ESPNU 150 DE Odenigbo to Northwestern 
January, 7, 2012
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Jared Shanker | ESPN.com
CENTERVILLE, Ohio – Under coach Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern is starting to build a winning tradition.
Wins on the recruiting trail, especially in the final few weeks when many of the elite prospects commit, were still eluding the Wildcats. However, the first Saturday of the New Year may have signaled an end to that.
On Saturday, ESPNU 150 prospect Ifeadi Odenigbo committed to Northwestern in front of friends and family at his Centerville, Ohio, home over finalists Notre Dame and Stanford. Odenigbo, the top-ranked player in the state, donned the Wildcats cap and then unveiled a purple shirt hidden underneath his Under Armour All-America Game track jacket.
Wins on the recruiting trail, especially in the final few weeks when many of the elite prospects commit, were still eluding the Wildcats. However, the first Saturday of the New Year may have signaled an end to that.
On Saturday, ESPNU 150 prospect Ifeadi Odenigbo committed to Northwestern in front of friends and family at his Centerville, Ohio, home over finalists Notre Dame and Stanford. Odenigbo, the top-ranked player in the state, donned the Wildcats cap and then unveiled a purple shirt hidden underneath his Under Armour All-America Game track jacket.
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