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Heard Around the ‘Shoe – 8/17/2016
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Welcome to your tri-weekly look at all things Ohio State recruiting. Let’s get started!
Texas LB Sets Decision Date
One of the bigger targets left for the class of 2017 might be Texas linebacker Baron Browning. The Buckeyes have Antjuan Simmons and Branden White already committed at the position, but the Buckeyes are always looking to add depth, and when a 5-Star wants to join the class it is hard to say no. Recently however, Browning has been spotted on Texas’s campus, and he has a strong relationship with current Longhorn Malik Jefferson.
Browning has over 40 offers to date, but this one seems to be down to the Buckeyes and the Longhorns with Baylor, TCU and others still in consideration. Browning is making his college choice known right after Thanksgiving, and the Buckeyes are hoping they can get him back on campus before then for an official visit to try and strengthen their chances on landing this prized recruit. Browning has one visit set up to Alabama on November 26th, which is right before his decision date.
#ESPN300 No. 29 & nations No. 2-ranked OLB @baronbrwnng to announce commitment Nov. 29. @jeremycrabtree @TomVH @ESPNRNFball
— Gerry Hamilton (@HamiltonESPN) August 16, 2016
USA Today All-American Team is Buckeye Heavy
USA Today has released their All-American teams for both offense and defense, and the Buckeyes are well represented in both commitments and potential commitments on both sides of the ball.
Current Commitments:
Wyatt Davis – OT – Bellflower, CA
Blake Haubeil – K – Buffalo, NY
Josh Myers – OT – Miamisburg, OH
Isaiah Pryor – DB – Brandeton, FL
Shaun Wade – DB – Jacksonville, FL
Tate Martell – QB – Las Vegas, NV (Honorable Mention)
Buckeye Targets:
Trevon Grimes – WR – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Detroit, MI
Cam Akers – RB – Clinton, MI
Baron Browning – LB – Kennedale, TX
Anthony Hines – LB – Plano, TX
Darnay Holmes – DB – Calabasas, CA
Jeffrey Okudah – DB – Grand Prairie, TX
Marvin Wilson – DL – Bellaire, TX
The Buckeyes have 5 commitments on both sides of the ball, and the rest of the Big Ten has 2 total: Dylan McCaffrey, QB for Michigan and Louis Acceus, LB for Michigan State. The Buckeyes remain in solid position for Grimes who decides next week, and are the leaders so far for Akers, Browning and Okudah. The Buckeyes continue to recruit at a pace unseen in Ohio State history, and seem to continue to distance themselves from the rest of the Big Ten.
Other Commitments and their Ohio State Impact
A couple of schools picked up commitments over the past week that could impact other players who are considering Ohio State. Tennessee picked up a commitment from 4-Star Ty Chandler on Monday. Tennessee is one of the schools that was high on Cam Akers list of potential suitors, so with them getting a verbal from Chandler, that might trim the list down for Akers. Although the Buckeyes already have a running back committed to the class of 2017 (JK Dobbins) as well, so it might not have as big of an impact as we think. Akers is a 5-Star kid, who decommitted from Alabama and has been a top recruiting priority for the Buckeyes. Akers still has Ole Miss, Tennessee and Florida State as schools he is high on, with no decision date set yet.
Penn State also picked up a big commitment this week in 2018 TE Pat Freirmuth out of Massachusetts. The Nittany Lions were the supposed leaders for the #1 TE in the nation Zack Kuntz from Pennsylvania, so will this commitment have any effect on him? It is really too early to say, as the class of 2018 can make so many changes between today and February of 2018. Will James Franklin still be the head coach at Penn State next year?
Kuntz camped at Ohio State last month during Friday Night Lights and holds a Buckeye offer. The Buckeyes are going after almost all of the top 2018 TE prospects as they have decided to skip recruiting that position this year after landing three of them last recruiting cycle. I expect the Buckeyes to take two tight ends in the 2018 class and I would expect them to put on a full-court press on Kuntz now that they have something to use against Penn State (not that we would ever negatively recruit).
