How many other players reported with Terrelle Pryor? -Mario E., Toledo
In addition to Terrelle Pryor, other incoming freshman arriving this past week included Lamaar Thomas, Willie Mobley, Devier Posey, Travis Howard, Keith Wells, and Ohrian Johnson.
By our unofficial total, that means that 11 of the members of the 2008 recruiting class are on campus. Adams, Brewster, and Sabino enrolled early and took part in spring drills.
The real question is the payoff for the players and ultimately the team. That evaluation can only done on a player-by-player basis.
Players like Maurice Clarrett enrolled early, learned the playbook, and became accustomed the physicality of the college game. The early involvement translated into a starting position for Clarrett and a National Title for the Buckeyes.
But for every Clarrett, there are many players that enroll early and never see the field. If memory serves, LB Mark Johnson from Los Angeles enrolled early in 2006.
He was as highly rated as anyone in the Buckeyes recruiting class, yet you rarely see his name mentioned in the two deep. That is not to say that he will not turn out to be a great player for the Buckeyes, but the early enrollment does not seem to have provided him with a big advantage.
Another potential effect of early enrollment is injury, i.e., Mike Adams.
He had experienced some shoulder problems before and there is no guarantee that he would not have injured himself this summer in workouts, drills, or all-star games, but playing right away certainly increased those odds.
I saw that the Big 33 All Star Game was played recently as well as the Ohio North South All Star Game. I know they changed the dates of these games to conflict with one another and not it seems that neither one of them is very good. Are they likely to last? -Jennings B., Akron
You are right. The timing of the Ohio North South All Star Game was moved in 2006. They used to be far enough apart to allow Ohio players to play in both. Honestly, these types of games have never been of great interest to us.
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Adam Rothlisberger about 1 year ago
it only makes since that Michigan plays their home games in a big giant hole in the ground huh.
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