Previewing Nike Football's The Opening Cleveland Regional

By Andrew Lind on April 9, 2017 at 8:30 am
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Some of the Midwest's most talented prospects will descend upon the Cleveland Browns' practice facility in Berea on Sunday morning for Nike Football's The Opening Regional.

The event is headlined by Ohio State running back commit Jaelen Gill, who — in his first camp action since suffering a fractured fibula in September — will be looking to punch his ticket to the finals for the second-consecutive year. Though it's geared toward showcasing rising seniors, Gill was one of six underclassmen invited to the event last summer.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

TIME EVENT
9-10 A.M. ATHLETE REGISTRATION*
9:30-11:55 A.M. NIKE FOOTBALL RATING TESTING*
10:30-11:55 A.M. ELITE 11 QUARTERBACK TRAINING
12-12:30 P.M. CAMP INTROS AND WARM UP
12:30-2 P.M. POSITION DRILLS
2-3:30 P.M. ONE-ON-ONE DRILLS, HALF SKELETON AND LINEMAN CHALLENGE

*Not open to media

After the event, roughly a dozen prospects will earn an invitation to The Opening Finals, which will take place at Nike's headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, in either late June or early July. 

If the above-mentioned Gill does "Get Open," he will join fellow future Buckeye Jaiden Woodbey, who earned an invitation last week following his performance at the Los Angeles Regional.

Some other notable Ohio State targets expected to be among the more than 300 prospects in attendance at Sunday's event include: 

Stay tuned to the Recruiting Board for updates throughout the day.

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