Linebacker Zaire Franklin (Philadelphia/La Salle) stifled a laugh when asked if he could vividly remember Bill O'Brien's visit to his school earlier this year.
"How could I forget? Come on now, it was Coach O'Brien," he said. "When Coach O'Brien showed up, my school -- it almost stopped."
"How could I forget? Come on now, it was Coach O'Brien," he said. "When Coach O'Brien showed up, my school -- it almost stopped."
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The East Region consists of the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Programs from all over the country consider the East Region fertile recruiting territory and it's not uncommon for kids to sign with teams from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC.