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Commitment Status:Signed LOI

Eugene Clifford

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Safety
Cincinnati, Ohio
Colerain
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  • Ht:6'2"
  • Wt:190 lbs
  • 40:4.45 secs
  • Vertical:33 inches
  • GPA:2.8
  • Class:2007 (High School)
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College Choices

School Interest Offer Visit Recruited by
Ohio StateCOMMITTED (09/21/2006)Offered01/12/2007Tim Beckman, John Peterson
FloridaNoneOfferedNone
Florida StateNoneOfferedNoneJohn Lilly
Miami (FL)NoneNone
MichiganNoneOfferedNoneRon English, Scot Loeffler

Scouting Report on Eugene Clifford

by Mike Farrell - 06/19/2006
Clifford is a physical safety with good size, long arms and excellent speed. He plays against a high level of competition in high school, has leadership skills and is a fierce competitor. Clifford is strong in run support and closes on the football well. He has good hands and instincts and reads plays well from centerfield. Clifford is excellent in zone support and doesn’t get out of position often. He can cover slot receivers if needed and is smooth in his backpedal. He’s not a big hitter but is a sure tackler and doesn’t take a lot of chances in the run.

Mike Farrell is a recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.

Latest News

Big Ten Signing Day dream team2/9/2007 Rivals.com Football Recruiting

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Clifford as good as there is1/23/2007BuckeyeGrove.com
Official visit weekend preview1/12/2007BuckeyeGrove.com
Ohioans shine in San Antonio1/10/2007OhioVarsity.com
U.S. Army All-American Bowl Hot 111/7/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
West puts on defensive show in U.S. Army Bowl1/6/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Scouting the Army East scrimmage1/3/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Army East notebook: Scouting the East stars1/3/2007Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Video: Eugene Clifford senior action10/27/2006Rivals.com
The Clifford prediction9/21/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Clifford set to announce decision9/21/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Video Feature: Eugene Clifford in action9/18/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Our own Herbie awards9/18/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Herbstreit Challenge Hot 119/18/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Five-star safety?9/16/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Herbstreit Classic photo gallery9/16/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
A Classic Event9/15/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Clifford makes big change in his choices9/13/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Why you should care about...8/29/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Clifford still pondering official visits8/23/2006TheWolverine.com
Bucks and Michigan battle for Clifford8/14/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Video: Clifford proves the hype8/9/2006Rivals.com
Gearing up for fall7/13/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Ohio stacked at safety7/3/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
AMP: Buckeyes focus on Cincy6/28/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
The OV Top 10: Safeties6/24/2006OhioVarsity.com
Clifford reflects on Michigan camp6/22/2006TheWolverine.com
Star DB talks about Michigan camp6/22/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Clifford talks about Michigan camp6/22/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
New Rivals100 goes against traditional trends6/6/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
QB Clausen leads new Rivals1006/5/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
AMP: 5 star near misses6/5/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Video: Clifford makes plays5/23/2006Rivals.com
A classic Michigan-OSU battle?5/17/2006Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Clifford claims recent Tressel contact5/16/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Colerain DB keeping options open5/4/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
The OV Review: Eugene Clifford3/8/2006OhioVarsity.com
Student Sports Junior All-Americans3/1/2006StudentSportsFootball.com
Blazing his own path2/27/2006TheWolverine.com
Clifford prefers to let his play do the talking2/23/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Clifford enjoys OSU junior day2/7/2006OhioVarsity.com
Will battle for star junior be UM vs OSU?11/10/2005Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Class of 2007 prospect visits Michigan10/13/2005TheWolverine.com

Stats

Defense
Year TckInt
2006 (Sr.)131-
2005 (Jr.)1476
2004 (So.)-4