This hasn't been picked up and confirmed by any major outlets around Ohio, but assuming it's true, Jamel is lucky to still have a future in football. His nonchalance aside, the difference between minor injury and death can be a matter of inches.
His best bet would be to get as far away from Youngstown as he can right now, but that may not be an option. After getting into some trouble his junior season, he transfered from Ursuline to Fork Union, but was later asked to leave the military academy and was back in Youngstown. Tressel briefly touched on Turner when asked a question about him after the team's first spring practice, mentioning he had changed venues and was still pursuing his degree.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Turner and his family.
UPDATE: Confirmed by more newsy types.
Jamel Turner Claims to Have Been Shot
Rumors began to pop up here, there and everywhere that troubled class of 2010 recruit Jamel Turner had been shot twice in Youngstown yesterday afternoon. The proverbial horse's mouth seems to confirm things on Facebook:
This hasn't been picked up and confirmed by any major outlets around Ohio, but assuming it's true, Jamel is lucky to still have a future in football. His nonchalance aside, the difference between minor injury and death can be a matter of inches.
His best bet would be to get as far away from Youngstown as he can right now, but that may not be an option. After getting into some trouble his junior season, he transfered from Ursuline to Fork Union, but was later asked to leave the military academy and was back in Youngstown. Tressel briefly touched on Turner when asked a question about him after the team's first spring practice, mentioning he had changed venues and was still pursuing his degree.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Turner and his family.
UPDATE: Confirmed by more newsy types.
This hasn't been picked up and confirmed by any major outlets around Ohio, but assuming it's true, Jamel is lucky to still have a future in football. His nonchalance aside, the difference between minor injury and death can be a matter of inches.
His best bet would be to get as far away from Youngstown as he can right now, but that may not be an option. After getting into some trouble his junior season, he transfered from Ursuline to Fork Union, but was later asked to leave the military academy and was back in Youngstown. Tressel briefly touched on Turner when asked a question about him after the team's first spring practice, mentioning he had changed venues and was still pursuing his degree.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Turner and his family.
UPDATE: Confirmed by more newsy types.
Comments
Kicked out of Fork Union, and now shot? Readung the Dispatch article sickens me. I am tired of people using the "rough childhood" excuse. Believe me, I've been through more sh*t as a kid than most of these guys, but I don't use it as a crutch to act like a thug and get away with it.
The shooting my not have been his fault ( wrong place, wrong time), but getting kicked out of Fork Union? That pisses me off.
Holy frijoles...glad the young fella appears to be ok.
Cue all the ignint "this kid who i do not know personally is nonetheless SHADY and a RISK and not the KIND (wink nod you know what i mean) of person WE (again wink nod you know what i mean) WANT to be a Buckeye..." stuff.
Wait, what's that you say? I'm too late?
[...] ElevenWarriors has a post with a screenshot of Jamel claiming on his Facebook to being shot. Link [...]
El Caballo,
Hope you aren't taking my comments that way...I am not calling him a risk or shady, but he needs to get his head on straight. I may be missing something, I am showing 3 comments, only see yours and mine.
Glad he's okay, my point being people need to stop using excuses.
Well Chief, I think the other response is the trackback below. But yes, I was calling your comment one of the "ignint" ones - no offense :)
I don't mean to discount any troubles you might have had in your own life when I point out that intertoobz denizens like you and me are just better off holding our fire and letting Tres decide whether a particular kid is worth a shot...that's worked out pretty well so far, ¿que no?
Never said he wasn't worth a shot!
Lawrence Taylor, Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry are three of my all time favorites, still have Straw and LT jerseys.
Once again, simply stating he has got to get his sh*t together.
Yikes. We have like 150 DE's, this guy must be pretyy good to still be in the fold. Needs to get a handle on all that testosterone though.
Ok he is from Youngstown area, a thug, and plays football. Another MO C anyone?!
