LB Oliver picks Hoosiers over Cincinnati 
December, 6, 2012
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Jared Shanker | ESPN.com
There were only two places for Marcus Oliver (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) since the beginning of his recruitment last winter. He was either going to Cincinnati or Indiana.
Although tempting for the Cincinnati-area inside linebacker to go with the nearby program, he couldn’t turn down the Hoosiers.
“As bad as I wanted to be the hometown hero,” Oliver said, “Indiana was the school for me.”
Although tempting for the Cincinnati-area inside linebacker to go with the nearby program, he couldn’t turn down the Hoosiers.
“As bad as I wanted to be the hometown hero,” Oliver said, “Indiana was the school for me.”
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The Midwest Region consists of the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin and is where the foundation of most Big Ten recruiting classes are made up of. It's also where the MAC finds most of its talent and national programs hunt for prospects.