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  • devil1197
    #18 Latwan Anderson
    Cleveland (OH) Glenville Academic Campus ATH 5-11/185
    -Should be OSU but could go to WVU for academic reasons


    Top Commits:
    Jon Hankins SIGNED TO OSU
    Christian Bryant SIGNED TO OSU
    Andrew Norwell SIGNED TO OSU
    Roderick Smith SIGNED TO OSU
    Corey Brown SIGNED TO OSU
    Bradley Roby SIGNED TO OSU
    Scott McVey SIGNED TO OSU
    Verlon Reed SIGNED TO OSU
    James Louis SIGNED TO OSU
    Drew Basil SIGNED TO OSU
    David Durham SIGNED TO OSU
    J.T. Moore SIGNED TO OSU
    Darryl Baldwin SIGNED TO OSU
    **** Jamel Turner SIGNED TO OSU
    **** Carlos Hyde Enrolled
  • j_crazy
    FYI OSU isn't in the lead for Hicks from what I've heard.
  • darbypitcher22
    We need to find a way to get Hicks and Henderson. those two guys could raise the level of play across the board
  • devil1197
    j_crazy wrote: FYI OSU isn't in the lead for Hicks from what I've heard.
    If that was to me, I never said he was.

    And darby, if there is one guy OSU doesn't need its Hicks. OSU is pretty solid at LB for a couple years and Hicks wouldn't play right away.

    The spots you should be looking at are OL and DT.
  • j_crazy
    any word on when these guys will announce? signing day for all of them?
  • darbypitcher22
    Hicks is pretty damn impressive. I think he'd get a shot immediately if OSU got him. I know we're solid at Linebacker, but a guy who's that good never hurts to have
  • j_crazy
    oh i see you listed their schools based on rank. My bad.
  • devil1197
    -Henderson has one final official visit which could be between Oklahoma and Miami, but its mostly a free trip to the school. He won't make a decision until signing day and its between USC/OSU with many believing OSU is in the lead.

    -Bryant and Anderson have stated that playing together isn't a lock but it was nice that OSU offered both of them. Anderson said WVU is the leader but Hall (Glenville/OSU player) also had OSU down on his list before picking the Bucks. Bryant still has a visit to UNC.

    -James has named OSU a slight leader over ND and UF with UC dropping as usual. He said OSU is the only team without a big question mark next to them.

    -Floyd plans to announce at the AA this Saturday. OSU is named the favorite and Floyd loves that OSU feels like a family program. The final three at OSU, UF, and UNC. Floyd was told by Meyer that he will be back to HC next season.
  • darbypitcher22
    I hope OSU is in the lead for Henderson... of course, with him being from Minnesota it makes you wonder: will he pick the sun and beach of Los Angeles or wanna come to Columbus which can get just as nasty as Minny?
  • jhay78
    devil1197 wrote: With the Rose Bowl victory this past Friday, we now turn to the recruiting portion of the season that OSU is currently in. These are some of the top guys that OSU is still in the lead or going after.

    #1 Seantrel Henderson
    Saint Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall OL 6-8/301
    -Supposedly down between OSU and USC

    #9 Sharrif Floyd
    Philadelphia (PA) George Washington DT 6-3/310
    -Supposedly down between OSU, South Carolina, UF, UNC

    #12 Jordan Hicks
    West Chester (OH) Lakota West LB 6-2/220
    -Between Texas, UF, and OSU

    #18 Latwan Anderson
    Cleveland (OH) Glenville Academic Campus ATH 5-11/185
    -Should be OSU but could go to WVU for academic reasons

    #57 Matt James
    Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier OL 6-8/290
    -Surprise hear, new insider Rivals says OSU is leading with ND and UF following.

    #86 Christian Bryant
    Cleveland (OH) Glenville Academic Campus DB 5-10/173
    -Should be OSU

    Along with 3 Star John Hankins DT(OSU or UM) and Brady Roby WR/DB (Vandy commit but OSU is coming on strong)

    Top Commits:
    #46 Andrew Norwell
    #53 Roderick Smith
    #84 Corey Brown
    **** Jamel Turner (Last season, qualified)
    **** Carlos Hyde (Last season, qualified)
    C'mon, JT, clean sweep! Get em all!!
  • darbypitcher22
    ^^^^

    Don't think he's going to get them all, but hey, one can dream big. This isn't PS3 where you can practically steal every 5 star in the country
  • devil1197
    OSU should be getting their 1st commit of 2010 this weekend in Floyd.
  • stroups
    darbypitcher22 wrote: ^^^^

    Don't think he's going to get them all, but hey, one can dream big. This isn't PS3 where you can practically steal every 5 star in the country
    Unless you're USC
  • darbypitcher22
    yeeeah.... they do have a habit of stealing guys I have as soft verbals towards the end of the cycle
  • devil1197
    Got some good information that Floyd may not be the first commit of 2010 for OSU.

    Supposedly Hankins 3* DT from Michigan (impressive offer list) will announce his decision tomorrow night.
  • darbypitcher22
    so if Hankins commits first does that change things for Floyd?
  • sleeper
    Why can't Ohio State recruit a big time WR? Besides Posey, it's been a while since we've had a beast at WR.
  • devil1197
    darbypitcher22 wrote: so if Hankins commits first does that change things for Floyd?
    Not sure but it could go either way. Just pure opinion.

    Both supposedly have OSU as their leader. I could see Hankins picking UM if he feels like Floyd will go OSU on Saturday, or Hankins could go OSU with his sudden announcement to commit befor Floyd does. Which may force Floyd to another school.

    It just depends on how they both feel about competition and early PT. Plus, the announcement in in Michigan on the court at halftime of his HS basketball game. I wouldn't pick OSU if I was a Michigan kid lol.
  • darbypitcher22
    I'm not sure we cna get them both.... Floyd could really end up going somewhere else. From seeing video of both, I like Hankins more than Floyd
  • Tinkertrain
    If Ohio State has to choose between Jon Hankins and Floyd they will take Floyd 7 days of the week.

    Hankin's could be good in 2-3 year's but that's a major if. This kid's motivation and conditioning have been in major question throughout the process. It tells me all I need to know that this kid was a lifelong michigan fan and had a chance to earn an offer from Michigan at camp. He showed up about 50 pounds over weight and couldnt go more than one play at a high level of effort. He actually took himself out of the camp drills at one point because he was spent after 2 snaps in a row.

    This is the kind of kid ohio state can afford to take right now but Michigan not so much.
  • Sage
    Sleeper, four words for you:

    WHITE GIRLS GO HARD

    We're set at WR.
  • devil1197
    Latawn Anderson is on Rival's list to announce this weekend at the AA game.
  • darbypitcher22
    ^^^^^

    happy I got that information on Hankins. If the kid is that much out of shape then fuck him.
  • devil1197
    darbypitcher22 wrote: ^^^^^

    happy I got that information on Hankins. If the kid is that much out of shape then fuck him.
    Naw, I think some UM fans may be salty that he is leaving.

    When you have an offer list that includes OSU, Bama, UF, and Oklahoma to name a few its never a bad thing to get a player like him. He'll get into the weight room and programs at the college level while the weight just falls off.
  • darbypitcher22
    maybe a bulk of that offer list was built around his size. big size in some eyes=bigger potential