Pull his Scholly quickly... he is gonna be trouble.
would hate for anyone *wink* to read too much into something and create a controversy *wink* to feel smug and superior while giving him the opportunity to lecture like an asshole.
wait, what's that you say? the prickishness, arrogance, and over-estimation of his intelligence that is el caballo de sangre has already happened? too bad.
Well consider me duly chastened there, NOBODY.
Jebus, dude. The kid is lucky to be alive today. We should pull his scholarship without knowing any of the particulars?
its impossible for you to be chastened. your head is too far up your sanctimony.
yes, anonymous is much more anonymous than a random spanish phrase. you got it.
The difference is that nobody else posts as "El Caballo De Sangre", yet everyone that doesn't enter a name here is referred to as "anonymous", and thus your ill-informed, slack-jawed opinions are not attached to a unique ID (giving you some measure of accountability), but a general one held by hundreds of drive-by commenters.
THE SANCTIMONY!!! ITS HERE! I thought you were chastened?!
YOU ARE STUIPID RACISTS WHO ARE STUPID RACISTS WHO DONT AGREE WITH ME!! GRRRRRR
Hey, sanctimony comes in many shapes and sizes.
you would also be one to know about that.
But hey, you're obviously right, since you used all-caps
Hey there's plenty of hungry young Bucks out there, I run a 7.3 forty, PUT ME IN HEACOCK
If coach had just put me in, we woulda taken states
I think most people have reason to be a little suspicious of the dude. I don't have to know him personally to see that trouble seems to follow him around. I hope he's ok and that he gets the hell out of Youngstown. If he ends up in Scarlet and Grey then fine but this is getting ridiculous.
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Suh is a beast. And an extremely quality character young guy. Very impressive.
Getting kicked out of Fork Union is reason enough to be suspicious.
Told you, fellas.
Johnny Simon is from Youngstown. He's not a thug.
Time for JT to pull JT's scholly. He'll never amount to anything in Columbus.
Belongs in the SEC or with Rich Rod in Ann Armpit!
I'll say it straight out. If this is his track record thus far and hasn't even gotten to OSU yet, of course he is a risk. Make your comments all you like but actions speak.
Guarantee Jimmy T won't give up on a kid like that. Wouldn't want him to either. Give Turner a chance a tOSU.
I think we have to respect Tress' judgment on these things. He has stuck with Jamel for a while now, and we have plenty of stud LEO type D-end players so it isn't like Tress is hard up for a player like Turner. Tress must see something in Turner that all of us don't see, from, ya know, having never, ever interacted with the kid before. As long as Coach Tress keeps his scholarship offer open, I think Turner deserves support.
I think he shot himself. Who gets shot on 680? and in the hip and ankle. He shot himself with his own gun
Yeah for sure. He definately shot himself.
Ya' know, I don't know what your problem is? I personally know Jamel, and I can gaurantee that he went and is still going through alot more that you. Maybe one YOU know what he went through you can write about using it as a "crutch to act like a thug and get away with it". I just say you give him a break and I'll bet that he will end up being MORE than you think sir. You are the kind of people that PISS ME OFF, the guys who think that they know everything and know whats best for others and the team.
i dunno what the heck people see in this kid, he seems to me that he will never learn and is going to be just like another buckeye Maurice Clarrett who did nothing but get in trouble after he got to OSU so who's to say he will change when he gets there, he could turn out worse. He has had plenty of chances to escape trouble in Youngstown by leaving and going to Fork Union but he ruined that and came right back to Youngstown so he has had his chances and doesn't deserve anymore
Guess, you would've lost that bet. Live like a thug, die like a thug.... Good riddance.
Damn, really? I think we can all agree there were some lifestyle questions, but "Good riddance"? Wow.
yeah, personal problems or not, this is a young kid who got gunned down in a pretty terrible act of violence. there's nothing good about this.
i have been hearing different things about his status but i am hoping he pulls through this and somehow turns his life around, because this is about as bad as it gets for a person.