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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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A little blurb from the Dayton Daily NewsBig back commits

The Buckeyes lassoed the big running back they've been seeking, but he won't suit up until 2006.

Junior Chris Wells of Akron Garfield made a verbal commitment over the weekend. The 6-foot-1, 227-pound bruiser rushed for 1,939 yards last season with 20 touchdowns and a 9.1-yard average.

He is the top-rated junior in Ohio and turned down offers from Michigan, Oklahoma and Penn State.

"He's the best back from Ohio since Maurice Clarett and probably the No. 1 back in the country," Scout.com recruiting analyst Duane Long said. "He's unbelievable."

Having been spurned by coveted big back Jason Gwaltney in the 2005 class, landing Wells was considered a must for the Buckeyes.

"He's a big, slashing runner," Long said. "People want to compare him to Eddie George, and he does run with great power. But he can make you miss just as much as run over top of you."

Wells made a trip to Columbus on Saturday for junior-day festivities.

[highlight]"I never thought I would fall in love with a school like I fell in love with Ohio State," he told Bucknuts.com. "I couldn't be happier and my mother couldn't be happier."[/highlight]

[highlight]Ohio is expected to produce a bumper crop of recruits in the 2006 class, and Wells plans to make numerous phone calls to get as many players on board as possible.
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Sheesh!! I just watched the videos. In addition to what y'all have said, I was exceptionally impressed at how well he reads blocking and how well he sets up his blockers for such a young kid. A man among boys. And savvy!!

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I just watched the Rivals vids as well. What I like, by far, the most about this kid is not once in all those highlight films did he duck out of bounds to avoid a hit. He either spins back into the field or puts his head down and punishes the tackler for a few more yards. A thing of beauty in my book. I love a RB that likes to hit. Usually a sign of a great blocker too.



HineyBuck said:
Sheesh!! I just watched the videos. In addition to what y'all have said, I was exceptionally impressed at how well he reads blocking and how well he sets up his blockers for such a young kid. Savvy!!

:osu:
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I think he should have his own web site for being such a big time recruit that did what he felt was right in his heart
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At OSU Basketball Games they now make an announcement regarding compliance reminding anyone who might be a booster (many of us are without knowing it) that it is against the rules to even talk to a recruit while on an official visit. Similar info about this and other strange rules is printed in the program.

The rules on Internet contact have not fully evolved yet, but it is clear that some forms of contact via the Internet can be in violation of NCAA rules. Infinitely better we be safe than sorry in a situation like this. All the good this site could ever do would be more than outwieghed should we ever create a problem for OSU in regards to a single recruit.

I take shots for being anal every time I bring this stuff up, but BN has already had some issues with this. Let's just sit back and enjoy.
 
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Awesome!!! This guy is going to be special. That combination of size and speed makes me foam at the mouth. I've heard talk of moving him to LB..........bull, he is the tailback of the future.

Fantastic start to the recruiting season.
 
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MARVYMARV14 said:
I hope u old schoolers don't get on me for saying this but, to me he has an
O.J. running style and a stride that resembles Erick Dickerson mose so than eddie and also I notice that while he can punish his defenders by bowling over them he has really quick footwork for his size so I think that alone will give him long jevity in the game of football.
I will make this claim tonight and go out on a limb and say that he could go down in history as being one of the greatest buckeye runningbacks ever, and dare I say maybe thee best maybe not but the potential is sure there.
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The thing that really struck me is how much he moves like a scat back for a kid his size. He has incredible vision and THAT is what seperates a good back from a great back. How many times would you see him cut in the hole 90 degrees and just carve up the pursuit... he seems to be very difficult to bring down as well. I love his catching ability as you saw on the pass play and the punt return.

Wells looks very, very special. If there is a better high school running back anywhere I wont believe it...
 
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