'08 OH WR Cordale Scott (Illinois Signee) - Page 3

Illinibat · #31 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007, 10:34 AM

This is only the beginning of Zook's conquest of Ohio ...

wadc45 · #32 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007, 10:52 AM

Congrats on Cordale...JT covets athletes as versatile as Cordale and you guys got a good one...

wadc45 · #33 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007, 11:23 AM

Rivals $

12/20

Confirms he has committed to Illinois. Says it was a tough decision and that Coach Zook and Coach Wolford were the deciding factors.

wadc45 · #34 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007, 11:46 AM

Free Bucknuts

12/20

More on the commitment, including comments by BN's Duane Long about what this verbal means to Illinois and what kind of player Cordale is.

wadc45 · #35 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007, 01:34 PM

Here is my take on the situation...this was my response to the following question on BP:

Wad, is there anything you think the staff could have done differently with Cordale? Or was this just simply a case of Cordale falling in love with Illinois?

No one outworks the OSU staff...but Zook is a heck of a recruiter and he has a great staff with guys like Wolford and Locksley. I highly doubt JT and his staff could have done anything more. Sometimes a kid just likes what he sees at one school more than any other. The one thing you don't get a lot of from a program like Illinois (and most of the Big 10 for that matter) is negative recruiting. I have heard multiple recruits say that. I just think they did a great job of selling Cordale on the program and there is an obvious vibe on that team right now because almost every kid who visits talks about the team chemistry and how good it is...

Again, this is all just my opinion based on what I have seen and heard...

We'll see if that line about negative recruiting holds true now that RR has entered the league...

HotMic · #36 (**permalink**) 12-21-2007, 01:40 PM

Scout $

12/21

From the Illini site. Scott says it was close, but in the end he just felt like he was a better fit at Illinois. He would like to play WR.

wadc45 · #37 (**permalink**) 01-31-2008, 05:03 PM

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1/31

Talks about his visit with Coach Zook and the interest his teammates Jonathan Newsome and Marcus Hall are receiving from Illinois.

wadc45 · #38 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 05:10 PM

Finished 6th in the prelims to qualify for the state finals in the 200...