Ohio State Recruiting

disagree with that... Bell is not done yet..

Bell to OSU!!!!!

Wooooooooooooo!!!  Good call gobucks!!!  Vonn Bell to tOSU!!!  Buckeyes baby with the strong finish.  Bruce Feldman is an idiot with reporting Bell to TN.

Top 3 class locked up for Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes!!  I think Bama is probably gonna be #1 but there is a great chance tOSU finishes as the #2 overall class on all recruiting rankings!

after Add James Clark, Tavion Jacobs signed with Maryland. Good luck to the kid. He has some serious jets and real promise as a receiver..

Johnny Townsend is pushing his signing to 4pm today instead of right now which is interesting and many believe he is about to switch to Bama.  I know he is a punter but the Buckeyes need one and he is going to be very good.  After the awful punting last year I was actually happy Townsend was about to pick tOSU.  I guess we will see at 4 but it doesn't look good and someone else will have to step in as the punter.  Maybe they will just score every possession or go for it on 4th down all the time!!

we need a punter..

Frank E from last years class is listed as a WR but was actually a very good punter in high school so he could take the job if Townsend switches.  Also Drew Basil could have double duty and punt as well.  I hope Townsend signs with tOSU because it would be great to have a guy kick 40+yards just about every damn time rather then the crap we saw the last couple years.

Great to get Clark after Jacobs flipped to MD.  Adding Bell on top of that makes this an incredible class.  Congrats to Coach Meyer and the entire staff!

I never know what to think about kicker prospects.  Remember how Ben "Buck-Cannon" Buchanon was a record kicker at high school and the highest rated kicker in the history of Rivals recruit rankings...never even won the starting kicker position as a Buckeye and is only the #55 punter in FBS.

Hoping Meyer finds the next Nugent/Sander duo from somewhere.

Latest vibe is Townsend to Bama and EZE to tOSU.  It would suck to lose Townsend but you gotta have faith Urban will find a solid replacement for the time being and many believe Basil can handle both duties.

I think both still go OSU....

Just look at the weapons urban brought in on this class.... Wow! 

Nothing official yet but Meyer said they do expect 1 more player to sign but isn't able to disclose any names or information until its done.  That player is EZE so it looks like the Buckeyes will end with 24 players in this class and Townsend is probably off to Bama.  This class is going to finish top 3 on every recruiting service regardless so big props to Meyer and the coaching staff for closing strong.

Elliot was supposed to declare/sign at 5:00.... anybody hear anything else about what's going on with him now?
I don't know, but Dave Biddle (Editor at Bucknuts.com) tweeted that he now thinks EZE has flipped to Mizzou.

Elliott signed with the Buckeyes!  Not sure what Biddle was saying but the LOI is signed and delivered.  Townsend is the only one remaining and most reports think he is switching.

Looks like tOSU will finish ranked #2 on Rivals and 247, #3 on ESPN, and currently Scout has the Buckeyes #1.  

The Buck Guy are you finally convinced this is a top 5 class?  Haha JK man but you have to be pumped with this great finish and basically a top 2 class! 

pdmagic113: The Buck Guy are you finally convinced this is a top 5 class?  Haha JK man but you have to be pumped with this great finish and basically a top 2 class!

Yeah, pleasantly surprised to say the least.  Clearly the #2 class IMO.  With Clark and Bell added, plus having Ole Miss swipe some away from the competition kept this in the top 5.  But to be honest, I'm really not so concerned about how the recruiting sites rank the class as I am about how the class addresses the needs for the program going forward.  Meyer and his staff put together a brilliant class to fill the roster.  The Buckeyes certainly will contend for the final BCS-NC as well as the first few NC-playoffs.
O - H !!!

pdmagic113: Elliott signed with the Buckeyes!  Not sure what Biddle was saying but the LOI is signed and delivered.  Townsend is the only one remaining and most reports think he is switching.

Biddle's tweet was from last night.

 [davebiddle] Dave Biddle RT [@Miles11W]: I think I'm going to switch my [Ezekiel Elliott] prediction to [#Missouri].

The reason I was confused about EZE is because he was not shown as signed yet on 247Sports or Bucknuts; although they were the ones who initially claimed Elliott was signing with the Buckeyes according to source Steve Wiltfong (a PSU blogger); but that is the only source I see out there making the claim.  The supposed video feed link by Wiltfong is an erroneous link ...

But the OSU official site showed Elliott signed at 5:14 today, so I finally found it.

Probably some good news.

An article in the Orlando Sentinel says that Punter, Johnny Townsend is still on-board for the Buckeyes.

Townsend, one of the top punters in the country, was expected to sign with Ohio State today but an unspecified "family matter" has put his signing of the National Letter of Intent on hold.

Townsend's father, Clay Townsend, however, said speculation about any scholarship offer being pulled was "completely false."

Clay Townsend said: "Coach Meyer has not pulled anything and everything regarding the scholarship offer remains intact.  We just have a family matter that has required extra consideration and he has not signed, but the status of his scholarship is the same."

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Our Bucks do need a good punter, and I hope that he finds his way to C-bus.

I hope Townsend signs with the Buckeyes but I'm not confident and Eleven Warriors don't seem to be either.  It seems like a mystery with the kid and now I read he may end up at Florida and just stay close to home.  This is a weird situation considering its a punter but this guy is a damn good punter.  Let's hope he picks the good guys but if not I think Meyer will figure out how to replace him with either Basil or maybe a walk on.