*Positive vibes in the past few days on two of Ohio Sate's top remaining recruits. Top 100 ATH Lamaar Thomas continues to have the Buckeyes in the lead, despite strong pushes from Florida, Illinois and Tennessee. Thomas plays RB along with Josh Haden Friendly High in Fort Washington, MD. He projects as a do-everything slot receiver with game breaking speed and elusiveness. This is the same type of role Sam McGuffie would have played if he (God Forbid) had ended up at OSU. But coaches think Thomas is the superior athlete and better suited to this role.*The other good news came from the Justin Thompson camp. Though nothing concrete to report, Thompson continues to warm to the Buckeyes. OSU coaches are hoping an official visit will seal the deal and provide the Buckeyes with much needed depth at defensive tackle. Having Thompson for two years would allow Cam Heyward and possibly Willie Mobley to start outside and grow into an inside player.
*One of the funny thing about recruiting is that you often develop off-the-cuff opinions on players, especially those that aren't considering your school. Take the curious case of Jack Crawford, a three-star defensive end. I know two things about Crawford: first, he's from Europe, where they don't know anything about football. And second, the guy has one of the scariest profile photos I've ever seen on Rivals.com. I won't put it on this blog on the off chance that a small child would accidentily come across the site and be scarred for life. I don't mean scary in a Robert Rose/Vernon Gholston "what a beast you are" scary. I mean he is legitimately terrifying - like B movie horror fim scary. Maybe it's just th angle or the skull cap, btu I was not in for this guy.
And there was nothing to worry about, since he looked headed to Penn State or Rutgers. But apparently Mr. Crawford is dead set on visiting Ohio State and getting himself a Buckeye offer. Whether he'll make it to Columbus , get that offer, and move OSU into serious consideration is another matter. I'm skeptical, though everyone raves about the kid's upside. He's only played football for a few years and has great burst of the edge. So I guess we'll see. Oh, and he has a Michigan offer, but I have no idea if they've actually invested any "resources" on him.
*Sadly, it sounds like Georgia safety Darrell Simmons is headed to the U. He had barely skipped onto the OSU radar after the McCarthy commitment to Notre Dame. I was somewhat optimistic about OSU as a dark horse, given the recent success in Georgia with Heyward, Henton, etc. OSU is still in the top five, but Simmons might end this sooner rather than later.
(Photo by Scout.com of Gant, Gholston and Washington..."thank God we escaped Michigan")
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