Tyler Maro.

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Jun 10, 2020
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Very Highly rated recruit.
Recruitment list is beyond ISU oline typical. Impressive.
Now a senior, and not mentioned much.
Just wondering...
 

CycloneT

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Very Highly rated recruit.
Recruitment list is beyond ISU oline typical. Impressive.
Now a senior, and not mentioned much.
Just wondering...
I wouldn't call an 87 composite very highly rated but he's gotten beat out and recruited over. He's practically only played ST since being here
 

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Jun 10, 2020
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Impressive list/offers.
NE, KS, OR, Stanford, ASU, CA, IL, Indiana, NDS, OSU, TCU, UCLA, UT, Duke....

We have had few, if any oline recruits (in recent history), that can match this level of interest..
Just sayin.... and wondering.
 

Aclone

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Impressive list/offers.
NE, KS, OR, Stanford, ASU, CA, IL, Indiana, NDS, OSU, TCU, UCLA, UT, Duke....

We have had few, if any oline recruits (in recent history), that can match this level of interest..
Just sayin.... and wondering.
Tyler had three qualities that made him appealing. One, he was long. Two, he was athletic, moved his feet very well. And three, the reason that he got most of those offers (see Duke, Stanford, Cal…) was elite academics.

The problem was, while he moved extremely well, that was at 6’7” and around 250. Maybe that much.

It seems pretty apparent that, in adding 50+ pounds, he lost a step or three.

That happens with some guys. Similar thing happened with Grant Treiber. And Hayden Pauls.

I’m hoping it doesn’t happen with Kuol Kuol.

Personally, I’m just happy Tyler is a solid backup, and chose to stay for his final year, rather than portalling out.

Oh yeah. If you want to see a really impressive offer list, take a look at Will Tompkins’. He was still racking them up when he committed.

And no, he didn’t weigh 250 or 260 his senior year. He’ll be fine.
 

bozclone

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Maro is a great teammate and a valuable backup at tackle. Great student. He hasn’t cracked the starting lineup, because Tyler Miller is better and more experienced than him.
 
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Pope

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I'm a huge Tyler Maro fan. While I can't comment a whole lot on Tyler's athletic ability, I can't say enough about his character.

Tyler is a selfless young man who gives his time and attention to helping everyone else around him. In this era of trash talking and attention seeking athletes, Tyler just quietly puts in the hard work every day and places the team over himself. And he's an outstanding student in the classroom - already has his engineering degree.

In short, Tyler is the epitome of the culture that Matt Campbell has built, and I have no doubt he will go on to be extremely successful in life as a husband, father, and employee.
 
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Kaner04

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Impressive list/offers.
NE, KS, OR, Stanford, ASU, CA, IL, Indiana, NDS, OSU, TCU, UCLA, UT, Duke....

We have had few, if any oline recruits (in recent history), that can match this level of interest..
Just sayin.... and wondering.
He’s not as good as other offensive lineman we have. Simple as that, no matter the offer list. Just sayin