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Derek Hoebing had a feeling he soon would soon be offered a football scholarship when he visited Michigan State last Saturday. He was offered it the next day.
''It was pretty cool,'' said Hoebing, who will play tight end for the Spartans. ''I didn't sleep much that night. I only got about four hours of sleep. I committed around 6 o'clock. I was on the phone all the time.''
Teammates, coaches, friends and family were all quick to hear the news. The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Vermilion senior is headed for East Lansing, Mich., but not until after his senior year of football and basketball conclude.
By Monday morning, Hoebing was back at it with his teammates. Football weight lifting and conditioning began at 6:15 a.m., about 12 hours after he made his college commitment.
''We sort of knew he would commit to a bigger university, but we didn't know which one,'' Vermilion coach Frank Horvath said.
Hoebing was mostly a run-blocking tight end last year. From that point, Mid-American Conference schools were his potential suitors.
Then, a few camps allowed Hoebing to exhibit his talents as a pass-catching tight end, which is when BCS-conference schools like Michigan State, Maryland and Virginia took notice.
''If they were skeptical about the pass catching, they saw it in camp,'' Hoebing said.
Hoebing attended the Cleveland Combine in May at Cleveland Browns Stadium, then attended camps at Ohio State and Michigan State. Hoebing received visits, particularly from Michigan State offensive coordinator Don Treadwell. A 1978 graduate of Oberlin High School, Treadwell and Horvath were familiar with each other from Treadwell's recruiting days at Youngstown State when Horvath coached Wellington.
Treadwell played quarterback at Oberlin and was a four-year starting receiver at Miami (Ohio).
''He said, ÔNo matter where you go, I'm happy for you because you're a Lorain County guy,' '' Hoebing said.
Horvath said Hoebing's role should change a little this year, and he will use him more as a pass-catching tight end.
''Derek is one that is a team player,'' Horvath said. ''He will do anything that will help our team have success.''
Hoebing was even willing to move to tackle at one point. He played the position as a freshman, but has been utilized mostly as a tight end and defensive end/linebacker since his sophomore season.
As for his decision to attend Michigan State, Hoebing said a few factors favored the Spartans. He liked the campus and remodeled facilities. Another factor for Hoebing's family is the distance and Michigan State being much closer than Maryland and Virginia.
Hoebing said he still plans to play basketball this year following football season. After helping the Sailors to a regional appearance in basketball, Hoebing can now worry about high school football. Two-a-day practices begin in two weeks.
''Now that I committed, I don't have to worry about it,'' he said. ''It's taken the weight off my shoulders.''
I am starting to see a good trend here, Dantonio is getting kids who are not only good physical specimens, but have good grade point averages, speed and very unlikely to end up in jail.
Good trend for football, but bad trend for tRCMB. What the hell will we have to talk about? All those threads about Boo-Boo and Smoker kept this board in business for months on end. Coach D has to recruit at least a couple head cases so we can have some fun.
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so...i havent head ANY news on this dude about how he is playing this year.
anyone?
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so...i havent head ANY news on this dude about how he is playing this year.
anyone?
He was moved from TE to OL because of injuries to the team. Hard to find stats for OL, but said he didnt give up a sack in his first game. Also saw another article where he recovered a goal line fumble on defense later in the year.
He was moved from TE to OL because of injuries to the team. Hard to find stats for OL, but said he didnt give up a sack in his first game. Also saw another article where he recovered a goal line fumble on defense later in the year.
b-l-o-c-k-e-r!
If I recall, he had very high blocking sled #s...comparable to the OL camp attendees.
Plus very good hands for catching (vs. dropping) the ball.
Hoebing was named 1st team all northeast lakes district in Ohios division 3. He was listed at 6'7 241. He also played some OT for Vermillion this year.
A 6'7 TE is an incredible weapon. We have some serious TE depth coming
the greatest part is we actually USE the TE position unlike other schools. i think this could help out of young WR core to get some matchup's in our favor
If I recall, he had very high blocking sled #s...comparable to the OL camp attendees.
Plus very good hands for catching (vs. dropping) the ball.
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Hoebing was named 1st team all northeast lakes district in Ohios division 3. He was listed at 6'7 241. He also played some OT for Vermillion this year.
Can you say Power I formation weapon? He might not get to be a stretch the field guy, but he'll be a dominant blocker in power formations!
the greatest part is we actually USE the TE position unlike other schools. i think this could help out of young WR core to get some matchup's in our favor
It will also help out a young QB in the future. Tight Ends that are receiving threats down the seam make things easier for a QB because it keeps the safety from moving out to have over the top help on the outside receivers leaving man coverage or a one on one situation in that zone with our big, tall wide outs.
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