- Darron Lee had touchdown runs of 1 and 32 yards as New Albany defeated Lewis Center Olentangy 33-14
- Tennessee & Ole Miss offers Nick Watkins
- Ishmail Wainright & Beejay Anya officially visits Ohio State Basketball
- Texas visits Laquon Treadwell
- Michigan State visits Dominique Booth
- 2014 Ohio RB Devine Redding will attend games at both Indiana and Ohio State Saturday
- Ole Miss offers Jamarco Jones & Parrker Westphal
- Oklahoma offers Nyles Morgan
- Defensive back Jayme Thompson made nine tackles as Toledo Central Catholic defeated Lima Senior 47-7.
- Michigan offers Marshon Lattimore
- Notre Dame visits Mikale Wilbon
- A source says that FSU decommit WR Tony Stevens has OSU #1
- Source also says current FSU commit Levonte Whitfield will visit Ohio State after season. Meyer still recruiting Whitfield.
- Mike Vrabel is supposed to be in attendance tonight for Jaylon Smith's game
- "Doubt Gators LB commits James Hearns & Daniel McMillian will flip on Ohio State visits. They just want to see something new & enjoy process" per Zach Abolverdi
- JT Barrett was 3-5 passing for 26 yards and ran for 62 yards and a TD on 7 carries in a 44-17 win over Brewer
Rivals - Bucks ready for a huge visit weekend '13 OH ATH De'Niro Laster, '14 OH OL Nick Richardson & '14 IA WR Allen Lazard
- Will/Expected to visit for Nebraska game
Buckeyes pursue hard-hitting safety Vonn Bell
Here’s how highly regarded a prospect safety Vonn Bell is.
“Even though he’s said who his final three schools are, he’s still got other schools trying to recruit him,” said Mark Mariakis, Bell’s high-school coach in Rossville, Ga. “They keep calling.”
The good news for Ohio State coaches is their calls are still being well-received. The Buckeyes are in Bell’s final three, which also includes nearby Tennessee, said to be the favorite of his family, and Alabama.
The attraction for all three of those finalists is the same as for those schools trying to get into the competition.
“A lot of kids have the speed and a lot of kids have the athletic ability,” Mariakis said. “But Vonn brings all of those qualities in the body of a functioning football player.
“And probably the one thing that separates him is his tackling and hitting ability. He is a great tackler who takes great angles.”
Bell packs that elite athletic ability into a 6-foot, 190-pound frame. He was clocked at 4.45 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
“He can rotate deep as a safety for us, he can roll down into the box to help stop the run, and he can cover,” Mariakis said. “He is just an outstanding overall player.”
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Junior tight end Bryce Dixon has been one of the driving forces behind Ventura (Calif.) St. Bonaventure's strong 5-1 start this season, and while the 6-foot-2, 228-pound athlete has been slowed the last two weeks by a high ankle sprain and broken thumb, his recruitment is picking up speed.
After receiving his first scholarship offer from Miami in early September, Dixon added offer No. 2 on Thursday, when he spoke with Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian.
"I've expected it because they said last Thursday that they were going to offer on Monday," Dixon said. "When that didn't happen, I was kind of shocked that it came today. I know it's a great school, but I don't know much else about them."
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Darron Lee, yes sir!
I know there's a game saturday, and my ass will be there.
God I hope we land Vonn Bell!!!
Not trying to go to negative town, but I don't think so highly about Vonn Bell now. Not just because of not attending this weekend. However it's more to do with how his family wants him to go to Tenn. That worries me to be honest...
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Cant hold family wishes against the kid. I can imagine them wanting to attend games especially if it is a close family. I doubt if Georgia airs OSU games.
@Waycraken, just curious, do the cable providers offer the BTN in the south? You live in KY right? Not a stalker, I follow your coverage of Timmons and I think I've seen you mention that you've been to a game or two of his, no?
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Depending on the provider they do offer BTN in the south...and im about as deep in the south as it gets, seen every game this year though...most games are on espn or espn2 when not on BTN...if Vonn Bell wants to watch the Buckeyes, i'm sure he can
One Bad Buckeye, I live in KY, and I get BTN, I do have to pay a few bucks extra for a sports package and it's included. Also, I wouldn't really consider Kentucky the south. I mean I'm far closer to Columbus than Knoxville, Athens, Columbia, Tuscaloosa etc.
Anyway,our carrier was Insight, and though I guess it's still called Insight they have merged with Time Warner. Insight was in at least Tennessee and Kentucky not sure how far the extended beyond that, and the BTN is definitely offered wherever Insight provided cable.
ONE BAD - BTN is in Tennessee (Nashville area) through several different carriers. Comcast/Xfinity is the main cable company in the Nashville area, but there's Dish Network, Direct TV, AT&T U-Verse, etc. here as well.
Honestly here's the thing about committing to play in Knoxville for the Volunteers. He's gotta know, and his family as well, that Dooley's days are numbered there. He may not be fired this year, but his seat is hot and will continue to be. If I were him or his family I would be concerned about the stability of the program @ Tennessee.
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Wait, so they are still talking to Jaylon Smith? It would be awesome if Urban can flip 2 FSU recruits.
FWIW: Jaylon is a Notre Dame commit. Doesn't seem like Vrabel would be visiting if we weren't still after him. Very interesting.
I live in GA and I have A&T UVerse, which includes BTN. I get all the OSU games.
I'm Alabama. My cousin works for DIRECTV you can get B1G Network anywhere in the world bro.
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Added a couple bullets to end today, seems we are still talking with Hearns, I'm thinking he will visit with McMillian for The Game
With Rod turning it around this year so far, would be great to reel in the little brother!!!
For all the talk about flipping players, I read in the Boarding House yesterday that a source close to the team said the staff feels very confident about flipping multiple players in the off season. TIFWIW.
The ten years I lived in Texas, I never missed an Ohio State game, except when I had to work of course.
Confident in flipping multiple players? Sounds like the uncommitted ones better hurry up and decide in a year with limited open spots left, or they may get left out... Tonight would be a good night to commit...
FWIW, Vrabel was @ the Bishop Hartley/Bishop Luers game to watch/visit Hartley DB - Alonzo Saxton (2014). This kid is climbing the ranks and will be in Kurelic's top 10 in Ohio for 2014. Saxton only played 4/5 games last season due to a back injury & didn't start playing until week 4 this season. He did impress in camp over the summer and has caught the eye of many schools. The 4.0 student has offers from Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Cincinnati & Toledo to name a few.
As for Jaylon Smith (passed the look test), BUT perhaps he had an off night. Hartley ran to him, thru him & by him all night. I realize he can't do it all by himself, but the kid looked like he wasn't interested once the score went to 19-0.
Hartley 40 Luers 7
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Alonzo-Saxton-12...