The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:35 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Junior Okpara Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB6) 60 Three-star cornerback Junior Okpara took a step back when it was time to decide which college he would be attending and thought about his future after football, something that made a great impact on where he ended up choosing to commit to. The Sugar Land, Texas product talked with us about that tonight and also filled us in on how his senior season went. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/723149.html 2047 Matt Alkire http://recruiting.scout.com/2/723149.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:35:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Junior Okpara has been high on the Hawgs ever since he committed to Arkansas back in July but a lot has changed in Fayetteville forcing the standout defensive back to do some looking around. He recently returned from an official visit to Boston College and he gave Scout.com the skinny on his trip up North. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/710339.html 2047 Sonny Shipp http://recruiting.scout.com/2/710339.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:50:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Junior Okpara is one of the most highly regarded defensive backs in the “Lone Star State” and he made an early commitment to Arkansas, but he is now also looking at taking official visits to schools like Missouri, Boston College, and Virginia. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/708316.html 2047 Greg Powers http://recruiting.scout.com/2/708316.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:28:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Texas prep cornerback Ugo "Junior" Okpara (6-1, 180, 4.48) chooses Arkansas over Nebraska, Virginia and Boston College and becomes the fifth player this week and 15th overall in the 2008 class to commit to the Razorbacks. http://arkansas.scout.com/2/661780.html 2047 Dudley E. Dawson http://arkansas.scout.com/2/661780.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:23:00 GMT 1 10 Arkansas arkansas Unofficial visitors will become a thing of the past in a couple of weeks. Mostly because when the coaches at Nebraska come back they will be neck deep in getting ready for fall camp and the season. Before then, Nebraska might be expecting a few more, big unofficial visitors in Lincoln. One said tonight he is still trying to get to Lincoln. http://nebraska.scout.com/2/660602.html 2047 Bryan Munson http://nebraska.scout.com/2/660602.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:18:00 GMT 1 204 Nebraska nebraska Ugo "Junior" Okpara (6-1, 180, 4.48) is one of the country's top 25 prep cornerbacks and is currently on an unofficial visit to the University of Arkansas - one of his four finalists along with Nebraska, Virginia and Boston College. http://arkansas.scout.com/2/660083.html 2047 Dudley E. Dawson http://arkansas.scout.com/2/660083.html Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:02:00 GMT 1 10 Arkansas arkansas With Nebraska losing no less than three starting corners after this year, the need for more is obvious. Sugar Land , Texas standout Junior Okpara would help to satisfy that quite nicely. He’s narrowed down his list at this point, and we talked to him about the process of recruiting and a change in mind he’s had about when he’d like to decide. http://nebraska.scout.com/2/657203.html 2047 Steve Ryan http://nebraska.scout.com/2/657203.html Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:11:00 GMT 0 204 Nebraska nebraska Defensive back Ugo Okpara of Sugar Land (Dulles), Texas said he has a top four and he has a strategy on what he is doing. The 6-1, 180-pound corner or safety prospect is going to be moving fast and moving often in the month of July. http://oklahomastate.scout.com/2/654759.html 2047 Robert Allen http://oklahomastate.scout.com/2/654759.html Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:21:00 GMT 1 181 Oklahoma State oklahomastate If there is a fad around cornerbacks, and defensive backs in general, it might be size. Receivers are getting taller and while you can still have explosiveness in the vertical jump, nothing helps you match up well more than size. Nebraska has their eyes set on a tall cornerback from Texas and he is set to see Lincoln in July. http://nebraska.scout.com/2/654144.html 2047 Bryan Munson http://nebraska.scout.com/2/654144.html Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:28:00 GMT 1 204 Nebraska nebraska The theory goes that if you add height, you lose speed. And maybe not straight line speed, but quickness through the hips. It's becoming increasingly important to have closer to 6-foot cornerbacks than not to defend 6-foot-3+ wide receivers. While athleticism makes up some difference, it's key to have that size to bump and run effectively. http://nebraska.scout.com/2/648100.html 2047 Bryan Munson http://nebraska.scout.com/2/648100.html Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:12:00 GMT 1 204 Nebraska nebraska He can hit. He can cover. And he loves being on an island. That is about the best way to describe one of the top cornerbacks in Texas. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/647803.html 2047 Sonny Shipp http://recruiting.scout.com/2/647803.html Thu, 31 May 2007 01:54:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Notre Dame will work hard to find prospect during the May evaluation period. Cornerback Ugo “Junior” Okpara from Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas) will be a player the Irish may take a harder look at now that they will have a chance to see him work out. http://notredame.scout.com/2/639030.html 2047 Jeff Baumhower http://notredame.scout.com/2/639030.html Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:08:00 GMT 1 109 Notre Dame notredame One rising defensive back prospect in the state of Texas to keep an eye on is Dulles High cornerback Ugo Okpara. He has picked up four offers and one all the way from ACC country. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/633982.html 2047 Jeremy Patterson http://recruiting.scout.com/2/633982.html Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:24:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting