Most Recent Commitment:

Camren Williams

The latest commitment comes from Camren Williams, the 6’2” 215 pound linebacker from Massachusetts.

He combines excellent size, speed and quickness- which isn’t surprising if you’ve been following the players that Meyer has been targeting. Once again, this may be a different style of linebacker than Ohio State fans are used to, but these new LB’s can really excel in the right scheme.

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On film (see below), you see Williams sift through traffic, fight off blocks, and explode through tackles to finish plays. He also shows the ability to drop in coverage and play in space.


The bottom line is that Cameron Williams (and David Perkins) provide tremendous versatility for the defense. It will be extremely exciting seeing what schemes Coach Fickell and Coach Withers can come up with to utilize their talent.


Although this commitment doesn’t come as a surprise, Camren Williams was unknown in most Buckeye recruiting circles until December 11th when he visited tOSU, seemingly out of the blue. Tell us if you’ve heard this story before: he was a PSU commit until everything broke there, allowing Urban Meyer and Ohio State to enter the picture.


Camren’s dad, Brent Williams, played in the NFL for the New England Patriots. His connection with New England allowed him to cross paths with Ohio State LB coach Mike Vrabel- which was obviously a plus.



- Joe/thebuckeyebattlecry.com

http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/01/camren-williams-is-a-buckeye/

http://ohiostate.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=8&c=1&nid=4785345

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2012/01/williams-makes-23


Current Commitments (Stars according to Scout.com):

*** Cardale Jones QB 6-5/217 Fork Union, VA

***** Brionte Dunn RB 6-1/220 Canton, OH
**** Warren Ball RB 6-2/200 Columbus, OH

**** Michael Thomas WR 6-3/200 Fork Union, VA
*** Roger Lewis WR 6-1/190 Pickerington, OH
*** Frank Epitropoulos WR/P 6-3/195 Upper Arlington, OH
*** Ricquan Southward WR 6-1/190 Lakeland, FL

*** Blake Thomas TE 6-4/240 Cleveland, OH

**** Taylor Decker OT 6-8/288 Vandalia, OH
*** Joey O'Connor OG 6-3.5/285 Windsor, CO
*** Patrick Elflein OG 6-3/270 Pickerington, OH
*** Jacoby Boren OG 6-2/273 Pickerington, OH

***** Noah Spence DE 6-3/240 Harrisburg, PA
***** Adolphus Washington DE 6-6/240 Cincinnati, OH
**** Se'Von Pittman DE 6-4/260 Canton, OH

***** Tommy Schutt DT 6-3/305 Glen Ellyn, IL

**** Josh Perry OLB 6-3/225 Lewis Center, OH
**** Camren Williams OLB 6-2/200 West Roxbury, Mass.
**** David Perkins OLB 6-2/210 South Bend, IN
*** Luke Roberts MLB 6-2/225 Lancaster, OH

**** Devan Bogard S 6-1/175 Cleveland, OH
**** Najee Murray CB 5-11/172 Steubenville, OH
*** Tyvis Powell S 6-3/180 Bedford, OH

Current Offers to Uncommitted Players:

***** Jameis Winston QB 6-4/190 Hueytown, AL

**** Brian Kimbrow RB 5-9/165 Memphis, TN

***** Dorial Green-Beckham WR 6-6/220 Springfield, MO
**** Davonte' Neal WR 5-9/175 Scottsdale, AZ
**** Joel Caleb WR 6-2/200 Midlothian, VA

***** Jordan Diamond OT 6-6/290 Chicago, IL
**** Kyle Dodson OT 6-6/310 University Hts, OH
*** Alex Kozan OG 6-4/295 Highlands Ranch, CO

** Guito Ervilus DE 6-3/230 Orlando, FL

**** Dalton Santos MLB 6-2/240 Van, TX
*** Reggie Northrup OLB 6-2/215 Jacksonville, FL
** Derek David MLB 6-4/228 Rockdale, TX

**** Armani Reeves CB 5-10/185 West Roxbury, Mass.
**** Demetrious Cox S 6-1/185 Jeannette, PA
**** De'Vante Harris CB 5-11/160 Mesquite, TX
**** Jordan Diggs S 6-1/194 Cape Coral, FL
*** Bam Bradley S 6-1/195 Trotwood, OH
*** Chaz Elder S 6-2/172 College Park, GA



