- Arizona & South Carolina offered Dante Sawyer
- Wisconsin offered Garrett Dickerson & Saeed Blacknall
- Vanderbilt offered Dylan Thompson
- California & Virginia offered Jamarco Jones
- Florida State offered Malik McDowell
- Louisville offered Dareian Watkins, Artavis Scott & Mason Cole
- NC State offered Ethan Wolf
- Clemson & Auburn offered Joe Mixon
- Tennessee offered Mason Cole
- Alabama & South Carolina offered Jesse Aniebonam
- Auburn offered Jacob McCrary & Johnnie Dixon
- Georgia offered Alex Bars
- UCF offered Darius West
- Elisha Shaw unofficially visits Auburn
- @Derek11W ATH Marshon Lattimore with a solid day. 10 ft broad jump and 4.48 40 time
- @Miles11W ATH Marshon Lattimore clocks a 4.49 forty on his second attempt
- @Derek11W S Erick Smith clocks a 4.62 forty
- @MChungOZone Andrew Gantz officially will attend Tenn. Was considering a preferred walk-on from OSU. Told Ozone a few days ago he was 90% UT, now is 100%
- @Miles11W 2014 OL commit Marcelys Jones told me he is still "100% a a Buckeye" he just wants to check out a few schools.
- @KyleNeddenriep Gary West WR Lonnie Johnson said Ohio State at top of his list. Nebraska and Illinois have also offered
Scout $ - 2014 LB Getting Plenty of Attention '14 CA LB Jamardre Cobb
- Most recent offers are Ohio State & South Carolina. Says he really likes Ohio State & is just getting to know South Carolina.
Scout $ - The Garrett Family Talks Recruiting '14 IL LB Clifton Garrett
- Mrs. Garrett talks about going on visits with Clifton & gives advice to other parents on how to handle things. Clifton will be playing in the US Army All American Bowl & plans on announcing after his season.
24/7 $ - Ags after top rated JUCO lineman '14 JUCO OL Jermaine Eluemunor
- Has offers from Florida State, UCLA and West Virginia and thinks OSU and TAMU will be next...also talking to USC and Alabama...grew up in England playing rugby but has switched to football and wrestling since coming to the US...has officials scheduled to TAMU on 10/26 and OSU on 11/23.
Scout $ - FSNextTv: Darius West '14 OH DB Darius West
- Up to around 10 offers, while also hearing from Notre Dame, Nebraska, Ohio State, Michigan & Michigan State. Says he'll be visiting Notre Dame, Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana or Penn State next weekend for a Junior Day. Wants to make his decision before his season.
Scout $ - FSNextTv: Lonnie Johnson '14 IN ATH Lonnie Johnson
- Ohio State leading, with Illinois & Nebraska close behind. No timetable for a decision & is looking for a great coaching staff, fast pace offense & great relationship with current/future players.
Malik McDowell interview with Jared Shanker
Clifton Garrett interview with Jared Shanker
Ohio State recruiting: State Secrets, 2/18 - weekend recap (LGHL)
Another weekend has passed, and the race for 2014 recruits continues its trek as the Buckeyes hosted a group of up and coming seniors in Columbus.
Throughout the weekend, Ohio State and the Buckeye coaching staff hosted some of the best athletes in the class of 2014, including '14 LB Clifton Garrett. According to reports, it appears '14 OL Jamarco Jones, who visited last weekend, had a great visit and Ohio State remains up near the top of his favorites. As for this past weekend, Garrett was the athlete stealing the headline.
Ranked as the nation's No. 2 outside linebacker, he made sure to make it clear that Ohio State has really pulled out all of the stops for him early in the recruiting process but that he is still going to take his time in making a college decision. While on the visit, Garrett also talked with some of the coaching staff and spent time with some of the players there as well. Garrett holds offers from Arizona State, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Wisconsin.
For Jones, I think it would be safe to say coach Meyer has done a good job on that front and has the Buckeyes leading early. It's tough to say whether or not Jones will have Ohio State at the top when it's all said and done, but for now, the coaching staff can feel fairly confident. Jones holds offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin.
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'13 WR Luke Vadas talks future plans, Ohio State with LGHL (LGHL)
Luke Vadas, a wide receiver in the class of 2013, has yet to make his decision for where he wants to enroll. Born and raised in Ohio, Vadas caught the eyes of the Ohio State coaching staff and have talked with him about a preferred walk-on role.
National Signing Day 2013 has come and gone, but athletes in the '13 class that have not yet decided where to go still remain. '13 WR Luke Vadas is one of those recruits, after turning down his only scholarship offer from Marshall. That may seem like a silly thing to do, but Vadas might have other ideas when it comes to him finding a team in college football.
Under coach Meyer and his staff, Buckeye fans have become accustomed to using new terms like noncommitable offers, but a fairly new one is the "preferred walk-on". Vadas fits the mold of a division one college football player, standing 6'2", 185-pounds and runs a 4.46 40-yard dash. That kind of speed is uncommon, even among some of the best college football players, and it goes to show why coach Meyer has taken an interest in Vadas.
