West Virginia RB Jason Gwaltney (official thread)

[BuckNutty]

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Gwaltney says USC, WVU and Ohio State are all neck and neck.

He says the tradition at USC is "off the hook", he likes the coaches, loves the weather but distance from home is the only negative and he says that is a factor.

He likes the fact West Virginia was the first school to recruit him. He likes their coaches and they have told him he can be a big player for them right away, which is important for him.

Coaches Tressel and Bollman just had an in home with Jason and he says they are really genuine and he likes them. He said the Buckeye Nation is "definitely something", the games are wild and it's something he would like to be a part of.

Gwaltney will announce his decision on February 2nd on ESPN.

[tundra1]

Originally Posted by BuckNutty

Gwaltney will announce his decision on February 2nd on ESPN.

Great. I can hear the interview now.

Q#1: Jason, what schools were you deciding between at the end?
Q#2: Where have you decided to attend college?
Q#3: Was your decision (no matter where it is, mind you) affected by the seemingly out-of-control activities at The Ohio State University? This question will take at least 10 minutes to ask, and will include a full description of these alleged activities, plus video highlights of Troy Smith and MoC playing, a picture of Troy Smith's booster friend, along with Irizarry, Guilford, and maybe by then Albert Dukes getting arraigned, etc.
Q#4: So, your decision really was affected by the story which ESPN The Magazine broke? (More video)

I may have to pass watching on ESPN and just rely on the forums to tell me where he decided to attend school...

[KramericaIntern]

I just don't think Jason will be a Buckeye unless something happens with Maurice Wells, sending him to Ga Tech. Even then, I'm just not convinced. He's had 2 leaders, neither of which was OSU, and both of which are in his final 3. Believe it or not, I think he's another one that's going to end up "Petey" bound.

[scooter1369]

And he'll end up "Petey" benched.

[Holy Buckeye!]

This is still the recruit that I feel we need the most and truly feel his hard nosed running style is just the balance we need with all our speed at wideout. The though of him and Mo Wells in the backfield gives me a woody. If you can picture this setup; our wideouts and these two backs, very similar to USC's White and Bush/Jarrett and Co. That would just smack a bunch of Big Ten Teams next year. Muhuhahahahaha!!!!!!!

HB.

[gost8]

I agree that Wells and Gwaltney coming to tOSU would make the team as good or better than USC was this year. I think it would be a another tOSU USC Rose Bowl. (If I am not mistaken, that is where 06 NC game is...?)

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by gost8

I...Rose Bowl. (If I am not mistaken, that is where 06 NC game is...?)

The '05 title game (next year's) is there.