Damon Webb Makes Two For 2014
Most of Buckeye Nation was concentrating on the official visits of Vonn Bell, Corey Smith, Shelton Gibson, and Corn Elder, but one prospect's trip that flew under the radar this weekend was 2014 CB/WR Damon Webb of Detroit (MI) Cass Tech.
The 5-11/180 Webb made the trip down to Columbus for three days with his mother and father. After taking the time to get a deeper look at the university, including hearing about academic programs of interest and spending time with the staff, Webb decided to pull the trigger and committed to Urban Meyer over other favorites Michigan, Michigan State, and LSU.
Webb becomes the second member of Ohio State's recruiting class of 2014, following the pledge of Marcelys Jones on Christmas Day. He is a superb athlete that could play cornerback or wide receiver at the next level, but the Bucks recruited him for the secondary where he had 42 tackles with 7 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, and 4 forced fumbles as a junior.
He is rated as a four-star prospect, ranked as the eighth best cornerback, and slotted as the 82nd best player in the nation by the 247 Composite for the class of 2014.
The good times keep rolling for Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes on the recruiting trail. Be sure to stay tuned to Eleven Warriors for the latest news.
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Welcome to the Buckeye family!
Just like nearly every great "M*ch*gan Man" has been from Ohio (players and coaches), I hope Webb ends up being an All-American more so than others. Great steal from the heart of skunk bear territory and from a pipeline school for them. Urban planting flags all over the country.
Real nice little Sunday funday for buckeye fans.
THATS RIGHT BABBBBBAY
Help is on the way.
From Cass Tech?! That's a steal! Thankfully, not a good day for scUM
Unreal!!! GREAT NEWS
Champions Bleed Scarlet & Gray
Cass tech! So big.
Urban is amazing. Grabbing a top DB from Cass Tech! Hoke is pissed, but he is trying to come up with the name of a meal between brunch and lunch.
Holy crap. Sweet!
Didn't see this coming...oh well great news!
Welcome to Mr. Webb, and nice grab out of MI! I can honestly say that I had no idea what was in this gray box:
Welcome to the good guys, Damon!
Keep 'em coming Urban!!
Awesome!!! Didn't see this one coming!
Is this who you thought would commit when you gave us the gray box watch?
Yep, how do you think the gray box got up so fast? Haha
Magic...
This is why I love Alex's work.
I feel Alex has gray boxes written for every single prospect with an OSU offer, and just posts it when they commit. Its unreal how great of a job you do Alex
Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite
I love how in the corner of the video it says maize and blue! Welcome to buckeye nation Damon!
Hell Yes!!! WOW,didn't expect this one,at least not this early.Figured this one would go down to the end of 2013,between that team up north and us!!Awesome news!!
SCOTTC.
Definitely a surprise
Huge to pull this kid from Cass Tech, would be like scUM pulling a top rated recruit from Glenville.
Exactly. I bet the blog is blowing up north right now.
Cass Tech? Wow. Didn't think it was possible.
I don't know if that is the grey box anyone expected, but we will certainly take a top notch player from a pipeline school for someone else.
Welcome to THE Ohio State University Damon!!!
Wow! Great News! Welcome Damon!
Looks like he's got some pretty good ball skills, too. Good video showing him vs Treadwell toward the end.
Wasn't the gray box I was hoping for (still waiting on Corey Smith) but I will gladly take this! That is a nice pull there.
Edit: Thanks to whoever evened that out.
Welcome to the Ohio State University!! Can't wait to read more about you!
Congrats, young man!
Hi, Michigan fans :D
Does this mean he doesn't visit Sparty next week?
That is correct
GIFSoup
Not who I thought but a GREAT start...right in tTUN's back yard. Here I thought it would be Marshon....this may be better;-)
"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
Who had this guy as our second for 2014? Not me but hot damn. Everybody on board. Michigan, Ohio, Georgia... don't matter.
Yep pay attention 2014 guys. THIS WILL BE A SMALL CLASS, jump on the train before it leaves the station!
Huge get!, this one is going to be interesting to watch along the way, but big win for Coach Meyer.
Favorite Buckeye: Obviously BJ Mullens
oh those Michigan tears taste especially salty this afternoon....
No, they are sweet tears! They are just wonderful.
Like Scott Tennerman tears...
Lolverine tears are the nectar of the gawds. Sweet, tasty, and succulent. Life sustaining.....
How firm they friendship...
Nice! Welcome to OSU Mr. Webb. Buckeye Nation is glad you are aboard.
Go Bucks!
haha dat gif
I badly wish I could upvote staff right now...
Best. Gif. Ever.
(Well, maybe not actually, but it's really, really, really far up the list.)
It's...it's indescribably beautiful! It's like the Fourth of July!
It must be tough to be a Wolverine today. Love to see Urban steal one right out of Hoke's back yard!
Urban to Brady:
Thumbs up! Love the hockey GIF, which is particularly insulting to an obnoxious TTUN fan.
"Here officer, hold my beer while I find my license."
Best tweet I've seen all day haha, love how pantoni uses twitter.
Favorite Buckeye: Obviously BJ Mullens
Congrats! Welcome to the family Damon!
