I had a great conversation with Steve Hale, the head coach at Olentangy Liberty about Ed Warinner and some other topics.
Hale is one of the most respected HS coaches in Ohio. He has been around for a lot of years, and he served as the president of the Ohio HS Football Coaches Association and is still on the board to my knowledge.
Hale said that Warinner is one of only a handful of two-year captains he's had as a high school coach.
Hale said that Warinner also plays tight end in their spread offense.They like to use him as a mismatch guy in the slot. Coach said he has great hands.
Hale said that Warinner was one of the hardest-working, smartest players he's coached. He said the kid puts in a ridiculous amount of work. He has a rare football IQ. He said he's tough, and that he is going to be a great fit for Michigan State and that he is going to be a productive linebacker and represent the program well both on an off the field.
Hale indicated that Michigan State has gotten a really good look at Warinner during the summer. He said that Warinner has camped at Michigan State multiple years.
Hale coached Eric Smith at Groveport Madison when Michigan State was the only D-1 program to offer. (You may remember that D2 Ashland decided not to offer Smith). Hale said that he got to know Dantonio well during the Smith recruitment and gained an immense amount of respect for how he handled the recruitment, not only when he was at Michigan State, but also after he took the DC job at Ohio State.
Hale said that Dantonio and Michigan State coaches recruiting Ohio are as highly-regarded in his state as any staff that recruits down there. He said that Michigan State goes above and beyond to do their homework on Ohio kids, and they don't BS coaches or kids. They are straight forward and honest during the process.
Hale said he'd be happy if he could establish a pipeline of players from Liberty to Michigan State.
Hale said he is encouraged by the progress that AJ Arcuri has made during his first year in the program. He said that he watched the spring game closely and saw some really good stuff from AJ. He said that AJ has worked with the ones and twos all spring, and he thinks that he'll push for playing time as a redshirt freshmen.
As an aside, I think Michigan State got steals in both AJ Arcuri and Luke Campbell. You don't get those kind of kids later in the process unless you have a foundation of trust with high school coaches.
Hale is one of the most respected HS coaches in Ohio. He has been around for a lot of years, and he served as the president of the Ohio HS Football Coaches Association and is still on the board to my knowledge.
Hale said that Warinner is one of only a handful of two-year captains he's had as a high school coach.
Hale said that Warinner also plays tight end in their spread offense.They like to use him as a mismatch guy in the slot. Coach said he has great hands.
Hale said that Warinner was one of the hardest-working, smartest players he's coached. He said the kid puts in a ridiculous amount of work. He has a rare football IQ. He said he's tough, and that he is going to be a great fit for Michigan State and that he is going to be a productive linebacker and represent the program well both on an off the field.
Hale indicated that Michigan State has gotten a really good look at Warinner during the summer. He said that Warinner has camped at Michigan State multiple years.
Hale coached Eric Smith at Groveport Madison when Michigan State was the only D-1 program to offer. (You may remember that D2 Ashland decided not to offer Smith). Hale said that he got to know Dantonio well during the Smith recruitment and gained an immense amount of respect for how he handled the recruitment, not only when he was at Michigan State, but also after he took the DC job at Ohio State.
Hale said that Dantonio and Michigan State coaches recruiting Ohio are as highly-regarded in his state as any staff that recruits down there. He said that Michigan State goes above and beyond to do their homework on Ohio kids, and they don't BS coaches or kids. They are straight forward and honest during the process.
Hale said he'd be happy if he could establish a pipeline of players from Liberty to Michigan State.
Hale said he is encouraged by the progress that AJ Arcuri has made during his first year in the program. He said that he watched the spring game closely and saw some really good stuff from AJ. He said that AJ has worked with the ones and twos all spring, and he thinks that he'll push for playing time as a redshirt freshmen.
As an aside, I think Michigan State got steals in both AJ Arcuri and Luke Campbell. You don't get those kind of kids later in the process unless you have a foundation of trust with high school coaches.
