- Jermaine Eluemunor rated 97 by 247Sports
- Chad Mavety rated 96 by 247Sports
- Parris Campbell rated 90 by 247Sports
- Tennessee, Florida State & Mississippi State offered Kalvaraz Bessent
- Texas A&M offered Kyle Allen & Mark Andrews
- West Virginia offered Kyle Allen
- Louisville & Cincinnati offered Mikel Horton
- Kentucky offered Johnnie Dixon
- Western Kentucky offered Quincy Wilson
- Nebraska offered Austin Roberts
- Marshall offered Jacques Patrick
- Notre Dame offered George Campbell & Anthony Moten
- Ohio State offered Curtis Samuel
- Syracuse offered Saeed Blacknall
- Western Michigan offered Joey Duckworth
- Maryland & Minnesota offered Dareian Watkins
- Arkansas offered Poona Ford & Sam Mustipher
- Oregon offered Deshaun Watson
- Demarre Kitt will visit Georgia on Saturday
- @EHood34: 1. Notre Dame 2.Michigan 3. Ohio State New Top 3
- @D_ocho Cutting my list down to 10 schools march 1st.
- @RowlandRIVALS Lonnie Johnson says #UK and #OhioState are even, but #Cats will likely lead after he talks to coaches more.
- @Derek11W An OL off the board as Mason Cole commits to #Michigan per @SamWebb77. Their 4th for class. He was a heavy UM lean going into weekend visit.
- @CDoss_LGHL 2014 NY ATH Curtis Samuel tells me #OhioState offered last week, he is contact with Coach Warriner & plans to visit in the near future.
- @jbook37 4 Star CB Quincy Wilson (FL) tells Rivals he would fit in perfectly to Ohio State defense.
Newly Offered: Curtis Samuel (hudl)
Quincy Wilson Interview with Derek Tyson
Edward Paris Interview with Derek Tyson
Johnnie Dixon Interview with Derek Tyson
Ohio State recruiting: State Secrets, 2/25 - Weekend recap (lghl)
While the Ohio State basketball team was busy dispatching the Spartans on the court, the Buckeyes' recruiting staff continued to bring full-court pressure in an attempt to land the best athletes in the class of 2014.
Recruiting is a never-ending battle for coaching staffs across the country, and none know that more than Ohio State's. Head coach Urban Meyer is known as a relentless recruiter, and it shows when the Buckeyes (and, previously, the Gators) finish in the top five in the major recruiting class rankings. As of now, Ohio State's class of 2014 ranks 10th in the nation, according to 247Sports. The Buckeyes currently have four commitments, but we still have quite a ways to go before next year and National Signing Day 2014. There are still plenty of uncommitted talents, which we can only assume coach Meyer hopes to capitalize on soon.
One prospect that has growing interest in Ohio State is '14 WR Dallis Todd. Already holding an offer on a list that seems to keep getting longer and longer, Todd is looking to visit twice over the course of this year. One visit is coming up on the weekend of April 6th, while the other will most likely take place during a game weekend this coming fall. Ohio State was amongst the first to offer the 6'5", 210-pound receiver, and it would appear that Todd was really excited at the notion of Ohio State being one of the first to show him interest. We'll be keeping an eye on the happenings with Todd in the future.
A top prospect, not only in the state of Ohio, but the whole country, '14 ATH Marshon Lattimore has had Ohio State interested in him since he came on the scene this past season. Playing both cornerback and wide receiver, Lattimore has great speed and hands. His quickness is something impressive and he comes from the Cleveland-Glenville pipeline, which only works to Ohio State's advantage. Not to mention the fact that he's teammates with '14 OL and Buckeye commit Marcelys Jones. Lattimore currently has 15 offers from top programs such as Alabama, Cincinnati, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, USC and West Virginia, among others.
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Feb 24 Recruiting Rundown (the ozone)
Urban Meyer is on a cruise for cancer, which has made this weekend quieter than normal for visits. Damon Webb was planning to drive (actually his dad) QB Jayru Campbell and RB Mike Webber down from Detroit to Columbus but they will wait another weekend when Meyer comes back.
