'09 IL OL Chris Watt (Notre Dame Verbal)

[Illinibat]

Originally Posted by HotMic

The OSU staff never offers to force anyone's hand. If they offered, they like what they have seen and want him. Period.

You mean they never have until now, right?

Zook is getting under their skin.

[BUSTAWL]

Originally Posted by Illinibat

You mean they never have until now, right?

Zook is getting under their skin.

Have you seen OSU's class this year?

[GoRU]

Recruiters zero in on top juniors :: High School Sports ::

Imagine the expression on Chris Watt's face when he noticed Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and his brother Dick, the Buckeyes' running backs coach, sitting in the stands during a recent Glenbard West basketball practice.

''I knew they were coming,'' Watt said. ''They showed up about 30-40 minutes after practice started. It was kind of overwhelming to see them watching me. They were coming to see if I could move, if I could run up and down the floor, how athletic I am.

''I didn't want them to think I was lazy or slow or not hustling. I wondered if I was impressing them. It was one of the hardest practices of my life. I was going 100 miles per hour. I didn't want the coach to take me out of the drills.''

Tressel wasn't scouting Watt for Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta. He wanted to see how well Watt, a 6-4, 275-pound offensive tackle, could run up and down the floor. After observing the workout, he was satisfied with Watt's athleticism.

A few hours later, Tressel asked Montini's Garrett Goebel, one of Ohio State's prize recruits this season, to call Watt and inform him that Tressel was offering a scholarship. Three days later, the official notice arrived in the mail.

Watt also has been offered a scholarship by Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota. Virginia is expected to offer. He hopes Notre Dame will offer. Oklahoma, Duke and Arizona have expressed interest. He plans to visit Northwestern, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt and Tennessee and hopes Florida will call.

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1/28

By EdgyTim...talks about receiving offers from Illinois, Minnesota, Arizona and Purdue after all four schools visited his school. WVU and MSU are due in this week. Talks about the junior day at Northwestern and wants to make an unofficial to OSU soon.

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2/12

By Powers...has offers from Michigan State, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Minnesota, Ohio State, Arizona, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Iowa and Illinois. Will make trips to ND, OSU and possibly Wisconsin in the coming months.

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2/13

By EdgyTim...Virginia, Vanderbilt and Michigan State are the latest to offer. Going to Wisconsin this weekend.

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2/18

By EdgyTim...discusses the Wisconsin junior day (Badgers did not offer but seem interested). Heading to ND this weekend.

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2/20

From the Arizona site...has offers from Northwestern, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State, Minnesota, Michigan State, Arizona, Vanderbilt and Virginia. Has visited Northwestern and Indiana and will visit ND, Ohio State, Wisconsin and possibly Virginia.

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2/25

By EdgyTim...received offers from ND and Stanford and made unofficial visits last weekend to ND and Northwestern. May visit Purdue this weekend and is visiting OSU on March 8-9.

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Chris will visit tOSU on 3/8. He has 13 total offers and considers Ohio State, Illinois, Stanford, Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern, and Virginia as the major offers.

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3/6

By The Bank...talks about what he will be looking for during his visit to Columbus this weekend, what interests him in the Buckeyes and what factors will play a role in his decision.

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3/9

By EdgyTim...Duke and Miami (FL) have offered. Missed his OSU visit due to weather and will reschedule for either later this month or April.

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3/10

From the Northwestern site...mostly about the factors that favor Northwestern (Chris' brother, location, etc.). Talks about his recent visit to Evanston. In addition to OSU, he is planning to visit Iowa, Illinois, Stanford and Virginia and says he won't wait long to make a decision.

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Chris says he grew up a fan of college football and never really rooted for one team. He will visit Ohio State, Virginia, Stanford, Illinois, Michigan and Notre Dame before narrowing down a final list.