se-alum;989975 wrote:OSU picks up a committment from 2012 WR Riquan Southward, previously committed to the Hurricanes.

The loss of Dwayne Stanford to Oregon didn't linger too long. Just a short time ago we were able to confirm that Lakeland (FL) WR Ricquan Southward made the switch from his Miami (FL) verbal commitment and gave the OSU staff his verbal pledge.
Southward, a 4-star recruit in the class of 2012, had been committed to the Hurricanes for a while, but with the NCAA looming and Urban Meyer on the way to Columbus, the south Florida stand out decided he wanted to don the Scarlet and Gray for the forthcoming years.
An official visit the weekend of the Penn State game seemed to seal the deal for the wide receiver, who is listed at 6-2/185. He was recruited primarily by Stan Drayton, who is expected to remain on Meyer's staff next season. In addition to OSU and Miami, Southward had interest from Ole Miss, USF, Florida State, Mississippi State, Maryland, Florida, Texas Tech, Georgia, and others.
The commitment of Southward may be the first sign of the Meyer effort. Have to tip your cap to Drayton and the rest of the staff for closing this one out, but it appears the news of Meyer emerging as head coach of OSU may have definitely helped out here. Southward becomes the 16th member of the class of 2012 and the fourth wide receiver, joining Mike Thomas, Frank Epitropolous, and Roger Lewis.

vball10set;990036 wrote:http://www.elevenwarriors.com/node

Before you get excited about recruiting in Florida, realize OSU has always had a handful of starters from the sunshine state. There are lots of underclassmen at UF who will tell their young friends how they were flat out lied to by Urban Meyer. They tweeted as much last night. Matt Elam was not even one of them. He better focus on recruiting up north. I'm just plain disappointed that Meyer is taking a coaching job a year after quitting for health & family reasons. I'm glad its OSU, but I really think he will be gone before long without any BCS rings.

WebFire;990273 wrote:So the NCAA is looming at Miami, and he decides to go to OSU instead? :thumbup:

stroups;990289 wrote:From Speedofsand



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rightfield;991088 wrote:Urban is about to turn the B1N on its ear. Buckeyes just hired a rockstar and the bandwagon will fill up immediately. The Bucks have begun their next dynasty.

WebFire;991171 wrote:Don't get ahead of yourself. Good hire, but I don't think he'll "turn the B1N on it's ear." I'd be surprised if had as much success as Tress, though those are big shoes to fill.

OneBuckeye;991179 wrote:^Agree. I think he will pull a couple more national recruits than Tressel, but Tressel had top 5 classes every year. It will be hard to top.


Also there is an article in the cantonrep that Brionte is waiting on a call from Urban and doesn't want to play in the spread offense. After reading his quotes it sounds to me like Urban just needs to give him a call and relate to him how he will be used (as long as it isn't in the spread option) and he is all buckeye. If we get Studvera(sp) as an OC it shouldn't be hard for him to show Brionte what our offense will look like.

zach24oz;991284 wrote:He produced a #1 overall first round pick in Alex Smith from Utah. I think that is probably one of his biggest accomplishments. Getting to a BCS game with Utah, going undefeated and having a heisman candidate from there, then going on to UF to win a couple titles. Excited to see the type of talent and speed he will being to TOSU.

rightfield;991243 wrote:Tress ruled the B1G for a decade with an iron fist and Urban will do the same. He will get the top recruits in state and about anywhere else he wants with the exception of Cali. (USC) and Texas (UT). With his coaching expertise and the coaching staff he will put together, the top recruits and putting all that together with all The Ohio State University has to offer. We are about to see something very special.

zach24oz;991304 wrote:They may not win it all next year