Adolphus Washington, DL, Taft HS, OH 2012 (Offer)

[milfordcats]

So I know its a little early to start a thread on a player that is only a sophomore, but I thought I would do it anyways.

Back in the fall I heard some rumors that Washington might commit to UC as he had already been offered a scholarship. Don't know where this went with the whole BK saga but I would imagine that he still holds an offer (even if only a verbal offer) and that he still maintains interest in UC.

I saw him play basketball last night and he looked like a man among boys. Even compared to the other big guys on his team who were seniors he still looked by far the most athletic.

6'6"
240lbs
Taft HS, OH

Looked like a good team player (granted its basketball) passing up shots to dish it out to open teamates. And he played hard consistently even when his team was up by 10+.

I haven't seen him play football but definately looks like an athlete.

Hope to see him in a Bearcats uniform someday!

Offers: osu, UC, Colorado, FL St, Illinois, IU, Kentucky, Michigan, ND, Tenn, USC

Interest: Alabama, Auburn, Michigan St, Oregon, Penn St, Purdue, Texas Tech, UCF

[leeey]

There was web chatter bout a commitment during the season but i don't believe anything materialized beyond that. According to some posters i trust, he's a future POY candidate. Got to get him to give up his hoop dreams though.

[milfordcats]

There was website chatter bout a commitment during the season but i don't believe anything materialized beyond that. According to some posters i trust, he's a future POY candidate. Got to get him to give up his hoop dreams though.

Is his dream really to plays hoops?

If so I think he will realize his future is in FB.

[leeey]

Is his dream really to plays hoops?

If so I think he will realize his future is in FB.

i was speaking figuratively. What i meant was that if he focuses solely on football he has the chance to be a stud sooner rather than later (again, according to some). By all accounts, he'll be a solid football player even if he plays two sports.

[colocat]

i was speaking figuratively. What i meant was that if he focuses solely on football he has the chance to be a stud sooner rather than later (again, according to some). By all accounts, he'll be a solid football player even if he plays two sports.

There was a recruiting chat at The Enquirer today with Winton Woods' coach. He calls Washington the best under the radar underclassman in the city.

He also called Corey Mason the most underrated player in the city.....

[BearcatAlum1]

Washington is a beast. He is athletic, strong and very physical........in basketball. I've followed his basketball career for a year or two, and he will get several division one offers to play basketball. His AAU team won the national championship this past summer.

The kid is a stud athlete.

I have not seen him play football, so I'm unsure which sport he is best suited to make living. Judging by his size, football might be the way to go, especially considering his a very good athlete with tremendous size for a kid his age.

[DCrack]

The coaching staff, especially Coach Combs, is no doubt building a relationship with him. But I personally don't care to speculate about players until their Senior season. There is nothing worse than trying to figure out what is going thru a teenager's mind. I won't set my self up for the fall. See J. Black!

[milfordcats]

Per Mike Dyer Washington is receiving interest from Xavier for hoops along with another one of his teamates.

Hopefully he grew up a UC fan and shares the same dislike for Xavier hoops and decides to play football at UC instead.

[Montrell]

Washington is an average baskteball prospect (although a very good high school player).

He would be an elite football prospect, but from all that I've heard from people close to him is that he's dead set on basketball.

[bearcatbret]

If a student athlete selects to play basketball at a school that does not have a football team for instance X, and after one year decides he would rather play football, can that student transfer to a football school and not have to sit out a year?

[Ding Chavez]

Sounds like a Mike Marshall (St. X linebacker from the mid-90's). Was a top 10 recruit at linebacker, but didn't love football, so he went to Butler and played hoops.

[skins992002]

Sounds like a Mike Marshall (St. X linebacker from the mid-90's). Was a top 10 recruit at linebacker, but didn't love football, so he went to Butler and played hoops.

marshall was freaking amazing on the gridiron but i dont blame him for his decision. if your heart is not in the game then why take the chance.

[Montrell]

If a student athlete selects to play basketball at a school that does not have a football team for instance X, and after one year decides he would rather play football, can that student transfer to a football school and not have to sit out a year?

He'd have to sit out a year.

[milfordcats]

Mike Dyer tweeted that he has viewed a 'Very impressive' highlight reel of Washington playing football.

