2017 OSU Football Discussion

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Apr 2, 2017 8:47pm
mcburg93;1845313 wrote:Boom!!! Great pick up for the Buckeyes. Taron Vincent 5 star out of IMG in florida.
That's huge for Ohio State. They have been barely missing out on premiere DTs the last few years, so getting the #1 guy at that position is awesome. He's gonna be a monster.

The 2018 class for OSU is off to a "slow" start with only five commits right now, but all five are in the Top 65 in the country. This is gonna be another LOADED class.
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Apr 4, 2017 5:45pm
ironman02;1845330 wrote:
The 2018 class for OSU is off to a "slow" start with only five commits right now, but all five are in the Top 65 in the country. This is gonna be another LOADED class.
Is this due to some of these guys are waiting later and later to commit? I just looked at the rankings and hardly any of the Five star guys have committed. I know there is still a ton of time left for them to commit just seems strange that the Buckeyes only have five commits. I see Bama only has 6 so guess it will heat up closer to the fall. This should be another huge class as well. Some of these guys they have now are on the verge of being five star. Having two already is just getting this train a moving.
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Apr 6, 2017 11:25am
Yeah, it's basically just that Ohio State is involved with upper echelon players, and most of those guys are choosing to enjoy the process by taking all their visits and receiving attention from all the big-time programs. I don't think it's anything to worry about.

The 2018 class in the state of Ohio is very talented, so I would expect a lot of those guys to pull the trigger eventually, but it may take longer than usual for your typical in-state guy to commit. Nationally, OSU will continue to battle for the best of the best.

I would expect this class to be somewhere around 25 commits when all is said and done, and it could end up having an even higher average star rating per player than last year's class, which would be just ridiculous.
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Apr 9, 2017 5:52pm
Officially starting to worry about Jackson Carman, 5* OT from Fairfield, OH.

Ohio State had been his leader for quite some time, but he really enjoyed his trip to Clemson. Couple that with the fact that it sounds like he really wants to leave Ohio for college, and it seems like Urban has his work cut out for him. Missing on an in-state talent like Carman would really hurt. OSU would be fine since they're recruiting at such a high level, but you don't wanna start losing your state's top prospect to other competitors.

https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state/5-star-ol-jackson-carman-talks-ohio-state-clemson-opening
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Apr 9, 2017 6:34pm
ironman02;1846609 wrote:Officially starting to worry about Jackson Carman, 5* OT from Fairfield, OH.

Ohio State had been his leader for quite some time, but he really enjoyed his trip to Clemson. Couple that with the fact that it sounds like he really wants to leave Ohio for college, and it seems like Urban has his work cut out for him. Missing on an in-state talent like Carman would really hurt. OSU would be fine since they're recruiting at such a high level, but you don't wanna start losing your state's top prospect to other competitors.

https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state/5-star-ol-jackson-carman-talks-ohio-state-clemson-opening
Read a story on espn about this. That would really suck to lose on a 5* guy from Ohio. Especially to Clemson.
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Apr 10, 2017 7:57am
SportsAndLady;1846617 wrote:Read a story on espn about this. That would really suck to lose on a 5* guy from Ohio. Especially to Clemson.
indeed, especially on the heels of 31-0
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Apr 13, 2017 8:28pm
Going to be a big weekend for recruits. Looks like there will be quite a few for the spring game.

Looking forward to see how Burrows and Haskens perform. Like to see how Jt does passing the ball. Hope Prince decided to step up his game. Maybe I am asking for a little to much.
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Apr 15, 2017 11:57am
4* OT Max Wray from Franklin, TN has committed to OSU. He's the #4 OT in the 2018 class, and #57 player overall.

Big addition from SEC country.
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Apr 15, 2017 12:54pm
No tackling in the spring game.
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Apr 15, 2017 12:55pm
wildcats20;1847964 wrote:No tackling in the spring game.
Was offered two tickets...turned them down
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Apr 15, 2017 1:17pm
OSU RB target Zamir White. Pretty small.

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Apr 15, 2017 1:24pm
2nd quarter is live. So that's a plus.
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Apr 15, 2017 1:29pm
Ironman92;1847965 wrote:Was offered two tickets...turned them down
Can't believe you missed seeing the Joe Burrow show in person. Dude is lighting it up even though it's been 2 hand touch.

