Ohio State Football Buckeyes Offer Kyle Allen

The website 247Sports.com reported that, on the 1st of May 2013, Kyle Allen announced via Twitter that he had received an offer for a scholarship from the Ohio State Football Buckeyes. Allen is a four star, pro style quarterback from Scottsdale AZ, with exceptional passing skills. His accuracy is outstanding, and he sets the standard when it comes to throwing into tight windows and guiding his teammates on deep routes.

Ohio State Lands WR James Clark on National Signing Day

Urban Meyer and the Buckeye football staff closed out their 2013 class in great fashion getting most of their targeted players in the last week. They ranked up near the top with Michigan and the SEC teams that normally dominate the recruiting rankings. The fun started with safety Vonn Bell joining the Buckeyes followed by wide receivers James Clark and Dontre Wilson. They had to let a punter go to Florida when they ran out of room but were able to keep running back Ezekiel Elliot in the fold despite rumors that he was looking elsewhere. Elliot was the best recruit out of Missouri and promised the only running back position in the class. With Dontre Wilson playing running back in high school, Elliot got nervous and visited in-state Missouri a week before national letter of intent signing day.

Ohio State Gets Another Preferred Walk-on for 2013

Canton GlenOak quarterback Reid Worstell decided to join the 2013 class at Ohio State after the rest of the class signed their letters of intent. Worstell finished out his high school career with a great senior year in which he passed for almost 1,900 yards including 15 touchdown throws. His team made the state tournament after going 8-3. Some rating agencies took notice and rated him nationally leading to some scholarship offers which he passed up to become a Buckeye.

Eli Apple (Woodard) Ohio State 2013 Defensive Back

Already signed and on campus, 2013 defensive back Eli Apple (recently changed from Woodard) is a standout defensive back recruit who could challenge for early playing time on a team in need of cornerbacks. The best player in New Jersey for the year, Apple has great speed (4.5) and size (6’0” 185lbs) coming out of Eastern Regional High School. He attended camp at Ohio State prior to his junior year and earned a scholarship from the coaches for his performance during the summer camp.

Urban Meyer Closing Out 2013 Class with Dontre Wilson

Urban Meyer and his staff at Ohio State want to close out their 2013 class with some top ranked talent as most schools do. One of those players they are focused on is current Oregon commit, all-purpose running back Dontre Wilson out of DeSoto Texas. A four star recruit and the 6th best back in the country according to Rivals.com, Wilson has offers from over 20 top Division I programs and is interested in OSU.

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Michigan Camp Gives Players Access to Coaches

A local camp outside of Detroit Michigan called the Sound Mind Sound Body camp (sponsored by Adidas) was help mid-week and allowed kids from all over the country to travel to Southfield high school to camp with some of the best coaches in the area. Urban Meyer took the entire OSU staff to the event and hopes he will get some recruiting wins in Michigan territory for their efforts. When he first heard of the camp he thought it was an NCAA violation for college coaches to travel into Detroit to coach at a camp, but Ohio State’s [outstanding and flawless] compliance department gave him the go-ahead.

2012 Linebacker Camren Williams Switch from Penn State to Ohio State

A December Visit to Columbus

Recruiting analysts heard about a mid December visit of 2012 Catholic Memorial linebacker Camren Williams as he was arriving in Columbus with his family on December 12th. At 6’2” 215 lbs. and rated the 8th best inside linebacker in the country, Ohio State was eager to get Williams on campus to show him and his family everything the program has to offer.

Joey O’Connor Completes the 2012 Ohio State Offensive Line Class

Ohio State Buckeye recruiting has picked up with the approaching 2012 National Letter of Intent Signing Day right around the corner in early February. Urban Meyer and new offensive line coach Ed Warinner got a commitment from Colorado offensive tackle Joey O’Connor after a weekend visit mid-January. The class now has 23 recruits verbally committed, with some of the best lineman in the country and an overall class  ranking 3rd nationally by Rivals.com. Only Alabama and Texas are ranked higher in the latest team class rankings.

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2012 High School All American Games This Week

This week marks the national high school all-American bowl week featuring the best high school seniors and many college selections during the games. The fun continues Thursday night with the The Under Armour All-American Game at 7:30pm on ESPN. Saturday is the US Army All American Bowl at 12 noon. The newest bowl is the Semper Fidelis All American Bowl which was January 3rd.

The 2011 Ohio State Recruiting Class

Now that all of the LOIs have been submitted to the Buckeye coaching staff, we have seen a few late surprises.  Ohio State has a class of 23, and ranks in the top 10 on the top three recruiting services (if you include ESPN).  According to Scout, the class is third-best in the country, seventh-best, according to ESPN, and tenth according to Rivals. A really solid class with needed positions filled across the team.

Kyle Kalis 2012 Offensive Line Ohio State Commit

Kyle Kalis is a four star offensive tackle recruit out of Lakewood St Edwards High School who committed to Ohio State’s 2012 class on September 17th. The 6’5” 300 lbs lineman is an early member of the Buckeyes class, currently standing at four recruits. When he received the official offer from Ohio State, Kalis did not take much time to verbally commit.

Ron Tanner Joins the Buckeyes 2011 Recruiting Class

Local In-State recruit Ron Tanner joined Ohio State’s quickly expanding 2011 recruiting class earlier this week increasing the number of recruits to 17. The 6’1” 190 lbs safety prospect from Eastmoor in Columbus is rated the 46th best safety in the country and the 38th best prospect in Ohio for 2011, according to Rivals.com. He selected Ohio State over Arizona, Boston College, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, NC State and many others. A long time Buckeye fan, selecting any other school would not have gone over well with his family.

Eastmoor Saftey Ron Tanner Commits to the Buckeyes

Devin Smith from Massilon Commits to Ohio State for 2011

The 15th commit of Ohio State’s 2011 recruiting class came with wide receiver Devin Smith from Massilon Washington. The 6’2” 175 lbs prospect is rated the 44th best receiver in the country by Rivals.com. He received a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes after he performed well at their senior camp this past weekend. As a junior last year he scored 15 times and had 989 yards receiving. It was his dream to play for Ohio State, growing up in Ohio and being a fan all his life.

Joel Hale Becomes the Newest 2011 OSU Buckeye

The defensive tackle from Greenwood Indiana, Joel Hale, became the newest member of Ohio State’s 2011 class on June 7th when he committed to Head Coach Jim Tressel. The 6’4” 290 lbs tackle is considered a 3 star recruit by Rivals.com and the 34th best defensive tackle in the country. Recruited by Dick Tressel, Hale adds to a defensive line class that compares well to 2009 when they brought in Adam Bellamy, Melvin Fellows, Jonathan Newsome and John Simon.

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