West Virginia RB Jason Gwaltney (official thread)

[CoosMeister]

Happy 1000th post btw

[ohiobuck94]

Originally Posted by CoosMeister

Happy 1000th post btw

Thank you.

[Welsh0913]

I think his comment about being most impressed with the USC coaching staff is really telling as well. USC's depth at RB is not too bad... he should be able to contribute pretty quickly.

[PlaywithPride21]

Who would Jason be recruiting to tOSU, if indeed he is going to cbus. OTOH, there were a few recruits, still undecided, that were looking at USC at the AA game. I think his comments are in favor of USC at this point.

[DaBuckMD]

Originally Posted by Welsh0913

USC's depth at RB is not too bad... he should be able to contribute pretty quickly.

Depends on your definitions of contribute and quickly. He may see the field a little bit as a freshman but I do not see him beating out White nor Bush.

[jwinslow]

Originally Posted by DaBuckMD

Depends on your definitions of contribute and quickly. He may see the field a little bit as a freshman but I do not see him beating out White nor Bush.

Yeah but the opportunity to be the only star back on their roster after next year is a pretty rare situation for a school like USC. Tho that's what they'l tell all the RBs they recruit this year too, that could leapfrog Gwaltney.

[wstripes]

Isn't there a top RB in Ohio who's a junior....you guys will be fine

[jwinslow]

Gwaltney will probably hurt us badly this wednesday, but not as badly as hearing a guy named Chris Wells verbal to UM would.

[Alan]

thanks wstripes.....im hoping the fact that you are spending most of your "buckeye" time over here now is a good sign and will continue in the future....

[OSU5NC]

Yeah, we got MoW, so I'm happy. JG would be a bonus, but he's not a make or break recruit. What can you guys tell me about Leshaun McCoy for '06?

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by bobcat84

you're setting yourself up for a big let down Wednesday if you focus on JG......

Yep - at this point I'm more looking forward to the next episode of "Lost" -
wait was that a Freudian slip...
JG is USC's unless we hear otherwise.. Wish him well in all things (except when USC plays the Buckeyes).

Originally Posted by bobcat84

next year will be pretty exciting as the neg pub will be in the rear view mirror..

Here's hoping and praying that all those nice things Brand is saying these days about tOSU are predictive of the NCAA's final report on the mess that was 2004 - Q4.

[bobcat84]

what's really funny in Housteau's report today is that JG says both OSU and USC are currently dead even...he later states he made his decision the Saturday of the WVU visit...my best Homer Simpson impersonation, "Doh!"


I think he probably wants his own stage (by waiting until Wednesday)

anyways, back to Chris Wells and Leshaun McCoy.................

[Alan]

bobcat....you are leaving out McCarthy who i feel really good about....

wilson
ashley
mccarthy

that about sums it up unless the staff pulls another one out of the blue real late like they did last year with Abdallah...

[osugrad21]

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</td> <td valign="top"> Gwaltney To Decide Between USC and OSU Very Soon
By Gary Housteau
Date: Jan 17, 2005

Jason Gwaltney didn't want to unveil his final selection of which school he will attend for college before, during or after the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game but he didn't have trouble flexing his muscles during the game and then again after the game when he posed for a few fun and exclusive photographs. Gwaltney did however say that he will announce his official commitment to ESPN on Wednesday. It's likely both schools in the running still believe they are getting him.
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At one point during the recruiting process, it looked as if Jason Gwaltney from North Babylon High School in North Babylon, NY was all but signed and sealed to the 2005 recruiting class of Southern California. And he may still be. But Gwaltney, arguably one of the top two running backs to perform in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game, is keeping his ultimate destination from the public until Wednesday, when he said he would announce his decision on ESPN.

And after having a solid all-around performance in the All-American Bowl, the speculation and anticipation are as great as ever regarding which school it will be when Gwaltney makes known that final decision.

“I think an all-star game is really more of an individual thing for fans to watch certain players and see what they can do, and I felt that I proved to myself and others in the nation that if you give me the ball 35 times (a game) then I’m going to do something with it,” Gwaltney said. “I felt that I showed that I can pass block, I showed that I can catch and I showed that I can run and get them nice yards and finish plays. And that’s what I came here to do and that’s the type of back that I am. I played with the nation’s best players today and I showed everyone, and I represented from New York, Babylon, Long Island.”

The entire week in San Antonio was a great experience for Gwaltney.

“Without a doubt,” he said. “I had fun and I got to meet kids and I got to help recruit kids to the college I’m going to. And we got treated like kings. I want to thank the U.S. Army, Reebok and everybody here. They did a great job with the game and I’m just glad to be a part of it.”




So why didn’t Gwaltney announce his commitment during the all-star game like many of the other players from both sides did?

“I’m making that announcement on Wednesday,” said Gwaltney after the game on Saturday. “There was no reason that I didn’t, I know where I’m going to school.”

Until just recently, his decision was to be made from three schools who he has said were all equally in the running for obtaining his services, but he seems to have already eliminated West Virginia and now only two remain in the contest.



“Well, now it’s Ohio State and USC, they’re both even,” he said while repeating his usual public stance on the issue whether three schools are involved or just two. “I’ve made my decision and it’s going to be on ESPN. I’m going to be doing it at the ESPN zone.”

Even more elusive than ever with his delivery, Gwaltney gave no hints on which way he’s leaning, one way or the other, but he did have a comment that was directed toward Ohio State fans.

“I go on Bucknuts.com and I see the fans posting their little messages, so I hope that today I proved some of the fans wrong on what they said about me,” Gwaltney said. “But I still don’t have a bad vibe with Ohio State and I really like Ohio State a lot, and I want to do big things wherever I go.”

Gwaltney specifically stated that distance did not factor into making his final decision and he made his decision final before he arrived in San Antonio.

“I decided Saturday when I took my visit to West Virginia and now I just know,” he said. “I’m just going with my heart and I hope I made the right decision.”

So was Gwaltney successful in his efforts to try and help recruit other players to the school that he will attend?




"Yeah, I got a couple of kids to go to the school that I want to (go to),” he said. “So I hope that don’t give nothing away.”

Actually it didn’t because now everyone is just as confused about Gwaltney’s intentions as they’ve been all along.
















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[NJ-Buckeye]

I still would not be surprised if JG selects OSU... by virtue of exact reasoning Stewart is looking at Washington & W St... distance from home... as 86 or Nutty posted... never devalue the impact of homesickness...

JFK to LAX = 6.5 hrs
JFK to CMH = 1.5 hrs and reachable by car