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Heard Around the ‘Shoe – 10/7/2016
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Welcome to your tri-weekly look at all things Ohio State recruiting. Let’s get started!
Big Time Unexpected Visitor This Weekend
With Hurricane Matthew barreling down the coast of Florida, the Florida v LSU game was postponed indefinitely. Donovan Peoples-Jones was supposed to head to Gainesville this weekend to officially visit Florida, but that visit has been postponed as well. Instead Peoples-Jones will travel down to Columbus to visit Ohio State when they take on Rutgers tomorrow afternoon.
Peoples-Jones is thought to be a strong Michigan lean, as he hails from Detroit and has visited Michigan quite a few times over the past year. He has a strong crystal ball projection to the Wolverines with 80% of 25 projections going there. The Buckeyes have commitments from Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey, but would take DPJ in an instant if he wanted to come aboard.
I see this visit as a free trip to Columbus to watch a couple of his old teammates play and nothing more. I fully expect Peoples-Jones to end up at Michigan when all is said and done, and they will be getting a good one if he does.
5-star WR prospect Donovan Peoples-Jones will officially visit Ohio State this weekend pic.twitter.com/mhyJACb7lu
— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) October 6, 2016
In-State Lineman to also visit OSU This Weekend
One of the top offensive lineman in Ohio for the class of 2018 is Blaine Scott a 3-star offensive guard from Sciotoville. Scott holds 26 offers to date, but does not have one from the Buckeyes. Scott is hoping to get an offer while on campus this weekend, but he spoke with 11W about his main purpose of the trip.
“An offer would be sweet, but I am also looking forward to seeing my boy Tyler Gerald suiting up in an Ohio State uniform,” Scott said. “Also just to see an visit all of the coaches.”
Ohio State this weekend with the boys!!! #GoBucks @JB_Travis34 @patbays_27 @Sweb79
— Blaine Scott (@blaine_scott54) October 5, 2016
Scott has recently visited Penn State, Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky, and even though he doesn’t have an offer he is crystal balled 100% to Ohio State currently. Once the Buckeyes turn their attention solely on 2018, expect Scott to get an offer, and I would expect him to be a Buckeye when all is said and done.
Buckeyes Offer 2019 Defensive Tackle:
The Buckeyes are still working on 2017, and have dipped into 2018, and they are now getting their feet even wetter with the 2019 class having handed out quite a few offers recently. The most recent went to Jowon Briggs, a defensive tackle out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Briggs is currently unranked for the class of 2019, but if his two offers from Ohio State and Michigan mean anything, he will be a high level recruit when the rankings are made.
Jaylen Harris Still Thinking Buckeyes?
One of the most talked about recruits for the Buckeyes has been Jaylen Harris, a 4-star wide receiver out of Cleveland. Harris released his top 5 back in August and it included the Buckeyes as well as Alabama, Michigan State, Tennessee and Penn State. The Buckeyes have always been the rumored destination for Harris, but with Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey on board, and tight scholarship numbers he was thought to be on the outside looking in.
Harris spoke with Ari Wasserman at Cleveland.com about Ohio State and his recruitment.
“I have been talking to Ohio State a lot more lately, and for real, it’s was a lot more when they picked up commitments from Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey,” Harris said.
“I don’t really care that they committed. I am going to compete wherever I go. So them committing, that doesn’t change anything. I know the coaches want me. Coach Meyer, I talk to him every other day. I talk to someone from Ohio State every single day. They have been showing me love. As long as they want me.”
He also spoke about the numbers crunch and what OSU has been telling him.
“The coaches told me they’d make it work,” Harris said. “They are showing me mad love right now.”
While I find it hard for the Buckeyes to make room for Harris when all is said and done, I don’t expect this recruitment to end any time soon, and as we all know weird things happen in the recruiting world. This is one to keep an eye on for sure.
Other Buckeye Visitors This Weekend:
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Ben van Ooyen via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Welcome to your tri-weekly look at all things Ohio State recruiting. Let’s get started!
