Trey Johnson Makes 20
Even though he was committed to Auburn since August 2011, Ohio State continued to pursue Lawrenceville (GA) Central Gwinnett LB Trey Johnson.
That persistence paid off, as Johnson verbally pledged for the Buckeyes at the Under Armour All-Amerca Game, after taking an official visit to Columbus for The Game back in November and shortly after decommitting from the Tigers following Gene Chizik's dismissal.
The 6-2/220 Johnson is rated as a consensus four-star prospect and is ranked as the third best inside linebacker in the nation, according to the 247 Composite Rankings. He chose the Buckeyes over Auburn, Florida, and USC, but also had offers from Penn State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, and many other top programs.
Johnson is expected to provide immediate help to a linebacker group that will look to replace two starters, as it loses Zach Boren and Etienne Sabino for next season. He is likely going to play on the outside versus the middle in college, and if he is talented enough to learn all of MIKE, WILL, and SAM, there could be a legitimate opportunity for him to see the field in big-time minutes next season.
We will look to catch up with Trey to hear his thoughts on joining Buckeye Nation, so stay tuned to 11W for that and more on the Ohio State recruiting trail.
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Comments
First!
Woohooo
Yeah, don't do that.
Ehh I'm good; I've never been first to comment on a post and I figured Alex had this one ready to go so I was excited to get in on it
TJ made a great play earlier so happy to have him at The Ohio State (University)
Welcome to the Buckeyes, Trey!
Yeah baby!!!!
HOT DAMN!!!!!
I really enjoy having Uban as a coach.
"Did you push yourself to be great today? If you didn't do it you lost a day. We ain't got many days to lose. We're going to push your a$$ like its never been pushed because what you've got in you were going to find out" UFM
Great news! Welcome to Buckeye Nation, Trey! Hopefully you still get to beat up on SEC teams in January!
BUCKEYE!! Hell yeah great get on a posiston of great need!
huge! was having a little grey box good news withdrawl...love getting this guy
TREY JOHNSON!!
WOOOOO
Help is on the way.
Start a string of gray boxes right here. Welcome Trey!
Damn Alex that was fast. Can't wait to see him play
4-6 seconds of relentless effort
We've been waiting for this news for awhile. So excited to finally see it come to fruition
YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!
The 2012 National Champions.
Good stuff...welcome Trey
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
"I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose."
Woody Hayes 1913 - 1987
URBTOPIA! Let's goooooooo!
Urban Warfare
Knew it! Go Bucks!
It's party time.
LOL
If I could vote you would most definitely have mine, sir. Well played.
LMAO
Class of 2010.
OMG best GIF ever!!! hahahahaha
Huge pickup at a position of need. Also, he was offered by pretty much everyone under the sun. Committed to Auburn but because of Chizik's meltdown looked elsewhere However, Urban Assault flipped him and closed the deal.
Welcome to the Buckeye family Troy!!!!!
Expected, but still awesome
Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite
Thank you Gene Chizik!
Trey!!!!
Waiting to post a grey box? Ain't nobody got time for that!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Great start to the weekend!!! Hopefully we can keep up the momentum.
Never doubt Urban.
I'm so happy, I can't even feel my arms!
Hell to the yeah baby!!!
Hopefully the first of a few more gray boxes this weekend. Welcome to THE Ohio State University Trey !!!
Georgia pipeline is open!
Coach Meyer seems to be installing a second pipeline with the size of recruits that are coming.
Welcome Trey, I was a little worried with the color of your footwear that you would go to Florida. Great decision, welcome!
WIBUCKEYE
Welcome to THE Ohio State University Trey! We share your enthusiasm!
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
Sooooweeet! The grey box is back!
Welcome, Trey! Let's go Bucks!
Tom Crean listens to Nickelback...
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.
The 2012 National Champions.
YAY!!! Freaking awesome!!!!
Linebacker U
General Urban's march to the sea runs through Georgia.
Welcome Trey!
Vonn Bell too please
Ive been waiting for this grey box for a loooong time!
Go Bucks, big weekend ahead!
All good things to those who wait...
The world is full of kings & queens who'll blind your eyes & steal your dreams - it's heaven & hell - Ronnie James Dio.
I love that we are getting all of these guys out of the south
Our honor Defend!
welcome to buckeye nation! O-H!!!
I - O !!!!
Great to have him!
