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2008 OSU Recruiting

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Dispatch

College football: Ohio State still in running for three top recruits

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:30 AM
By Tim May


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



One week before signing day, Ohio State is among the final two choices for three of the nation's top prospects -- including quarterback Terrelle Pryor -- but it appears OSU will not sign one of its earlier commitments. A source at Ohio State told The Dispatch that running back Devoe Torrence of Massillon, Ohio, has been dropped from the list of recruits who will be sent a national letter of intent, which can be signed starting Feb. 6. Other sources said Torrence has off-the-field issues, including academic concerns.
The Dispatch reached him by cell phone yesterday, but the connection was lost and could not be restored despite repeated attempts.
NCAA rules forbid coach Jim Tressel and his staff to speak on recruiting issues until signing day. Making it tricky for Ohio State is that Torrence's older brother Devon is a freshman receiver who played last season.



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Dispatch

Ohio State football
Buckeyes make most out of signing fewer players

Sunday, February 3, 2008 3:41 AM
By Ken Gordon


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Over the past six years, the Ohio State football team has done more with less.
That might sound funny: Ohio State, with its $110 million athletic budget and palatial facilities, has less of something? What?
Try players. Since 2002, the first year coach Jim Tressel was fully in charge of recruiting (he arrived late in the 2001 process), the Buckeyes have signed 117 players to letters of intent.
In that span, Ohio State has won 66 games, more than any Big Ten team. But compared with the winningest teams in the other Bowl Championship Series conferences, the Buckeyes sign far fewer players.

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Chicago Sun-Times: Still playing from behind

Still playing from behind

the big ten Landing Pryor would help narrow the gap behind top leagues

February 3, 2008
BY TAYLOR BELL

The Big Ten still is trying to catch the SEC, Big 12 and Pac-10, and recruiting is getting better -- better than last year, that is. But only Ohio State ranks among the top 10 in the nation, and only four schools rate among the top 25.

The talent level could get a significant boost if quarterback Terrelle Pryor, the nation's top-rated player, commits to Ohio State or Michigan, as expected. It would be the first time the Big Ten has landed the best player in the country since Jeff George went to Purdue in 1986.

''The Big Ten still isn't where it should be,'' CSTV recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said. ''There are several reasons why -- and higher academic standards are just one of them. Big Ten coaches need to be more aggressive when going after blue-chippers.''

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Here's how the Big Ten shapes up:

1 | Ohio State: Their top eight recruits are better than anyone's. If they sign Pryor, it could be one of the best classes in 20 years. Typically, they dominated in talent-rich Ohio but also wooed blue-chippers from Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania. Look for Lamaar Thomas to emerge as the program's next great running back.

2 | Michigan: This is still Lloyd Carr's class. Rodriguez needs to put his stamp on the program by signing Pryor and defensive end Nick Perry. He got defensive back J.T. Floyd of Greenville, S.C., who decommitted from Tennessee. Michigan has six top-100 players. The most exciting is running back/kick returner Sam McGuffie.

3 | Illinois: The Illini have two top-100 players: offensive lineman Graham Pocic and running back Jason Ford, who could be the heir apparent to Rashard Mendenhall. Other standouts are defensive end Reggie Ellis of Washington, D.C.; tight end Hubie Graham of Scranton, Pa.; quarterback Jacob Charest of Matthews, N.C.; and wide receiver Cordale Scott of Cleveland -- marking the first time anyone has beaten Ohio State for a player from Glenville High School, which graduated Ted Ginn Jr. and Troy Smith.

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The talent level could get a significant boost if quarterback Terrelle Pryor, the nation's top-rated player, commits to Ohio State or Michigan, as expected. It would be the first time the Big Ten has landed the best player in the country since Jeff George went to Purdue in 1986.
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Say that again now? So I must be confused because I seem to remember guys named Chris Wells and Maurice Clarett and maybe even Teddy Ginn ranked 1 in the country.
 
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Dispatch

Ohio State football: Signing day might not be signature day
Pryor could put off decision; OSU gets defensive end
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 3:10 AM
By Tim May


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
While Ohio State picked up defensive end Keith Wells as the 18th commitment to its 2008 recruiting class yesterday, the Buckeyes -- the college football world, for that matter -- are waiting to see whether Terrelle Pryor pulls the trigger on Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that Pryor, the dual-threat quarterback from Jeannette, Pa., who is the nation's top recruit, said he is "80 to 90 percent sure" he will make his pick at a nationally televised news conference at his school at noon Wednesday, the first day national letters of intent can be signed. The story asserted it likely will come down to a choice of Ohio State or Michigan.



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I know MoC was offensive player of the year for USA today the same year D'andrea was defensive player of the year so i figured ONE of the two was the number one player... unless they gave it to a kicker or punter that year... but i guess it wouldnt be ALL the services but at least that one.
 
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DDN

Ohio State signs 19, but wants 20


By Sean McClelland
Staff Writer

Thursday, February 07, 2008

COLUMBUS ? Nineteen young men signed national letters of intent to play football at Ohio State on Wednesday, but the one who postponed his commitment had the most tongues wagging.
Even head coach Jim Tressel, prohibited by NCAA rule from commenting on prospective recruits, alluded to Jeannette, Pa., quarterback Terrelle Pryor when he said of this class, "Twenty would be just right."
Chuckles filled the room at that point because it's no secret the Buckeyes are holding a place for the 6-foot-6 Pryor, whose athletic prowess has him being compared to Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young, among others.
"I guess we're allowed to say we're still recruiting at the quarterback position," Tressel said. "Can't go much beyond that."
Pryor on Wednesday held a press conference to say he needed more time to decide among Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon. A visit to Oregon, thought to have been scrapped earlier in the week, appears to be back on.
Some of the new Buckeyes already have struck up friendships with Pryor and have done their best to influence him.



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ABJ

OSU signs talented class, but prized QB still undecided Some signees likely to play right away


By George M. Thomas

Beacon Journal sportswriter

Published on Thursday, Feb 07, 2008



Coach Jim Tressel unveiled Ohio State's Class of 2008 ? one that was conspicuous for its talent as well as for the one player who wasn't there.
The Buckeyes nabbed several blue-chip players on offense and defense, but everyone wanted to talk about the one still lingering out there ? Jeannette, Pa., quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
Pryor pulled a shocker Wednesday, when he decided at the last minute not to sign a letter of intent on National Signing Day.
''We're still recruiting as we speak. That's all we're allowed to say about that,'' Tressel said. ''We're still recruiting at the quarterback position.''
Pryor had declined to make a choice in schools, but it was quite evident that the Buckeyes are intent on protecting whoever plays quarterback. Although they only signed three offensive linemen, various scouting services had the triumvirate of Michael Brewster, Mike Adams and J.B. Shugarts ranked as either five-star or four-star prospects.

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