Had heard the name only by hearing ttun fans saying he was another lock to them. Great day even better! Welcome aboard Damon!
He sure brings the wood, but I'm a little worried about his speed. He doesn't run away from kids offensively or beat the angles defensively like a lot of other prospects do.
Welcome to tOSU Mr. Webb!!!
A Cass Tech kid to tOSU is a very nice surprise!!!!
Alex, will you be interviewing him today?
Putting Miles on the job!
Alex, any worries abt a Cass tech player committing so early? Think this is the only one from tge weekend?
I'm not he has visited scuM several times and has been to OSU three times.
Definitely have to stay on him from here on out until he signs on the dotted line. I don't see any more commits today but maybe in the next few days.
Ya, they seem pretty convinced on mgo that they'll flip him much like we did Conley. However, he stays on board our secondary is going to be downright nasty in the coming years! Hopefully fill out our 2013 class in the coming days! Are you going to tell us what you heard that made you pessimistic with Bell?
Let's recap what tOSU did to ttun today.
Putting in work up in MI is paying off.
"Because the rules won't let you go for three." - Woody Hayes
THE Ohio State University
Planting the FLAG
Love this plant the flag at Cass Tech!!!!
Wow huge get. Screw scum. Going to check out the meltdown.
O'Deez330
stark county football
You really can't stay away from the computer for long in the Urban Era. Very excited for this commitment...Congratulations Mr. Webb!
But... But... Cass Tech... Michigan pipeline.. Nice
Man, that highlight tape is impressive. Looks tough and athletic. What more could you want! Glad he's a Buckeye!
He looks great, and he is incredibly physical. I loved the multiple blocks in one of those clips to get his teammate about 20 extra yards. Too bad Roby won't be around to train him :)
Thought you guys might enjoy seeing the reaction over at MGoblog haha
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/damon-webb-commits-osu
In sum:
a) the world is ending; or
b) he will flip by NSD
one wise gentleman compared part b) to us saying that about Dymonte
they also claim CB's from Cass Tech have never amounted anything anyways. Go Bucks!
That forum format made my eyes scream. I had no idea what was happening.
~Because we couldn't go for three~
I was thinking the exact same thing. That site is hard to follow. May have been all of the blue and yellow too. :)
I know what you're saying, Phillips. The MGoblog website is set up almost like a person wearing a plaid shirt with polka dot pants. Clashes and hurts the eyes.
"Here officer, hold my beer while I find my license."
It took me awhile to catch on. They hide comments that don't receive good scores and it made it all the more confusing. Plus the subject of the topic is either a sentence that continues in the body of the post or just part of the first sentence in the body of the post. Whoever put this site together must've gone the route of the football players and partook in the General Studies curriculum instead of actually focusing on actual webdesign...
I'm over there now - between the BBall game and the Webb commit - it is not a very happy place! It's cracking me up!!! My favorite thus far: I HATE LOSING TO THOSE FUCKING INBREDS!!! Bwaaa haa haaa
The best thing about Pastafarianism? It is not only acceptable, but advisable, to be heavily sauced
Probably the funniest comment I read.
That's great haha. "12-0? That's not even that great. If we hadn't lost 5 games we would've been in the exact same position!"
Apparently the Mayans meant that the world would end January 13, 2013...they were way off.
Thanks Matt. My favorite post was from this guy:
BeileinBuddy
Joined: 11/11/2009
MGoPoints: 487
"MAKE IT STOP! *returns to fetal position*"
"Here officer, hold my beer while I find my license."
Urbz to Hoke:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xckPwvSk5Po
here he is locking up treadwell
Webb says he's done with recruiting. Not taking anymore visits n urb will be at school Monday per bucknuts article. Lovely
O'Deez330
stark county football
Love it. Urb going to Michigans "pipeline" to let the rest of them know where to go if you want championships.
Webbs dad says he is solid to OSU and will not flip to ttun. Loves coach Coombs and has known for awhile where he was headed. Sounds as solid as it can possibly be.
Source? Link?
Also nice to see Malcolm Jenkins' name come up
Awesome stuff, thanks Nick!
Conley, Lee, Apple, Burrows, Thompson and now Webb? This secondary is going to be ri-donk-ulous.
~Because we couldn't go for three~
Nothing like dancing on the field in 02...
Webb said in ESPN article that he's ready to recruit for OSU, and he's starting in Michigan.
Malik Mcdowell plz!
O'Deez330
stark county football
Welcome to Ohio State, Mr. Webb. You just made the smartest choice of your life!
Surprised this hasnt been pointed out yet, but this proves that all people from the state up north aren't stupid.
Love how on Mgo they are saying "Just wait till Urban loses 3-4 next year"
Have you seen our schedule?
I hate to put pressure on us but anything less than undefeated is a bust.
That being said, welcome to the family Webb, may many titles come your way
Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite
Welcome to the Buckeyes! Best of luck to him while he finishes out his high school tenure, and even more luck when he gets to Columbus!
Tom Crean listens to Nickelback...
Absolutely awesome! 2014 recruiting is going to be a hell of a ride!
