David Perkins Fell in Love with Ohio State

Ohio State had a major recruiting weekend in the middle of January which focused on a position of need for 2012, linebackers. David Perkins came away from the weekend in Columbus, Ohio very impressed with the football program and the coaching staff. He met players, coaches, and saw the facilities which are some of the best in the country. Luke Fickell was instrumental in landing Perkins official as the position coach spent the most time with him on the visit.

Ohio State Grabs Offensive Tackle Taylor Decker from Notre Dame

Taylor Decker made a switch over the weekend from Notre Dame to Ohio State after a visit to Columbus. At 6’8” 315lbs. Taylor has great size and many recruiting agencies have rated him in the twenty's nationally at the offensive tackle position for his performance on the field. Decker had been committed to Notre Dame from the spring but Urban Meyer’s interest and two Notre Dame assistants being hired at Ohio State led to the change in commitment. Most commits will sign letters of intent at the beginning on February.

Noah Spence Commits to Ohio State and Urban Meyer

Noah Spence wasn’t talking about Ohio State prior to Urban Meyer joining the Buckeyes this past month, but now he is firmly committed even after OSU was restricted from playing in a bowl game in 2012. The Buckeyes beat out Penn State, Florida, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame and a host of others for the best defensive end in the 2012 recruiting class. The Ohio State class has vaulted to the top of the team rankings on Rivals.com since Urban Meyer has taken over the 2012 class.

Se’von Pittman Switches from Michigan State to Ohio State

After much speculation, Canton McKinley star defensive end Se’von Pittman switched is verbal commitment from Michigan State to Ohio State recently. The 6’5” 240 lbs end is considered the 8th best weakside defensive end in the country for the 2012 class and 3rd best recruit in Ohio this year, according to Rivals.com. He made the move as he heart was with the home state Buckeyes.

Tommy Schutt Commits to Ohio State for 2012

Tommy Schutt had between 30 and 35 scholarship offers when he made the selection to play from Penn State over the summer of 2011. But plans changed with the firing of Joe Paterno after a child sex scandal within his program was exposed. And with a visit over the weekend to Ohio State to meet the new Buckeye coach, Urban Meyer, Schutt has decided to switch his verbal commitment to OSU.

2012 Wide Receiver Ricquan Southward Switches to Ohio State

Ohio State football recruiting is picking up with the announcement that Urban Meyer is going to be taking over as head coach next season. Just this past week 3 star wide receiver prospect from Lakeland Florida, Ricquan Southward, switched his verbal commitment from Miami (FL) to Ohio State. He made the 2012 class of OSU a 16 recruit class that is expected to grow bigger as National of Intent letter signing day approaches.

Adolphus Washington Likes the Academics at Ohio State

A star recruit nationally and the top recruit in Ohio normally doesn’t say that academics are what set his college selection apart, but Taft High School defensive end Adolphus Washington stated this recently to a number of news outlets. He hopes to make it to the NFL first but his plan after football includes becoming a nurse. In regard to his recruitment and friendship with Taft standout Dwayne Standford, Washington still hopes that his long time friend and teammate will change his oral commitment to Oregon and becomes a Buckeye.

Taft Ohio Top Recruits Split College Decisions

Many believed that Taft High School stars Dwayne Standford and Adolphus Washington would attend the same college, and the players themselves set that as their goal. But the draw of the Oregon Ducks was too much for Standford as he explained at his high school this month during their announcement ceremony. He had considered Cincinnati, Ohio State and Oregon. Defensive end Washington had considered Ohio State, Cincinnati and Michigan State. Washington choose the Buckeyes.

Safety Demetrious Cox on What He Is Looking For

We had an opportunity to contact Demetrious Cox from Jeannette Pennsylvania recently. He told us about his best attributes on the field, the highlight of his high school career so far, the college visits he has taken, what he likes about his top 10 schools, and what will set his college choice apart from the others.

Highlight film: #2 Demetrious Cox- Jeannette - Defensive Film

Offensive film: #2 Demetrious Cox- Jeannette