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WR Taurian Washington (official thread)

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unionfutura said:
Exactly, there's a reason a kid won't publicly commit. Reporting that he's a commit no matter how many people say that it happen is irresponsible IMO. Wait till the kid confirms it. What's the rush? You're just setting yourself up to look bad.
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I think the rush is that they're tired of getting scooped :biggrin:
 
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I hope Taurian commits to Michigan instead of tOSU, but if not it is not the end of the world. Taurian is a top player in-state, but IMO he's not one of the "Big 3", which consists of the likes of Dionte Allen (who is a flat-out stud corner), Ronald Johnson (who is the best player in the state), and of course Joe Barksdale (who is the best in-state DL prospect since Woodley in '03). If we lose one of those 3 guys to tOSU it will feel like a swift kick in the sack. And it may happen, because it looks like Barksdale is giving tOSU a real serious look.

I'm not going to beat around the bush or lie. I want TW in a Maize N Blue uni real bad, but if not oh well. Best of luck to him. Michigan needs receivers, and if we don't land TW, I think we'll land one of Clemons or Hemingway.
 
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http://hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060728/SPORTS/60728008/1002/NEWS11

Originally published July 28, 2006

St. Mary's Washington may choose OSU

by Mike Rosenbaum
Staff Writer

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s senior Taurian Washington is close to announcing his commitment to play college football next year. Washington is expected to make his announcement in mid-August, shortly after St. Mary’s begins practicing.
Internet reports surfaced last week claiming that, after receiving a scholarship offer from Ohio State, Washington had verbally committed to the Buckeyes. A source close to St. Mary’s football also told the Eccentric that Washington had committed to OSU on July 26. However, Washington’s father, Al Williams, denied that Washington had committed, but stated that Washington would announce a decision in mid-August.
“He’s still undecided,” Williams said, adding that Washington was “ready to get it out of the way.”
Williams confirmed that Washington did receive an offer from Ohio State.
Washington is one of several St. Mary’s seniors being heavily recruited by Division I football schools. Cornerback Dionte Allen tops the list, reportedly holding offers from Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Miami and USC, among others. Quarterback Justin Siller and linebacker Alex Delisi have also drawn serious D-I interest. St. Mary’s athletic officials are hopeful that most, or all, of these players will make verbal commitments as soon as possible, in order to avoid distractions during the football season.

If Washington does commit to the Buckeyes, he’d be following in the footsteps of former Eaglet teammate Aaron Gant, who signed with OSU in February.

A speedy wide receiver, Washington transferred to St. Mary’s last year after Detroit St. Martin DePorres closed. He caught 16 passes for 479 yards and seven touchdowns in the regular season for the Eaglets.
 
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Cwood24 said:
I hope Taurian commits to Michigan instead of tOSU, but if not it is not the end of the world. Taurian is a top player in-state, but IMO he's not one of the "Big 3", which consists of the likes of Dionte Allen (who is a flat-out stud corner), Ronald Johnson (who is the best player in the state), and of course Joe Barksdale (who is the best in-state DL prospect since Woodley in '03). If we lose one of those 3 guys to tOSU it will feel like a swift kick in the sack. And it may happen, because it looks like Barksdale is giving tOSU a real serious look.

I'm not going to beat around the bush or lie. I want TW in a Maize N Blue uni real bad, but if not oh well. Best of luck to him. Michigan needs receivers, and if we don't land TW, I think we'll land one of Clemons or Hemingway.
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Wow, funny how "the best player in the state" just happens to be the one most likely to go to tsun.
 
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JCOSU86 said:
Wow, funny how "the best player in the state" just happens to be the one most likely to go to tsun.
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I think RoJo is the best player in the state as well. The top 3 imo is obviously RoJo, Barksdale, and Allen, but Washington is a good player in his own right. I don't think cwood was too far off in that analogy.
 
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JCOSU86 said:
Wow, funny how "the best player in the state" just happens to be the one most likely to go to tsun.
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First of all, of those three I think Dionte Allen is the most likely to go to Michigan. He's really tight with English, has a bunch of former teammates and friends already on the team, is a fan of Michigan, and oh yeah, he's from the state of Michigan.

RoJo is the top player in the state IMO, and if he had not blown his ACL last year he would've probably been ranked as one of the Top 5 players in the country right now instead of being a Top 25 type player by all of the recruiting services. RoJo's knee is nearly 100% and he's back in business. I think he has a real big season this year and really shoots up in those recruiting rankings. RoJo is a big-time D-1 football prospect. Has a great combination of size, athletic ability, football IQ, and big play-making ability.

One thing about RoJo, kid makes big plays at all the right moments. Some guys just have that "it" where a switch flicks on, they get in a zone, and just take over the game and make huge plays when the game is on the line. RoJo is that kind of player.
 
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Cwood24 said:
First of all, of those three I think Dionte Allen is the most likely to go to Michigan. He's really tight with English, has a bunch of former teammates and friends already on the team, is a fan of Michigan, and oh yeah, he's from the state of Michigan.

RoJo is the top player in the state IMO, and if he had not blown his ACL last year he would've probably been ranked as one of the Top 5 players in the country right now instead of being a Top 25 type player by all of the recruiting services. RoJo's knee is nearly 100% and he's back in business. I think he has a real big season this year and really shoots up in those recruiting rankings. RoJo is a big-time D-1 football prospect. Has a great combination of size, athletic ability, football IQ, and big play-making ability.

One thing about RoJo, kid makes big plays at all the right moments. Some guys just have that "it" where a switch flicks on, they get in a zone, and just take over the game and make huge plays when the game is on the line. RoJo is that kind of player.
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Not sure how closely you follow UM football recruiting, but my Michigan buddy has said that he fully expects Dionte Allen to be the next Michigan commit.. You heard anything of the like? Also, my buddy tells me that while things look good with Washington as of NOW, he also believes that the Allen commitment, if it happens, may help lure Washington to UM with him....

rolemodel247 said:
hopefully we will get to see rojo play college ball, if he does i'm sure it will be with michigan (unfortunately), i'm afraid some things may keep him out of college tho, and that would not be good for anyone
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What are some of the things that might keep him out of college? His grades seem to be in order from what I hear from this board and others...
 
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