Had a really great discussion with Aden Kelley on Wednesday about his recruitment. We talked about Collin Oliver’s impact, his OSU thoughts, what he’s doing in quarantine, etc.
Writing a story now for the main page but dropping the audio in exclusively for PFB+ers early right here
(will not be posting the audio anywhere else; using it for the story and just transcribing) … along with a few bullet points that stood out to me from our chat. Not everything in the conversation will be included in the story so I figured I’d just share it all for the +ers. Kind of a fun convo (not all convos with recruits are fun!)
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He says he wanted to commit two weeks ago to the school of his choosing, but that he’s not entirely set – yet. He’s fiddling and wants to make sure he’s 100% confident so he makes only one commitment and doesn’t back out later.
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Not public, but Kelley tells me he’s down to two or three schools. Been working through the list the last few weeks, and “Oklahoma State’s definitely on the list.”
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“I’ve been in contact with a lot of the coaches at OSU, from Gundy to Coach Richmond to Coach Clements to Coach Vic. They’ve all been really involved, been really good with me.”
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On OSU’s messaging to him, it’s simple: “Stay home and make an impact here in your own state. That’s the big thing they’ve pointed out, the thing that’s made sense to me. To stay home and do something special.”
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On Collin Oliver committing [EYEBALL EMOJIS]: “He’s a heck of a player. I saw he committed to OSU, and I was kinda shocked honestly. I followed him on Twitter, he hit me up and said, ‘Hey man, make the move.’ That sparked a little something there. He’s a great player. Being another in-state kid, I have a chance to do something special.”
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Kelley has OSU ties out the wazoo. His mom went to OSU and graduated from there. The harvest crew he works with are OSU alums. “I’m surrounded by a bunch of OSU alums the next few months while I’m working [on the farm.]”