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VA DE Josh Sweat (Florida State Verbal)

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MililaniBuckeye said:
Stuff couldn't have gone worse last night. VT's defense was more aggressive thans ours, and I don't even want to think about DC comparisons.
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At my own risk I'm going to disagree slightly. I actually thought Chris Ash and the defense showed a lot of reasons for optimism, especially in he second half. Yes, they struggled to get off the field one third down in the first half but overall I think the scheme suits our players very well. I still see some issues like Powell's tackling and Curtis Grant getting lost at times but there are a lot of positives to take away. There were a couple of playcalls that came back to bite them, like the blitz up the middle against the jet sweep but sometimes those things happen. The combination of Ash, LJ Sr. and this defensive line makes me think they will be able to overcome some of their shortcomings this year. That should still be an attractive combination to a kid like Sweat to want to be a part of.

The offense, and the offensive line more specifically, are what concern me moving forward far more than the defense. If there is any comparison we want to avoid from Saturday night it is Bud Foster and Tom Herman...that where OSU was really outcoached.
 
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Meh, it's a loss. Clearly it shows that Bud Foster is a GREAT coach. One of the best DC in football. But.....V Tech still has to compare more favorably in his mind in other areas such as atmosphere, relationships, etc. Clearly I would have loved for our D to have played better and theirs worse. If that happened and we won then of course that would have certainly helped but it doesn't change the fact that we played in front of 107k+ fans in primetime, we have played in way more high profile Bowl games, etc. etc. etc. Does he have that opportunity at V Tech......maybe. We have played for much higher prizes in the last 10 years as a program than V Tech has. We have a position coach that has had great success putting guys in the league. You could go on and on with big advantages at tOSU. I would like to think Josh understands that. But most important than all is that Josh will end up at a school that he feels the most comfortable at. This usually happens at a place where he has the best relationship with the staff, with the other players and proximity to home. Other factors such as depth chart, schemes/systems of a particular school also factor in of course but the point is that recruiting is a relationship game and I am not totally convinced that one loss greatly impacts that.
 
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THE HURRY-UP: WILL CHRISTIAN KIRK VISIT OHIO STATE? MORE INSIGHT INTO MATT BURRELL AND JOSH SWEAT
DON'T SWEAT IT
Lots of people asking about it, so here it is, from a source close to Ohio State's side of the Josh Sweat recruitment.

"Things went great for Josh on his visit," the source shared with 11W. "But I still don't believe that we're real with (Sweat)."

Getting an official visit from the nation's top-ranked overall player was a huge step for the Buckeyes, but being his first visit means there's a long way left to go, but the Buckeyes are not feeling optimistic that they'll be able to land him at this point.
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Here's a photo of players surrounding JoshSweat as he goes into the ambulance with a leg injury.

The severity of Sweat’s injury has yet to be determined, but he appeared to be in good spirits as he was taken off the field.

Josh Sweat gave thumbs up and was holding coach Richard Morgan's hand as he was taken to ambulance.

Oscar Smith star defensive lineman Josh Sweat has been injured. Appears to be a knee injury.

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...cruit-josh-sweat-suffers-apparent-leg-injury/

Oscar Smith star Josh Sweat taken off field after injury

Following a Western Branch touchdown with 9:06 left in the second quarter, star defensive end Josh Sweat fell to the ground after the extra point.

Sweat, rated the nation’s No. 1 senior by many recruiting services, grimaced in pain as he grabbed his left leg. Players and coaches tried to console him. Paramedics were called, and after a 20-minute delay, Sweat was carted off the field.

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/09/oscar-smith-star-end-taken-field-after-leg-injury

Above article did have several nice pictures (first 6) of Sweat, like the one below:

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Josh Sweat heads to the end zone for a touchdown in the 1st quarter
 
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Josh Sweat (knee) out for season
"He's going to have to have some surgery on his knee," said Sweat's mother, Carlette Sweat. "He won't be playing again this year. He wanted to try to get back and play with his team, but he has to have surgery."
and....Sweat's mother said her son will enroll in the spring as originally planned.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...ll-recruit-knee-surgery-miss-remainder-season
 
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