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ESPN: Ohio State’s Mike Vrabel named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year

Found February 03, 2012 on Waiting For Next Year: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mike Vrabel
TEAMS: Kansas City Chiefs,  Ohio State Buckeyes,  Penn State Nittany Lions

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Though Ohio State’s freshly hired head coach Urban Meyer is getting all of the accolades — and criticism — for his work during the 2012 recuruiting season, former linebacker and current coach Mike Vrabel has been given the nod as Big Ten “Recruiter of the Year” according to ESPN. Vrabel moved from linebackers coach to defensive line coach with the hire of Urban Meyer. And in the process the two-year assistant helped secure one of the nation’s best defensive line classes. Five-star prospect Noah Spence (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) was the biggest signing in the class, but four-star prospects Adolphus Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft), Se’Von Pittman (Canton, Ohio/McKinley) and Jamal Marcus (Durham, N.C./Hillside) give the Buckeyes four of the nation’s top 16 players at the defensive end position. Vrabel deserves much of the credit for that. It’s worth noting that several of these defensive line recruits were flipped from the...
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