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Hookem2147

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  1. Ohio State On3 mods starting to warn that Bo Jackson could be entering the portal soon
  2. Or do the Dante Moore route and spend 1 year as a backup before taking over.
  3. IT This is probably going to get resolved. It’s not done yet but a DFW source said it’s being worked on.
  4. Gerry said things are trending well for Justus Terry to return
  5. I believe at this point it's called college football in 2026
  6. He made that comment 3 years ago. I don't know if you've noticed but college football has changed just a tad since then.
  7. Williams feels like the perfect take because we let LSU pay for one year of development and are likely getting him cheaper. Good job backfilling the DT room after losing Wells and Cleveland last month.
  8. IT said Zina agreed to a deal a few weeks ago then the agent recently came back asking for 4x the amount and Texas told them to kick rocks.
  9. Is Vasek staying? Been quiet on him.
  10. Thinking about this further and I believe it has been mentioned by a couple of 9.95 sites that Filsaime played through a shoulder injury that could require offseason surgery that causes him to miss spring practice time. The market can't be booming for him as is and that would just be another negative for whoever takes him in if he left.
  11. Bobby said an OL transfer is currently on campus (not Brunner)
  12. IT with some current roster updates: -Watching Christian Clark. Other teams are circling the waters. Things were trending well yesterday but nothing is officially signed. -Hearing rumblings about McCutcheon not being happy -Zina Umeozulu has one foot in the portal -Filsaime and Kobe Black remained unsigned for 2026
  13. I thought Michael Terry taking reps ahead of Simon in the bowl game was a sure sign he was departing but I guess not.
  14. James Simon is returning for 2026, per Hank South
  15. Is there even such a thing as locking a guy down right now? We are 24 hours removed from a guy signing with his current team then another team enticing him into the portal a few days later.
  16. Gerry: Bo Barnes and Will Muschamp on phone right now. Bo wants to stay if the conversation goes well.
  17. UNC the team to watch for Jordan Washington, per Nakos
  18. CJ Baxter is the last one who should be liking this tweet
  19. Ohio State On3 mod just put out this article. Some familiar talking points. COLUMBUS—There are no simple fixes in college football anymore and Ohio State is well aware of that. Every year, the Buckeyes—and the rest of the country—are faced with the need to make fundamental, philosophical changes or risk falling behind a game that is rudderless and leaderless at a national level. Just a month ago, Ohio State signed 28 prep prospects in its 2026 recruiting class. That was more players than the Buckeyes have ever signed in the modern recruiting era. It seemed necessary at the time. The NCAA removed a second portal window from its spring calendar and it’s necessary to, somehow, get ahead of backfilling the roster. We realize that makes no sense, yet here we are. A month later, another reason for that backfill is rearing its head: it’s nearly impossible to build long-term, sustainable depth in college football anymore. The Ohio State roster has lost a number of key players over the past few portal cycles but departures from players like Bryce West and Aaron Scott feel … different. Those are two Ohio born, Buckeye-for-life type of prospects who were highly-sought after recruits when they came out of the 2024 recruiting class. They each spent two seasons working toward a potential starting role in Columbus. That opportunity was right in front of them heading into 2026. Yet, they’re each gone now. Multiple years of development, NIL payments and—at worst quality depth—are now gone. And there will be others to depart that fit a similar bill. High-profile recruits who demanded big money as freshmen but didn’t really make an impact? They’re coming to ask for more money, too. So Ryan Day and his program will be forced to make further difficult decisions. Culture takes years to build and days to destroy. The Buckeyes have avoided being too aggressive when it comes to paying high school talent big money for that reason. The idea of paying an unproven high school athlete more money than a guy that’s spent years developing at Ohio State didn’t make sense. It still doesn’t. But does it matter anymore? Should it matter? That’s something that the Buckeyes have to consider moving forward. The notion that Ohio State—or any program like it—can build a three or four-deep roster that lasts for years is a pipedream. And so the way the roster is constructed will have to change. That puts the onus even more squarely on Day, Mark Pantoni and the roster-construction crew to get evaluations right. To build a culture that isn’t easily bent to the whim of individual player or two. It means everything that has led to the recent success in Columbus has to be considered, and reconsidered, as the game keeps changing. Here are a few things we think Ohio State may have to consider moving forward as it builds its future rosters. Ohio State may need to sign fewer high school prospectsAs frustrating as it will be for those who are a fan of enormous high school signing classes, it’s becoming less and less prudent to sign classes like the 2026 class. Ohio State signed a handful of top prospects in this last cycle. It also