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Joey O'Connor commits, makes #21

By GeneStarwind -17 January 2012
16 Comments
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O'Connor accepted the offer shortly after he left the campus, look for the gray box on O'Connor :)

jvd253 on 17 Jan 2012 - 2:58pm #

Your intel is corroborated by Rivals. Excellent news.

"A guy from Ohio can make it in life if he works hard enough." - Wayne Woodrow Hayes

aplumb100 on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:01pm #

Scout is saying the same thing. That was a great pickup. Solid kid who REALLY wants to be a buckeye.

O-H-I-O

Doug Funnie on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:03pm #

We jumped up to #3 on rivals, ahead of scUM. Love the news.

bassplayer7770 on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:04pm #

Loving it! O-H

Maestro on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:08pm #

Fantastic.

So Dodson, Williams, Reeves, Neal puts us at 84 right?

vacuuming sucks

GeneStarwind Mod on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:13pm #

O'Connor was told by Ohio State coaches that he will likely play either center or guard for the Buckeyes.

btalbert25 on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:28pm #

I see where Adolphus Washington go bumped up to a 5 star also.

btalbert25 on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:30pm #

Also per Rivals, Ohio State's average "star rating" is equal to Texas with a 3.62 and just .01 points behind Bama. I imagine if the final commits are nailed down this class could go up to 1 or 2.

Run_Fido_Run on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:31pm #

It looks like O'Connor has the frame to play OG/C at 300+ lbs without carrying any sloppy weight and he's supposedly has a nice mean streak, which is essential inside.

Run_Fido_Run on 17 Jan 2012 - 3:34pm #

Albert, and if two OTs come through, this class might go down as one of the better classes of linemen - OL & DL - in cfb in recent years (keeping in mind that recruiting rankings are only a rough guide at best).

TIMBUCK on 17 Jan 2012 - 4:30pm #

@"Also per Rivals, Ohio State's average "star rating" is equal to Texas with a 3.62 and just .01 points behind Bama. I imagine if the final commits are nailed down this class could go up to 1 or 2.-BTALBERT25"

Yeah and to think Urban didn't recruit a majority of it. :S The next few years will be scary.

dgrubbs on 17 Jan 2012 - 6:59pm #

I'm not too familiar with O'Connor and Decker. I know they play different spots on the line, but who would you say is the better pick-up of the two?

xtremebuckeye on 17 Jan 2012 - 7:27pm #

Feels like we won something.. almost forgot last season was a bad one

#1 recruiting class would be nice to look at till the new season starts. :)

O H I O is the Buckeye State

Hummel Urban er... on 17 Jan 2012 - 7:53pm #

^^^^^AGREE

BUCKEYE'S THE SACRED BROTHERHOOD !!

bassplayer7770 on 17 Jan 2012 - 9:17pm #

DGRUBBS, I might say Decker was a "better" pickup simply because he addresses our need at O Tackle, but I think both kids will be great linemen for us.