"It's definitely a great experience," Lawless said. "Great people and great coaches. I got to talk to Brady Hoke, and he's a great coach. I'm glad I got to meet him. He seems like a really great guy. We are building a great relationship and that's going to be great for the recruiting process."
"He started right off the bat recruiting heavy," Lawless said. "He called me the next day after he took the job. We have been talking ever since. He definitely seems like he knows what he is talking about. He is really big on the education part and that's good to see from a coach. We talked about the defense and how he sees me playing. We sat down and watched some film and that's always really good."
Hoke is known for texting in all caps, but was he all caps in person? "All caps, all the time," Lawless said. "Everything is capitalized at all times. It's like is he mad or is he yelling at me? (laughs) I'm glad to meet him today and it was a really great impression."
Lawless joins fellow in-state defensive lineman D'Andre Litaker and Greg Emerson in making up the Big 3 in 2018 defensive lineman recruiting. They all talk about playing together and about the daily battles in recruiting.
"Those guys area good guys," Lawless said. "I grew up playing basketball with D'Andre (Litaker) and I got to meet Greg Emerson and he's a pretty good dude. We text every now and then. It's always good to talk to guys in your class. "It makes sense that in-state guys that stay at home and help the state. What they are saying is definitely true."
- VQ