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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!
Texas LB Sets Decision Date
One of the bigger targets left for the class of 2017 might be Texas linebacker Baron Browning. The Buckeyes have Antjuan Simmons and Branden White already committed at the position, but the Buckeyes are always looking to add depth, and when a 5-Star wants to join the class it is hard to say no. Recently however, Browning has been spotted on Texas’s campus, and he has a strong relationship with current Longhorn Malik Jefferson.
Browning has over 40 offers to date, but this one seems to be down to the Buckeyes and the Longhorns with Baylor, TCU and others still in consideration. Browning is making his college choice known right after Thanksgiving, and the Buckeyes are hoping they can get him back on campus before then for an official visit to try and strengthen their chances on landing this prized recruit. Browning has one visit set up to Alabama on November 26th, which is right before his decision date.
#ESPN300 No. 29 & nations No. 2-ranked OLB @baronbrwnng to announce commitment Nov. 29. @jeremycrabtree @TomVH @ESPNRNFball
— Gerry Hamilton (@HamiltonESPN) August 16, 2016
USA Today All-American Team is Buckeye Heavy
USA Today has released their All-American teams for both offense and defense, and the Buckeyes are well represented in both commitments and potential commitments on both sides of the ball.
Current Commitments:
Wyatt Davis – OT – Bellflower, CA
Blake Haubeil – K – Buffalo, NY
Josh Myers – OT – Miamisburg, OH
Isaiah Pryor – DB – Brandeton, FL
Shaun Wade – DB – Jacksonville, FL
Tate Martell – QB – Las Vegas, NV (Honorable Mention)
Buckeye Targets:
Trevon Grimes – WR – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Detroit, MI
Cam Akers – RB – Clinton, MI
Baron Browning – LB – Kennedale, TX
Anthony Hines – LB – Plano, TX
Darnay Holmes – DB – Calabasas, CA
Jeffrey Okudah – DB – Grand Prairie, TX
Marvin Wilson – DL – Bellaire, TX
The Buckeyes have 5 commitments on both sides of the ball, and the rest of the Big Ten has 2 total: Dylan McCaffrey, QB for Michigan and Louis Acceus, LB for Michigan State. The Buckeyes remain in solid position for Grimes who decides next week, and are the leaders so far for Akers, Browning and Okudah. The Buckeyes continue to recruit at a pace unseen in Ohio State history, and seem to continue to distance themselves from the rest of the Big Ten.
Other Commitments and their Ohio State Impact
A couple of schools picked up commitments over the past week that could impact other players who are considering Ohio State. Tennessee picked up a commitment from 4-Star Ty Chandler on Monday. Tennessee is one of the schools that was high on Cam Akers list of potential suitors, so with them getting a verbal from Chandler, that might trim the list down for Akers. Although the Buckeyes already have a running back committed to the class of 2017 (JK Dobbins) as well, so it might not have as big of an impact as we think. Akers is a 5-Star kid, who decommitted from Alabama and has been a top recruiting priority for the Buckeyes. Akers still has Ole Miss, Tennessee and Florida State as schools he is high on, with no decision date set yet.
Penn State also picked up a big commitment this week in 2018 TE Pat Freirmuth out of Massachusetts. The Nittany Lions were the supposed leaders for the #1 TE in the nation Zack Kuntz from Pennsylvania, so will this commitment have any effect on him? It is really too early to say, as the class of 2018 can make so many changes between today and February of 2018. Will James Franklin still be the head coach at Penn State next year?
Kuntz camped at Ohio State last month during Friday Night Lights and holds a Buckeye offer. The Buckeyes are going after almost all of the top 2018 TE prospects as they have decided to skip recruiting that position this year after landing three of them last recruiting cycle. I expect the Buckeyes to take two tight ends in the 2018 class and I would expect them to put on a full-court press on Kuntz now that they have something to use against Penn State (not that we would ever negatively recruit).
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