- @alex11w RB Nick Chubb tells me he has rescheduled his #OhioState visit to April 5-6
- @alex11w TE Jeb Blazevich tells me he will visit #OhioState towards the end of March
- Kendall Gant rated 89 by 247Sports
- Chris Williams rated 88 by 247Sports
- Ole Miss offered Nick Richardson
- Iowa State & Texas Tech offered Isaiah Ford
- Ohio State & Alabama offered Kendall Gant
- Florida State offered Jesse Aniebonam & Jamarco Jones
- Virginia Tech & Nebraska offered Montae Nicholson
- Georgia Tech offered Mikale Wilbon
- Nic Weishar unofficially visits Northwestern
- Ohio State visits Jaquan Lyle
BN $ - Bates Talks Second Ohio State Visit '14 FL LB Dillon Bates
- Talks to Coach Hinton frequently and hopes to make it up for a spring practice.
BN $ - Buckeyes Welcoming In Berger Again? '14 OH LB Kyle Berger
- By BK...might visit OSU this Saturday...wants to visit MSU, Tennessee, BC, UCLA and Stanford this spring...will likely decide in May.
Newly Offered: Kendall Gant
Jeb Blazevich updates recruitment
Ohio State recruiting: State Secrets, 3/1 - Kitt trims his list (lghl)
While Thad Matta prepares the basketball team for a run this March, one Ohio State target championship dreams have been shattered. The football team makes the cut for a stud receiver & a quarterback cancels his weekend visit.
Sophomore guard and Ohio State target Luke Kennard and his Franklin High teammates took on Dayton Dunbar Thursday evening. Kennard and the Wildcats came out to the court faster then a 1970 Nova, taking a 36-31 lead to the half, paced by 16 first half points from the class of 2015 phenom. The second half was pretty much any teams ball game, with Franklin taking a 52-50 lead into the final quarter of play. In the fourth, Dunbar came out swinging and knocked out all championship dreams Luke and Franklin might have had by a final score of 66-63. The 6-5 180 lb 4-star Kennard who finished the his final game of the season with 21 points has scholarship offers from Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue, West Virginia and Xavier to go along with interest from Kentucky, North Carolina and many more.
Now to the gridiron, the recruitment of 2014 junior college offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor has been blowing up as of late. The 6-6 300 lb Lackawanna Community College beast received scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Arkansas, Penn State and Oklahoma this week . Even though Jermaine has so many top programs after him, he has only set up two visits so far, Texas A&M (October 25) and Ohio State (November 23). As Eluemunor plans for his visit another 2014 recruit has cancelled his upcoming Columbus trip. 2014 Virginia quarterback Caleb Henderson had plans to check out the Ohio State campus this weekend but according to reports those plans have been scratched. The Buckeyes have been showing strong interest in the 6-3 220 lb Henderson for months who has offers from programs like Michigan State, Maryland, Illinois and Virginia Tech to name a few.
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Mustipher Looks For Something More (247sports)
One of the more recent offers on Michigan's board, Olney (MD) Good Counsel offensive lineman Sam Mustipher is looking to get to campus soon.
"I'm planning to visit Michigan for the spring game," he said. "I get a message from Coach Mallory almost every day and am talking to him about once a week or so. On Signing Day, I got a conference call from the coaching staff also, which was unique and something I really appreciated."
Good Counsel is known as one of the best football programs in the country. Michigan currently has one former Falcon on their roster with cornerback Blake Countess, and his effect on current Good Counsel players is still tangible, including Mustipher.
"(Blake) is the reason I ended up coming to Good Counsel. When I visit for the Spring Game, I may be coming with his family," Mustipher said. "Blake is a talent not only on the field, but off the field as a person as well. He's somebody I would definitely say I look up to."
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MSU, U-M make fresh pitches for Southfield DE Lawrence Marshall (detroit news)
For Southfield standout Lawrence Marshall, recruiting has been a bit of a roller coaster ride in recent weeks. The rising defensive end prospect abruptly committed to Ohio State on Feb. 10, only to rescind that pledge three days later. His change of heart came when his family encouraged him to take a hard look at whether he'd made the most informed choice. He eventually concluded that he hadn't, thanks in large part to trips to Michigan State and Michigan on Feb. 12 and 13, respectively.
"I went up to Michigan State and saw how they were, and I went up to Michigan and saw how they were and I was like, 'I just made my decision too early,'" Marshall admitted. "I (initially said) I would wait it out until after my football season. I had a great time (in Columbus Feb. 9-10) and it was crazy, but it was just going too fast. I'm trying to slow it back down."
