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Edwardsville, IL.- Call him big. Call him strong. Just don’t call him slow.
Jumbo athlete Rodney Coe is a monster athlete looking to take his game on the offensive side of the ball in college. At 6’2″ 245 pounds he is a load to handle when he builds up a head of steam. The star player has well over 30 offers from all over the country and just finished up his second major road trip. He’s been active this spring taking some visits and has actually gotten to a point where he has narrowed his selections some.
“Everything’s good now, I’m going to lay low for a while now. I just got back from visiting Auburn, Alabama, and Arkansas. Alabama was a nice visit. The facilities were nice, but hardly any coaches were there except for the running back coach. He was really great and he’s from the St. Louis area originally so there was that connection. But I was disappointed that no one else was around. I enjoyed Auburn a lot. The coaches were all there for “Big Cat” weekend. I had a great chance to talk with the players and coaches there. I enjoyed that visit a lot. Arkansas I like them. There is a good chance for me to play running back there early. The coaches and people were real cool. My uncle went there which is just another reason I like them.”
Trying to entertain 30 plus schools is a ridiculous task for any high school recruit. Rodney is aware of the time involved which is why he has started trimming his list already. He knows 3 schools that he will take official visits to and will remain on his list. He has not decided if he will add any other schools or what he will do.
“Three schools for sure I know will be there are Auburn, Arkansas, and Iowa. Those three schools are my top 3, I may add some more to make it a top 5 or 7, I’m not sure. But I do know that I like each of these three schools and have a high interest. I’m at the point where I’m narrowing it down. I don’t have a plan for my commitment. I will likely take those three visits and maybe those will be the only three. I could potentially commit on my first or second visit even, I just don’t know. Right now with those visits I’m going to spend some time looking it all over.”
Tennessee was expected to receive a visit from Rodney on his most recent southeast swing. He took a moment to explain that cancellation.
“I just didn’t find time to fit it in on our trip. We already were short on time and it just didn’t work out. So I decided not to go there. I’m not sure if I’ll make up the visit in the future, but at this point it doesn’t seem too likely.”
Oregon and Alabama are a couple of schools who have offered Coe. At this point they are left outside of the top 3, but could remain in the picture possibly.
“I’m not closed to anybody, but I like those three more right now. At this point I won’t add many schools to my list. Alabama is there, but Oregon is a little down the list right now.”
His offer’s are for running back and line backer. Most feel he would make a natural linebacker, or hybrid defensive end. However it’s all running back for Coe in college he claims.
“Most schools comment on my size first. They think I’m big but not slow at all. Lots of coaches are impressed with how I move, like I’m a smaller back. I can break off long runs, I’m the whole package. I’m working on my hips and flexibility, and keeping my speed and getting faster. I only played 6 games last year, this year I want to play all 9 and get over 1,000 yards. I also want to post some solid receiving yards this year.”
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