Ohio State Recruiting

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.

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.