'18 MI OLB Ovie Oghoufo (Notre Dame Early Enrollee)

[zelezo vlk]

would love if ND took somebody like Ovie and had him play some sort of hybrid position on offense like a h-back/fullback type role where he could be flexed and motioned all over the place

It seems like there are a lot of LB/H-backs coming out of the woodwork from the Midwest in the 2019 class. Or perhaps it's just one guy and I'm confused

 

[dublinirish]

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[ab2cmiller]

Named a Butkus Award Semi-finalist along with Bo Bauer and Shayne Simon.

2017 High School Watchlist

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2018 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> LB commit Ovie Oghoufo recorded 13 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks and 31 yards receiving in a 33-0 win this weekend. <a href="https://t.co/QKFmDIMbCF">pic.twitter.com/QKFmDIMbCF</a></p>— Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfreemanISD/status/927217497874550784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Veritate Duce Progredi]

I don't appreciate Ovie enough. These numbers shout athleticism.

 

[Luckylucci]

I don't appreciate Ovie enough. These numbers shout athleticism.

Certainly going to be an interesting prospect to follow. He’s a nice player for Elko/Lea to mold. Big fan of his and he’s having a pretty good season.

 

[dublinirish]

Farmington Hills Harrison tops Linden, advances to semifinals

Ovie's FHH Squad played about 10 mins from my house there few days ago but i missed it because i was away down in florida.

Ovie had a nice TD catch and they move on to the state semi final's

 

[dublinirish]

Farmington Hills Harrison-Muskegon: Marquee matchup for state title

Ovie's FHH team are bound for the state finals versus perennial powerhouse Muskegon Big Red. FHH won 21-0 in their state semi's despite only completing 2 passes. (saturday was very windy and rainy in the Mit and most semi finals games were played in bad conditions)

 

[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mail from The Univ. of Notre Dame today....<br><br>ACCEPTED... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> ☘️</p>— Ovie Oghoufo (@OvieOghoufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/OvieOghoufo/status/939168808350244864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Luckylucci]

Really intrigued to see how Ovie progresses. See where they start him and see where he ends up. He may never be an every down player, but I definitely think he'll be making some plays down the road.

 

[IRISHMAN]

Really intrigued to see how Ovie progresses. See where they start him and see where he ends up. He may never be an every down player, but I definitely think he'll be making some plays down the road.

me too. I think he'll stay at OLB and his speed would be a great addition to the defense.

 

[ab2cmiller]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/19/ovie-oghoufo-notre-dame-football-recruiting/964427001/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I grew up a Michigan football fan. Here's why I committed to Notre Dame <a href="https://t.co/sxsYccrkaG">https://t.co/sxsYccrkaG</a></p>— Detroit Free Press (@freep) <a href="https://twitter.com/freep/status/943174622698078208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Irish#1]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/19/ovie-oghoufo-notre-dame-football-recruiting/964427001/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I grew up a Michigan football fan. Here's why I committed to Notre Dame <a href="https://t.co/sxsYccrkaG">https://t.co/sxsYccrkaG</a></p>— Detroit Free Press (@freep) <a href="https://twitter.com/freep/status/943174622698078208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Intelligent kid. He's going to succeed.

 

[beryirish]

SIGNED PER NOTRE DAME OFFICIAL TWITTER.

 

[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">✍️ <a href="https://twitter.com/OvieOghoufo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OvieOghoufo</a> is finally Irish! <br><br>The rangy LB has instincts you can't teach. We can't wait to have him join us in January. <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> ☘ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishBouND18?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IrishBouND18</a> <a href="https://t.co/pZNZ3nQIr3">pic.twitter.com/pZNZ3nQIr3</a></p>— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/943464013320589313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Luckylucci]

Lol, I guess it’s stated in the video above. Ovie had 106 tackles, 31 TFL’s, and 11 sacks for the season. That’s darn impressive

 

[dublinirish]

Lol, I guess it’s stated in the video above. Ovie had 106 tackles, 31 TFL’s, and 11 sacks for the season. That’s darn impressive

plus he started on offense playing WR/TE/H-Back

 

[BobbyMac]

Can't touch this!

Don't hurt em Hammer.

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[BobbyMac]

Just as a few of us have discussed, Ovie being pushed towards Drop.

Up to at @ 230. From 210-215 as a HS Sr to 223 at the B-G Game. Drop is best manned by former OLB's that rushed the passer while also being capable in coverage. Those OLB/DE's that also played TE in HS make a lot of sense, something OO did. (As did Tommy Tremble)

Someone posted his Sr stats and they really stuck with me = 100+ Tkl - 30+ TFL - 10+ Sks. Real Dropworthy stats.

Just found this in B&G's transcript freebie:

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/brian-kelly-transcript-oct-30

Q: On the pass-rush, Julian, the fact that you coached his brother, too, how does he compare in terms of his development, growth, personality? Do you play off any of that with knowledge of the family? How much higher is his ceiling? Is he just scratching the surface?
KELLY: “There's a lot there. Let's start with brothers. “They are different. As a person, they're different personalities. They are both very intense competitors. Off the field, they're a little bit different. I think that as players, Romeo was a big end, where obviously he plays our drop, he's much more of a speed player for us.

“I think the final part of that question would be his ceiling is not tapped. I mean, he's a guy that with another year, puts on some weight, he's a guy that can do some great things.

