Marcelys Jones Junior Highlights
Damon Webb on his visit
- @Derek11W Nothing earth shattering on any of the official visitors but I know Vonn Bell spending great amount of time with Shazier, Braxton, and Roby
- @Derek11W In-home visit with Saban tomorrow RT @Miles11W: Vonn Bell is on his way back home. Not staying for the Michigan game.
- @Derek11W Vonn Bell not attending the basketball game is no big deal. It's not a sudden turn of events. It's the way it was planned.
- @Derek11W 2014 Lima (OH) DB Darius West visiting #OhioState today for junior day visit. Checking out the hoops game vs Michigan.
- @VdatDudee I would say the Ohio State visit was an A they really got my family to buy in what they are building
- Malik McDowell, Lawrence Marshall & DeShone Kizer unofficially visits Michigan State
- @jcshurburtt Coach of Vonn Bell says it will go until signing day
- @AllenTrieu #Nebraska offers Crete-Monee (Ill.) junior linebacker Nyles Morgan:
- @Miles11W Vonn Bell will take his last two visits (Bama and Tenn) and will announce his decision on February 6th (NSD) at 9 AM at his high school.
- @Miles11W 2014 LB Dante Booker Jr. is at the game.
- @Miles11W 2013 #Buckeye commit Taivon Jacobs is on campus
- @cjhunt78 At this Michigan and Ohio St basketball game!!
- @Derek11W Was just told OSU will be at Cass Tech and Southfield H.S. tomorrow. Southfield is home to new 2014 DE offer Lawrence Marshall.
ESPN $ - Coach reflects on Vonn Bell's OSU visit '13 GA DB Vonn Bell
- Interview with Vonn's Coach....says that Vonn's dad told him that the visit was great and all their questions were answered. Also says Vonn had a great conversation with Coach Meyer towards the end of the visit and that Vonn has a great relationship with Coach Meyer.
ESPN $ Four-star WR gives visit a '10' '13 FL WR James Clark
- After returning from his Nebraska visit, received a call from Coach Hinton to see if he was interested in Ohio State. Unsure if he'll visit.
247 $ Webb talks Ohio State commitment '14 MI DB Damon Webb
- By Wiltfong... Michigan was never his leader, and he's done with visits. Meyer will visit him at school tomorrow.
BuckeyeNation Week in Review
- Commit No. 22 is on board as Christopher Worley committed on Friday from the OSU pipeline of Cleveland's Glenville High.
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Worley should fit the mold, writes Brad Bournival, and it fits the trend of how Urban Meyer finishes recruiting classes.
- Ohio State was the only unbeaten team in the country this season, but that doesn't mean Meyer believes the Buckeyes would beat Alabama, writes Austin Ward.
- That said, Meyer doesn't mind being stuck with a favorite label in 2013, writes Brian Bennett. They are fourth in the Way-Too-Early Top 25.
- The Buckeyes' No. 3 final AP ranking did give Meyer a nice bonus.
- Having Jordan Hall back after a medical redshirt should help, too.
- Ohio State's best commitment might one received from All-American cornerback Bradley Roby, who is returning.
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Along with Worley, several top 2014 prospects and a couple of key seniors are in Columbus this weekend on visits.
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The commitments of LBs Worley, Mike Mitchell and Trey Johnson shouldn't affect the 2014 LB class.
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The Buckeyes are still in the mix for a couple of linemen in this class. Among them is Cal pledge Cameron Hunt.
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Ohio State finished ahead of Michigan in the final ESPN class rankings.
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A 2014 Watch List OT got an Ohio State offer, as did a Michigan defensive end.
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LB Airus Moore of Beavercreek, Ohio, is planning a visit.
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Several of the 2014 prospects, including several of the 14 players from Georgia with offers, are coming to Columbus next month.
- Ward made some record resolutions for returning Buckeyes, including Braxton Miller, Corey Brown, Ryan Shazier and Devin Smith.
- Two walk-ons will be adding depth at fullback.
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WR Thaddeus Snodgrass seemed ready to commit in the fall, but had second thoughts.
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For now, Ohio State is on the outside of the race for a top 2014 player.
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2014 running back prospect Matt Domer of Chicago "grew up loving the Buckeyes."
- Some NCAA legislation could impact recruiting, and coaches are wary of the potential changes.
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An ESPN 60 junior basketball prospect has Ohio State in his top six.
Football
- Seven future Buckeyes have enrolled early. (Dispatch)
- Four Ohio State seniors will play in college all-star games. (Land Grant Holy Land)
- The recruiting pipeline to Cleveland Glenville is an important one. (TheOzone.net)
- Assistant coaches earned almost $800,000 in bonuses for winning the Leaders Division. (Lantern)
Basketball
- Ohio State tuned up for Sunday's showdown against Michigan with a road win at Purdue.
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A look ahead at today's showdown against the No. 2 Wolverines, with the Buckeyes a rare home underdog.
- But is there a point guard controversy brewing? (BTN.com)
- Aaron Craft or Shannon Scott? Doesn't have to be a problem, writes Doug Lesmerises. (Plain Dealer)
- Thad Matta has 100 Big Ten wins, and Eleven Warriors counted down his top five.
The Gang's All Here
- An Ohio State library exhibit is devoted to Woody Hayes on the 100th anniversary of his birth. (Dispatch)
- Ohio State will host all seven football state championships beginning in 2014. (Land Grant Holy Land)
- The No. 5 wrestling team fell to No. 3 Minnesota. (OSU).
Ohio State football | Meyer’s recruiting mission: Go for the best
As he made the rounds of his future home, Ohio State recruit Ezekiel Elliott had a video made of his visit that was posted on YouTube.
Captured in the video is an impassioned locker-room speech to recruits by Buckeyes cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs.
“I promise you this,” Coombs barks. “When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I ask myself one question — coach Meyer requires it: Did you beat Alabama’s corners coach today? If the answer is yes, good. Get up tomorrow and continue. If the answer is no, you’ve got to ask yourself, ‘Why not?’
“Because that’s who we’re chasing. We want to be the best in the country. We want to be ‘the team.’ We will be the team that everybody else says, ‘I’ve got to be like this,’ and you’re going to be a part of it.”
So as Ohio State heads into the final stretch before national signing day on Feb. 6, its mission is clear. Although Michigan is the Buckeyes’ main rival, Alabama is its standard.
“Right now, Michigan is not at the pinnacle of college football, and that’s all Urban Meyer cares about,” ESPN national recruiting director Tom Luginbill said. “He’s been there and knows what it takes to get there.”
To measure up to the Crimson Tide, the Buckeyes need to assemble multiple top recruiting classes. Last year, Meyer closed strong in his first two months on the job and upgraded what had looked to be a mediocre group of newcomers. Last weekend, the Buckeyes got commitments from two top linebackers — Trey Johnson and Mike Mitchell — but lost out on receiver James Quick, who picked hometown Louisville.
With less than a month to go, the Buckeyes aren’t finished building on what already is ESPN’s fourth-ranked class behind Florida, Alabama and Notre Dame. They still could add a few more recruits that might bump them even higher.
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Thanks Gene....always love the week in review. Thanks for all of your work on these Quick Bits!
Marcelys Jones highlight video reminds me of the Oher scenes from The Blindside.
I see exactly what your saying I laughed so hard watching how these poor linebackers had no chance of making plays against him.
Middletown Middies State Champs.
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Marcelys is a beast. Don't mind having him first at all!
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Nice bits today. Who is cj hunt? N wonder if 11w staff could get a list if jr day visitors
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CJ Hunt is Cameron Hunt OL for 2013...
That Marcelys video is FUUUUNNY! Splat.......Splat........Splat.
"There is a force that makes us all brothers, no one goes his way alone, all that we send into the life of others comes back into our own." -WWH
I have to agree with you on that. I do believe those first three or four plays are the definition of metaphor/simile (which ever it is) of a Dlineman looking like he's on roller skates. WOW...Jones' going to be a force to be reckoned with. Tough kid...
"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
So Cameron Hunt was there today? Am I missing something on this, or was this a surprise visitor?
Apparently Hunt was there as a guest of UM? He was on an OV there this weekend.
That's what I thought too, but isn't it strange they would take him to OSU for a BBall game? When OSU is looking at him as well? One would think they would keep him at home in their facilities as opposed to OSU.
huh, crazy. i didnt think you could go to an away game like that. either way, the outcome couldnt hurt the bucks
He came out of the SW tunnel with the rest of the Ohio State recruits...
If that's the case then he finished up his UM official and came down to Columbus for an unofficial. Good news
edit: according to Marc Givler, he is starting an OV to OSU
Oddly one of my friends from high school found this picture of me, some recruits, and Coach Meyer on Instagram (which I don't have). Grey hoodie is Lattimore I believe. Yes, I'm probably tweeting haha, just a random shot from some guy in the crowd. I was shooting photos for The Nuthouse from the corner of the student section.
Grey hoddie is indeed Mr. Lattimore and Pantoni is in red above Urban.
So from left to right it goes Pantoni, Marcelys Jones, Marshon Lattimore, and then presumably Erick Smith (2014 Glenville)?
Dont forget tim
If it was Marcelys youd know hes a big boy. Not sure who is next to Pantoni but the kid to the right of Lattimore might be Campbell from SVSM think he was there with Booker.
Yeah they were all not OL builds (pretty skinny), good call on Erick Smith, I remember seeing a Smith other than Corey on their pass.
He had an official visit with Michigan this weekend. He ended that visit early and drove himself down to Columbus to start an official here. The good news is he wasn't scheduled to visit until Jan. 26 or Feb. 2. Seems like he realizes that spots are very limited and decided not to take a chance waiting.
Hmmmm... So how long will his visit last? Wouldn't be suprised to see him commit then we take Gibson or Smith (gut feeling Smith) and then maybe get Bell, if not then we have options of Gibson, Elder, or maybe the kid we contacted today to finish the class off.
Hunts visit goes till tomorrow night and Bosa is recruiting him to tOSU. Its not coincidence that Bosa was on his visit and Hunt showing up to the game. With Hunt the only prospect on campus, the staff has all night and tomorrow to see where his head is at.
Just found out that Hunt is friends with M. Baugh as well, they roomed together during Under Armour week.
Thank you Gene. The Quick Bits are usually the first section or two that I go to everyday when I go to Eleven Warriors. The quote by Coombs is inspiring to me and I'm sitting on my couch; I can only imagine what the recruits and players feel being right next to him!
Love the quote from Coombs
And that's why we are on the up and up right now
Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite
Marcelys Jones highlight tape is rediculous! He gives the phrase "hold your block until the whistle" a whole nother meaning.
Looks like Kyle Berger had an unbelievable time during his unofficial this past weekend according to his twitter
Michael Chung (I know everyone thinks he is a hack) said that Berger wants to commit by April or May.
Curious. Why do people on Eleven Warriors disrespect Michael Chung? It seems to me like he is a hard working guy who does his best to provide free recruiting news. Did he ever speak badly about this site? Does he ever post on Eleven Warriors?
I've been one that has spoken my displeasure with Chung as a rumermonger, but I'll give him credit being one of the first people to say that Webb had OSU out front. That definitely bought him legitimacy from me. Previously, I've felt like he was willing to say more sensational news just for pageviews, and while that opinion hasn't changed completely, I definitely take what he says more seriously now.
I agree with what Buck-I.8 posted in that Ill prob take him more seriously now but still have 11W staff and scout insiders as still the benchmark for recruiting news.
Ohio state just keeps on rolling baby!
Webb committing is beyond huge I cannot believe Coombs was not our first choice at DB coach. That guy is quickly becoming one of my all time favs he did an incredible job on this one. Getting Webb from Cass Tech is the equivalent of scUM getting a Whitner/Ginn/Lattimore type from Glenville and he should push for 5*.
Marcelys jones definitely has a nasty streak and looks like a beast. Best part of that highlight video is seeing him knock the extra point through at the end though
He has the potential to be a very very good pulling guard at the next level. If Marcelys works hard to get into the shape needed for an up-tempo offense than expect great things from him bc once he has his hands on you its over even after the whistle.
Marcelys Jones highlight video is SICK! The kids has a real mean streak when he's out there......I LOVE IT!!!
After watching the first few minutes of his video,
I will have to give him a new nick.
Marcelys "extra yards" Jones.
Jones has two blocking schemes each play, " OK, run, so I push him 20 yards downfield..." "Pass? OK, I push him 20 yards to the sideline."
No sometimes he moves inside and crushes unsuspecting linebackers with 325 pounds of giant man. It's important to remember that these aren't crappy high school teams that Jones is playing. They regularly play top 10 teams regionally in an area that is arguably tops in the state, and a top 10-15 area for competition nationally.