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Clemson has beaten Ohio State, taken the place in college football Buckeyes should occupy: Doug Lesmerises
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Five-star DE Brenton Cox picks Georgia after Ohio State decommitment
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Cameron Brown, 4-star WR and Kamryn Babb's teammate, signs with Ohio State: Buckeyes recruiting news. Updated December 20, 2017 at 1:47 PM ; Posted December 20, 2017 at 1:11 PM. 4-star wide receiver Cameron Brown from St. Louis committed to Ohio State ...
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Why you shouldn't expect Emory Jones to sign with the Buckeyes: Ohio State football recruiting
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St. Louis (Mo.) Christian Brothers four-star receiver Cameron Brown will play his college football at Ohio State. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Brown is a former Nebraska pledge that also had offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Missouri ...
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4-star WR Cameron Brown flips from Nebraska, signs with Ohio State
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The Buckeyes add another play making receiver to their talented class of 2018.

It was only a matter of time.

Urban Meyer and crew have brought the spatula out once again. Similar to other years, the Buckeyes coaching staff have successfully flipped themselves a talented prospect out of his verbal pledge to another program and into calling Columbus his future stomping grounds.

Just like his Christian Brothers High School (MO) teammate and fellow four-star rated wide receiver Kamryn Babb did earlier today, Cameron Brown, a longtime Nebraska pledge, has announced his intentions to suit up for the Ohio State University next fall by signing his National Letter of Intent with the Buckeyes during the early signing period on Wednesday.

The 6’1, 175-pound Brown will add another quick, soft-handed pass catcher to Ohio State’s arsenal of playmakers at wide receiver.

Playing for the state champion Cadets, Brown, the 59th wide receiver, and 340th overall prospect in the class of 2018, per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, hauled in 58 receptions for 931 yards and 13 touchdowns even though he missed most of the postseason with an injury.

Giving Ohio State his word just weeks after officially visiting the Ohio State University campus, Brown now has Ohio State currently sitting at 22 commitments going into the new year.

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Did Clemson use negative recruiting tactics to get Jackson Carman?
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It sure looks like it.

Entering the first day of the Early Signing Period, the Ohio State Buckeyes were seen as a main contender for Ohio’s top prospect, offensive tackle Jackson Carman. There was also stiff competition from USC for the five-star from Fairfield, too.

However, as Carman made his announcement at around 11:30 a.m. ET, it was neither the Buckeyes nor Trojans who would get the OT. It was the defending national champions, the Clemson Tigers, who got Ohio’s best prospect.

But how did they do it? Well, it looks like the recruiting spin was of a negative variety toward Ohio State.


It’s no surprise that negative recruiting occurs. Especially when it looks like a coach may be on his way out, or if a school is under the watchful eye of the NCAA, expect other programs to pile on and do what it takes to convince a prospect to look at their school.

The shocking thing here is how quickly it was divulged that negative recruiting occurred. Carman had just made it known that he’s going to Clemson, and then told the media what was said by Dabo Swinney during the recruitment process.

Recruiting is a wild ride, and these types of things do happen, but Swinney’s approach is weird. He beat the Buckeyes last season, but, according to the tweet by Ari Wasserman, still resorted to telling Carman that Urban Meyer was on the back end of his career. If that’s what it took to get Carman, instead of just showing him the Fiesta Bowl film from last season, that’s an, uh, interesting thing to do.


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That one had to hurt badly. Finley and Harnisch by themslves were overpaying...but Schilling was the O's #1 prospect and had all the hype of a strassburg back then. I know the O's questioned his attitude and work ethic and feared he would be more likely to die in a meth lab explosion than win multiple titles.

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It basically wasted 4 years of Cal's prime waiting for Ratiel Palmeroid, Robby AloAids and Mike Mussina to show up for their mid-90s runs but yeah, it sucked the life out of the franchise for a couple years. Pair Harnisch with Schilling, Jimmy Key and Mike Mussina with what they had offensively and they absolutely cash in a title or two in the mid-90s before the Skankees got good again....

I would have liked to see Potter, Young, and Musa get mixed in more with the first team a little more instead of coming in as a unit with the second team. Maybe not all three of them at once but mix-and-match with the first team so they get some familiarity with playing with the first team guys. We are going to meet them, especially Potter and Young when we get into conference play not to mention what we play North Carolina this Saturday.

Nice to see Joey Lane hit his free throws.

Ohio State commit Emory Jones flips to Florida
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Once a centerpiece of the 2018 class, the blue chip QB will be playing somewhere else.

Once thought to be one of the centerpieces of Ohio State’s 2018 recruiting class, Emory Jones will officially be signing elsewhere.

