Buckeye Senior Camp Preview

Ohio State held their fist camp on June 8, but there were very few developments. That likely won't be the case tomorrow, when some of the Buckeyes top recruits and targets will be in town for a one day senior camp. Here's a quick preview by position, including the players who are confirmed. Others could show, and we'll update accordingly.

QB: The Buckeyes expect the #1 player in the nation, Terrelle Pryor, to attend. No word yet if he will work out. His recruitment will go the distance, but it doesn't hurt to have him in town with Brewster and the other commits giving him the hard sell. Don't expect another QB to get an offer unless the staff gets a bad vibe from Pryor.

RB: Current Buckeye commit Devoe Torrence will be there, and he may the only true running back the Buckeyes take. Richard Watson (FL) was scheduled to attend, but appraently isn't going to make it. At one point OSU was his leader, and he may try to come to Columbus later this summer. But I'd bet against him coming to OSU. Fresh off his blaing performance at Michigan's camp, I don't expect Jonas Gray to show up as he originally discussed.

WR: Top 100 WR's DeVier Posey and Jake Stoneburner will be in attendence, hoping working the uncommitted targets. Two of the top remaining receivers, Fred Smith and Cordale Scott, may not be there as planned. Smith had a good trip to Ann Arbor, so the door may closing on OSU. Most consider Scott a Buckeye lock at this point, so an appearance is optional.

TE: Kevin Koger will be in Columbus and this will likely be OSU's best shot to sway him. Koger is a chisled athlete that could play either TE or DE, though he prefers offense. Living in Toledo, Koger actually grew up a Michigan fan and his sister graduated from TSUN. Most recruiting observes give Michigan a slight edge here, but Posey and some of the other incoming Buckeyes are pushing hard to change that. Since he didn't commit at Michigan and they already have TE Brandon Moore in the fold, OSU is hopeful. A decision for Koger will reportedly come in July...I still have him ticketed for Ann Arbor, but hope he's blown away this weekend by the star-studded class OSU is assembling.

OL: Bad news and worse news. Josh Jenkins, the soft verbal to West Virginia, will be in camp. However, the news from the Jenkins camp has not been very positive lately; a number of newspaper articles have been published that re-affirmed his commitment. I've been saying for a few weeks that this is Anthony Davis redux. If Jenkins is a Buckeye, I'll believe it on signing day with the LOI is faxed in.

I'd been banking on Greg Shaw, a top 100 lineman from Florida, coming to camp and getting an OSU offer. But breaking news has Shaw going to Wisconsin this weekend instead, possibly at the behest of his mother. Why in the world would you want to go a middle tier Big Ten school in freezing, boring Wisconsin with a bunch of hippies? Connecting the dots, no camp means no offer means no Shaw at OSU.

I'm sure there will be a nice group of Ohio lineman at camp, and maybe one of them - Chandler Burden? Marc Stevens? Blaec Walker? - will impress enough to get an offer. Or at least get on the radar, since there's not a huge rush to lock up the last lineman. Since the best backup options have committed elsewhere (Mealer - Michigan, Current - Wisconsin) or were deemed too soft by the coaches (that's you, Zebrie) I guess it's time for Tressel to unearth another diamond in the rough. We're too spoiled with Adams, Shugarts and Brewster anyway!

DL: DE commit Nate Williams will be at the camp. I don't think Shayne Hale will be there, which is unfortunate but not really indicative of a problem. Garrett Goebel was just in Columbus and Ann Arbor, so another trip isn't necessary. Buckeyes coaches are hoping for a commit from the top 5 DT very soon. None of the other big defensive linemen on the board, Keith Wells, Justin Thompson, or Willie Mobley, will be there.

LB: I don't think Andrew Sweat will be in town, but a great group of in-state kids will be there hoping to impress. Brandon Beachum leads the pack, which also includes Mike Spooner and Justin Staples. There is probably still one scholarship available at linebacker, so it will be interesting to see if anyone can take the lead.

DB: Here's where the main action will occur. Ohio State's top two saefty prospects, Dan McCarthy and Rahim Moore, will be be in attendence. McCarthy has an offer but seems like Notre Dame might be his choice. Moore is a soft UCLA commit still looking around, and could pull the trigger to OSU or Michigan.

D.J. Woods, who has been outstanding on the camp circuit will be there hoping to get an offer. He's part of the ever-confusing trio of Woods, Johnny Adams and Isaiah Pead. I'd be shocked if at least one didn't end up at OSU, but the "leader" for a scholarship offer seems to change on a weekly basis.

We'll have much more on how the camp went this weekend...