Devier Posey has posted a 10.51 100m and was the state champion in the 400. Saine had a 10.38 100m-that time is the all-time fastest 100m EVER recorded in OHSAA history. That same year Saine won the National Championship in the 60m. Thomas has posted a 10.46 100m and won the Maryland State Championship in the event. Pryor is a legitimate 4.4 guy. His HS coach claims a hand held time at 4.34. My insider concurs that Pryor is 4.4 or faster.
The group ran like a well oiled machine. Pryors speed was deceiving. It doesn't take him long to get going and he floats past defenders with his long, fluid strides. On Saturday it became evident that the Freshman class would make a major contribution in 2008.
During fall camp Alex Boone was asked which young offensive lineman looked good,"J.B." he said,"he's big and he moves really well". J.B. Shugarts, from Klein Texas, was originally regarded as the third man in a trio of highly rated incomming offensive lineman.
Mike Adams from nearby Dublin Coffman was ranked by most recruiting firms as the best offensive lineman in the country. His size(6'8" 315), and his performance in the USARMYgame, led many to believe that he would be the impact Freshman of that group.
Mike Brewster, rated by Scout.com as the #1 offensive lineman in the south, was also looked at as a possible impact freshman, but when Shugarts showed up for Fall camp it quickly became appearant that the player previously considered outside the top 10 in the country may actually be the strongest of the group.
Shugarts came in looking chisled and athletic. It was obvious he had spent extra time in the gym preparing himself for this opportunity. The former TE is a freakish athlete. At 6'7" 305, Shugarts easily runs the 40 in less than five seconds, and is threatening to take over the starting RT spot.
Mike Adam's, J.B., and Brewster have fixed the depth problem on the offensive line. Any one of those three guys could start for a number of elite BCS teams.
The first two cakewalks against Youngstown State and Ohio University provide the perfect opportunity to get these guys experience before the meat of the schedule arrives on Sept.13th against USC. Posey and Pryor scored touchdowns in game one. Both have the physical gifts to cause problems for more powerful opponents.
When OSU falters in the future(and they will) they won't have their hands tied behind their backs. They'll have options, they'll have speed, and they'll have the experienced young talent that they have lacked in the past.
You ask what makes this team better? You ask why you should believe they deserve another shot, why they can return to an unprecedented, 3rd straight National Championship...AND win it? I give you the 2008 recruiting class.
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