No. 10 CB Jordan Fuller recaps Ohio State visit, Urban Meyer meeting
BRIAN DOHN
11:22 AM
No. 10 cornerback Jordan Fuller highlights the keys to his Ohio State visit, including bonding with the players and speaking with the coaching staff.
Cornerback
Jordan Fuller already knew about
Ohio State's coaching staff and academic reputation, so his official visit was more about getting around the players.
He was hosted by freshman
Justin Hilliard, and was able to spend a lot of time with the current Buckeyes.
"They're cool," said the 6-foot-1 1/2, 197-pound Fuller. "I never really got to hang with them before, so this is the first time. I like them a lot. They're good guys."
Fuller, the No. 10 cornerback in the class from Northern Valley (N.J.) Old Tappan, said he had two major takeaways from the visit.
"Really just getting around the guys," Fuller said. "I pretty much knew everything else. Really getting around the guys was good. That was a big thing.
"Also, my mom was there. It was her first time there and it was really good for her to see everything and talk to all the coaches and stuff like that."
Fuller made an official visit to
Notre Dame last month and will be at
Michigan next weekend. He is also contemplating a
Penn State trip and will announce clsoe to signing day.
Another key part of his visit to Ohio State was meeting with new defensive coordinator
Greg Schiano. When he was head coach at Rutgers, Schiano recruited Fuller's brother,
Devin Fuller before he left the Scarlet Knights to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"We met with him as a family and then we went over some football stuff," Fuller said. "He coached me up as a corner, looking at down and distance and how you can ge the advantage by what the offense is going to do in those situations. I really learned a lot there. I definitely know he knows what he is talking about. He's a good coach."
Overall, Fuller said the experience of the official visit left a lasting impression.
"The whole thing was very good," he said. "We did the whole campus tour, chilled with the players, ate a lot, obviously. Every official is like that. We met with coach Meyer a little bit, and just talked. We went over academics and stuff like that.
"The second day was more football-based. We met with coach Meyer, we got the presentation from the strength staff, we toured the weight room and all the facilities."