While Meyer was cruising for cancer, Nick Saban was cruising for Buckeyes, offering the number one player in Ohio—Marshon Lattimore—DB Erick Smith, and OL verbal commit Marcelys Jones scholarships for 2014. All three are planning a visit to Alabama together.
Just like Meyer is trying to weaken Hoke by going after the top talent in Michigan, Nick Saban is trying to weaken Urban Meyer, offering three of the top 10 Ohio prospects and one happens to be a verbal commit. If Urban Meyer is not on the phone from his cruise ship, he will certainly be working them once his vessel hits port.
Recruiting season never ends and this week had some of news.
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Spring forward: MLBs breakdown (ESPN)
With national signing day in the books, the next big date on the Ohio State calendar as it continues working toward an encore for an undefeated season in 2013 is spring practice. Before those workouts begin, BuckeyeNation will take a look at each position to see where the roster is at -- and where it's going.
MIDDLE LINEBACKERS
MIDDLE LINEBACKERS
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Who's back: Almost as suddenly as he arrived, Zach Boren's run at middle linebacker for the Buckeyes was over. Now they're left once again to find somebody capable of quarterbacking the defense, and as remarkable as Boren's story was at the position, it also underscored just how little depth the program had there at the halfway point of last season. Curtis Grant was supposed to be the answer after winning the starting job in spring practice and keeping it throughout training camp, but the rising junior ultimately wasn't a factor for the second year in a row and was passed on the depth chart twice before finishing as a third-team afterthought. The former elite recruit still has upside, though, and the Buckeyes will be monitoring him closely in a likely battle with sophomore Camren Williams to take over that critical spot in the heart of the defense.
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Ohio State, SEC Trio Battle for Top 2014 LB Clifton Garrett (rant sports)
Ohio State was thought to be the early leader dating as far back as Memorial Day weekend in 2012 in the pursuit of class of 2014 inside linebacker, Clifton Garrett (Joliet, Il. Plainfield South) but are now getting serious competition from several SEC schools, with Florida the latest to make a push for the 6-3, 228-pound linebacker.
After taking an unofficial visit to Ohio State the day after Valentine’s Day, Garrett received an offer from the Gators and said they offer a lot because of their reputation on defense and their winning pedigree. Florida landed the state’s top linebacker, Antonio Morrison from Bolingbrook and had a great freshman season in 2012 and looks to be one of the top defenders in 2013, which could be a strength in the recruitment of Garrett moving forward in the process.
LSU is making Garrett one of their top targets along with running back Leonard Fournette and after getting the state’s No. 2 ranked player from Illinois to come to Baton Rouge last season when Ethan Pocic committed to the Tigers, Les Miles and company are hoping to get the state’s best prospect this season, but If I’m handicapping the race I have them in fourth place right now.
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Ohio State Spring Game 2013: Date, Time, Practice Schedule and TV Info (bleacher report)
Ohio State's annual Scarlet and Gray game will have a different feel this year, but optimism will be high for fans getting their first chance to see the 2013 version of the Buckeyes.
Urban Meyer's team is coming off a 12-0 season and returns many of the players that keyed their undefeated run. Combine that with the 2013 recruiting class, which is loaded with possible contributors.
However, due to renovations, the game will not be held in the confines of Ohio Stadium. Instead it will be held in Paul Brown Stadium, the home of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Game Time
The Buckeyes will take the field on April 13th at 1 p.m.
During the Tressel era, the coaches split up the seniors and then the seniors drafted the remainder of the teams. For last season's spring game the coaches picked each team. That was largely due to the fact that the Buckeyes were working with limited scholarships and didn't have a full roster.
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A look back at the 2013 recruiting class: Safety (men of the scarlet and grey)
Vonn Bell
In what Urban Meyer described as one of the greatest recruiting performances he had ever seen by safeties coach Everett Withers, the Buckeyes went into SEC country (Georgia) and wrestled away the fourth ranked safety in the country, Vonn Bell. The Buckeyes fought defending National Champion Alabama and Tennessee for the 6’1″, 190 lb 5 star safety. Bell is the complete package at safety as he has great range, is excellent in run support and possesses great ball skills. With his size and athleticism, Buckeye fans should be seeing a lot of Bell this year, either on special teams or at safety. Vonn Bell was ranked as a 5 star by both Rivals and Scout and a 4 star by ESPN and 247.
