First Posted: 11/18/2014
RECRUITING UPDATE
Ohio State got a verbal commitment from 4-star offensive lineman Matt Burrell (Woodbridge, Va.) on Monday, raising its 2015 recruiting class to 21 players. Burrell’s decision came down to OSU and LSU.
The Buckeyes also received a verbal commitment from junior defensive end Jonathon Cooper (Gahanna Lincoln) last week, giving them four commitments in their 2016 recruiting class.
The 6-foot, 3-inch, 215-pound Cooper, rated either a 4-star or a 3-star by most recruiting evaluators, also had offers from Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Notre Dame.
Jerome Baker (Cleveland Benedictine), a senior linebacker who recently switched his commitment to OSU from Florida, had two sacks in Benedictine’s 56-16 regional semifinal playoff game against Youngstown Mooney last week.
Jamel Dean (Cocoa, Fla.), a 2015 commitment who would play defensive back at Ohio State, showed some offensive skills when he scored four touchdowns three different ways in his team’s 67-0 win over Avon Park in a Florida high school playoff game. He scored on runs of 37 yards and 50 yards, on a 62-yard catch and on a 40-yard punt return.
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SAY WHAT?
“I honestly give that zero thought. Zero.”
— Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman about who will play quarterback in 2016.
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BUCKEYE BRAINBUSTERS
1. What was 1970s Ohio State running back Champ Henson’s real name?
2. What was 1955 Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Hopalong Cassady’s real name?
3. What was 1980s Ohio State linebacker Pepper Johnson’s real name?
4. What was 1960s Ohio State running back Bo Rein’s real name?
5. What was 1980s Ohio State defensive back Sonny Gordon’s real name?
Answers: 1. Harold Henson; 2. Howard Cassady; 3. Thomas Johnson; 4. Robert Rein; 5. Denman Preston Gordon.