Big Time Unexpected Visitor This Weekend
With Hurricane Matthew barreling down the coast of Florida, the Florida v LSU game was postponed indefinitely. Donovan Peoples-Jones was supposed to head to Gainesville this weekend to officially visit Florida, but that visit has been postponed as well. Instead Peoples-Jones will travel down to Columbus to visit Ohio State when they take on Rutgers tomorrow afternoon.
Peoples-Jones is thought to be a strong Michigan lean, as he hails from Detroit and has visited Michigan quite a few times over the past year. He has a strong crystal ball projection to the Wolverines with 80% of 25 projections going there. The Buckeyes have commitments from Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey, but would take DPJ in an instant if he wanted to come aboard.
I see this visit as a free trip to Columbus to watch a couple of his old teammates play and nothing more. I fully expect Peoples-Jones to end up at Michigan when all is said and done, and they will be getting a good one if he does.
5-star WR prospect Donovan Peoples-Jones will officially visit Ohio State this weekend pic.twitter.com/mhyJACb7lu
— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) October 6, 2016
In-State Lineman to also visit OSU This Weekend
One of the top offensive lineman in Ohio for the class of 2018 is Blaine Scott a 3-star offensive guard from Sciotoville. Scott holds 26 offers to date, but does not have one from the Buckeyes. Scott is hoping to get an offer while on campus this weekend, but he spoke with 11W about his main purpose of the trip.
“An offer would be sweet, but I am also looking forward to seeing my boy Tyler Gerald suiting up in an Ohio State uniform,” Scott said. “Also just to see an visit all of the coaches.”
Ohio State this weekend with the boys!!! #GoBucks @JB_Travis34 @patbays_27 @Sweb79
— Blaine Scott (@blaine_scott54) October 5, 2016
Scott has recently visited Penn State, Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky, and even though he doesn’t have an offer he is crystal balled 100% to Ohio State currently. Once the Buckeyes turn their attention solely on 2018, expect Scott to get an offer, and I would expect him to be a Buckeye when all is said and done.
Buckeyes Offer 2019 Defensive Tackle:
The Buckeyes are still working on 2017, and have dipped into 2018, and they are now getting their feet even wetter with the 2019 class having handed out quite a few offers recently. The most recent went to Jowon Briggs, a defensive tackle out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Briggs is currently unranked for the class of 2019, but if his two offers from Ohio State and Michigan mean anything, he will be a high level recruit when the rankings are made.
Jaylen Harris Still Thinking Buckeyes?
One of the most talked about recruits for the Buckeyes has been Jaylen Harris, a 4-star wide receiver out of Cleveland. Harris released his top 5 back in August and it included the Buckeyes as well as Alabama, Michigan State, Tennessee and Penn State. The Buckeyes have always been the rumored destination for Harris, but with Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey on board, and tight scholarship numbers he was thought to be on the outside looking in.
Harris spoke with Ari Wasserman at Cleveland.com about Ohio State and his recruitment.
“I have been talking to Ohio State a lot more lately, and for real, it’s was a lot more when they picked up commitments from Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey,” Harris said.
“I don’t really care that they committed. I am going to compete wherever I go. So them committing, that doesn’t change anything. I know the coaches want me. Coach Meyer, I talk to him every other day. I talk to someone from Ohio State every single day. They have been showing me love. As long as they want me.”
He also spoke about the numbers crunch and what OSU has been telling him.
“The coaches told me they’d make it work,” Harris said. “They are showing me mad love right now.”
While I find it hard for the Buckeyes to make room for Harris when all is said and done, I don’t expect this recruitment to end any time soon, and as we all know weird things happen in the recruiting world. This is one to keep an eye on for sure.
Other Buckeye Visitors This Weekend:
- Tyreke Smith – 4-star defensive end/tight end – 2018
- Christopher Oats – 4-star outside linebacker – 2018
- Jerron Cage – 4-star defensive tackle (Buckeye Commit) – 2017
- Jacob Lacey – N/R Defensive Tackle – 2019
- MiQuan Grace – N/R Cornerback – 2019
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