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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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shiznit7 said:
Let me give it an old college try:

QB: Tate Martell
RB: JK Dobbins
WR: Trevon Grimes & Tyjon Lindsey
OL: Josh Myers & Wyatt Davis
DT: Haskell Garrett, Jerron Cage, & Jay Tufele
DE: Chase Young
LB: Brendon White, Pete Werner, & Baron Browning
CB: Shaun Wade, Marcus Williamson, & Jeffrey Okudah
S: Isaiah Pryor, Brendon White, & Bubba Bolden
K: Blake Haubeil
BONUS: One of Trey Smith, Marvin Wilson, Cam Akers, Darnay Holmes, Jaylen Harris, or Thayer Munford.

Essentially it's adding Tufele, Browning, and Bolden to the current class; replacing Simmons for Werner; and a fun late addition.

Grand total of 20, with 19 being on scholarship next year (thanks, Haubeil!).
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Birm says that Bolden is likely headed to USC now.
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
Simmon's is an OLB/walkout ... Werner is more of an ILB from my understanding... in which case there is plenty of room. Also the class might be bigger than expected. Many hard but true conversations to be had during the month off/Off season.
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That's a great point. I guess the question is whether the staff is comfortable with one of the S commits (Pryor or White) playing walk-out. It never hurts to have versatile guys to fill multiple roles.
Jaxbuck said:
Birm says that Bolden is likely headed to USC now.
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Amazing how quickly the train moves on. Goodbye Bolden, and a potential hello to Kendall Sheffield.
 
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keylime_5 said:
Isn't Browning a MIKE here too though, or are they recruiting him to play WILL? I suppose he could play all three spots but given our need in the middle and his talent I assumed that's where he'd get the fastest tracks o playing time. Werner seems like a MIKE all the way.
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I did not think there would be room for Werner but if there is...I see Browning growing into a SAM, Simmons a WILL, and Werner seems to be a true MIKE. White is such an athlete I could see him anywhere.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
Birm says that Bolden is likely headed to USC now.
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Yeah, not sure what happened there but a little bummed, Bolden is going to be a star. But the class would need updated, recruiting down the stretch gets interesting even when most of your class is full. Looks like Werner is in now, Sheffield is getting a strong look (no idea what actually happens there), and Browning is a wildcard (although I would say Buckeyes with a gun to my head, we have been in good shape for awhile).
 
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Browning seems like a WILL or MIKE to me, ala Josh Perry. We use those 'tweeners like Darron Lee and Chris Worley at SAM. Guys who are big safeties that can play walkout linebacker and blitz, Keandre Jones and Brendon White seem destined for that spot.
 
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Forgive my ignorance on this topic - is there anywhere to find how the preferred walk-ons process works?

Kid from my hometown says he received an 'opportunity' to play for tOSU. Kid is damn good, no doubt. He had an offer from Ball State but I didn't see him as that level of a prospect in terms of being a Buckeye. Not that I wouldn't feel a sense of excitement for him, but ive asked about the scholarship offer only to not receive a response.

Then I remembered that situation with the kid who committed to Cal (pretty sure it was Cal) even though there was no offer.

Haven't seen his name pop of either. Any recruiting guru able to PM me?
 
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Buckeneye said:
Forgive my ignorance on this topic - is there anywhere to find how the preferred walk-ons process works?

Kid from my hometown says he received an 'opportunity' to play for tOSU. Kid is damn good, no doubt. He had an offer from Ball State but I didn't see him as that level of a prospect in terms of being a Buckeye. Not that I wouldn't feel a sense of excitement for him, but ive asked about the scholarship offer only to not receive a response.

Then I remembered that situation with the kid who committed to Cal (pretty sure it was Cal) even though there was no offer.

Haven't seen his name pop of either. Any recruiting guru able to PM me?
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The kid who committed to Cal with no offer, his name is Kevin Hart. His thing was that he just wanted to be in the spotlight so bad that he lied about having an offer from them. Called a selection ceremony and everything.

A kid with no offer can still be given an opportunity, most commonly as a preferred walk-on. A preferred walk-on is a kid who makes the team without having to try out, but he still isn't on scholarship.
 
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buchtelgrad04 said:
The kid who committed to Cal with no offer, his name is Kevin Hart. His thing was that he just wanted to be in the spotlight so bad that he lied about having an offer from them. Called a selection ceremony and everything.

A kid with no offer can still be given an opportunity, most commonly as a preferred walk-on. A preferred walk-on is a kid who makes the team without having to try out, but he still isn't on scholarship.
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I had a feeling it was something along those lines.
 
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Buckeneye said:
Forgive my ignorance on this topic - is there anywhere to find how the preferred walk-ons process works?

Kid from my hometown says he received an 'opportunity' to play for tOSU. Kid is damn good, no doubt. He had an offer from Ball State but I didn't see him as that level of a prospect in terms of being a Buckeye. Not that I wouldn't feel a sense of excitement for him, but ive asked about the scholarship offer only to not receive a response.

Then I remembered that situation with the kid who committed to Cal (pretty sure it was Cal) even though there was no offer.

Haven't seen his name pop of either. Any recruiting guru able to PM me?
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I was wondering the same...
 
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So class is down to 15.

A lot of confidence out there about Okudah, Browning and Werner. Class could be back up to 18 pretty quickly.

No idea how many spots are left but Jay Tufele, Trey Smith, Kendall Sheffield, Darnay Holmes, Marvin Wilson and some highly ranked OH guys still on the board.
 
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'Bama fans have gotta be salty that they can't throw all of their coaches at recruits' doors right now like we can. Gives us a BIG time advantage right now with all of these big time blue chippers to close out the year

Could end up being the straw that broke the camel's back with Baron Browning. We were able to bring the house to the in-home visit and Alabama could only muster 1 assistant to their in-home
 
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QB: Martell
RB: Dobbins
WR: Lindsey
WR: Grimes
WR/ TE: Harris
OT: Myers
OT: Smith
OG: Davis
DE: Young
DT: Garrett
DT: Cage
DT: Wilson or Tufele
LB: Browning
LB: Werner
LB/ S: Bolden or Bell
LB/ S: White
LB/ S: Pryor
DB: Wade
DB: Okudah
DB: Williamson
DB: Riep

You never can bank on anything in recruiting, but the picture is starting to get clearer.
 
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