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Pretty much every report on Cooper is exactly what you want to hear. He sounds like a special athlete but even more than that, everyone who sees him play is blown away by how hard he plays. On top of that, everyone who knows him talks glowingly about his character and work ethic. You get a guy...

I'm with you on this. It would be nice to land one of the top QBs, but it's not the #1 priority for this recruiting class. More of a "want" than a need. (In the case of Guarantano it's a "want very much.") Barrett theoretically could leave after next season, but I feel pretty strongly that...

The 247 "ratings" are really just adding up all the recruits that they landed as primary recruiter or secondary recruiter and doesn't factor in difficulty. Drayton is listed as the secondary recruiter for Mike Weber (Coombs covers Detroit and was primary). The other five recruits landed by...

Will be really interesting to see what happens with IMG. They landed more 2016 top 100 prospects than most powerhouse college programs will. Gerald is there and it sounds like we are in good shape with Barrow also (potentially leading?). I don't think anyone will be able to really get a...

Agree to disagree. I think Guarantano is plenty good enough to keep defenders honest with his passing (love his release and potential, though admittedly Haskins is more advanced). The threat of the QB makes it quite a bit easier for the RB and some of the scrambles by Cardale Jones/JT Barrett...

It's not perfect and obviously not equal (because it's an analogy...), but I do think there's something to it and I like that the staff is working that angle (and Coughlin indicated it was something that had an impact on his thinking). A lot of kids will pick the highest ranked school they can...

Think I like Guarantano better. Haskins looks really uncomfortable running the ball and Urban's offense operates so much better with a legit running threat at QB. Changes all the numbers for the opposing defense. Wouldn't complain about landing Haskins obviously and he's probably a safer bet...

Wow, best WR highlights I've seen so far from the 2016 guys. I'm assuming the plan at WR is to try to wrap up 2 or 3 midwest guys early and then chase some southern guys like this for the final WR spot.

According to his comments from July, 2014 he was looking to commit to his school of choice soon after his junior season and he had OSU on top. If he still feels that way, this could be a huge visit and maybe Rene should be placed on commitment watch? (Assuming he is an automatic take for the...

Will be an easy kid to root for, whatever his decision. Great comments about OSU and can never fault a kid for going with his childhood favorite/hometown team if that's what he decides to do. It's telling that with a small class expected at LB (2 or 3) the Buckeyes are still making Coughlin a...

Those that have seen him play, is he most likely to stay at SSDE or grow into a DT like Adolphus Washington? Would like to land him either way, but the need is much greater at DT. Especially with Cooper committed, Bosa looking likely and all of the other 2016 DEs that are high on the Buckeyes.

Brutal camera work in his highlight video. Gibson somewhat let the cat out of the bag about his signing with OSU by tweeting something about needing to get Snelson to play with him at OSU early in the AM on signing day. He quickly deleted it. Snelson is ranked pretty highly, but may be tough...

I thought Urban's most revealing answer at his press conference yesterday was in response to a question about the "pace" of recruiting. Urban's response indicated he is very much in favor of having a more delayed timetable. He mentioned coaches should have a "right" to see how guys play senior...

It happens pretty often. Ezekiel Elliott is a recent example. Feels like Gibson is just trying to build up a little bit of suspense and I think he sticks with the Buckeyes after making everyone sweat a little bit.

Regardless of what happens with Weber, you have to assume that continuing to pull top guys out of Michigan is going to be much tougher going forward. I like that we are going to continue to push for guys up there (2016 WR Donnie Corley likes us a lot), but with two very good coaches now in...

Not sure how the numbers would work out. And I'm probably too optimistic. But I went with all of the above. Odds are one ends up slipping away, but for now I think we are the odds on favorite for each one individually.

You can tell by some of Pantoni's tweets and some of the articles out there about this recruitment exactly what Urban's angle is. The other guys (Sarkisian and Graham) are talking about winning championships and trying to sell him on that vision that they can get there. Meanwhile, Urban has...

One week out and there seems to be some consensus that as of today the Buckeyes will lose one commit (Carlton Davis), but have a good chance of holding onto everyone else (Weber and Gibson still up in the air). As for additions, KJ Hill, Isaiah Prince, Porter Gustin and Damon Arnette seem to be...

He'll be starting right next to Tyler Gerald too I would assume. I've heard FSU has a little bit of a pipeline to IMG, but with all the talent pouring in there now, every college will be hitting it hard and trying to get a foot in the door there. From that perspective, having an OH guy playing...

Awesome highlights. He plays offense like a defensive player, always seeking out contact. He looks a little tall for LB, but put him on the Sam Hubbard plan and he could be a beast of a DE.