*DISCLAIMER* I threw this together pretty quickly, so if you see errors/omissions, let me know and I'll fix it. I'll also try to update this as the process goes on, but I make no guarantees

Recruits at the Wisc.-OSU game (the best comprehensive list I could find):

2012 RB Brionte Dunn (Canton GlenOak)
2012 WR Frank Epitropoulos (Upper Arlington)
2012 WR Dwayne Stanford (Cincinnati Taft) - official
2012 DE Adolphus Washington (Cincinnati Taft) - official
2012 OL James Henry (Upper Arlington)
2012 QB Cardale Jones (Fork Union MA) - official
2012 WR Michael Thomas (Fork Union MA) - official
2012 DL Willie Henry (Cleveland Glenville)
2012 DL Alex Pace (Cleveland Glenville)
2012 DB Devan Bogard (Cleveland Glenville)
2012 DB Sean Draper (Cleveland Glenville)
2012 ATH V'Angelo Bentley (Cleveland Glenville)
2012 ATH Justin Hardee (Cleveland Glenville)
2012 DL Jordan Washington (Suwanee, Georgia) - official
2012 LB Joe Burger (Cincinnati LaSalle)
2012 DB Bam Bradley (Trotwood-Madison)
2012 K/P Tyler Grassman (Gahanna Lincoln)

2013 QB Malik Zaire (Kettering Alter)
2013 RB Derrick Green (Richmond, Virginia)
2013 WR De'Niro Laster (Shaker Heights)
2013 TE Mike Heuerman (Naples, Florida)
2013 QB Jalin Marshall (Middletown)
2013 OL Dylan Weisman (Cincinnati Colerain)
2013 LB Tim Kimbrough (Indianapolis, Indiana)
2013 LB Courtney Love (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney)
2013 LB Michael McCray (Trotwood-Madison)
2013 DB Cam Burrows (Trotwood-Madison)
2013 DB Reon Dawson (Trotwood-Madison)
2013 DL Jarrod Clements (Trotwood-Madison)
2013 LB Jaylon Smith (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)

As long as we finish with Davidson,Kozan,Stafford,Washington I will be happy anyone else is gravy. I think we will get all 4 btw.

I think they have an outside shot at Diamond because he knows he can come and play right away. We have good shots at Bradly and Odebingo. If they feel they need the DL depth and offer the Glenville DL guys, I think all they need to do is offer. IMO it is best to hold off becasue if there is a coach change there is no telling what stand out national recruits Urban or another high profile coach could pull in.

Quint;952252 wrote: 2012 QB Cardale Jones (Fork Union MA) - official
2012 WR Michael Thomas (Fork Union MA) - official

Do these two get a full four years or does this year count as a year for them?
Fork Union played at Ashland a few weeks back.

Sonofanump;952917 wrote:Do these two get a full four years or does this year count as a year for them?
Fork Union played at Ashland a few weeks back.

Four years, its not a juco it just a prep school.

Hoping they finnish the class with Diamond Washington stanford Odenigbo Davidson and Kozan . That would be a great class considering everything. ALso the 2013 class looks likes its going to be a great one With a couple of early 5 stars claiming the Bucks as their early leader

OneBuckeye;953006 wrote:For years, its not a juco it just a prep school.

Actually, it is both a prep and a post grad (5th year senior) school.

Yeah I've heard all they do is practice ACT/SAT questions/material for 4 hours a day then play football the rest. Not like a Juco where they go to actual classes.

Sonofanump;952917 wrote:Do these two get a full four years or does this year count as a year for them?
Fork Union played at Ashland a few weeks back.

They played Ashlands JV team.

I think OSU closes with:

1) Nick Davidson, OL
2) Alex Kozan, OL
3) Adolphus Washingington, DE
4) Dwayne Stanford, WR
5) Sevon Pittman, DE

That amounts to 19 commits. Depending on what happens in late November/early December (cough, Urban, cough), the final 2 or so spots should remain open. I don't think Odenigbo is a realistic shot. I think Diamond is more llikely. There is some talk that OSU is close to offering James Henry, an OT from Upper Arlington. Hopefully, the staff holds off until a coaching decision has been made.

