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Looks like Lynn Bowden, potential Tyjon Lindsey replacement, is shutting down his recruitment without an offer from OSU. I guess anything can happen between now and signing day, but I'm guessing he won't be a Buckeye.
Morgan Ellison on the other hand could be. Some feel he could've been a top RB prospect in this year's class if not for a devasting injury his sophomore year. Currently committed to Ohio U.
After watching that Mike Williams from Clemson, getting a big, long-strider with a great catch radius...OSU needs a kid like this to offset the smaller speedsters.
Uh...
We don't really have any "small speedsters" anymore.
Mack is 6'2 215
Victor is 6'4 185
Hill is 6' 200
Campbell is 6'1 208
Grimes is 6'3 202
Harris is 6'5 210
They are setting up a huge WR core moving forward...
Uh...
We don't really have any "small speedsters" anymore.
Mack is 6'2 215
Victor is 6'4 185
Hill is 6' 200
Campbell is 6'1 208
Grimes is 6'3 202
Harris is 6'5 210
They are setting up a huge WR core moving forward...
"small speedsters" AKA players recruited as athletes who we've tried to mold into WR's.
So thrilled we actually have players who may know a thing or two about route-running / creating separation at the line / catching the ball BEFORE getting a WR rep in practice.
This is why I don't know why so many people are hard on Zach Smith. Last year, aside from Michael Thomas, our WR's were all converted H-Backs/QBs. Jalin, Braxton, Samuel, Dontre. It can't be easy developing that many guys who aren't "natural" WRs such as Thomas, Noah Brown, and Corey Smith. Unfortunately for us the later two ended up injured very early in the year. The passing game just never really got going because too many guys were learning how to play WR on the fly.
This year, in hindsight, maybe guys like Victor and Mack should've seen the field more early on because we learned that Campbell and McLaurin are more reserve types than they are starters. Excited to see how this passing game looks in the coming years with blue chip WRs and better play calling.
This is why I don't know why so many people are hard on Zach Smith. Last year, aside from Michael Thomas, our WR's were all converted H-Backs/QBs. Jalin, Braxton, Samuel, Dontre. It can't be easy developing that many guys who aren't "natural" WRs such as Thomas, Noah Brown, and Corey Smith. Unfortunately for us the later two ended up injured very early in the year. The passing game just never really got going because too many guys were learning how to play WR on the fly.
This year, in hindsight, maybe guys like Victor and Mack should've seen the field more early on because we learned that Campbell and McLaurin are more reserve types than they are starters. Excited to see how this passing game looks in the coming years with blue chip WRs and better play calling.
That's one way to look at it. Another way would be to say that a good coach would help these kids grow into WRs better than Smith did. That's why Meyer's strategy of recruiting athletes to become WRs was a little head-scratching.
That's one way to look at it. Another way would be to say that a good coach would help these kids grow into WRs better than Smith did. That's why Meyer's strategy of recruiting athletes to become WRs was a little head-scratching.