How did someone this big escape our minds?While many of the OSU recruiting pundits are worrying about the Seantrel Henderson's and Matt James's of the world, there has been one very large prospect that has flown under the radar the last year. Enter Morgan Moses, a 6-7/345 offensive lineman from Richmond, Virginia who is currently attending Fork Union Military Academy.
Moses was an elite prospect and Army All-American in the class of 2009 and signed with the University of Virginia last national signing day, but did not qualify academically to enroll at UVA this past season. Like Carlos Hyde, Moses decided to attend FUMA in order to work out academic issues so that he could be eligible to play for the Cavaliers this upcoming season. Unlike Hyde, things did not go according to plan for Moses, and while his academics are now in order, his school of choice has changed a bit now that Al Groh is no longer at the head of the UVA Football program.
Still considered a "soft verbal" to his home state school, Moses has decided to open things up a bit and the schools involved were considered to be South Carolina and LSU. That was until news leaked last week that Jim Tressel was making an in-home visit with the big lineman, throwing Ohio State into the mix of things for the highly touted player.
We caught up with Moses to get the full scoop on what's going on with his recruitment, what has been going on while he attended FUMA, his relationship with two future Buckeyes, and how he feels about Ohio State.
What has the experience been like playing at and attending Fork Union Military Academy? It was rough, but in the long run it will payoff.
When are you intending on finishing up at FUMA and enrolling at the college of your choice? I'll be enrolling in either March or May.
What schools are you looking at playing for? Is Virginia totally out of it now that Coach Groh is no longer there? Virginia is still in it, but so is Ohio State, LSU, and Florida.
How was Coach Tressel's recent visit? What did you think of him? Coach Tress's visit went real well. I believe he is an outstanding coach and man.
What is your relationship with Carlos Hyde and Jamel Turner? Carlos and Jamel attended Fork Union and they are good people. Carlos came home with me everytime we got a break, so we chilled a lot.
What position do you think you'll play in college? I'll play anything as long as I'm on the field, but I really haven't played anything but left tackle.
What has it been like having to overcome obstacles to play college football? It's going to make me better and hungry for the next level. There is more to come
Was Ohio State always a school that interested you? Yeah, it always has interested me.
What can Buckeye fans expect from Morgan Moses if he ends up in Scarlet and Gray? Hard work, a promise to give it all I've got, and somebody that's going to bleed the school colors if you know what that means.
Moses is certainly an impressive prospect and seems to have really benefited from having to go through an experience like he has. It looks like it's down to UVA, OSU, LSU, and Florida and I can certainly seeing the loser of the Seantrel Henderson sweepstakes (between OSU and UF) pushing even harder to claim Moses's services. Moses could end up playing tackle or guard at the next level, but with his size, I project him more so as a tackle. Here is a highlight video of Moses from his senior season at Meadowbrook in Richmond, VA:
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'there is more to come'
Simply awesome. It'd be great to have the big guy here.
In other LT news: St.X QB Luke Massa now has a ND offer. I dont think its a coincidence that he is Matt James' best friend.
looks like Brian Kelly isn't done screwing over UC. It is fun to watch though, hee,hee.
In addition: Jibreel Black will visit scUM after first committing to Indiana, then to UC.
Why even acknowledge verbal commitments? If they are completely non-binding, then why do they matter?
I think national signing day should be in the summer before a students senior season. Just like bball. Why does football need to be different?
That way, at least a student like Carlos Hyde, could concentrate on his academics so that he can actually be on the team his freshman year. It's just another case of the universities, coaches, and NCAA coming before the student athlete. ICKY!
Looks like a god kid to have on the team. I'll take Henerderson AND him..:)
This dude is huge, I think he'd be just as big of a get as Henderson. I'd be fine if he came to Columbus and Henderson went elsewhere.
If a dude's hugeness is the metric for success, then Steve Rehring should have won the Heisman.
so the link in good shizzy for recruiting written by Bill Greene says Hicks won't be a Buckeye...
This link (I think both of these are from scouts.com?):
http://recruiting.scout.com/2/...
seems to point to Hicks becoming a Buckeye. Following recruiting (which I just recently started to do) seems to be a bit of a crap shoot.
I'll take MOSES any day! iyiy
Yeah but unlike Rehring the guy can play. I remember when they were recruiting him last year, I was extremely disappointed he went elsewhere. Now the guy has all that and is hungry to show what he can do. I think he'll be a great addition to the class.
That's the first I've ever seen where 2 guys both picked him to go to Ohio State. I've been hearing all along Texas, then Florida. That's encouraging to see. But yeah recruiting is a crap shoot. Just look at this year, Floyd was supposed to be a done deal and everyone said Anderson made a silent commitment to Ohio State on his visit. We all see how that went lol.
I dont care if we get him or Seantrel, just get atleast one of them. or both. I would really love to get Jordan Hicks because thats guys an asskicker every play. He's one man you dont want to get hit by.
As long as "Moses" can part the defensive seas he's a great prospect.
BTW, Lesmarises has a article on Titus. Make sure to read the "brokeback" comment. Funny.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/i...
Forgot to mention, he gives 11W a plug.
He's an outstanding recruit. I would love to see him select Ohio State. Would greatly offset the loss of Floyd to Florida.
With the strong academic boost he is receiving at FUMA he will be better than the average football player and be a scholar athlete. As well, if he is anything like the other young men who have matriculated from the Academy he will be well liked by his friends and respected by his peers.