Mobley doesn't like Tight End Tim.
Most of the nation's high school football seasons have come to an end, except for Pennsylvania, who finally ends their two month playoff session this weekend. Since the last installment of Buckeye Seedlings, Tressel has continued to build upon his stellar recruiting group by landing Willie Mobley of Eden Prairie, MN. After leading his team to the 5A state championship, Mobley squashed Tim Brewster's dream of turning him into a tight end and gave the Vest his 15th verbal commitment.
Ohio State's main remaining target, Terrelle Pryor is guiding his team to the state title game this weekend, after a 41-21 victory last week. Pryor was his usual self, running for 158 yards, passing for 142 and returning an interception for a 100 yard TD. He became the first player in Western Pennsylvania history to run and pass for over 4,000 career yards, those are some sick numbers my friends and if Tressel has this conversation with him, I am going to look into a PSL at the BCS title games.
This past weekend, Ohio State hosted another group of targets/commits, including a couple of potential steals. Josh Jenkins is currently a soft verbal to West Virginia and is rated as one of the top linemen nationally. Jenkins is fresh off his second consecutive West Virginia state title and appreciated the chance to check out Cbus's ladies at the Lil' Wayne concert.
Another potential theft is Keith Wells, a defensive end out of Georgia. He has given a verbal to Florida State, but wanted to check out Ohio State just to be sure. Wells may have to act fast, the Buckeyes are probably going to give only 3 or 4 more scholarships and I'm sure two of them are reserved for Jenkins and Pyror.
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All hail the Vest.
Losing Mobley had to have broken Brewster's heart. Anyone want to offer an over/under on GopherLand tenure? Three years? Four? I take four.
I really hope this Pryor thing works out. I don't see much help on the horizon at quarterback, and Boeckman will lost at least one game for OSU next season, just as he lost one (and tried to lose two) this season. Loyalty be damned; Tressel knows exactly how carefully he has to use Boeckman to win games. Shelving Boeckman in the second half against m*ch*g*n tells you everything you need to know about the amount of tangible confidence Tressel has in the quarterback position.
I'm not a recruiting expert, but I attempt to play one on this blog and everything I have been reading and hearing has Pryor coming here. The Vest is building a track record that is hard to ignore for these highly ranked recruits. Pryor can come in next year and watch Boeckman (perhaps redshirt) and be the starter for 3 years.
By the way Joe, I think Brewster is gone after three years, can't have a shitty coach if you are opening up a new stadium.
do we automatically target recruits named jenkins and wells?
[...] Original post by Eleven Warriors - A Buckeye Sports Blog [...]
it'd be nice if we could get another RB, since devoe torrence is probably out of the picture
What do you mean by "since devoe torrence is probably out of the picture?"
the rumors are that he's in some fairly serious trouble with the law, which is why we've given an offer to aundre dean out of texas. dean had been committed to UCLA, but since dorell was fired, he's been looking elsewhere
"What do you mean by “since devoe torrence is probably out of the picture?â€
Wil - December 12th, 2007 "
if you live around the canton area, you should know what this means. lets just say hes definitely out of the picture. silly teenage decisions.
I don't live in the canton area.....got a site link that might go into more detail?
Wil, I have spent my lunch hour (I luckily work for my dad) researching this topic, as I was unaware of the rumor myself. I have know previously that Devoe's transfer to Massillon had some shadiness to it (i.e. his Canton South coach would not "guarantee" his parents that Devoe would start at RB, again something I just overheard). I have found these two links that might shed some light on two possible angles:
1. Trouble with the law- http://www.columbusdispatch.co...
2. Doesn't like the fact another RB was recruited this year-
http://deathrattlesports.com/o...
I have to give credit to JEH45 of DeathRattleSports, for both of these links.
It could be possible that we are better off without Devoe, who seems to enjoy attention upon himself, perhaps a little jealousy of his older brother. If you pull out of football at Ohio State, are you really that smart?
Crap
Pryor seems cool. I read something saying Pryor was having second thoughts because he hasn't seen OSU run a spread offense or anything, but that has to be bullshit, right? I mean...I'm sure he watched how Tressel went from conservative to open-vest when his confidence in Smith grew.
I'm hoping that the article was just taking things out of context! I figure with Henton out of the doghouse(?), perhaps there will be a mobile QB in the future regardless of where Pryor goes!
Good points Tommy, I have heard the same rumors lately; Oregon and Florida have entered the picture with their spread offenses. I also heard he is rooming with Michael Brewster at the U.S. Army all-star game, which is interesting to me, because Brewster has been our second best recruiter this year.
Only time will tell and I'm sure these will not be the last rumors we hear, but I hope playing close to home and a Buckeye National Title will help his decision.
I wouldn't sweat the Oregon connection too much. Pryor knows and understands that a good coach tailors his offense to suit the talent at hand. He hasn't forgotten - or failed to notice - what Smith did when he was here.
If what is rumored is true, Pryor wants to stay as close to home as he can, which would - to my mind - mean PSU, WVU and Ohio State. Florida's got a legitimate shot at him, but I'd bank my money on any of those first three schools.
You never know, though. I can't imagine being a highly-sought after 18-year-old in a situation like his. When I played high school ball, the only guy seeking me out was my Dad after the game.