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according to TG Sr. this can be confirmed....Freddie is going to gray-shirt--which is a great result for tOSU...
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Fred Lenix
Change In Plans For Glenville's Lenix
By Steve Helwagen and Duane Long
Date: May 17, 2005
Earlier today, Bucknuts.com reported that Cleveland Glenville linebacker Freddie Lenix was having issues being cleared by OSU's admissions office. However, a visit by OSU coach Jim Tressel has shed some new light on Lenix's situation. We also have an update on Jamario O'Neal and his summer plans. Click here for the latest. (Note: This article was updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday.)
Earlier today, Bucknuts.com reported that Cleveland Glenville linebacker Freddie Lenix was having issues getting cleared by Ohio State’s admissions office.
But things took a dramatic turn with this story earlier today, when OSU head coach Jim Tressel paid a visit to Glenville.
“We’re good,” Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr. said. “He’s going to grayshirt. Coach Tressel was in there today. He’s going to take some classes in the fall. Everything is good.”
According to Ginn, Lenix passed the muster of the NCAA clearinghouse. But it was OSU’s suddenly more stringent admissions policies that caught him up. The coach did not go into detail about specific marks.
"It's not over, but it doesn't look good," Ginn told our Duane Long for the initial report that was posted at noontime today. “He passed NCAA standards. This is the Ohio State admissions office."
The visit from Tressel may have also headed off any notion that Lenix might consider enrolling elsewhere. He also considered Iowa and Wisconsin strongly before signing with OSU.
Lenix is currently one of the top track performers in the state and is in the middle of trying to lead Glenville to another state track championship.
Lenix was rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 27 linebacker in the nation by scout.com. Lenix was consistently ranked among the top 15 prospects in Ohio by Ohio High magazine throughout his career. He had 147 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior.
I'm a teacher of seniors and senioritis-and the bitchy attitudes it inspires-drives me and every other teacher nuts. Not speaking about Freddie Lenix specifically, but I think think it is a good thing if a college zaps a senior for taking a snooze.strohs said:It is my personal opinion, that if a kid signs a NLOI, then he should be guaranteed to clear unless its fault of his own doing.
I think its ridiculous to do this too a kid in May, after he signed in February.
Now unless Freddie completely slacked off (hell who didn't their final qtr of HS) and his grades dropped too much, then he should be allowed in.
That is the only case I see fit to pull a schollie after a signature.
It would suck really, really bad to lose this kid now.
As a greyshirt he can re-take classes and get things up to par before actually enrolling at OSU. A greyshirt means a kid is not actually enrolled on scholarship at OSU-and doesn't even have to be in Columbus, I believe. Todd Boeckman greyshirted a year, then took a RS year-he will be a RS frosh this year, I believe. Additionally-and maybe the reason for the GS-is the fact that OSU's admissions standards are much more lax during winter and spring quarters-the school is not looking at class rank per se, apparently, and is also looking to replace the dropouts from the 8-9,000 forsh who enrolled in the fall-as many as 10-20% go home, apparently.BuckinMichigan said:Great news, but how does that help him? Doesn't he still have to meet the academic standards to be eligible for a grayshirt?
If a school admissions office gives a kid the thumbs down, but not the NCAA, the kid is free to immediately sign w/ another school. This is why Bobby Washington signed w/ NC State, instead of the Canes-the Miami admissions office turned him down, and the Pack did it's usual academic carcass picking act....strohs said:I have an out of curiosity question.
After Lenix signed his LOI to play at tOSU, lets say he does not pass admissions and decides to transfer.
Since he signed a letter with a big 10 school, would he then have had to pay his way if he transferred to another one?
And what about just going to another I-A school, do you lose a year like any other transfer?
Thanks for any clarification.
I am just glad hes still coming here.
This is a commendable move by this young man to further himself in the long run.
In todays me first world, its good to see a kid decide to do the right thing, instead of just say screw it and move to another school that offered early PT.
Thank god... I got very worried for the few hours i thought he might not go hereNevadaBuck said:according to TG Sr. this can be confirmed....Freddie is going to gray-shirt--which is a great result for tOSU...