Although I tend to shy away from the madness that has become college recruiting, this has been one of the wildest recruiting seasons for the Buckeyes that I can remember. Things looked much different back in October when Brady Hoke was rampaging through the state spreading stories about NCAA violations and lost playing time with the Buckeyes? You’ll recall that as the Buckeyes struggled through the season and tattoogate was still hanging over our heads, it looked like the Buckeyes could be in for a long slump.
What a difference an Urban makes!
I have to say that although it was frustrating to see Hoke pulling recruits out of Ohio, it was good to see that there was somebody at that school up north that understood that The Game starts somewhere around the junior year of high school (if not earlier). But it appears that Hoke has met his match against the recruiting dream team of Meyer, Fickell and Vrabel. When it’s all said and done, it’s looking like both the Buckeyes and TSUN will come out with recruiting classes in the top ten (if not top five) nationally.
One of my biggest disappointments with losing Coach Tressel was that we would never get to see Coach Tressel line up across the field from Hoke in what could potentially become a second 10 year war. Watching Meyer and Hoke go at it though, I may not be so disappointed. Add in the fact that Wisconsin lost most of their coaching staff and Penn State is dealing with Penn State and suddenly there is some open recruiting ground in the Big Ten. Although I’m not the first to say it, the good old days of the Big Two may be back, at least for the moment.
According to Rivals.com at the time of publishing this post, the Buckeyes have landed 14 four-star commits and 2 five-star commits currently making them Rivals’ No. 4 ranked recruiting class.
So which of Meyer’s new Buckeyes are you most excited to see play?
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The one I’m most excited to see is the one we haven’t signed yet, but apparently is a heavy lean. I was able to watch a high school game of Davonte Neal’s on Fox Sports and this kid just has that combination of speed and vision that reminds you Reggie Bush. The kid is so good, he doesn’t even need blocking. He still has visits with Oklahoma and Arizona before announcing hit commitment late, like Stefon Diggs, but he’s the one guy I can’t wait to see play in scarlet and gray if it happens.
Other than that though, how can you not be excited for the promise of our defensive line for years to come? I’m a big believer in building both sides of the ball from the inside out and I cannot believe the talent we’re bringing in to shore up the defensive line. Spence, Schutt, and Washington have the potential to be something special.
And now we’re not taking Neal. FML.
Reports today are that both the Neal family and coach Meyer are denying that Ohio State is not interested and that Davonte will be taking the week to decide.
My understanding is that the scholarship is on the table should he choose the Bucks.
This is highly confusing. Hopefully Mike from Rivals is right. Although, I would welcome Diggs or Neal. They both offer a lot to the table.
Isn’t right, rather.