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Lebanon's Cochran verbally commits to Ohio U.

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By Scott Hayes, Staff Writer 4:07 PM Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Chase Cochran didn’t want his future to wait any longer.

So, the Lebanon High senior wide receiver ended his recruiting process on Wednesday, July 1, choosing to become an Ohio Bobcat.

Cochran called Ohio head coach Frank Solich and verbally committed after returning home from a family vacation.

“It’s pretty exciting. I’m glad to get it out of the way,” Cochran said. “I went on vacation with the family to relax and get away from football for a while, then sat down and looked at all of my options.

“Once I thought about it, Ohio was an easy choice. They were the most sincere and truthful coaching staff through the entire process and I felt very comfortable there. Plus, I think I can get some playing time pretty early there, which was a factor.”

Cochran had three full scholarships offer to choose from — Ohio, the Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy. He was also recruited by Cincinnati, Indiana and Northwestern, but did not receive formal offers.

“I could have waited, but I wanted to get it out of the way before the season started,” Cochran said. “When the whole process began, I decided I wanted to let the off-season be about recruiting but didn’t want anything to take away from our football season. Now it’s time to focus on winning the league and making the playoffs.”

Lebanon head coach Shawn Lamb was pleased with Cochran’s decision.

“We’re excited for Chase,” Lamb said. “He’s very deserving of having the opportunity to play college football. He’ll do a good job and represent Lebanon football in a very classy and hard-working way.”

Contact this reporter at (513) 696-4526 or shayes@coxohio.com.

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Congratulations Chase! We have watched you grow and become an outstanding athlete and a wonderful role model for many of our younger kids in the Lebanon school district. Good Luck at OU and Good Luck this season we'll be watching every play. I GOT YOU GOT WE GOT PRIDE!!

Vince
7:17 AM, 7/2/2009

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