DT Johnathan "Big Hank" Hankins (Seattle Seahawks)

[DaveyBoy]

One quote from the above blog:

Apparently this yoyo has never been to a Catholic high school in Cincinnati. Coaches there "steer" their kids to Notre Dame all the freaking time. Same can be said, to a lesser extent, about St. Ignatius in Cleveland.

"Temple of Tressel?" What a tool.

he also forgot to mention that Michigan's glory years were built on the backs of Ohioans defecting to play for UM. Ohio HS coaches in the 1980s and 1990s actively steered kids to play for UM. Fremont, Warren Harding, Canton McKinley all come to mind as being decidely pro-Michigan during that era. They may have changed since JT arrived, but perhaps there is a reason for that - JT is a great program leader and RR is not.

 

[Muck]

1.) OSU tendered a "fake" offer last summer and then when UM and OSU both extended "committable" offers this past December "the Hankins camp remembers Ohio State 'offering' back in the summer, so they feel obliged to be more receptive to OSU."

If you remove all the hard working spin you get...

Jim Tressel's staff built a relationship with Hankins at least as early as last summer while Dick's failed to do so.

Damn that evil, evil Jim Tressel and his actually getting to know recruits! Completely and totally unacceptable.

Well at least the linked Blogger isn't trying to manufacture fake recruiting violations like that slanted mainstream media.

MSU never offered. It will be interesting as to why the two in-state schools didn't want Hankins. but tOSU did.

Because the two Canadian schools in question are much better at talent evaluation than the staff in Columbus. Duh!

I believe the comparative on field success of the three schools proves that pretty definitively.

 

[cbrian815]

I for one am glad Mr. Hankin`s picked tOSU.....we need some quality depth there and he has a big upside. Hope to see him come in hungry and compete for PT right away. Our staff does a great job on the DLine. Heacock is a proven coach. Hated to miss Floyd but I take a kid like Hankin`s who could very well be the better choice when all is said and done, it wouldn`t surprise me at all. Go Bucks

 

[MONTbigBuck]

If you remove all the hard working spin you get...

Jim Tressel's staff built a relationship with Hankins at least as early as last summer while Dick's failed to do so.

Damn that evil, evil Jim Tressel and his actually getting to know recruits! Completely and totally unacceptable.

My thinking when I read that blog was similar. OSU likely communicated to big John that he had the ability to play for the Bucks, but needed to show his seriousness by getting his house in order(conditioning, academics, whatever). We saw this same scenario with Shaq Rowell. Similiar actions in the Eric Howard case. Build a relationship, address the question-marks, and follow through when the recruit comes thru. That seems to be a very honorable way of doing business.

With regard to UM, if the BOren and others stories are close to accurate, it isn't hard to imagine how his early recruitment was handled. No way his fata$$ was could be good enough to be a Michigan man. Perhaps their negative tactics are meant to motivate. Perhaps it is just small men justifying themselves by tearing someone else down. It got complicated for RR when Hankins actually did the work to turn himself into a big time prospect. But RR hadn't done the work to build the relationship.

Great that Hankins is a Buckeye. I hope that he can be as successful as guys like Big Vern and Pepper Johnson. Guys that UM also mishandled.

 

[Outstanding]

I am excited to get a true floppy belly DT/NG.

He's gonna make running the ball very difficult for the opposition.

I wonder where his weight will settle.

I believe he was up to 330lbs this year, no?

I think he was reported as being kinda sloppy at that weight though.

I personally love the huge pluggers, I hope he can make an impact early and often.

 

[NastyNatiBuck]

I personally love the huge pluggers, I hope he can make an impact early and often.

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

 

[GoodLifeSean]

Just think about Hankins/Simon on the 4-3 in a year or two, you got the plugger like a Casey Hampton, and speed/stregnth combo of Simon, like a jacked Suh... that's just frightening if it happens.

 

[Buckskin86]

5. Johnathan Hankins, 6-3, 315, offensive/defensive lineman, Detroit Southeastern: A dominant player on both sides of the ball, Hankins displayed stamina and consistency. "His temperament will make him a good college player," Southeastern coach Donshell English said. "He has a mean streak in him. No matter what, he always performs." Hankins played guard, tackle and center on offense and had 56 tackles on defense. He committed to Ohio State.

Read more: Detroit News Blue Chip player profiles | detnews.com | The Detroit News

 

[matcar]

Read more: Detroit News Blue Chip player profiles | detnews.com | The Detroit News

I had forgotten that John and Gholston were teammates. That's quite a defensive line tandem.

 

[MSURacerDT55]

Gholston played Linebacker at Southeastern though, we scrimmaged them, he rarely had his hand in the ground

 

[Buckrock]

Gholston played Linebacker at Southeastern though, we scrimmaged them, he rarely had his hand in the ground

OSU offered him as a DE. WG views himself as a MLB. Best of luck at MSU.

 

[Smith]

DetNews.com

Detroit News Blue Chip recruits explain their decisions
Last Updated: February 01. 2010 1:57AM
Tom Markowsk
...
5. OL/DL Johnathan Hankins
High school : Detroit Southeastern
College : Ohio State
Height / weight : 6-3 / 315

Best recruiting experience : The trip to Florida. It was the weather and all, the atmosphere, the fans. It was their last home game against Florida State.

Worst recruiting experience : It was probably Michigan. It was all right but it wasn't what I thought it would be. It didn't seem like they were trying hard to get me. I guess they thought since I was from Michigan they'd get me.

Would you like to see an early signing period ? To me, it doesn't matter. I guess it would be good to have two.

Would you have signed early ? I would have for my dad. The coaches started to wear on him.

Why not MSU ? I liked it for a minute. They were already set for defensive tackles so they really didn't want me.

Why not U-M ? It was like I was the last thing on their list. I didn't get an offer from them until other schools offered.

cont...

 

[Rookie]

In that article if you look at the TSuN recruits they have:

(Recruits name here) has enrolled at Michigan and the university has not made him available to participate as part of this story.

scUM sucks.

 

[wadc45]

BN $ - Hankins Dressed To Impress, Happy To Sign

Video and comments from Hankins' signing ceremony.

 

[Smith]

Freep.com

William Gholston (MSU), Johnathan Hankins (OSU) all smiles at Detroit Southeastern
Posted: 5:02 p.m. Feb. 3, 2010
By MICK MCCABE

...
Hankins, a defensive tackle, did not commit until a couple of weeks ago, so he was relieved to sign. ?The recruiting process has been hard on my mom and dad," he said. ?Just for me to get it off my chest and to sign the letter of intent feels good."