Q: Somebody else like that or another couple players in terms of in-season growth that you're pleased with, somebody from special teams or return who we don't talk about much? KELLY: “Well, I think we've talked about a couple of guys. I think I pointed out a couple guys to you that have done a nice job for us. I can't think of anybody else.

“I think Ovie Oghoufo is coming along very nicely. We see him growing physically. He's up to about 230 pounds. He's starting to look like a Julian Okwara in terms of his body and size, what we were hoping for. He really made an impact last week in terms of his just physicality

 

[IRISHMAN]

i was a big fan of Ovie when he signed, he's got great speed and athletic ability specially for a drop end. great to see him up to 230 lbs., has he been playing in games or does he still have his red-shirt? would love to see him turn into another Julian okwara or Justin tuck type DE.

 

[Johannes]

i was a big fan of Ovie when he signed, he's got great speed and athletic ability specially for a drop end. great to see him up to 230 lbs., has he been playing in games or does he still have his red-shirt? would love to see him turn into another Julian okwara or Justin tuck type DE.

ND's game participation stats do not show him having played:

https://und.com/cumestats.aspx?path=football&year=2018#misc

 

[Luckylucci]

I do think there is a lot of growth in front of him. Would be nice if he was added to the drop mix over the next year or two. Certainly would give credence to why Mike F at ISD has said the staff doesn't think it has as big of a need at DE as one might think. If OO is a RS, he's essentially like adding a Drop to the 19' class. And a lot of people think Nana is a future SDE. So, there is your class. We've already seen Ade O and Justin A. progress. So that's a depth chart for (hopefully) two years from now.

 

[BobbyMac]

I do think there is a lot of growth in front of him. Would be nice if he was added to the drop mix over the next year or two. Certainly would give credence to why Mike F at ISD has said the staff doesn't think it has as big of a need at DE as one might think. If OO is a RS, he's essentially like adding a Drop to the 19' class. And a lot of people think Nana is a future SDE. So, there is your class. We've already seen Ade O and Justin A. progress. So that's a depth chart for (hopefully) two years from now.

The '16 guys will be all gone too soon, maybe sooner than we're planning. While with OO added there are numbers here, I'm of the camp that believes Foskey needs to be included to take over for the '16's with NaNa and hope that someone rises in Okwara or Ade fashion.

 

[IRISHMAN]

I do think there is a lot of growth in front of him. Would be nice if he was added to the drop mix over the next year or two. Certainly would give credence to why Mike F at ISD has said the staff doesn't think it has as big of a need at DE as one might think. If OO is a RS, he's essentially like adding a Drop to the 19' class. And a lot of people think Nana is a future SDE. So, there is your class. We've already seen Ade O and Justin A. progress. So that's a depth chart for (hopefully) two years from now.

hope he dosent become a man without a position, to much talent would be wasted. I think he makes the move to DE with derrick allen moving to rover and Shayne simon moving to ILB. perhaps he could make the move to ILB if needed.

 

[Luckylucci]

The '16 guys will be all gone too soon, maybe sooner than we're planning. While with OO added there are numbers here, I'm of the camp that believes Foskey needs to be included to take over for the '16's with NaNa and hope that someone rises in Okwara or Ade fashion.

Obviously you recruit the heck out of Foskey and take him. Just not sure how far down the list you go at DE if he's not interested. They've put out feelers so it would seem they are contemplating it, but not committed at this point.

And, since I'm in the camp that doubts Kareem and Okwara leave after this season. Therefore, planning for the 2020 season. That gives Nana 4 camps. OO would be on campus for 2.5 years and had 6 full camps under his belt. There is a chance that 2 deep is better than what people think. Plus, you'll have the 2020 class that might have some kids that are too good not to play. Rylie Mills being one of them.

 

[Luckylucci]

hope he dosent become a man without a position, to much talent would be wasted. I think he makes the move to DE with derrick allen moving to rover and Shayne simon moving to ILB. perhaps he could make the move to ILB if needed.

I guess that's always a concern but as long as Lea is the DC or someone with the Lea/Elko philosophy, I wouldn't be overly concerned with that happening.

1. This is not an extremely regimented defense, in the sense that it's all built around the players and what they do well. Unlike the BVG defense that seemed hell bent on putting guys at positions and making them play what he thought that position should be.

2. To the above point, this is a very multiple defensive front. We line up our defensive front in some very unique positions. For example, Khalid Kareem has lined up at 0T and 3T this season. And no he's not two gapping from the nose tackle position.

3. They are really focused on playing a lot of guys on defense and especially the DL. If he develops, he'll get his snaps.

 

[NDIrish88]

Is he long enough to play drop? Guessing he is more daelin than julian.

 

[Luckylucci]

Is he long enough to play drop? Guessing he is more daelin than julian.

6’3 is a generally good height for a ROLB. I think the difference between them is more about quickness, hand usage, and general explosiveness. Okwara is a quick twitch guy. Quick off the ball, quick with his hands, and more powerful than his weight suggests.

 

[NDIrish88]

If he can play drop that would be huge for depth for the future. Wonder how that effects Kofi Wardlow? He is still a project. Wonder if Justin Ademiola moves to SDE with some more weight.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Levels... 📶 <a href="https://t.co/v49hpSEZIX">pic.twitter.com/v49hpSEZIX</a></p>— Ovie Oghoufo (@OvieOghoufo) <a href="https://twitter.com/OvieOghoufo/status/1109631736034615297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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