[milfordcats]

Offers: Cincinnati (per Mike Dyer)
Interest: Kentucky, osu, UCF

http://rivals.yahoo.com/cincinnati/football/recruiting/player-Adolphus-Washington-92432

[Carthage World]

Someone needs to tell this kid that...

sticking with football = Jason Pierre Paul success

sticking with basketball = John Williamson success

[Racinejake]

Dave Berk had a post on the Scout board saying that he thought Washington would play football because he knew that he had a future in the sport. The downside is that he believes he will leave Cincinnati. He likes Ohio State but his dad mentioned he wanted him to go to a strong academic school like Notre Dame.

[nachoman91]

He likes Ohio State but his dad mentioned he wanted him to go to a strong academic school like Notre Dame.

Forgive me if this is a dumb question but I keep hearing about kids mentioning Notre Dame as a strong academic school and I was wondering, is this true? As compared to UC is ND that much stronger an academic school?

[Racinejake]

Forgive me if this is a dumb question but I keep hearing about kids mentioning Notre Dame as a strong academic school and I was wondering, is this true? As compared to UC is ND that much stronger an academic school?

I didn't go to Notre Dame so I can't attest to the actual quality of the undergraduate education as compared to UC. But, I can tell you the Notre Dame brand is recognized throughout the world which is really what choosing a college has become about these days. If you want to look at the 'rankings' which are a lot of BS but unfortunately carry a lot of weight, Notre Dame is listed as the 20th best university in the country by USN&WR. By contrast, UC is ranked as a 'Tier 3' school meaning that we're not ranked in the top 130 or so schools.

Having 'Notre Dame' on your resume does carry a lot of weight. There are many firms that recruit at Notre Dame that won't recruit at UC. Unfortunately that's the way of the world regardless of whether the education actually received is that much greater than what you get at UC.

[Irishbearcat]

It's a very good school. If you don't have A's in HS, probably not getting in. Running a 4.4 40 time helps, but they don't lower the standards much. It's one of the few things I respect about Stanford, as they do the same.

Rumors are Randy Moss wanted to come to ND, but admissions said no. Holtz got PO'd and was one of the reasons for him leaving.

[blackattack]

It's a very good school. If you don't have A's in HS, probably not getting in. Running a 4.4 40 time helps, but they don't lower the standards much. It's one of the few things I respect about Stanford, as they do the same.

Rumors are Randy Moss wanted to come to ND, but admissions said no. Holtz got PO'd and was one of the reasons for him leaving.

Academically, Notre Dame is about as good as it gets. I'm not even Catholic, and I know that it's not fair to ND to mention UC in the same sentence with them. UC has some nationally renowned colleges (like CCM and DAAP), but ND is an elite academic institution. If you look at typical incoming Freshman SAT scores, Notre Dame is in a class with places like Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, etc. And ND doesn't typically bend their rules for athletes. It's also a big reason why winning football games at the Division 1 level has become increasingly difficult for ND. Beating Boston College & Air Force is one thing; beating Florida, Texas or USC is another.

[Irishbearcat]

If Brian Kelly can't get them winning, nobody can. I wonder if ND is wanting to see how this season goes before making a decision. Not sure.

[milfordcats]

Offers updated. All per Mike Dyer

[milfordcats]

Updated offers

[coach]

anybody heard any scoop on where this kid is heading? article on mike martin in today's paper didn't mention him. we could certainly lose a big athletic pass rusher but he seems to have offers from everyone. here's to hoping he's interested in playing right away.

[Alpha5]

Ohio State or Alabama is my guess

[JohnFrancis]

Someone needs to tell this kid that...

sticking with football = Jason Pierre Paul success

sticking with basketball = John Williamson success

I remember a John Williams who played for LSU (F/C, something like 6'7" 240 lbs) also played in the NBA. A real man amongst boys in college. I also remember a John Williamson who played in the NBA, but he was a guard.

[cpawstoney]

He's still using his official visits. " Heading into his senior season, he’s narrowed his list of scholarship offers to Alabama, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State, with Notre Dame on the outside looking in. "

Here's an in-depth article:

A football player and a gentleman - Adolphus Washington

http://247sports.com/Article/A-football-player-and-a-gentleman-35972

[Lobot]

tO$U, committed today.

[CroninCrazy]

tO$U, committed today.

Not according to facebook and you know how accurate that is!

[CroninCrazy]

This is his facebook post:

Adolphus Diesel Washington
I'm not commit to Ohio state but they are still in the running
7 hours ago via mobile

[Thegreatone]

Really nice to hear he will be visiting us.