Despite all the troubles, OSU will still maintain a top 20 class. Pretty impressive.

Pittman would be stellar. I think that is more people hoping than reality though. I haven't read anything that makes me think he would change his mind. I don't think he comes if Fickell is the coach.

OSU is still going after him very intently. He had some interesting quotes last week regarding his commitment to MSU. He continually used the phrase, "as of now." I think he is just waiting to see how the sanctions come down and who will be the head coach. Assuming it's Urban and the sanctions aren't serious, I think he comes to OSU. He was a virtual lock until everything went down. Certainly helps that Steve Miller is at OSU, too.

Hard to tell how this class will end especially if urban is the coach. You might see some kids commit out of nowhere and you could also see some kids decommit because they wouldn't fit Urban's system. Anyways it should be interesting come the end of signing day.

OneBuckeye;953053 wrote:Pittman would be stellar. I think that is more people hoping than reality though. I haven't read anything that makes me think he would change his mind. I don't think he comes if Fickell is the coach.

It will be interesting to see if the sanctions get announced in late November and they are as expected to see what happens. Any recruits playing the waiting game such as Pittman and Dunn will start to show their cards a little more.

Yes I know Dunn is committed but insiders are saying he is basically 50/50 right now between OSU/UM.

Zoltan;953098 wrote:It will be interesting to see if the sanctions get announced in late November and they are as expected to see what happens. Any recruits playing the waiting game such as Pittman and Dunn will start to show their cards a little more.

Yes I know Dunn is committed but insiders are saying he is basically 50/50 right now between OSU/UM.

I think he looks 100/0 between OSU/UM

He is just keeping UM in the loop incase OSU gets severe penalties.

Then wait a few weeks until he takes his official to UM is decked out their gear haha.

He needs to be treated like an uncommitted recruit right now that still needs to be convinced OSU is his home for the next four years.

I would say Dunn is all OSU. Remember, insiders are there to create site traffic. Dunn has repeatedly said on Twitter that he is all Buckeye!

Zoltan;953137 wrote:Then wait a few weeks until he takes his official to UM is decked out their gear haha.

He needs to be treated like an uncommitted recruit right now that still needs to be convinced OSU is his home for the next four years.

Recruits were unpredictable when we had the most stable program in the country. Throw in the fact that we have possible NCAA sanctions looming, and a threat of coaching change. . . I figure the staff is treating most of the recruits like this (with the exception of Tyvis Powell, who appears to have the same unconditional love for OSU that I do-- http://buckeyehousecall.blogspot.com/p/tyvis-corner-at-buckeye-house-call.html ).

se-alum;953160 wrote:I would say Dunn is all OSU. Remember, insiders are there to create site traffic. Dunn has repeatedly said on Twitter that he is all Buckeye!

Not sure how familiar you are with Bill Greene but he is not a drive traffic type of guy. He gives it to you straight whether it is pro/con OSU, which in turns drives traffic because he's honest.

If Dunn were "all" Buckeye, he could have said as much after the Wisconsin game. Instead, he said he was "kind of" solid in his commit. I believe he is waiting on the sanctions but especially waiting to see who the coach will be. Buckeye insiders have said in the past that he doesn't see himself fitting into Urban's offense. I would actually expect a decommit should Urban be hired. But, it'd be worth it, imo.

Alex Kozan will be making an official for the game this weekend. Not expecting a commit, but wouldn't be surprised if he does.

Cardale Jones has really impressed me. The guy has the potential to be better than Pryor and Miller. He's got the size, the arm, the accuracy, and decent mobility. Really excited to see what he brings to the table.

Y-Town Steelhound;956305 wrote:Cardale Jones has really impressed me. The guy has the potential to be better than Pryor and Miller. He's got the size, the arm, the accuracy, and decent mobility. Really excited to see what he brings to the table.

Good thing is, he'll have at least 2 yrs in the system before he is called upon, so he should be ready to go.

Apparently Odebingo (sp) news of late is not in our favor...