Today I'm introducing a new series here on BlockONation, called
Around The Block: BlockONation's Buckeye Bits.
It's a chance for me to share any pertinent Buckeye news and/or links with the fans and my followers without having to spend several hours researching, writing, editing, and posting a full article, as time spent at work and with my family have made that seem a daunting and nearly impossible task recently.
So, without further ado, let's kick this baby off!
— Defensive backs coach Kerry Coombs, has been busy this week on the recruiting trail as evidenced by
this recent Twitter update.
— Ohio State wants one more RB in their 2013 recruiting class, and that spot appears to belong to either
Derrick Green, or
Dontre Wilson. Most believe the Buckeyes would prefer Green, but it could come down to who verbals first. Green just received an offer from Alabama and plans to visit there over the summer. Regardless of who Ohio State wants more, the bottom line is they believe they must land one of them.
— In a recent ranking of
the best backup QBs in the Big Ten, Buckeye QB Kenny Guiton was ranked No. 5 out of 12 in the B1G by BTN's Tom Dienhart.
—
Sporting News released
their list of the top coaches in college football. Urban Meyer is listed at No. 3, behind Alabama's Nick Saban, and Boise State's Chris Petersen.
— Former Buckeye and current Oakland Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor opened up about selling awards at Ohio State to "help his Mom pay her rent and other bills" in
a recent Sports Illustrated article. He even referred to that act as, "doing God's work." Maybe he should have sold the
350Z to help her out and driven a used car instead.
— Former Buckeye and Minnesota Viking Cris Carter
admitted that he offered bounties against certain defensive players that he felt targeted him during his NFL career. Carter said he did it as a form of protection for himself from players who were targeting him. Carter specifically noted putting a bounty out on former-Bronco, Bill Romanowski.
— Lastly, pretty much everyone knows by now that there was a sexual deviant
contacting Ohio State players, coaches, and recruits using Facebook and/or Twitter by messaging them with "inspirational quotes", and while he may have had innocent intentions, his past and status as a registered sex offender makes us all cringe just a bit — understandably so.
Former Ohio State verbal commit Alex Anzalone retracted his commitment to the Buckeyes after a picture of him with Eric Charles Waugh, aka @BDubsTriviaGuru on Twitter, went viral.
Joey Bosa, who was also in
the same photograph with Anzalone and Waugh,
reaffirmed his commitment to the Buckeyes, despite rumors that he might follow in Anzalone's footsteps.
Waugh has since been
arrested for violation of his parole, his Twitter account has been suspended, and Anzalone's father, Sal — after initially lashing out at Ohio State for not, in essence,
babysitting Alex duing his unofficial Spring game visit, has backed off of his negative comments and said Alex is still considering OSU.
Thankfully, the situation was monitored and resolved quickly, and without incident.
Nobody needs Internet creepers submitting hundreds of inspirational or motivational messages to them on Twitter or Facebook, or anywhere else for that matter.
Instead, I'd recommend listening to
Reach by Eve To Adam, if you're seeking out motivation. It's about reaching your goals and dreams, and it's one of my favorites — check it out!
See you next time, around the Block — HD
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Former Ohio State QBs and Heisman winners, Troy Smith and Howard "Hopalong" Cassady are both signing autographs TONIGHT (5/18/12) at The Buckeye Room in the Polaris Mall from 6-8PM.
ESPN is not shy when it comes to their lovefest with the SEC and hatred of Ohio State and the B1G. Nobody can convince me otherwise on either account — period, end of story.
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