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Ohio State Basketball Recruiting: Where Should Thad Matta Turn in 2014 Class? (bleacher report)
It has only been two years since Thad Matta brought a top-10 recruiting class to the Ohio State basketball program, but there is some fretting among Buckeye Nation that he has lost his golden touch on the recruiting front.
After all, he only brought in one unheralded prospect in 2012 after striking out on Tony Parker (who eventually went to UCLA), and Andrew Wiggins—the top prospect in the 2013 class—recently eliminated Ohio State from the schools he is considering.
The Buckeyes’ 2013 class will likely only include two players (Kameron Williams and Marc Loving) when national signing day rolls around, marking the second straight recruiting season that Ohio State has failed to make a significant splash.
So what happened to the Matta that landed (per Scout.com) the No. 2 class in 2006, No. 7 class in 2007, No. 2 class in 2008, No. 3 class in 2010 and No. 8 class in 2011?
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hopefully grant turns the corner, and we keep the glenville trio
mark may wins douchebag of the year... again
...and we land Clifton Garrett
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
I was wondering why Ohio State offered a JuCo OT. Now I know.
They've actually offered 2 JUCO OL. Chad Mavety is the other.
+1 Thanks Gene. I can see Urban landing Lattimore,Garrett,Smith and keeping M.Jones and I too would like to see Grant step up year.
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.
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No surprise with Cole going to tsun.
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.
Just gotta keep an eye on Artavis Scott now, and George Campbell for 2015 to see if they follow
Definetly but less hope not but I'll say this..last year they went up to tsun BBQ right after FNL and they both seemed to like it very much Cole a little more and I got the impression Scott like tOSU and scum equally. A lot of what you do during the year is going to determine weather or not alot of kids pick your school.
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.
I certainly hope so. Here is a quote from an article published on Feb 14.
From The Detroit News:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130214/OPINION03/302140420
All three say they are like brothers. Campbell really enjoyed his Michigan visit, but it's just way too early to bother. I'm not sure if Scott will even follow suit.
Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler
I just can't understand how UM can pull so many top lineman. You'd think after killing it in two straight classes hauling a starting lineup for each position each year recruits would be scared to get buried in the depth chart. Can someone explain this mystery to me?
One could say the same thing about our D-line or RB recruits. An even better example would be down at Alabama with the RB factory they have in Tuscaloosa. Good players want to play for good teams and good coaches.
Clearly Michigan is selling that they will get their lineman ready for the NFL and they will have a chance to showcase their talent in the pro-style offense even if it is not right away. Also, offensive lineman tend to have less of an ego and know that they need a couple of years to develop and learn the position at the college level.
D-lineman get subbed for all the time. You need more starting-quality D-lineman than there are D-line positions just to avoid them getting gassed before the 4th quarter. O-line starters play the whole game unless they're injured.
I clicked on it... I regretted it immediately...
Especially considering the fact that Darrell Funk and Brady Hoke have no real history of developing OLineman. Taylor Lewan predates both, and he's the only real OL with draft stock they have. Hiestand at ND has a pedigree, Ed Warinner also has a pedigree--and showed what he can do with an OL this year once again. Of the three coaches, I actually would take Warinner or Hiestand over Funk 9 times out of 10, and yet Funk is winning over most of the same recruits. Have to think it's coming down to a recruiting edge. I also think on some level ND and Michigan are out-recruiting OSU on the OL based on the pro-style offense advantage with OL (most OL prefer to play in a pro-style offense because they believe it's better for their draft stock). But you've gotta wonder how Warinner stacks up as an OL recruiter, hasn't looked great so far, but 2014 is off to a better start.
Well I find it less likely that they will take 5-6 linemen this year, so really he will only be competing against 1-2 other guys in his class and they may not even play his position. I think you are just used to the Bollman years where we took 2-3 linemen each year and didn't even end up with 10 guys to fill out a 2-deep. We may not end up taking quite as many as they do over a 4 year span, but it will be close.
