will sign with Illinois next month.
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