LB/DE Mark Johnson (official thread)

[wstripes]

OSU leads for him....but his grades are pretty bad....he'd be a good get, I think he's as good as Tatum

 

[BGriffBuckeye]

Very encouraging news wee are the leader :). Not so on his grades though :(.

 

[OSUBucks22]

Florida Rivals $

10/12

Mark is taking an official visit to LSU for the LSU/Florida game. He definitely wants to set one up with tOSU. The schools recruiting him the hardest are LSU, Florida, tOSU, Cal, and Washington St. He claims no leader at this point.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

scout.com$

10/13/05

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</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Ian Fletcher
GatorCountry.com
Date: Oct 13, 2005

Mark Johnson, a four star linebacker and defensive end, from Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, is looking to get away. Johnson, who has been selected for the US Army All-American Game, is not looking to get away from football. He's just interested in getting into a new environment.
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Once again he mentions a visit to OSU.....

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I'm sure he'll find the environment in The Shoe quite appealing.

 

[OSUBucks22]

I knew Dorsey was in a rough part of town, but is he wearing a Kevlar vest in that pic?

 

[Taosman]

Under Armor Extreme!

 

[OSUBucks22]

Rivals $

10/13

Rivals has posted senior year video of Johnson in action. He definitely has good size and seems to move very well. Absolutely destroys the ball carrier in a couple of the clips.

 

[tsteele316]

it would be highly frustrating and disappointing if osu doesnt actively pursue him, and he ends up at another school and makes it through the NCAA Clearinghouse.

People love to talk about osu's increased priority on academics. While I sully support it, when the number of high quality recruits that osu passes on make it through clearinghouse but not osu admission standards, folks are going to start getting annoyed.

 

[OSUBucks22]

when the number of high quality recruits that osu passes on make it through clearinghouse but not osu admission standards, folks are going to start getting annoyed.

This is one of the things that frustrated Lou Holtz and the alumni at ND. I would hate to see us get that rigid here. I think you have to be careful, but if a kid passes the Clearinghouse, then you can work with him to help him be academically successful.

 

[tsteele316]

This is one of the things that frustrated Lou Holtz and the alumni at ND. I would hate to see us get that rigid here. I think you have to be careful, but if a kid passes the Clearinghouse, then you can work with him to help him be academically successful.

or osu could just develop a kinesiology major.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

rivals.com$

10/19/05

Johnson recently visited LSU and enjoyed the visit. He will visit Cal and wants to visit tOSU, Arizona State, Washington State and Miami(FL).

 

[casey_buckeye]

It will really suck if OSU loses out on Mark Johnson and Thad Gibson because of grades. They would round out a great linebacker class.

 

[schwab]

It will really suck if OSU loses out on Mark Johnson and Thad Gibson because of grades. They would round out a great linebacker class.

I agree that it would suck if we missed out on 2 great linebacker prospects, no doubt about it. But when you consider why we may miss out on them in the first place, which sounds like grade issues, then I would rather miss out on them from the get-go than have them on-board, and take someone else's spot, and then lose them. If all it took was athletic skill to play at tOSU, then they would probably be aboard by now. I'd rather lose them early than late.

 

[wadc45]

Scout $

10/27/05

From Scout.com...Johnson lists LSU, Ohio State, Cal, Florida and UCLA as his leaders. He is also interested in Washington State, Arizona State and Miami (FL). He has already visited LSU and will visit Cal on 12/10. He says he will visit OSU and Florida for sure. He has been named to the US Army All-American game.