Don't you just love waking up to good news?
I hope so because Marcus Freeman has announced he'll join Jenkins and Robo and return for his senior campaign. Freeman has a torn meniscus that may or may not require surgery but said that had nothing to do with his decision.
"If I was ready to go, I could have gone with a hurt knee or not," he said.In the end, it simply came down to his love for playing at The Ohio State University.
"But you can't beat the atmosphere here. ... I just wasn't ready to move on and start another chapter in my life."
Hallelujah! Hopefully, the return of Jenkins, Robo and Freeman will give Alex Boone and Laurinaitis more incentive to stay but I wouldn't count on it. Boone needs to return because he's not ready, but Animal should go. His stock will never creep higher than it is today. It kinda reminds me of the Michael Conley situation. (Thanks to GoBucks89 for the Freeman tip!)
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Wow. Do you think Marcus was reading a few days ago when I said he'd be lucky to be a 1st day pick, but had a chance to be a 1st round pick next year? He must have. I'm going to tell myself that anyway. Save that nugget for a rainy day.
My money is on Boone staying one more year. I think he has to be getting the same advice from smart people that he's getting from us. He just stands to make sooooo much more money if he furthers his development.
And if JL stays, well then tOSU must just be a fabulous play to be.
not germane, but still neat: the Bucks pick up another Tarblooder
- http://www.bucknuts.com/footba...
I couldn't disagree more strongly about the article's assertion that Laurinaitis is ready to go to the NFL. That topic's been beaten to death, though.
Good news about Freeman. That's a big help in the linebacking corps next year. I don't know what Tressel and the assistant coaches will do without having to cope with a massive exodus to the NFL.
Well, Boone's back:
http://dispatch.com/live/conte...
Good news. I don't know if this will influence Jimmy's decision, but at least we're not going into next season with two freshman tackles. Now the three new offensive lineman (maybe four, with Jenkins) can work on replacing Rehring, Person and Cordle. A sack of flour blocks better than Ben Person does.