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx
Oh HEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL YEA!!! Welcome aboard the Buckeye Train Trey - next stop, the National Championship Game!!!
The best thing about Pastafarianism? It is not only acceptable, but advisable, to be heavily sauced
First of many new buckeyes to come in the next several weeks !!!
OH Trey
That is a wonderful avatar sir:-)
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
"I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose."
Woody Hayes 1913 - 1987
What a great get!!!! Kid seems to have a great personality as well as mad skillset!!!
Happy gray box!
Welcome to Buckeye Nation, Mr. Johnson!
"We get paid to score touchdowns, not kick field goals"
-- Urban Meyer
Welcome Trey! Love the grey box!
Aesome get and I'm mad excited!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iE4uEsaBF0
"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.
Great photo from ESPN (click to embiggen):
Awesome pic!
His mom looks incredibly happy.
And dad looks proud!
I enjoyed this news almost as much as it looks like his mom did!
Jason, I missed the announcement, will there be video?
Bring on the Grey Boxes!! Hopefully 2 more tomorrow!! Welcome to Buckeye Nation Trey!!
SCOTTC.
Welcome to the family, Trey!
I bet this post was precanned just waiting to be posted. Get Mitchell and Quick's posts ready too. Hell, I am going to write a celebration post now for those two so I can copy and paste tomorrow.
Welcome Trey! We're proud to have you. Though, the first thing Urban needs to do, is get you a hat that fits!
Hell yeah!! Just the start of a great finish.
Here's a lil bit of what Bourival of ESPN had to say:
"With Urban Meyer bringing in a strong defensive front built to make holes for the linebackers to run through, and with Ryan Shazier helping him along next year, Johnson could be a once-in-a-decade type of player who quickly makes a name for himself."
"once-in-a-decade type of player"
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
I really wish these downvoters would show their faces. What was so bad about my post? I really hope no one is getting butthurt over politics on here.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
I had 45 downvotes for being first and saying woohooo..don't feel bad haha
just relax and enjoy having Johnson on the good guys
That's because saying "first" is clearly laid out in the commenting policy as things not to do
Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite
I was one of them. The reason I did it was because you posted something political (of either persuasion) and because I can't stand when people post pictures that aren't relative to the topic.
IMO the pic of the ceremony is ok, the image you posted just took up space.
There was nothing political about it, you just choose to see it that way.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
Umm no one cares if you don't like pictures that don't apply directly. Downvoting something because "i dont like it" is one of the exact things discussed by the staff when we talk about gratuitous downvoting. Nothing about that was political. It was a meme. Please try to have an open mind.
YAHTZEE!
Nothing like dancing on the field in 02...
TGIF, what a way to start the weekend!
I am so pumped up! Great get for our team!
F--- Michigan!
What a way to start the weekend! Now rooting for Oklahoma to beat TAMU
Very glad he's a Buckeye! Welcome to the family Trey! Let's keep the ball rollin'!
Oooo this is what a gray box is! Well its nice to see Trey Johnson with one. Welcome to THE Ohio State University!
Ohio State's band SLAUGHTERED Michigan's band. If this were a football game, it would have been Florida State vs. Savannah State. - SB Nation following OSU vs. UM 2012
"THE Ohio State Buckeyes"!! Love ya man!!
This is so true:
I walked into Max and Erma's tonight right at the moment where they were sitting with him. Standing in line in the lobby, I saw him pull out the Buckeye hat. I wasn't sure who it was at the time, but I did a little fist pump in line. Then I got on my phone and went right to 11W, and the gray box was up already. Damn that was fast. And I'm pumped about this signing - great player at a position of need.
Class of 2010.
i swear to god i checked twitter and either 11w or alex tweeted "trey is at the podium, here's the announcement" and my phone died!!! very glad to hear this is how it turned out!! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH go buckeyes!!!!! 1 down several to go!!!!
I like football
Love to see Trey pop out of the grey box! I can't wait for more tomorrow, hopefully with a great present inside each.
Welcome to the Buckeye family, Trey!
Hopefully a start to a gray-box filled weekend! Welcome Trey!
Love the anticipation as they reach for that hat and realistically knowing the Bucks stand a great chance.
Welcome to Buckeye Nation Trey!!!!!
Waking up at 5 am to watch the under armour game was completely worth it now!! Welcome trey to Buckeye nation!!