After taking visits to Florida and Florida State recently, Jones made it official, signing paperwork to join the Florida class of 2018.


The high four-star QB would have been one of the highest rated QB recruits in recent Ohio State memory, and had offers and interest from virtually every other major program, from Alabama to Auburn, Clemson and more.

The Buckeyes won’t be without a quarterback in this cycle, as they recently flipped three-star Matthew Baldwin from Colorado State. But, this does mean that another elite option will not be joining what is already a pretty crowded quarterback room at Ohio State.

Even with the possibility of other late flips away from the Buckeyes, Ohio State is poised to sign yet another elite recruiting class, one that could finish as high as No. 1 in the country, depending on how things break elsewhere.

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5-star OT Jackson Carman signs with Clemson over Ohio State in Early Signing Period
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The Buckeye offensive line just missed out on a huge in-state 2018 prospect.

Ohio State started off the morning on the receiving end of 20 signed National Letters of Intent, but there was one guy they missed out on. In-state prospect, five-star offensive tackle Jackson Carman announced his decision to attend Clemson over Ohio State.


The 6’6, 330-pound OT out of Fairfield, Ohio is the No. 1 player in the state and the No. 1 player at his position in the 2018 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s also ranked as the ninth best player in the country at any position.

This is huge blow to the Buckeyes, especially from an in-state guy. Although, early quotes from the prospect made it seem like he didn’t like being called a “lock” to suit up in Scarlet and Gray. (You don’t know me.)

It’s no wonder the highly-coveted prospect held offers from 41 programs throughout the FBS, but the tackle only took five official visits. Among the top possible landing spots for Carman, were Ohio State, Clemson and South Carolina.

Despite missing out on one of the best incoming 2018 players, the Buckeyes still landed 6’6, 289-pound OT Max Wray out of Middle Tennessee.

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5-star tackle Jackson Carman picks Clemson over Ohio State: Buckeyes football recruiting
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Decommited from the Gators and early signed with UGA today at 11:00am

https://www.dawgnation.com/football...cted-georgia-signees-commitments-live-updates

https://www.dawgnation.com/football/recruiting/signee-101-get-to-know-4-star-rb-james-cook


Took a good hard look at watch Coach Taggart had to offer but did sign today with UGA

https://www.dawgnation.com/football/recruiting/watch-5-star-og-jamaree-salyer-breaks-college-choice


Early Signee for the Dawgs. Paperwork is in as of this morning.

Urban Meyer talks Ohio State’s 2018 recruiting class and the Early Signing Period
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It’s been a busy morning for the Buckeyes, who received 18 signed Letters of Intent before 10 a.m. ET.

Ohio State has been BOOOOM-ing this morning.

With the NCAA allowing an Early Signing Period for incoming college football players, the Buckeyes have almost completely filled their 2018 class. When Urban Meyer took to the podium to talk to the media this morning, Ohio State had already received 18 signed National Letters of Intent from players across the country.

The first two players to send in their LOIs were four-star LB Terajada Mitchell and the No. 1 DT in the country, five-star Taron Vincent. The fax machine I’m guessing then exploded, because players were sending in their commitments at record speed.

Here’s what Meyer had to say about the incoming 2018 class, as well as what the team expects over the next two days of the Early Signing Period.

Overall thoughts on the 2018 class

• He opened by thanking the staff for the urgency they showed the past two weeks. Normally, Meyer keeps things all about the players, but the staff went above and beyond while still trying to prepare for the rivalry game and Big Ten Championship.
• Meyer said he can’t remember a December like this one in forever. It’s been two weeks of intense travel and in-home visits.
• The head coach said his process for recruiting changed a lot when his daughter was going through recruitment a few years ago. He learned that it isn’t just about what’s happening with the program, but how they will grow academically and as people.
• Originally, Meyer was “dead set against” the Early Signing Period, but after seeing the results from this morning, it’s hard to argue that it won’t be beneficial.
• One of Meyer’s biggest concerns is that the NFL entry deadline is on Jan. 15, so as far as scholarship spots available, the coaching staff isn’t sure yet how many they’ll have. When he’s mentioned that to some of the recruits, at least one told the head coach that another program would pull their offer if he didn’t sign during the Early Signing Period, putting the player and Ohio State in a tough spot.
• Meyer retorted, “It’s hard to fill a roster when you don’t know who is leaving.” Which is fair.

