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O'Neal is not a 'me' player
Coach says college coaches watching practice improves entire team's play
Updated: February 13, 2012, 5:48 PM ET
By
Kipp Adams | DawgNation
Johnny O'Neal (Dublin, Ga./West Laurens) -- like Reuben Foster (LaGrange, Ga./Troup) -- was one of the first prospects to emerge in the 2013 class. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker's freshman highlights garnered much praise and resulted in several BCS offers, including one from the Georgia Bulldogs. But even with a promising start to his high school career, O'Neal has come a long way in his development in the last year, and he was recently in Athens to see where he ranked on the Bulldogs' board.
According to how O'Neal was treated, he might be pretty high on the list.
"I liked the way the Georgia coaches treated me during my visit." he said. "They made me feel like they wanted me there and it might be my second home after high school, but I am not sure just yet. I like Athens, and one thing I like about Coach [Mark] Richt is that he is a really religious guy"
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