Glenville lineman still waiting for offer
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For many months now, analysts and observers have been talking about Ohio's class of offensive linemen in 2006 and how it is among the best group at one position that many have seen in years.
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The Buckeyes remain in good standing with both Brown and Smith, but Boren has been committed to Michigan for nearly two months, and OSU still has not offered any more in-state linemen.
One player who is hoping he could be next on the list is Bryant Browning of Cleveland Glenville, who camped at OSU this past weekend and feels he did nothing to lower his standing.
"They're still recruiting me," Browning said of the Buckeyes. "I'm hoping for an offer sometime this year, that in these coming up months they might offer me."
That seems to be a reasonable expectation, considering Glenville's well-publicized connections with OSU and Browning's considerable talents. Standing 6-4 and 339 pounds, Browning already holds offers from such schools as Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Northwestern and Indiana.
He recently participated in the Ted Ginn Sr.-organized bus trip that took Cleveland-area prospects on a tour to 10 football camps in less than two weeks and said that OSU's camp stood out among the many he visited.
"It was like the top one," Browning said. "I really learned a lot for offensive linemen. Some of the camps I went to I knew most of the stuff they were going over, but at Ohio State I learned a couple of new things."
In particular, Browning got some tips on his footwork.
"My kick-slide, I was kind of opening up the door on my backside, as they say," said Ohio's No. 15 overall player. "I learned how to keep my foot up so it was easier to keep the guy in front of me."
The downside to going on the extended trip was that by the time the bus rolled into OSU, Browning's legs were dead and he timed in the 40-yard dash at 5.7 seconds, down significantly from his best time of 5.4.
But outside of running, Browning thought his performance was up to par.
"I thought I performed pretty well in the one-on-ones," he said. "I thought I did pretty good in them. From the coaches, I learned some things in pass blocking that I can really go on with in this year."
While at Ohio State, Browning spoke at length with offensive coordinator and line coach Jim Bollman, along with defensive coordinator Tim Beckman, the newest member of the staff and one who figures to do a great deal of work recruiting in the Cleveland area.
Browning also spoke with recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach John Peterson, and the offensive lineman is willing to wait around and see whether the Buckeyes eventually come calling for his services.
"I really don't want to commit early, until maybe the end of my senior year," Browning said. "I'm still keeping all my options open."
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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>Bryant Browning feels as if he did nothing to hurt himself at Ohio State's recent football camp.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- End Image-->However, it is now almost July, and Ohio State has extended scholarship offers only to the three linemen it offered on National Signing Day this February – Justin Boren, Aaron Brown and Connor Smith.
