'07 OH LB Andrew Dailey (Penn State Verbal)
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The Daily word on Dailey is that Ohio State is now getting close to offering him. This could really make things interesting.
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I'm not really one for sources, but living in Northeast Ohio, about a good of an "inside source" as I can possibly imagine told me that Dailey's top choice is ND and he's waiting for them too offer. How long? The guy didn't know, but mentioned the Florida offer as something that may come into play.
This surprised me a bit, I really thought an OSU offer would throw a wrench into things but the only schools he mentioned were ND and Florida.
This surprised me a bit, I really thought an OSU offer would throw a wrench into things but the only schools he mentioned were ND and Florida.
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Andrew lists his favorites as Penn State, Notre Dame, Florida and Michigan. Those are his final four and Ohio State is out of the running. He also said he'd like to commit before the beginning of the season.
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Massillon’s Dailey faces a big choice, but he’s not rushing in
The month of June was a whirlwind for Massillon Tiger senior-to-be Andrew Dailey as he bounced from camp to camp. But as rushed as he felt during the recently-completed month, the highly-recruited All-Ohioan has no intention of allowing himself to be hurried into a college commitment.
“I don’t really have a timetable for the choice,” Dailey said in a phone interview Friday afternoon. “I want to sit down with my family and do my homework and see where I fit in the best.
“I feel like I have to play it out a little bit longer. There’s some chirping from Notre Dame and some chirping from Michigan about possible offers, but nothing solid yet.”
Dailey, the son of Ted and Natalie Dailey of Massillon, holds well over a dozen scholarship offers, including Penn State, Florida, Michigan State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Nebraska and Pittsburgh. There have been some rumblings on the Internet that the Tiger standout is waiting to get that solid offer from Notre Dame or Ohio State, but he dismisses that talk as just rumors.
“People say ‘Andrew’s going to do this’ or ‘Andrew’s going to do that’, but it’s not true,” Dailey said. “Even if they were to make an offer, nothing is certain. It might take me a while to reach a final decision. Hopefully, it will be before the season.”
To get a feel for the schools he was most interested in, he spent June going to various camps across the Eastern portion of the United States, ranging from Notre Dame to Florida. The head-spinning nature of the month left Dailey admittedly dizzy as he dealt with the interest from college coaches across the country.
“I think it’s been a little bit more than I expected,” Dailey said. “My month of June was just hectic. It started June 3 at Notre Dame and went all the way to June 24 at Penn State. I went from Notre Dame to Florida to Michigan to Ohio State and then to Penn State. Those were the five big camps I wanted to attend.”
As dizzying as the experience has been, it has also helped in the entire process. Especially the camps, many of which were one-day camps which provide a taste for the respective programs.
“It’s been very beneficial,” Dailey said. “My main goal was to get a feel for those schools. Those were my top five choices. I wanted to meet with the linebacker coach and see what each school had to offer in their programs. I wanted to keep mental notes about what I liked about each school, what linebacker coach stood out the most.
“I can’t really go wrong with any of them. It’s all about feeling comfortable and feeling like a family at the school. You definitely have to have a relationship with your position coach, since that’s who you’re with the most. But you also want to see what it’s like academically, and you want to make sure you can take everything that it’s going to involve.”
Dailey admits his family has already played a major role in making a decision.
“My mom and dad have been great,” Dailey said. “They got up at 4 in the morning to go to Penn State or to Michigan for a camp and just transported me wherever I needed to go. They read my mail with me and make sure I know what deadlines are coming up and who I need to speak with. They’ve just been there for me throughout.
“My little brother (Alex) has been there as well. He’s just taking it all in.”
Source: The Independent
The month of June was a whirlwind for Massillon Tiger senior-to-be Andrew Dailey as he bounced from camp to camp. But as rushed as he felt during the recently-completed month, the highly-recruited All-Ohioan has no intention of allowing himself to be hurried into a college commitment.
“I don’t really have a timetable for the choice,” Dailey said in a phone interview Friday afternoon. “I want to sit down with my family and do my homework and see where I fit in the best.
“I feel like I have to play it out a little bit longer. There’s some chirping from Notre Dame and some chirping from Michigan about possible offers, but nothing solid yet.”
Dailey, the son of Ted and Natalie Dailey of Massillon, holds well over a dozen scholarship offers, including Penn State, Florida, Michigan State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Nebraska and Pittsburgh. There have been some rumblings on the Internet that the Tiger standout is waiting to get that solid offer from Notre Dame or Ohio State, but he dismisses that talk as just rumors.
“People say ‘Andrew’s going to do this’ or ‘Andrew’s going to do that’, but it’s not true,” Dailey said. “Even if they were to make an offer, nothing is certain. It might take me a while to reach a final decision. Hopefully, it will be before the season.”
To get a feel for the schools he was most interested in, he spent June going to various camps across the Eastern portion of the United States, ranging from Notre Dame to Florida. The head-spinning nature of the month left Dailey admittedly dizzy as he dealt with the interest from college coaches across the country.
“I think it’s been a little bit more than I expected,” Dailey said. “My month of June was just hectic. It started June 3 at Notre Dame and went all the way to June 24 at Penn State. I went from Notre Dame to Florida to Michigan to Ohio State and then to Penn State. Those were the five big camps I wanted to attend.”
As dizzying as the experience has been, it has also helped in the entire process. Especially the camps, many of which were one-day camps which provide a taste for the respective programs.
“It’s been very beneficial,” Dailey said. “My main goal was to get a feel for those schools. Those were my top five choices. I wanted to meet with the linebacker coach and see what each school had to offer in their programs. I wanted to keep mental notes about what I liked about each school, what linebacker coach stood out the most.
“I can’t really go wrong with any of them. It’s all about feeling comfortable and feeling like a family at the school. You definitely have to have a relationship with your position coach, since that’s who you’re with the most. But you also want to see what it’s like academically, and you want to make sure you can take everything that it’s going to involve.”
Dailey admits his family has already played a major role in making a decision.
“My mom and dad have been great,” Dailey said. “They got up at 4 in the morning to go to Penn State or to Michigan for a camp and just transported me wherever I needed to go. They read my mail with me and make sure I know what deadlines are coming up and who I need to speak with. They’ve just been there for me throughout.
“My little brother (Alex) has been there as well. He’s just taking it all in.”
Source: The Independent
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I think ND and CW are still at the point that a conditional offer is "slap in the face" to a top 300 player. But, that will change very soon. Hopefully after this year.
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BGIF said:
I don't recall this kind of recruiting being done in recent years, pre-Weis/Ianello. Last year, the only such story I can recall was indeed Paddy Mullen. This time around there are several guys who are waiting on grades before any official offer is extended.
The results are clear. Kids like Robert Hughes and Andrew Dailey truly want to be at Notre Dame and will go the extra mile to prove themselves in the classroom as well as at the combine. You'd have to think those attitudes would remain once they get on campus and metriculate for four years.
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Andrew committed to Penn State today.
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bummer.
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Never got offered.
If you want to lineback, PSU is as good as anywhere to go.
If you want to lineback, PSU is as good as anywhere to go.