The Spartans and Wolverines have hammered that point home in recent weeks. Michigan State was first to host Marshall after his sudden Ohio State commitment, and his experience that day reminded him of a few things. The Green and White held the distinction of being both his childhood favorite and his first major BCS offer. In addition, the presence of his good friend, former Southfield Lathrup linebacker Jamal Lyles, only increased the Spartans' appeal. While he had never declared Michigan State his favorite, his high level of comfort with the program had always been apparent. He rediscovered on the visit just how comfortable he is East Lansing.
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Da'Shawn Hand recruit scouting report: elite 2014 defensive end (sbnation)
Who's best? That eternal question always seems to emerge in every aspect of competition, and recruiting is no different, particularly with each year's class. Our early contender is defensive end Da'Shawn Hand, who everyone seems to be locking in as the can't-miss prospect.
Hand is part of a stacked recruiting class from the state of Virginia. The consensus five-star defensive end hails from Woodbridge (Va.) High. Hand stands at 6'5 and weighs in at 250 pounds. As of February, Hand reports offers from most major college football programs with over three dozen offers, including schools like Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Stanford, USC and Virginia Tech.
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I think the class of 2014 could be Matta's best by the time it's done
will be interesting how they finish the 2014 class, but you are right. It has the chance to be great. I will be at JaQuan Lyle's game tonight and have seen him play a handful of times this year. I am ready to see how he plays when the season is on the line.
Is Dantonio trying to pick a fight?
Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler
Are you??
- Respect the Rivalry -
If he's trying to pick a fight, hiring a guy that Urban couldn't fire fast enough as an OC doesn't exactly make an intimidating statement.
You took the words right out of my mouth
I don't know if Dantonio is trying to pick a fight, but his comments are silly. I thought the point of recruiting was to go after the best players you can find who you think will be able to help your program. Sure OSU would love to make inroads in Michigan, it only makes sense to if they have talented players. I don't see why Meyer's strategy would be any different 'just because they're from Michigan.'
I think Dantonio would love to get it to a point where it could be a fight. Right no he's being ko'd in the corner as soon as he steps into the ring...
I understand what Dantonio is doing. He's trying to say (most likely) that the Spartans want him for his talent and the others (OSU, Michigan) want him for what getting him would mean. He's obviously wrong of course because OSU isn't messing around with scholarships in the face of the limitations we have. But that's his argument.
I mean, it's not like we're going after just any guy from the state of Michigan.
If there's one thing that Meyer has shown it is that he's over these petty recruiting games that the B1G has grown accustomed to. Not concerned with Dantonio's 1997 thinking.
Since he's been at MSU Dantonio has made it a point to improve their relationships and in-state recruiting. Isn't his comment about someone wanting him because he's from Michigan a little like the pot calling the kettle black? I mean one of the main reasons (along with being a good player) Dantonio wants the kid is because he's an in-state kid from Michigan.
I am extremely impressed with how well spoken Jeb Blazevich is, he also looks like he would be a great addition to the scarlet and grey. I am a fan.
Like Bates and Berger coming back for second visits!!Wonder what"s up with Henderson cancelling visit??
SCOTTC.
My opinion of Dantonio has just been steadily dropping. At this point he seems to be in a freefall.
* Whines to the media because Urban recruited and successfully flipped a kid from Ohio who he hadn't even had a chance to make a pitch at because MSU and other schools were taking advantage of us while we were down and being blasted in the media & having sanctions dropped on us.
* Whines to the media about video tapes after Urban's squad beat him in East Lansing last year.
* Hires one of the most inept coaches I've ever seen in my lifetime in Jim Bollman.
* Is now making dirty implications about Meyer (I thought it was pretty clear he was talking about Meyer anyway) and essentially negative recruiting against Ohio State because he knows he can't hang with Meyer. Just pitch your school Mark, and don't mention others.
That was a shot at hoke not Meyer IMO. Why would OSU want him just because he is from mich? He recruits who he wants, regardless of where they are from.
@ woodshed
I took it as an obvious attempt to undermine Meyer's efforts in the state of Michigan with Dantonio implying that the only reason Meyer wanted him is because he's from Michigan. It's common knowledge that Michigan doesn't produce a lot of top notch football talent there, which creates a situation where if Meyer can lock up some really good players out of Michigan, as well as a lot of the best ones in Ohio, that really cripples Michigan & MSU as far as a talent pool to recruit from.
JMO.
Forgot to add wasn't this the same coach who put William Gholston back into the game against us in East Lansing after he'd been quite obviously knocked out on the field and likely had a concussion as a result?
Dantonio should just flip up his collar and spray on a tan. I'm just happy Urban was available or he might be the Buckeye's HC.
FYI, we offered S Kendall Gant out of Florida today.
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