signed what is, conservatively, 17 or or so players that have to be viewed as “developmental.” That’s not a malignant term and it’s not an insult. It just means that the top of the class comes into the 2026 season with higher expectations. Those expectations are relatively straight-forward, too. Compete to have a role in the two-deep. Any player without that expectation is basically a crapshoot at this point. It makes less and less sense to sign high school seniors to any significant monetary agreement if they’re not going to play as a freshman. Why? Because the kids that do play as a freshman will be the kids that a program can usually count on to build the program for two, three years. Ohio State is learning, right now, that even that isn’t always the case. There are first-year players who had marginal roles in 2025 that are expecting major pay raises despite making no real impact on the team. That approach is only going to become more and more prevalent. Programs with the cachet that the Buckeyes have aren’t going to acquiesce to those demands, generally. The bottom line? Unless a player is viewed as a first-year impact guy—and that doesn’t mean someone that turns heads in practice, etc.—it’s hard to fully believe they’re going to stick around long enough to become an impact guy later. Ohio State could, and we believe should, focus on signing 15-18 of the best high school players it can every year. Beyond that? It may make more sense to bring in productive, veteran players from less competitive programs. Real, tangible experience matters as much as untapped potential. Especially if the player with untapped potential isn’t willing to actually commit years to developing in the program. The Buckeyes must be willing to walk away from young standoutsHolistic changes are rarely easily accepted. And here’s one that folks may not like. It’s sort of tied into the previous point but it may need its own subheading here. When a freshman who was a “big dollar” high school prospect doesn’t make an immediate impact and still comes back demanding more money? Ohio State needs to be willing to walk away and let that player move on. It’s counterintuitive to move away from five-star talents after one year but in this new world an old adage feels more true than ever. “If a dog is going to bite, he’ll bite as a pup.” And Ohio State has plenty of resources to give a lot of pups a chance to bite early. If they don’t? In today’s advanced college football era? It’s a pretty good sign that player isn’t going to. When the motivation of a big pay day is removed, schools find out pretty quickly the difference between kids who want to play football and those who simply want the perks of being a football player. There’s no one who begrudges these young players for getting a payday. However, reasonable asks are becoming less and less common. Going back and asking for more money without making any impact is becoming more and more common. That’s a bad combination. No one wants talented players to leave unnecessarily but in a world where the schools have no leverage, proper expectations are vital. It’s entirely unreasonable to expect Ohio State to double up financial agreements before making any impact on the program. Will that lead to good players ending up elsewhere? Yep, it will. But the money, despite public belief, isn’t unlimited. Delusion seems to be. The roster may need to look more like an NFL rosterThe inclusion of money in college football roster building means the game will begin to look more and more similar between college and the NFL. And that means big money positions are going to be paid big money. Quarterback. The offensive and defensive lines. Edge rushers. That’s where the game has always been won and that’s where it will be won in college over the next era of the sport. So while the Buckeyes have done a remarkable job recruiting some of the skill positions in the last few years, don’t be surprised if there’s a reallocation that occurs. Veteran quarterbacks matter. Winning in the trenches matter. Receivers and cornerbacks and safety and running back? Sure, if it’s a generational player. Beyond that? They’re a dime a dozen. Ohio State knows it can’t pay 60-plus players enough to keep them in Columbus anymore. Maybe it makes more sense for the Buckeyes to pay 40-45 players real money instead. Build a two-deep, pay specialists and let it ride. That makes more sense moving forward than allowing all the work done on the recruiting trail to be wiped away for the bottom third of the roster. Those players are going to be interchangeable across the country. As long as there is essentially endless free agency and contracts that have to be re-upped every year, what’s the value in truly trying to build depth that deep.
  20. Washington was never mentioned in that. He was behind Townsend, Shannon, Masunas and maybe even Winston. He is probably the least surprising portal entry in the last week.
  21. Reading through the Georgia board and they just got done hosting Tre Richardson and also think they are in a really good spot for WR Isiah Canion from GT. Seems their WR number may be 2 so it will be interesting to see if they bring in any more receivers in the next few days while Richardson visits Texas.
  22. Some scuttlebutt on the Ohio State boards that they still haven't agreed to terms with their freshman RB Bo Jackson. Went for over 1,000 yards this year despite not even playing in the opener against Texas.
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