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Huge Recruiting Weekend Preview

Joe Laing — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:32:59 +0000

As if The Game weren’t already primed to be an incredible event, it will be the highlight of Ohio State recruiting for the fall as well.

The names and stars speak for themselves and not to mention the sheer number of high level recruits planning to be in town is unlike any recruiting weekend we have seen in the past. Keep in mind it is only Tuesday so plan for some minor changes throughout the week. Also this is the first step in what will be like a NASCAR speed couple of months following recruiting as things will change and we will get in on some of the top kids in the country.

The “official visits” scheduled at this point are:

WR Marquez North (Charlotte, NC)
WR Tony Stevens (Orlando, FL)
LB Auston Johnson (Torrance, CA)
LB Daniel McMillan (Jacksonville, FL)
LB Trey Johnson (Lawrenceville, GA)

Trey Johnson may be … [Read More]

Bye Week Recruiting Special Part 2: 2014 Class

Joe Laing — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:27:08 +0000

In the second half of our bye week recruiting special we will be taking a look into next year’s recruiting, which the coaching staff has already said is their primary focus for this week’s recruiting trips.

Unfortunately, we will still be dealing with the 82 scholarship restrictions next year; combined with this year still in the balance and it’s anyone’s best guess with attrition, so for this review we’ll talk more about this class without numbers involved.

At this point the Ohio class of to be seniors doesn’t look to be littered with highly ranked 4 and 5 star talent. But with Meyer and staff having almost a year under their belt we are starting to see national recruits mentioning us on their early short lists.

In the 2014 class, QB will be a position of need as Kenny Guiton will graduate and Braxton will be a senior leaving us with … [Read More]