'05 GA TE Stephen Gowland (Auburn walk-on)

[Buckeyejeff]

That's powerful stuff BuckeyeDan. Parents of prospects should rest assured that their children are in good hands with Tressel.

 

[BuckNutty]

Gowland is rated the #43 prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com. Obviously the people over at Rivals are complete idiots :p

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[MililaniBuckeye]

Rivals = idiots? Say it ain't so. Then again, who would want a 6'4" 220lb TE that can run sub-4.7 40s?

 

[brutus2002]

The only rating system I really care about is the Jim Tressel/OSU rating system which has him #1.

 

[BuckNutty]

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Gowland mentions in the latest update that if Auburn, Georgia or Florida offered they would be his leader. He particularly enjoyed his visit to Georgia. He also mentioned he still may visit Ohio State some time this summer.

 

[OSUMBuckeye]

TTT

Stephen said earlier he was hoping to visit sometime in late July. Any new info? If it's still in the plans maybe he can give us a few thoughts after his visit.

 

[BuckNutty]

I got an e-mail from Stephen earlier today. He mentioned just getting back from a mission trip to Mexico that he went on with his church. Of the three trips he's taken this summer he liked Auburn a little better than Florida and Georgia. Football practice starts this week and he and his father are hoping to make a trip to Columbus this weekend so they can look around the campus.

 

[edbuck51]

Thanks Nutty. If they make an unofficial, you have to feel good about the Bucks getting an official down the road.

 

[jenkinswoody]

Thanks for all of your work Nutty. Good stuff man! :)

 

[Moose]

Stephen looks like a big time keeper! Hope we land him!!
Moose

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I think Gowland would make up big time for our loss of Irizarry. Izzy would've given us a great combination of size, speed, and power at TE, and many of us were excited at the prospect of him playing a lot this year, prior to his incidents. Gowland is even taller and faster than Irizarry and appears to have his stuff together life-wise. We need to get this kid.

 

[CBuck]

Thanks for doing the interview Stephen. We have a couple good Atlanta players on the team. Harlen Jacobs CB and Branden Mitchell DB. Have you ever had a chance to play against them, or have you watched them play when they were in High School?

I hope you enjoy your visit to Columbus this weekend. Be sure to check out the stadium (known as the shoe) (short for horseshoe). :)

 

[stxbuck]

I don't know why we aren't recruiting more TE's in this class. After the 2005 season, we would only have 2 TE's-Hoobler and Nicol-on the roster. I'd like to see Hoobler get a shot at MLB, so TE depth becomes even more critical. Hopefully we can snag Gowland and another good TE in this class.

 

[scarletngray]

Great interview!

Thanks BuckeyeDan for the article. P.T.L. for Coach T.

Stephen - We would love for you to be a part of the Buckeye Nation and I hope you have a fantastic trip up to C-bus this week.

Go Bucks!! :osu:

 

[TallIndian]

This kid looks great to me .....

he passes the look test, he has the stats, he's got the grades,
he is a Tressel player .....
so I was looking for info on him ....
and there is a post from him here ......

Thanks for the update Stephen......
Go Bucks