Michigan will not take more than four Olinemen this year. It's presumed that Tommy Doles will be next. I think they're projecting him as a center.
Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler
Why go to Cincy for the Spring Game? Should have come up to the CLE - we would have filled Browns Stadium for that one, and they could have hosted some Glenville prospects...
The postgame show is brought to you by... Christ, I can't find it. The hell with it...
+1 from Lakewood
+1 from Seven Hills would've loved to take my nephew he's a bigtime Buckeye fan.
Why Cincy? They're not as pro-Buckeye as Cleveland. Urban was smart to hold the game in Cincinnati, try and make a strength out of a (relative) weakness.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
703 is on target here. With Combs in the coaching staff Urban seems to be turning some heads around Cincy. Why not get a bigger grip on some of the kids here too.
This X 100,000. Surprised that no one else got this immediately. Especially when we have a coaching staff that aligns nearly every move with recruiting impact.
Going to get downvoted for this... but Cleveland is a dump compared to Cincinnati. Better Stadium, better feel, better teams...
I'm not gonna downvote you, but come on man, Cleveland is not a dump. You're better than that. Hard to disagree about having better teams than Cleveland right now. I think they both have really nice stadiums right now. But better feel? What is that supposed to mean? I'm a Cleveland sports fan, and while I certainly don't cheer for the Cincy teams, I actually don't mind Cincy as a town.
As far as "better feel" goes, it's subjective by definition, and from my subjective view I'll say that I've never been in a stadium with a better feel than crappy old Municipal Stadium in the days when the Brown were winning games and the Dawg Pound was howling.
In summary all we need to say is;
Nothing compares to Ole' Columbus town on a crisp fall Saturday morning.
Nothing like dancing on the field in 02...
I downvoted you.
I could find just as many cons about Cincinnati as you "found" in Cleveland. However, I'll choose not to because Cincy is a pretty cool town.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
Probably many more cons to Cincinnati....
I down voted you because making presumptuous comments about an entire city (that you obviously don't know much about) rates pretty high on my uncool-o-meter.
"All the pretty chicks with the crimson lips go: Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks!"
"I'm One Bad Buckeye, and I approve this message."
What's funny is that the whole Cle vs Cincy argument reminds me of how Londoner's talk about their part of the city. (I lived there for a short while...)
-People in North London would NEVER live in South London because it is DIRTY and SCUMMY and BELOW THEM.
-As for the people in South London? Well, they would NEVER live in North London because it is DIRTY and SCUMMY and BELOW THEM.
(Oh, and people who live in London would never live in Northern England because...you guessed it...because it is dirty and scummy and below them. LMAO)
Actually guy, I have been to Cleveland plenty of times so nothing presumptious about it. And about the only thing better in Cleveland that I am remotely interested in is the hockey. Other than that, to me, Cleveland is a much lesser city to Cincinnati.
I mean, guy below me said it best, everyone talks trash about Cleveland outside of Cleveland (and probably in Cleveland to.) I mean whens the last time anyone outside of Cleveland said, I'm going to take a nice trip to Cleveland and enjoy the weekend (besides for maybe a football or baseball game)
To the 24 year old in me:
Columbus>Cincinnati>Cleveland
To the future 30 year old married with kids:
Cincinnati>Columbus>Cleveland
I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone say "I'm going to take a nice weekend trip to Cincinnati" either. I like both cities, but just saying.
FWIW Cleveland has one of the best theater districts in the country, the rock and roll hall, is WIDELY known to have some of the best food in the country, has 3 pro sports teams, the inventors hall of fame, etc, etc.
I find it particularly funny that people are comparing cities in Ohio based on desirability. Because the cities are SO much different in this state.
I personally can't wait for the next "people say bad things about the city" post.
Classic, just classic.
Honestly, as someone who lives outside of Ohio this is absolutely Cleveland's reputation. Cleveland probably gets made fun of more where I live than any other city nationwide. Sorry guys.
So that makes it correct?