In his senior season, Vadas had 79 receptions for 1,045 yards and nine touchdowns. Luke also contributed to the rushing attack, carrying the ball six times for 112 yards. Vadas truly might be one of those diamond in the rough prospects, as he's no slouch on the football field. Along with the offer from Marshall, Vadas is also considering Ohio State, Maryland, Penn State and Pitt.
We had the chance to talk with Luke about his season and what he had to say about growing up a Buckeye fan:
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Monday Morning Kickoff: The Heart Of It All (the ozone)
* The initial 2014 Rivals recruiting rankings came out last week, and almost immediately there was consternation among Buckeye fans because already two of Ohio's highest-ranked prospects had committed to other schools.
Michael Ferns (ranked second) is a linebacker committed to Michigan, and offensive lineman Jimmy Byrne (ranked fifth) is committed to Notre Dame. The unrest fed people's ongoing fear that Urban Meyer isn't going to focus on Ohio as much as he should.
Meyer offered both of these players well before they committed to other schools, so that ongoing fear continues to be unfounded. Sometimes a kid just doesn't want to be a Buckeye. That's how it has always been and how it will always be.
In fact, since Rivals and Scout's "birth" in 2002, Ohio State has signed either service's top five Ohio prospects just once, and that was Scout's 2002 class of Mike D'Andrea, Maurice Clarett, Quinn Pitcock, Mike Kudla and Roy Hall.
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jamarco jones just offered by cal.
When someone shows you who they are believe them! In other words piss a good friend off and see what they really think about you.
Always hate to read too much into 2 minute videos, but people argue that there's something to the primacy effect when it comes to recruiting, if so:
Gotta think Notre Dame is the school to beat for Malik McDowell (not only that it was the first he mentioned when he had the chance, but he gushed about it), and that Ole Miss and OSU are the teams to beat for Clifton Garrett (was slightly surprised how excited he sounded about Ole Miss, but seemed equally excited about OSU).
I wouldn't mind so much missing out on Hand and McDowell so long as Michigan misses out on them as well. Garrett is crucial, but not as big as getting McMillan.
I have no idea how Ole Miss recruited as well as they did this past year. But after the finish they had, they have to be taken seriously in any recruiting battle.
This is true. Plus talented players want to play with other talented players. Kids definitely pay attention to where other kids commit/sign.
Watching the Garrett video, I'm not worried one bit. He seems to love OSU and the fact that he said we were his childhood favorite last spring helps too.
I think this is the deal with Ole Miss: they were in on a couple of studs last year for various, coincidental reasons (Nkemdiche's brother goes there, Treadwell's former teammate goest there, Conner was from MS). The fact that those guys were favorite Ole Miss gave them the spotlight a little bit (possibly pushing Tunsil there? though he is a little more curious). Now a lot of guys are thinking "What's this deal with Ole Miss, why are players going there?" so they want to go visit and check it out. Once they continue to lose the glamour they have right now will fade. I'm not worried about Clifton going there at all.
Well Treadwell was another big time Illinois prospect, so he could have some sway with Garrett... Hopefully not, but there is a connection there too.
I agree, Hayze. And I'd add, Ole Miss's 2013 class won't mean much if they don't show it on the field this year. Contrarily, if OSU puts up another 12+ win season this year, there will be no question. Everyone's on relatively equal footing before the season begins, but the reason so many elite recruits wait until Dec, Jan, Feb to commit is that they want to see team's show that they can not only recruit but develop, and win on the field. Everyone's 12-0 in the offseason haha.
What's the deal with this Luke Vadas kid? He's 6-2 and runs a 4.46 but only had one offer from Marshal... That doesn't make sense. Can anyone explain?
TBH his 4.46 may not be too accurate, he doesn't look that fast in his videos. It may have to do with his level of competition, much like Yousey out of Harvest Prep
Seems like were extremely high on Garrett's list. I'm liking we got in early with him cuz he seems to be blowing up more every showcase or combine he does
MALIK MCDOWELL IS FREAKING HUGE
In regards to Clifton Garrett, I'd love to see him at OSU, too, and really like his tape. But, you just can't discount Ole Miss, or anyone, at this point. Ole Miss just completed a great recruiting year and that has to appeal to a player like Garrett. He also mentioned the chance to play right away and he'll certainly have that opportunity at Ole Miss. Plus, there sure seem to be plenty of dolls on that campus from what I have seen.
It's still very early in the process for 2014 recruits. I am confident that when it all shakes out, our Buckeyes will have met their needs but do not want to get too excited this early about anyone. Too much can happen before next January (early enrollees) or February (NSD).
The really exciting part of recruiting is seeing the work this staff is doing. The ink wasn't dry on the 2013 letters of intent yet we are already seeing great interest from many high profile recruits from the 2014 and 2015 classes. Go Bucks!
Must get Mcdowell.. They have the big mac, we have the big mic...(little coming to america reference)lol
I posted this in the Mixon thread earlier today, but since then 11W Recruiting responded to help get Buckeye Nation to follow Mixon on Twitter, so I thought maybe Gene/Quick Bits would also like to help too (sorry if that was presumptuous of me).
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Thinking this should be it
Mcdowell was an ohio state fan growing up. Cha ching lol
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You put a monster like him on strong side and a speedy type (Spence) on the other with quick middle guys like Diesel and you have an SEC(I hated typing that) like Dline..