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Apr 15, 2017 2:00pm
Another BOOM for the Buckeyes. The nation's #7 safety and #87 overall prospect, Josh Proctor, from Oklahoma has committed to OSU.

That's #7 for the 2018 class.
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Apr 15, 2017 9:25pm
Terry_Tate;1847970 wrote:Can't believe you missed seeing the Joe Burrow show in person. Dude is lighting it up even though it's been 2 hand touch.

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Burrow was excellent, but Haskins was better--the guy's arm is a cannon, and can fit in in the tightest of spots. IMO, he goes into the season #2.
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Apr 25, 2017 8:19pm
4* DE Brenton Cox out of Georgia has committed to OSU. Another big win from the South.
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Apr 25, 2017 8:36pm
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Apr 26, 2017 11:18am
Does the committment of Cox effect Micah Parsons ?
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Apr 26, 2017 12:51pm
Benny The Jet;1849851 wrote:Does the committment of Cox effect Micah Parsons ?
Nope. With OSU losing Tyquan Lewis and Jalyn Holmes after this season, and likely losing Sam Hubbard as well, they're wanting 3 DEs in this class. Cox is the first DE to commit, and they want Micah Parsons and Tyreke Smith as well.

If they get all three of those guys, plus Taron Vincent, and then still have Bosa for another year plus Chase Young, then it's gonna be absurd. They're really selling these guys on the "rushmen" package where they can all see early playing time, and have several of them on the field at once.
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Apr 26, 2017 1:51pm
ironman02;1849879 wrote:Nope. With OSU losing Tyquan Lewis and Jalyn Holmes after this season, and likely losing Sam Hubbard as well, they're wanting 3 DEs in this class. Cox is the first DE to commit, and they want Micah Parsons and Tyreke Smith as well.

If they get all three of those guys, plus Taron Vincent, and then still have Bosa for another year plus Chase Young, then it's gonna be absurd. They're really selling these guys on the "rushmen" package where they can all see early playing time, and have several of them on the field at once.
I think the best thing Ohio State can do going forward (and they did a little but more of this last year) is getting true freshmen on the field earlier. They've had 15 underclassmen leave early the last 2 years, and that won't slow down with the way recruiting is going. Unless there are injury issues or they're a quarterback I don't see much reason to redshirt a player. Get them playing in mop up time early in the season and then when they play any of the B1G cupcakes.
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Apr 26, 2017 8:23pm
Looks like a surprise BOOM for Ohio State.

4* CB Sevyn Banks has committed to the Buckeyes. This one kinda came out of nowhere.

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2017/04/81903/2018-four-star-cornerback-sevyn-banks-commits-to-ohio-state
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Apr 27, 2017 1:01am
I'm spend way too much time on osu recruiting and I knew practicality nothing about this kid, outside that he had visited.

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Apr 27, 2017 7:31am
Midstate01;1850043 wrote:I'm spend way too much time on osu recruiting and I knew practicality nothing about this kid, outside that he had visited.

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He visited for the Spring Game a couple weeks ago and then Coombs visited with him again yesterday. Seems like he pulled the trigger quickly because he knew OSU was probably only taking, at most, 3 more DBs in this class. Woodbey and Proctor are the committed safeties and OSU is supposed to lead for Anthony Cook and Houston Griffith at CB.

He sat out last season with a torn ACL, but seems to have recovered well from the injury. He's a 4*, but only around #200 overall in the 2018 class as of right now due to that injury. I would expect his ranking to increase significantly after summer camps and if he stays healthy during the upcoming football season. He's definitely the long, rangy CB that the staff likes, and could end up being VERY good.
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Apr 27, 2017 5:44pm
ironman02;1849991 wrote:Looks like a surprise BOOM for Ohio State.

4* CB Sevyn Banks has committed to the Buckeyes. This one kinda came out of nowhere.

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2017/04/81903/2018-four-star-cornerback-sevyn-banks-commits-to-ohio-state
Was kind of surprised by this commit. Didn't hear much about it and new very little about him. Guess that is why they get the big bucks.