'09 IL OL Chris Watt (Notre Dame Verbal)

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Glen Ellyn (IL) Glenbard West

Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 270 lbs

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10/17

Northwestern has offered. Receiving interest from the likes of , Illinois, Northern Illinois, Akron and Miami (Ohio). Interested in getting to an Illinois game.

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10/18

More on the Northwestern offer.

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12/26

By BK...Indiana has offered. Doc Tressel has visited, along with coaches from ND and Minnesota. Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin are also sending info.

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1/14

By EdgyTim...has offers from Northwestern and Indiana and is hearing from Ohio State, Notre Dame, Illinois and Purdue. Older brother is at Northwestern.

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1/17

Ohio State and Iowa have offered.

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1/18

More on the OSU offer and his interest in OSU...no favorites at this stage.

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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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IMO, this kid is much more impressive than Ward, who is kind of a plodder, so the lack of offer here is inexplicable outside of position. We must specifically be looking for offensive tackles who we prefer to be 6'6" or more. Ultimately though, if you have all the tools necessary, it shouldn't matter. Mark Tauscher is 6'3" and didn't start until he was a senior at Wisconsin. When he finally was given a shot it was on the interior of the line. Now he's been a stud from day one with Packers at tackle, getting jobbed out of about 5 pro bowls. If you got it, you got it. Watt has the footwork and athleticism for a big guy to be an immense success blocking pass rushers in space. The kid seems to be genuinely interested.....and even OSU has seen his potential....I'd like to see the Badgers offer him as a tackle.

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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.