Daniel Green, a Class of 2017 linebacker from Portland, committed to USC. Green had offers from Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, Utah and Cal.
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Daniel Green, a Class of 2017 linebacker from Portland, committed to USC. Green had offers from Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, Utah and Cal.
in your FACE, Beavs!!!
#BuckToothedLosers
Hold on for approval? You have got to be kidding.
What could possibly be offensive? Now officiousness by the moderator…That is something else.
After watching film on this kid, I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up at fullback and maybe that’s the real reason that they recruited him. On defense, I thought that he was OK but nothing to scream about. But when he runs the ball on offense, he just runs right over people. I’ll bet that’s why they recruited him.
Didn’t Helton’s new offense delete the fullback position?
I don’t think that they did. They say they want to run the ball in a physical way. To do that you need blocking at the very point of attack. That almost requires some kind of a blocking back who’s directly in front of the running back at the point of attack. Sarks offense didn’t use a fullback because it was more of a finesse offense.
I don’t know anything about this kid. Does anyone have any kind of take on him? I seen that he’s 6-3 230.
Madison linebacker Daniel Green Portland.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound middle linebacker was unfazed by the deficit and continued to be a physical presence in the middle of the field until the final whistle of the 46-20 loss.
“It means that I love the game, love my position and will go 100 percent every down,” Green explained.
It was a display of true linebacker mentality, and is one reason coaches from the Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars have roamed the halls of Madison High School in recent weeks for meetings with Madison coach Don Johnson.
“I’m talking to a lot of schools – Washington, Washington State, Boise State, Oregon, Oregon. Ole Miss is showing me love,” Green said.
The two in-state programs stand out as possible landing spots for the middle linebacker and he is hopeful one (or both) pull the trigger with an offer in the coming months.
“Two great schools. I would go to either one. Oregon has been a dream school of mine since I was younger and I’m happy they switched to a defense I feel more comfortable in,” he said.
The change to a 4-3 isn’t the only reason Green is excited about the Ducks. He also likes what he’s seen early from defensive coordinator Brady Hoke and head coach Mark Helfrich.
“They came to the school. That was great,” he said. “They talked about what’s going on in the classroom and been keeping in contact.”
Despite all the attention, Green’s lone offer thus far comes from Eastern Washington.
Grades, once a concern that have kept schools at arm’s length, have become a priority in Green’s life.
“He’s finally understanding that being a student is more important than being an athlete,” Johnson said. “School will take you further than sports. There’s several former pro athletes looking for jobs now.”
With a rising G.P.A., interest in the physically-imposing defender is growing.
For that, he thanks Johnson, the second-year coach at Madison.
“He’s been helping me a lot. When I came from Grant I didn’t know about the grade needs, so I fell behind,” Green said. “When I got here, he put me back on track and it has been going good. He’s been a good person in my life, other than football… in all types of aspects. I’m just thankful he came to the PIL and gave me an opportunity to go to college.”
Green has his first offer, but there could soon be plenty more to consider.
“It feels good to have my first official offer from a school and know that it’s one I can fall back on,” he said. “Hopefully, there’s more to come.”
GOOD STUFF JOHN!
I read up a little on him after I posted that. On USCFootball there a nice little piece on him. His coach says he patrols the middle and reminds him of Chris Claiborne. His dream school has always been USC. That’s pretty cool considering the success Oregon has had lately. It really looks like this kids stock is rising. Johnny Nansen did a good job of recruiting this kid.
sas, is it true SC beat out Eastern Washington for him?
Check out uscSCOUTcom and you’ll see his stock and offer list…
I thought the number of stars didn’t matter.
It doesn’t and verbals are worthless, SW
Madison linebacker Daniel Green.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound middle linebacker was unfazed by the deficit and continued to be a physical presence in the middle of the field until the final whistle of the 46-20 loss.
“It means that I love the game, love my position and will go 100 percent every down,” Green explained.
It was a display of true linebacker mentality, and is one reason coaches from the Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars have roamed the halls of Madison High School in recent weeks for meetings with Madison coach Don Johnson.
“I’m talking to a lot of schools – Washington, Washington State, Boise State, Oregon, Oregon. Ole Miss is showing me love,” Green said.
The two in-state programs stand out as possible landing spots for the middle linebacker and he is hopeful one (or both) pull the trigger with an offer in the coming months.
“Two great schools. I would go to either one. Oregon has been a dream school of mine since I was younger and I’m happy they switched to a defense I feel more comfortable in,” he said.
The change to a 4-3 isn’t the only reason Green is excited about the Ducks. He also likes what he’s seen early from defensive coordinator Brady Hoke and head coach Mark Helfrich.
“They came to the school. That was great,” he said. “They talked about what’s going on in the classroom and been keeping in contact.”
Despite all the attention, Green’s lone offer thus far comes from Eastern Washington.
Grades, once a concern that have kept schools at arm’s length, have become a priority in Green’s life.
“He’s finally understanding that being a student is more important than being an athlete,” Johnson said. “School will take you further than sports. There’s several former pro athletes looking for jobs now.”
With a rising G.P.A., interest in the physically-imposing defender is growing.
For that, he thanks Johnson, the second-year coach at Madison.
“He’s been helping me a lot. When I came from Grant I didn’t know about the grade needs, so I fell behind,” Green said. “When I got here, he put me back on track and it has been going good. He’s been a good person in my life, other than football… in all types of aspects. I’m just thankful he came to the PIL and gave me an opportunity to go to college.”
Green has his first offer, but there could soon be plenty more to consider.
“It feels good to have my first official offer from a school and know that it’s one I can fall back on,” he said. “Hopefully, there’s more to come.”
John, if you are going to persist in sharing real information I may have to block you.
Wow. The kid hasn’t even visited yet. Oregon fans are pi**ed.