It all makes for plenty of formal interaction with adults, and his grandfather has made it a point to instruct Julian on how to speak in such settings: "I tell him, when somebody's interviewing you, don't say, 'I mean…' or 'You know…' You have to say what you mean. Consider that many preteens might cry at being yelled at but would not be fazed by losing. “I was like, Holy mackerel.” Julian met with head coach Dino Babers for a half-hour. And when I lost, I just didn’t take it very well.”, Fortunately, those moments don’t happen often. At Pittsburgh, Mick said WR coach Kevin Sherman sat down and gave an impressive, detailed half-hour about X’s and O’s with NFL context. And Coach Narduzzi said, 'I'm about ready to slap your kid,' and Betsy said, 'Go ahead.' He can now with Julian and his sister Quinci (5). “But I think it’s more in my mind to keep him grounded and to keep people around him knowing that he needs to be a good kid. “It was fun playing with kids with the same competitive edge and the same amount of talent around me,” he said.
“I sat out the next game,” he said. Fleming is the sort of player who can act as a bridge in a Bama style change if he comes aboard in 2020.
The Tigers’ wide receiver is only a sophomore. He can manipulate defenders with subtle movements without losing speed. "It was not believable," she said. The recruiting fight over him is only getting started, but it took an intriguing twist in January when the assistant coach who knows him best, former Penn State WR coach Josh Gattis, was lured away by Nick Saban to national champion Alabama. To follow this profile, please let us know your relationship to He's my baby still. It probably didn’t hurt being around his mother and grandfather all the time. When they're really good, they look like Julian Fleming.". "It's great. Summary: Curtis Fleming was born on 05/21/1941 and is 79 years old.
View Julian Fleming's career, season and game-by-game football stats while attending Southern Columbia Area High School. Fleming played high school football at Southern Columbia Area High School.Fleming finished his high school football career with 4,442 receiving yards and 62 receiving touchdowns, both PIAA records. “But getting yelled at, I feel like that’s just a kick in your butt – do this better, work harder on this. And yet, it’s fair to say, the school has never had a player remotely like Julian Fleming. What he got was, in his words, a live, nonstop highlight reel. Fleming’s upbeat personality exudes a supreme self-confidence that approaches cockiness but never quite bleeds over into it. He’s not just talented on an elite level. At the risk of feeding into the travel sports money machine, this seems to be one case where a youth with prodigious talent benefitted from travel to play with kids of his level. Mick Fleming (center) with daughters Lisa (left) and Betsy (right) last week on vacation in Orlando. Mick laughs now because it’s become something of a running joke between the two: As if anyone needs a reminder of where Julian Fleming is headed. ', "That was really, really a good visit and I liked him. Mick remembered the scene at the Pitt offices: "Julian kind of slouched down in the chair and gave one of those teenage reactions – 'Mom, what are you doing?' Then last fall, there was Virginia Tech. As a freshman, Fleming (4) escapes the Steel Valley defense in one of the few Southern Columbia highlights during its 49-7 loss in 2016 PIAA Class 2A championship. But Julian said he didn’t mind; it just motivated him.
Fleming's combination of athletic fluidity and learned expertise have wowed veteran recruiting analysts and college coaches. James Franklin made a point to pay special attention to Julian. But he already has a certain maturity. [2][3][4] Rivals.com named Fleming as the best wide receiver and the 14th best player in the 2020 recruiting class.
But he also has a great feel for the game and a great instinct.".
“It was a fun process.”. [1] He was a five star recruit coming out of high school and committed to Ohio State University to play college football. And he still was getting behind the defense and continually making plays. “Never," he said. © 2005-2020 CBS Interactive.
In the 30-year history of PIAA championships (1988-2017), Southern Columbia has played in more than half of the Class A and 2A state finals (16) and won more than a fourth of the championships (a PIAA-record 8), all under living-legend and 400-win coach Jim Roth. "That’s when I started playing travel basketball and also football.”. He’s that good. But he's in 10th grade.
He’s really excited and in love with football.”. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. What does his mother think of all the attention now? “Because sports will always be secondary. She relates a story of Julian as a Little League center fielder throwing to the proper base without being told. And I probably didn’t spend as much time with my children as my two grandchildren.”. And he still has to concentrate to keep it from happening again. Julian Fleming. 1-ranked receiver [nationally] in the class,” Dohn said. Fleming high-points a ball in a 7-on-7 camp last summer at Penn State. Julian Fleming is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.. High school career. The New Jersey-based 24/7 Sports northeast recruiting director had watched plenty of Fleming on tape but wanted to see him up close. "The best way I can put it is this: When you're trying to figure out what a stud prospect looks like, he's it. “I don’t really like cold weather. The striking quality about any fluid athlete who can blend learned skills is how at ease he is. Fleming caught a golf cart ride with James Franklin at a Penn State 7-on-7 camp last summer. “I cried.”, Fleming laughs about it now: “I just couldn’t hold any of my emotions back. Yes, he has gifts you can't teach. Replied Hynoski: "Believe me. Fleming played high school football at Southern Columbia Area High School. “Coach Franklin drove me in his cart back to my team [after speed testing],” Julian said. “He’s always had a certain sense, and I think that’s what separates him,” she said.
The flood of attention has validated a prediction made to Mick a year and a half ago by the last great athlete from the area to make an impact in professional football – none other than 4-time PIAA champion and Southern Columbia High legend Henry Hynoski. There was lots of volume in the coach’s voice. “Oh yeah, I like nice weather,” he said.
“It’s not just ability but he has sports knowledge, that sense and awareness.”. He needs to be educated. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The offers have flowed forth since. At 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, his raw speed, his reach and ability to high-point throws are his base attributes. Meet the Preseason Top 25 teams heading into the 2020 football season, Check out the latest movement in our Top 25 high school rankings, Watch all the can't-miss high school sports top plays, Find out how MaxPreps can help high school coaches serve their team and community, Check out the latest movement in our Top 25 high school basketball rankings.
[3], "Ohio State commit Julian Fleming sets pair of PIAA receiving records, Michigan commit Gaige Garcia sets one too, and Southern Columbia runs win streak to 77", "Julian Fleming, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wide Receiver", "Julian Fleming, 2020 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com", "5-Star WR Prospect Julian Fleming Commits to Ohio State over Penn State", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian_Fleming&oldid=986540139, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 14:13. It’s not as if Fleming doesn’t know this. Julian’s “Pop-Pop” – Mick Fleming – is well known around Columbia County, an easy-going but successful basketball coach at Southern Columbia for 25 years – 8 with boys, 17 with girls. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, PA) Tigers. Does Julian care about the weather of his college choice?
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Julian’s “Pop-Pop” – Mick Fleming – is well known around Columbia County, an easy-going but successful basketball coach at Southern Columbia for 25 years – 8 with boys, 17 with girls.
But anything like the pursuit of his grandson? "The measurables are all there. That’s what life’s about. ", Mick said of West Virginia: “That visit was pretty disappointing.” [Head coach Dana Holgerson] never showed, their wide receivers coach never showed. For a sophomore, he’s easily conversational and quite secure in his skin. “I cry when I lose,” Fleming said.
He's got such great body control. And it's kind of secondary to what we're working on as a family.". He knew how to set up routes. Julian Fleming and his little sister Quinci (5) at their home in Elysburg. But I wanna be in a place where it’s warm, where I don’t have to worry about snow and all that kind of stuff.”. “One game, she told me if I cried I’d have to sit out my next game,” Fleming said. And then you see him play. But Neumann-Goretti knew who was getting the ball. "I was like, this isn't happening.