Interesting analysis. Thanks for posting, allen!

Not sure how much stock I'm putting into ol' Luke Parrish's analysis ...

"He can force turnovers when the team needs it most ... "

So why was Ohio one of the worst in the country at creating turnovers this year?

"Hagan is a very strong tackler who can wrap up ... "

This guy must have only watched highlight reels. Hagan hasn't been a strong tackler since he arrived in Athens. The guy also referred to him as a heat-seeking missile ... that is more accurate. Hagan literally tries to destroy anything he sees ... which, in some cases, is great. In others ... when a simple tackle is necessary ... you see him getting dragged down the field for 5-7 extra yards.

I still don't think Hagan gets drafted ... but will get his shot as an UDFA in a mini-camp/training camp. I hope it works out. The more Bobcats in the NFL, the better! But I'm in the camp that he was over-hyped after a really impressive freshman year. I'm not saying he was bad ... but he just wasn't as good as many made him out to be.

This may be too broad ... but if he was that good, why did Ohio's secondary as a whole stink for a good part of his four years?

A Forced Fumble is credited if the ball is recovered by the defense or not, so regardless of wether or not the “fumble went our way” as you suggest, Hagan forced 7 Fumbles in his 4 years, but 5 of those were as a Freshman, 1 as a Sophomore, 0 as a Junior and 1 this past year. Most all of his production came as a Freshman.

That being said, he will get his opportunity, and I’m sure we will all wish him well.

What I’m saying is in the last 3 years he had 2 FF, not what I’d call a turnover machine.

Is it possible that playing his freshman year with a defense that included Poling, Moore, Brown, Sayles, Basham, etc. enabled him to focus more on stripping the ball, not covering for others, etc. Worth mentioning I think.

It’s possible, but it’s not like he had the “WORST “ JR/SR season.. GEESH. One thing I did notice he was more focused on going for the strip, than the tackle. He was “trying “ to make a play that we were demanding. Unfortunately just like we watch film, so do they. They tell their players to hold on to that ball, and “clearly “ they don’t throw in his direction. What’s the saying? “ They got film on him now”. As far as tackling techniques, hopefully someone at the next level can help him with that. Damn, our leading tackler is the safety. I wonder who is going to step up and save us from Kent State next year? Good luck young man, I look forward to watching you at the next level.. #7