Fickell Grabs Murray, Makes 9

Murray makes Fickell's first verbal

Luke Fickell may have a tough job this summer being a new head coach and all, but he has certainly taken over the reins of recruiting with ease thus far. Najee Murray, a defensive back out of Steubenville, Ohio, has great "SEC"-like speed and can just about cover anyone, anywhere.


Murray stands at 5'11", at 180 pounds and mainly plays Free Safety. He had offers from Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami of Ohio, Akron, Buffalo, Indiana, Ohio State. He runs a 4.41 40, can bench 300 pounds, and squat 450. Murray is also on the honor roll, which shows Fickell is on the right track for athletes looking to get in to Ohio State.


After Tyvis Powell committed just about a week or two ago, Fickell needs to keep the train rolling, and I think that he will with about 11 spots left in the 2013 recruiting class. While most recruiting will have to wait until August, (for obvious reasons), Fickell has shown he can get the job done and also to make sure to grab good, smart kids to have around the school.


We have some more video of Murray, for your viewing pleasure, after the jump.