Marcus Hall Ineligible?

• OneBuckeye

  

  Rumor has it he may be academically ineligible for the fall quarter. Stay tuned. Would be a huge blow to OL depth, Obviously.
• se-alum

  

  Read this somewhere a few weeks ago. Haven't heard anything else about it though.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Some scout insider apparently said he is looking into redshirting to focus on academics b/c of being inelligable. Apparently there was an english class he took over the summer that he didn't do very well in.
• se-alum

  

  I did some digging:
  

  Marcus Hall moves to left side of Ohio State Buckeyes' offensive line for chance to compete
  August 14, 2010 Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer - "Marcus Hall did enough as a true freshman at Ohio State to earn playing time, including one start at right tackle last season, backing up J.B. Shugarts. That's not easy for a freshman lineman. Now, Hall is 30 pounds lighter, dropping from 325 pounds to 295 during summer workouts, and the Glenville grad is the wild card on the offensive line. On one hand, Hall nearly put himself in a bind with some academic problems this summer, admitting he wasn't as focused as he needed to be, which threatened to put his eligibility at risk. But he worked through that and made it to preseason camp, where he now has a new home.
  
  "Instead of working with the second- team offensive line at right tackle, where senior Josh Kerr was taking most of the second-team reps early in camp, Hall said he asked in the spring to be moved to left tackle. With Shugarts potentially locking down the right side for the next two seasons, entering an open competition on the left side might be the quicker route to consistent playing time. He's another option behind the Mike Adams-Andrew Miller battle, though he knows he might be a bit of a long shot at this point.
  
  "If I said I couldn't do it, I feel like I'd be cheating myself," Hall said. "It's definitely a tough fight." Hall said he wasn't looking to drop that much weight but he feels the difference on the field. "I'm quicker and I don't get tired as easily as I did," Hall said. "I don't feel like I'm getting thrown around because I weigh less. I just feel quicker."

• OneBuckeye

  

  ^ Yeah the new news just broke today though... could the grades from summer just got in?
• se-alum

  

  Doubt it. First session has been over for a month, and there's still a week in second session.
• OneBuckeye

  

  He must still be in class because I think he may have missed a practice last week for one. I know a few players did and I think he was in that group.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I really thought he would help the Bucks this year (maybe even start), so I hope this isn't true.
• ZombieKiller

  I guess Intro to Dr.Seuss is a harder class than I thought. Pryor is probably failing that class as well.
• se-alum

  

  ZombieKiller;453679 wrote:I guess Intro to Dr.Seuss is a harder class than I thought. Pryor is probably failing that class as well.

  
  Zinger!! Dynamite drop in!!
• ZombieKiller

  its not hard to figure out that OSU football players are morons
• OneBuckeye

  

  ZombieKiller;453710 wrote:its not hard to figure out that OSU football players are morons

  
  Boy you are on your game tonight! So original, so witty, it blows my mind.
• Red_Skin_Pride

  

  ZombieKiller;453710 wrote:its not hard to figure out that OSU football players are morons

  
  It's even easier to figure out how pathetic someone bashing OSU football players who didn't do anything wrong, on an internet message board is.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Bucknuts posted today on their practice reports that he is looking at redshirting. They say it could be a veiled punishment for something or obviously ineligability. Weird situation.
• centralbucksfan

  Ineligability?...interesting if true. Typically these things are ironed out well in advance to the current date. Usually by the time players report for camp, they know what happened officially in summer school. So I find it hard to believe they just now found out about this. Seems there is more to this story IMO.
• GeneralsIcer89

  That's ineligibility, folks. No "a" in that.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Spelled it right in my first post but when I ad the Y , I want to make it like ability. I obviously didn't stay at a holiday inn last night.
• se-alum

  

  Definitely a strange situation. Can you practice if you are ruled ineligible??
• OneBuckeye

  

  I don't think so. That is why this is so weird. Maybe he can play until grades come out. Which will probably be next week or the week after. Not sure.
• sjmvsfscs08

  I have two finals next Tuesday, so if he is still in class the grades wouldn't be out yet anyway. Unless he really fucked up in English and knows he's getting an F.
• thedynasty1998

  

  A little off topic, but I always worry a little about the Glenville kids and their academics. It seems like often times they are borderline qualifiers and barely get into school and then start taking classes at a top flight University, if they don't seek out the help that is offered, they tend to get behind.
  
  Hopefully Hall can get this all cleared up and spend some time focusing on his academics and come back next year. Although I did expect him to contribute, it won't hurt OSU too much.
• centralbucksfan

  thedynasty1998;454934 wrote:A little off topic, but I always worry a little about the Glenville kids and their academics. It seems like often times they are borderline qualifiers and barely get into school and then start taking classes at a top flight University, if they don't seek out the help that is offered, they tend to get behind.
  
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  Not only academics, but often its discipline as well. (Ray Small ring a bell). But lets be honest, we are talking about big time inner city kids. Ginn(coach) pulls many of these kids directly off the streets, gets them in football to give them a chance at an education, and life for that matter. By the time he gets ahold of them, they have so many holes in their academics, its probably pretty sad. Its something that won't be a quick fix for some of them. Its the chance you take as a coach and mentor.
• dlazz

  OSU summer classes are still in session. This week is the last week of class, next week is finals.
• thedynasty1998

  

  centralbucksfan;455362 wrote:Not only academics, but often its discipline as well. (Ray Small ring a bell). But lets be honest, we are talking about big time inner city kids. Ginn(coach) pulls many of these kids directly off the streets, gets them in football to give them a chance at an education, and life for that matter. By the time he gets ahold of them, they have so many holes in their academics, its probably pretty sad. Its something that won't be a quick fix for some of them. Its the chance you take as a coach and mentor.

  
  Completely agree, it's impressive that some of these guys even qualify for D1 football with some of their backgrounds.