No doubt, but there's a big difference between a city being made fun of for sucking-by people who've hardly been there (let alone lived there)-and a city actually sucking.
For instance, I've lived in Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Durham, NC and Wilmington, NC.....luckily I'm back in C-Bus. I enjoy exploring new places and I always give new destinations a fair shake.......Durham, NC is BY FAR AND AWAY the ugliest, boring and most depressing place I've ever had to spend a significant amount of time (in the USA).
To say a city is "dirty" is kind of a silly thing to say.....have you ever looked at NYC from a sky scraper or even just walked the perimeter of central park? It looks like one big garbage heap.....but it's an amazing city.
Being a national contractor for over 15 years, I've been to just about every major city in the country and believe me, Cleveland actually does rock compared to most.
When I got accepted into OSU I couldn't wait to get the heck out of Cleveland (I lived in Broadview Heights, which is a really nice suburb between North Royalton and Brecksville). When I first got to Columbus, I couldn't believe how awesome it was and still is and I was glad to be away from Cleveland, but since my folks still live there, I go back quite a bit. Cleveland has really nice areas whether it be suburbs of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, North Royalton, Independence, etc. or more centrally located hipster areas like Rocky River, Tremont, Little Italy, Downtown, Lakewood, Coventry, and the Arts District surrounding CMA and Severence Hall. Not to mention if you're an outdoorsman like me, you have some of the most amazing metroparks in the country surrounding and interwoven throughout the entire cleveland/akron area. Boston Township is awesome for canoeing, hiking, biking, mountain biking, horseback riding, clay shooting, technical climbing, fishing, jogging, skiing trail, golf, running etc. Lots of nice golf in cleveland too.
Now I'll grant you that neither Columbus or Cleveland is chock full of attractions like NYC, LA, Boston, San Fran, Chicago but they're both extremely wonderful places to live and raise a family. Of the cities I just mentioned the only two I'd consider choosing over Columbus and Cleveland as a permanent residence to raise a family would be Boston or San Fran (Santa Barbara is beautiful too) and throw in Charleston, SC. If I were to live the life of a bachelor, I'd consider Chicago or NYC but even then I'd live in Hoboken and commute to the city.
There's no way I'd choose the likes of Denver, OK City, Flagstaff, Tucson, DC, Albuquerque, Buffalo, Baltimore, Kansas City, Lincoln, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Dallas, Orlando, Miami, Charlotte, Raleigh, Norfolk, Charleston (WV), Nashville, Trenton, Des Moines, New Orleans (except for during Mardi Gras), Birmingham, Atlanta, Philly, Fargo, Bismark, Seattle, Pittsburgh......over Cleveland or Columbus. Having built in all of these cities (and more) I can honestly say I'd prefer Cleveland or Columbus over the rest. I can't speak intelligently about Cincy as I haven't spent a lot of time there....it was dirty from what I remember, but what city isn't? But if the people there are anything like the people from the rest of Ohio, I'd say throw them in there too.
Call me an elitist, but I strongly feel like Ohioans are generally in a league of their own both in terms of quality of people and work ethic.....I don't know what it is, but I just really freakin' love Ohio......and Ohio State. :)
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Happy to hear Wilsons' comment about fitting in perfectly in Buckeyes' defensive system!! He would be a sweat get to the 2014 class!!
SCOTTC.
Final
Funny to read Lonnie Johnson's comments that UK will become his leader once he talks to the coaches more.
Why someone would want to dwell in the basement of the SEC instead of being on the top floor of the B1G is beyond me.
"if irony were made of strawberries, we' d all be drinking a lot of smoothies right now."
He doesn't have a committable offer with us yet. And, Lexington is a bit nicer than Gary....
sfgoods
Did anyone actually take into consideration that maybe Cincinnati was just more open to having the Spring Game here than Cleveland. I mean everything I read said Mike Brown was really excited to have the game down here and negotiating to get the spring game in Cincinnati was really easy. Maybe Cincinnati just provided the University with an opportunity to schedule the event with far less red tape to cut through than Cleveland offered.
Cleveland would have taken the game if it had been offered. UFM wanted the game in Cincinnati and that's about it.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter