Jalin Marshall has made Buckeye fans very happy todayMoments ago it was leaked that Middletown, Ohio standout junior Jalin Marshall has announced his intentions to become an Ohio State Buckeye come signing day 2013.
Marshall stated a few weeks back that he would make his decision tomorrow evening, on his father's birthday, but his decision has been made public early today. In what can only be characterized as "unsurprising", yet incredibly important for Urban Meyer's first full recruiting class; Marshall is a 6-1, 190 pound playmaker who stars at quarterback for the Middies, but will likely end up playing wide receiver for the scarlet and gray.
Ranked as an early five-star prospect across the major recruiting networks, Marshall figures to be the centerpiece of the 2013 recruiting efforts. He joins Trotwood-Madison cornerback Cameron Burrows, who committed to Ohio State on January 19th, as a committed member of the class.
Alex had spoken with Jalin back in June of last year, and he had the Buckeyes on the top of his list at that time along with Notre Dame, but clearly the hiring of Urban Meyer and the thought of playing in a new and exciting Buckeye offense made this decision a bit easier for the speedy Marshall to make.
What's uncertain is whether or not Jalin and Cameron will be active in helping persuade other key 2013 pieces to join them in Columbus, but it's definitely something we'll keep our eyes and ears on.
Get your ticket for the Urban train boys and girls, because the next year should be just as exciting as the last two months.
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One big reason Jalin chose Ohio State is that he is getting a crack at playing QB first. So he will come in as a full fledged QB to start.
I know Jalin wants to play QB at the next level, but i hope he will realize(and im sure Urban and staff will help him realize) that his best bet to "make money" and be a top NFL prospect..which is what most kids going into a top program like ohio state work towards..is that he could be an explosive 1st round pick type of player at wide reciever/kick returner.
Lets face it...theres more guys at his size and speed playing wide reciever getting drafted high and starting in the NFL than there is 6'0" running QB's. He is in the Tedd Ginn/Percy Harvin/Desean Jackson type mold potentially. Being a Wide out in Urbans offense he will also be carrying the ball on the ground alot via jet sweeps/end arounds/reverses/wildcat etc. Add the dimension of being an explosive/game breaking return man to that and you have a recipe for future success...at both the college and pro level. He reminds me alot of Russell Shepard when he was a top prospect as a senior in h.s.
I think Jalin trying to stick to this QB thing to much could be a bad thing for his career...just my 2 cents.
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Yessssssssir!!!
Urban is DESTROYING WORLDS.
This is huge... not unexpected... but huge nonetheless.
In other news, it looks like Stefon may be thinking long and hard between UF and tOSU...
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/01/all-u...
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
It is getting better...I love it!
Love it!!
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This kid will be the next great one!
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Kinda reminds me of reggie bush at USC....in a very good way....made those high school kids look silly.
Favorite Buckeye: Obviously BJ Mullens
No wonder he's one of the highest rated recruits. Did you guys see those special effects in his video!? Dudes lightning fast!
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Pretty sure he ran over some Mario Kart power ups.
Looks like Stevie Janowski edited those highlights.
Oh my boy Stevie!
Like a trail of breadcrumbs Kenny
Dustin Fox was our leading tackler as a corner.... because his guy always caught the ball.
Definitely could have gone without the smoke trails coming out of his ass. Looks like a steam engine farting.
ya. Attention to all post-productioneers: when you use these fx to make a player look fast, have the smoke emanating from his feet, not his posterior.
I know all of these recruiting videos just capture the good plays to make them look their best. But literally all of his "good" plays are touchdowns. Same with his junior video here. There must be several other shots where he "just" gained 30 yards and was tackled, but those don't make it on because they aren't good enough. His balance and acceleration after eluding a tackler are unreal. Love to see him returning punts and kicks.
Dude, he has farts of powerrrrr
wouldn't want to dorm with this kid.. always setting off the smoke alarms.. lol
Welcome to the fam, Jalin!
If you ain't a Silver Bullet, you're a target
5 stars only for 2013
Burrows is a four star accross the major recruiting networks and was the first commit.
I bet by this time next year he will be a 5 star
Cause I couldn't go for three
Idk... in that state championship game and the Trotwood DB's were kinda getting burned by Avon's receivers much of the night. He's an awesome talent but 5 stars might be stretching it. That being said, I hope he does develop into a stud next year and becomes the next great tOSU DB.
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
Trotwood won 42-28 so ....not so much im guessing.
In reference to RB Israel Green's record setting rushing stats for the game...
http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/196294942593665247/oh...
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
It took him 50 throws to get 300? Don't see how that proves your point. 5 stars, 4 stars the kid can play bottom line.
Over 12 Yards per catch at a 54% completion percentage... thats pretty good numbers where I come from. Point is, I expected Avon's receivers to be shut down quite a bit more than they were.
Burrows is a stud athlete regardless of his stars and I'm sure with some great coaching at Ohio State he could find his name in Buckeye Grove in years to come.
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
Burrows is a 5 star on Rivals
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Cameron-Burrows-...
Him and Burrows are 2 biggest recruiters this class could have. Kids will want to play with these studs. What better time to have them than in Jan? Love it! 2013 might go down as one of the best ever for OSU.
with only 13-18 schollies to boot!
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
I could be wrong about this, but I feel like the pressure on 4/5* guys will be increased dramatically to commit early so as to not be left out. The guys commiting early now have a leg up and add value to a class a year out already...beautiful.
Do we still have room for Dodson?
Dodson is in the 2012 class, and yes, there's plenty of room for Dodson and more.
i understand that... didn't know if Reeves' commitment locked him out
Nope, no worries. Plenty of room at the inn.
thanks Jeremy
my roommate just asked me if i was on a fullhouse website. She doesn't believe this is a buckeye recruiting site
Is there a Full House website?
If there is, is there a subscription fee?
The "fee" is a visit from Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC
Hey, Aunt Rebecca as my flavor, not sure what you're into.
Aunt Rebecca - Jeremy is so formal.
Taquitos.
Well, I don't want to offend her lest she think I was some savage!
Oh, good. The gif/subscription fee comment was enough to make a man wonder.
This is not a Dodson thread. Let's try & keep it about Jalin out of respect to the 2nd commit of OSU's 2013 class. Btw, yes Dodson will be a buckeye most likely.
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Urban Meyer is the Chuck Norris of recruiting.
Urban Meyer is the greatest recruiter because Chuck Norris ALLOWS him to be....
+1 lol touché
I believe you have that wrong...Chuck Norris is the greatest action star because Urban Meyer ALLOWS him to be
Welcome, Jalin. Help make the 2013 class one we'll never forget. :-)
Pumped to have Jalin. Sucks that someone had to leak the kids decision a day early though.
No one leaked the kids decision....he told a reporter himself
Asked reporter to hold off until tomorrow. I believe it was the Middletown paper that ran it first. Once reports got out, Jalin confirmed to all outlets.
Correct. Was definitely leaked. The guys at Rivals and Scout are both pretty ticked off about the way it went down.
The guys at the Middletown newspaper are complete McAssholes for running this story early.
Well it's kind of difficult to expect a reporter to sit on information, especially since it came from the horse's mouth.....Were Rivals and Scout promised first dibs or something?
I just find it immoral to report something like this when the kid was wanting to announce on his father's birthday. Respect the kid, don't go out and print this crap just so you can say I did it first! Utter lack of class on the local paper's part.
When a kid says "I want to make my announcement on Tuesday because it's my dad's birthday and it'd be a great present for him" and everyone KNOWS where he is going weeks in advance, it's because everyone is trying to respect his wishes. When one outlet releases it, even if everyone knew it, a day beforehand just to be the one who "breaks" it, that's unfortunate.
It's not unfortunate, it's very crass.
Really? Wanted to wait a day for his dad's birthday....wow. That is pretty crazy then.
To be fair though, maybe this is better. He's probably had the media crawling all over him tonight, but that leaves his family able to celebrate his dad's birthday tomorrow more peacefully.
To me it's just a matter of principle. Respect the kid's wishes don't shit on him; he wanted to do something for his father, and the Middletown paper disregarded that.
To me it's just a matter of principle. Respect the kid's wishes don't shit on him; he wanted to do something for his father, and the Middletown paper disregarded that.
I think when Urban gets a kid to commit, they should go to the Columbus Dispatch and make it on the front page of the sports section without telling the recruiting sites. That would be hilarious. Give the papers the upper hand.
Dustin Fox was our leading tackler as a corner.... because his guy always caught the ball.
This would never happen, someone would leak it.
I love this.. Per @MarcGivlerBG
Will be good for both of them to go up against each other in practice
Favorite Buckeye: Obviously BJ Mullens
AHHHHHH I AM SO JACKED!!!! I also lost it on the last highlight. just rippin' ass in the defenders face, adding insult to injury.
Anyway, this kid is fast, I was in awe. 2013 looking to be out of control. Welcome Jalin, Buckeye Nation loves you
Poor kid has done more than 30 phone interviews tonight....if i were him i think i would just stop answering my phone haha
But, yeah. awesome news for my monday!! 2-2 this week already!
Jalin Marshall is going to destroy worlds. I love the fact that he's preparing to be a full fledged quarterback, but also can be an elite slot WR/RB too - so many possibilities.
Jalin's dad, or someone on the staff may have encouraged "the leak" to help give a bump to any recruits sitting on the 2012 fence. It makes more sense for a five-star, recruiting wise, to announce the day before this year's NLI class, even though he has to wait until next year to make it official. Just a hunch.
Go Bucks!
We have heard the crying from other coaches in the Big Ten and other universities throughout the country over the past two months regarding Urban's recruiting dominance. The problem is, he is just getting warmed up. The development of the 2013 class will be fun to watch. The future looks so bright in OSU land...you gotta wear shades!
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