Can't wait to see the rest of this class fill out. Off to a great start already!
A couple quotes from Webb off Bourivals article he just released on ESPN a lil bit ago:
“I can’t wait to be a Buckeye,” Webb said. “I’m going to recruit for them. I’m going to get in touch with other players and see where their heads are at. But I’m going to start in Michigan first.”
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“What grabbed me was the atmosphere, the academics and the winning aspect of their program,” Webb said. “It was a no-brainer. I want to win and I feel like Ohio State is that winning program. Sooner or later we’ll be winning national championships under Coach Meyer.”
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=7067
If I was a Michigan supporter, the part about academics would really grate me. UM is a better school, academically at least, than OSU. FWIW, I graduated from OSU in March '10.
I'm prepared for a lot of downvotes....
Help is on the way.
That sounds good on paper but look at what the athletes are taking at Michigan compared to what they are taking at Ohio State.
Agreed, what's the go-to major up there?
Specialized studies, or something?
Help is on the way.
Rapping bum, Harder to get in. Better? Big difference.
OSU is a difficult school to get into now, at least for non-athletes.
Help is on the way.
I hate how people compare one schools academics to another... Really, a teacher can only teach so much... It's up to the individual on how much work he wants to put in to learn. Theoretically you could learn just as much at a Community College as you do at a normal university, if you apply yourself.
You can always just go to the library.
The library is free, at least.
Help is on the way.
also, it depends on what you study...OSU is one hell of an academic institution and that part seems to get lost in the mix...the resources, the opportunities, and the overall educational experience is 2nd to very very few if not none
I agree. OSU is still a great school, but I wouldn't say it's better than Michigan.
Help is on the way.
Well it is in FOOTBALL and as of today basketball. Yahooooooo!
The band is better it's also farther away from detroit and, and Michigan sucks :)
All I know is if you want to be a sports analyst when it's all said and done, go to tOSU... How many Buckeyes are even out there now? Herby, Speilman, Smith, George, Kellogg, Galloway, Jackson... and I'm probably missing some?
http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/buckeye-alumni/609485-osu-cradle-spor...
Jim Lachey, Krenzel, and Dimitrious Stanley, all of those guys are on 97.1 The Fan.
Help is on the way.
Urban Meyer
"Get him a body bag, Yeah!"
its like Christmas all over again!
Maybe instead of "Ohio," Michigan fans should start calling us "Daddy"
Don't say because they went 12-0. If we miss ND and Bama (like they did) and had them and Neb at home, we may have been 12-0 too.
-mgoblog
"Don't put syrup on shit, and tell me it's pancakes"
No matter how sh*tty the tour is, it's always tough to leave.
Solid reasoning.
If they hadn't been better than us, M*chigan wouldn't have lost.
-Mgo logic.
"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.
Yes MGo bloggers, as my grandfather was fond of saying, "If if was a horse, we'd all go for a trot." As my kids would say, "whatever" complete with a dismissive hand wave.
Oh, and welcome to the good guys Mr. Webb. May you have a great time here athletically, academically, and personally.
Welcome good sir!
They may recruit down here to death, but every now and then we get up there and show them how the better half lives.
Welcome aboard Mr. Webb, you have chosen wisely.
"Success - it's what you do with what you got" - Woody Hayes
damn, welcome Mr. Webb.... Nasty 1 on 1 skills, for sure.
Welcome to the family. I wonder what program he was interested that made him become a buckeye and not go to Michigan which academically is a better school. Either way I'll take it!
Sidenote: Glenville is to Ohio State as Cass Tech is to Michigan. Just shows how big of a pick up this is!
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
Sports journalism
Kerry Coombs recruited him, of course he was going to wear Scarlet & Gray.
"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.
I am dying to find out how it went with the other recruits this weekend..
Welcome young one. Now go out and help recruit for us.
He knows that those who wear maize and blue will be 8-5. Damon also knows those who wear scarlet and gray will be 12-0, or 13-0 or 14-0 with Big 10 titles and National titles. Or 13-1 at the very least.
to my surprise there were a lot of fans over there understanding we have a better program right now. furthermore, they are already ok with letting hoke the joke go. they understand what urbs means to this program... most of them didnt seem to be blind homers. go bucks and god bless urban meyer!!
mark may wins douchebag of the year... again
God... Seeing the fans of that team up North all butthurt over this and going crazy on mgoblog... just makes this sunday even better.
Oh... and reading this mgoblog just made me realize how stupid some michigan fans can really be. Did find some rational ones though.
this got me though
If he wants to try to tackle Derrick Green when he continuously breaks through to the buckeyes secondary, let him.
I guess they don't know we have actually recruited a Dline unlike them.
"Stats are huge, and OSU has went 25-4 in football/basketball combined since 04'. Sporadic, yes. But this is unacceptable."
- as pulled from one of the rational MGo users arguing with a guy claiming ttun's programs have been on par with tOSUs.
Welcome to the greatest University... and football program! Can't wait to see you wear the scarlet and grey!
I love on the highlight reel it says maize and blue....................like maybe they totally expected him to go to missagain
Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. Football is no different, the guys down in the trenches win the games, not the coach.