[Binturong05]

Academically, Notre Dame is about as good as it gets. I'm not even Catholic, and I know that it's not fair to ND to mention UC in the same sentence with them. UC has some nationally renowned colleges (like CCM and DAAP), but ND is an elite academic institution. If you look at typical incoming Freshman SAT scores, Notre Dame is in a class with places like Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, etc. And ND doesn't typically bend their rules for athletes. It's also a big reason why winning football games at the Division 1 level has become increasingly difficult for ND. Beating Boston College & Air Force is one thing; beating Florida, Texas or USC is another.

Glad you touched on the SAT/ACT scores because in my mind this is what makes or breaks and institution with respect to USN&WR when they refer to a university or college as exclusive, selective, etc. The ND brand is bigger and more well known than UC. However, I have relatives and friends from ND and in discussing college years there's nothing they covered that UC doesn't cover as core curriculum except an expectation you will attend mass on Sunday.

The Big Ten often touts themselves as being top academic institutions. Well, what really makes a top tier institution? Is it the quality of the candidate they select or is it what they do with the young minds they have in their rolls? If it's the former then yes, places like ND, Miami (OH), and other selective universities are "better" than UC simply because they have a higher baseline SAT/ACT. However, if it's actually based on the education you receive I have a hard time believing one school is really all that much better than another. With 41,000 students UC gets its fair share of state and federal research funding. This is really the only claim to fame the big land grant schools of the Big Ten can flaunt honestly. I deal with Mich St, Ohio State, and IU grads everyday at work and none of them strike me as top tier talent or the froth of the intelligence gene pool.

There are very few elite institutions where private funding and cutting edge technology and research will offer you a better education. Places like Stanford, the Ivy League schools, Northwestern, etc fit the mold, but I have yet to see any evidence that a small liberal arts college or a big state school in any way offers a better education than average to the vase majority of incoming students.

Like so much in life you get out of your education what you put into it. If Yale, Stanford, and ND only accept the creme de la creme then it will appear they offer a better education based on the end product having a higher baseline aptitude to begin with (just look at GW Bush and John Kerry who both were C students at best but because they went to Ivy League schools are or wereviewed as possessing above average intelligence). But the question still lingers if these universities had to accept middle-tier students would these types of kids have a better education than at a place like UC, Ohio U, or UK. I have my doubts.

[GoBearcats31]

@MikeDyer: "UC jumped back in the picture," Taft coach Mike Martin said of Adolphus Washington's recruiting situation

@MikeDyer: Taft senior DL Adolphus Washington taking official visit to UC this weekend, says Taft coach Mike Martin

[Thegreatone]

Big weekend for Cats. If we can find a way to get Adolphus and Dwyane it would be HUGE. Getting two CINCY boys to committ to UC instead of OSU, BAMA, LSU and basically everyone else in the country.

Wow. Would love to see OSU fans reaction if it happens.

Announcing Nov 22 and Taft coach says Cincy is right back in the mix.

[coach]

i wish those two well wherever they go, but hopefully they realize the great opportunity they have to contribute immediately. with wolfe, hughes, richardson, trigg and schaeffer all seniors, washington could likely step in right away and play on the defense. i think we all realize there is more than enough opportunity for a wide receiver.

[cmm27]

If Washington commits to UC I will buy somebody a sodapop. Not sure who, yet, but somebody will get a drink on me.

edit: And by that, I clearly meant somebody on this board. I would never offer a current UC player any type of benefit, regardless of how menial.

[BearCatMarcher]

If Washington commits to UC I will buy somebody a sodapop. Not sure who, yet, but somebody will get a drink on me.

edit: And by that, I clearly meant somebody on this board. I would never offer a current UC player any type of benefit, regardless of how menial.

Not even a pat on the back and a "Good Job?"

Daw :(

[cmm27]

That might be a "permissable" benefit.

[Lobot]

Considering we might land him it thought it was about time to fix his name in the thread title.

[BearCatMarcher]

Considering we might land him it thought it was about time to fix his name in the thread title.

"it thought"

Mystery solved I always knew you were a robotic construct.

[Thegreatone]

This would be the best recruit to ever step on campus. I am not saying he would be the best player every but to get a player from Bama and OSU would be something...

[icehole3]

spoke to one of Washington's bball coaches last night, OSU is leading right now

[bobestes]

Odd that he'd go to OSU now...