Overall thoughts on the 2018 class

• The first thing that he spoke about from the 2018 class was extending a special thanks to the families of the players, noting, “It’s a heck of a group.”
• Meyer was surprised with how many LOIs the team received this morning, “We did very well, I can’t imagine we would have this number early sign.”
• The head coach talked QB Matthew Baldwin, and Meyer said from the film, he saw a “dominant performance by a senior.” Meyer also said he respects Baldwin’s decision to stay and play at Lake Travis, a high school that typically sees kids leave for more exposure.
• Meyer added that Baldwin will be the only QB in the class, meaning that previous commit, Emory Jones, will not be signing with the Buckeyes.
• One of the latest recruits out of New York, has Meyer excited, “Jeremy Ruckert might be the best tight end I’ve ever seen.”
• Ohio State nabbed two big-name recruits from Middle Tennessee, Max Wray and Master Teague. Meyer on Wray, said, “We needed tackles,” and on Teague, “He’s big. he’s fast, one of the greatest kids you’ll ever meet, great student, great family”
• When asked how many spots that OSU would look to fill on the traditional February signing day, and he reiterated that he just didn’t know, because until the NFL entries are complete, he won’t know his final roster number.

Getting players from Ohio

• Meyer admitted that the coaching staff is a little less worried about losing kids from the state of Ohio once they commit to the Buckeyes, but not by much.
• He also spoke about how he was expecting the Early Signing Period to really only be tailored to guys like Jaelen Gill who are local prospects and Buckeyes for Life. Fortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case with LOIs coming in from around the country.
• Ohio State has had some issue recruiting kids out of the state, including academic issues with a few.
• Meyer was asked about Jackson Carman out of Fairfield, Ohio and the possibility of losing him to another program, but the Ohio State head coach wasn’t able to discuss.

Other notes

• Meyer was asked about Larry Johnson’s tweet about staying with the Buckeye coaching staff, and Urban said that he wasn’t aware of the social media drama until the assistant coach told him that he was going to address it. Meyer added that Johnson had a spot on his coaching staff for many years to come.
• The head coach also lauded his coaching staff as, “the best group of young coaches we’ve had.”
• That list of coaches includes quarterback coach Ryan Day, who Meyer noted had an opportunity to be a head coach in the SEC, but instead chose to stay and coach at Ohio State.
• On the self-imposed recruiting violation, “we don’t have many of those here.” He expanded, “I get extremely upset when I see something was done incorrectly, even if it sounds minor, its not minor...everyone in our program should know the rules”

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Signed with Auburn.

4-star OG Matthew Jones signs with Ohio State in Early Signing Period
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The pipeline from New York to Columbus keeps getting stronger; this time with an offensive lineman.

The Empire State pipeline for Ohio State once again comes through, as four-star Matthew Jones has now officially signed with Ohio State.

Jones is the No. 2 highest ranked recruit in the state of New York, — only behind fellow Buckeye, tight end Jeremy Ruckert -- and hails from Eramus Hall in Brooklyn, the same school that gave the Buckeyes Curtis Samuel and Jahsen Wint.

Originally rated as one of the elite defensive tackle prospects in the country, Jones is now rated at the top center prospect nationally, and that’s where Ohio State intends to play him. The 247 Sports Composite lists the 6-4, 300-pound Jones as the 55th best prospect in the country, regardless of position. He picked the Buckeyes over major powers like Clemson, Alabama, Oregon, Michigan and others.

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4-star DT Antwuan Jackson signs with Ohio State in Early Signing Period
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The former Auburn lineman is officially a Buckeye.

What a long strange trip it’s been for four-star defensive tackle Antwuan Jackson.

A U.S. Army All-American in 2016, Jackson decided to enroll at Auburn over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Florida, and Georgia. Fast forward nearly two years, and the 6’3 305-pounder will don the Scarlet and Gray on the college level after signing his national letter of intent with the Big Ten powerhouse.

After being blocked to transfer to Ohio State and others when he decided to leave Auburn after redshirting his true freshman season, Jackson found his own way to end up in Columbus.


Deciding to take his talents to the junior college ranks at Blinn Community College (TX) to bounce back to the Division I level, the Buckeyes didn’t wait long to offer him a full ride scholarship, which was too much for Jackson to turn down, committing to OSU just weeks later.

One of the top overall recruits on the JUCO market, Jackson is considered the second defensive tackle, and third overall prospect on that level, per the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Showing why some of the top programs in the country were after him, Jackson snatched up 70 total tackles, and nine quarterback sacks in his only year with the Blinn Buccaneers, and was named the most valuable player of the Southwest Junior College Football Conference for his play on the field.

Arriving in Columbus next season with three years of eligibility left, Jackson has a chance to crack Larry Johnson’s rotation along the defensive front in 2018. Although the Buckeyes are expected to return letterwinners such as Dre’Mont Jones, Robert Landers, Jashon Cornell, Davon Hamilton, and others, expect Antwuan and his pass rushing specialties to be pretty hard to keep out of games very early on during his career with Ohio State.

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