Three Ohio players choose schools not in the FBS.
Colerain senior cornerback
Chris Dukes verbally committed to Toledo Wednesday night. Dukes, who is 5-foot-9 1/2 and 182 pounds, had verbally committed to Louisville in September, but the Cardinals reportedly pulled their offer, according to Colerain coach Tom Bolden. Dukes is one of five Colerain players who've made Division I college commitments from the 2011 class.
MORE RECRUITING NEWSMoeller senior linebacker
Kendall Walker
verbally committed to Indiana State last week. He was the Crusaders'
leading tackler during the regular season. He is the son of former
Cincinnati Bengals player Kevin Walker. … Cincinnati Hills Christian
Academy senior quarterback
Nick Lawley has verbally committed to Brown.
He threw for 2,803 yards and 26 touchdowns last season. … Wyoming senior
defensive lineman
Tommy Campbell has committed to Tennessee Tech. He
had 104 tackles and 14 tackles during the regular season. He was the
Cincinnati Hills League defensive player of the year.
McNICHOLAS NAMES NEW FOOTBALL COACHMike Orlando has been the new head
football coach at
Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati). Orlando replaces Steve Klonne, who
announced his retirement at the end of last season. Orlando inherits a
team that was a Division III state semifinalist last season. The Rockets
lost to Bishop Watterson 20-7 on Nov. 27 in Clayton. Orlando, who has
spent the past two seasons at McNicholas as an assistant, played four
years of football at Ohio University. He has eight years of coaching on
the high school level.
