Ohio players from Class of 2012 get early football offers

Colerain junior linebacker Joe Bolden has seen his stock rise very quickly within the past two weeks from a recruiting perspective. Bolden was offered by Arizona and Stanford on Feb. 3, just a day after National Signing Day for the 2011 class. Bolden, who is 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, is one of Ohio's top players in the 2012 class. He also has offers from Cincinnati, Miami University, Northwestern, Illinois and North Carolina.

MORE RECRUITING NEWS
Taft junior wide receiver Dwayne Stanford recently added an offer from Illinois. Stanford, who is 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, also has offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Kentucky and Michigan State, according to Taft coach Mike Martin. … Middletown junior defensive back Cody Quinn has reportedly added an offer from Toledo, according to the Middletown Journal. Quinn, who is 5-11 and 165 pounds, also has offer from Cincinnati and Ohio University. … Vandalia Butler junior offensive lineman Taylor Decker (6-8, 275) recently added an offer from West Virginia, according to ScoutingOhio.com. He also has offers from Cincinnati and Wisconsin.

HELMS NO LONGER CHAMINADE-JULIENNE HEAD COACH
Chaminade-Julienne head football coach Andy Helms will reportedly not return next season, according to the Dayton Daily News. The school announced last week that it was seeking a head coach but did not offer additional details, according to the publication. Helms was 29-22 in five seasons at the school, including an 8-3 record in 2009, according to the publication.

HARRISON NAMES NEW COACH
Kent McCullough is expected to be approved as the new Harrison head football coach at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 17. McCullough was the defensive coordinator and special teams coach at Rogers (Ark.). He played at Miami University from 1996-2000 and was an all-conference punter. McCullough would replace Neal Kasner, who coached at Harrison for the past five years and had a record of 31-23.

Also, Moeller senior defensive lineman Jesse Hayes (Wisconsin signee) played a key role in Team USA's 21-14 over the World team on Feb. 2. Hayes had two tackles for loss and was involved in five tackles during the game.