'06 FL WR Greg Mathews (Michigan signee)

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1/22/06

From GBW...Greg called his visit to FSU his best visit yet. However, he says he is sticking with his commitment to Michigan and will sign with them on Febraury 1st.

Time to close this down...he evens talks about the instruction he got from the UM staff about faxing over his LOI.

[osubucksfan2]

bye bye Greg!

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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1/31/06

OSU FOOTBALL

Mother won’t push blue-chip receiver

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH




For a few seconds back when Lesia Mathews accompanied her son, blue-chip receiver Greg Mathews, on a recruiting trip to Michigan in November, Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr must have blanched.

She and Carr were face to face, and though she and her son are from Orlando, Fla., she made no secret of having grown up in Columbus and of being an Ohio State fan.

"I told him, ‘Coach Carr, if you cut me, I would bleed scarlet and gray,’ " she said. "But then I told him, ‘I’m not the one you have to convince. My son is the one who must make this decision.’ "

At that point, Greg Mathews already had committed to sign a national letter of intent with Michigan. But since then, he took visits to Ohio State, because his mother wanted him to see at least one more campus, and to Florida State, because his father is a fan of the Seminoles.

He never publicly reneged on his commitment to Michigan, but he is still considered at least a possibility to sign Wednesday with Ohio State, which has 19 commitments thus far.

Not that his mother is pushing him in that direction, though. She said she reminded him that Michigan has been after him all along.

"He just really wanted to take the time to consider carefully what he wants to do, and he’ll let everyone know at 8 a.m. on signing day," Lesia Mathews said.

That’s why she took over fielding calls while her son also concentrated on his class work and on playing basketball for Edgewater High School.

"With all the calls, it’s gotten insane, really," she said.

But that’s the way it gets about this time for many blue-chip prospects who put off until signing day to make their decisions known.

It’s that way for defensive lineman Corey Peters of Louisville, Ky. His mother, Vanessa Peters, said he’s staying away from the phone while he considers OSU, Auburn, Kentucky, Louisville and Michigan.

On the other hand, linebacker Larry Grant of City College of San Francisco said he expects to make his choice known this evening. Ohio State and Oregon are in the running.

As "insane" as things have become for Greg Mathews, his mother said she was impressed by at least one thing she has learned during the process.

"Ohio State and Michigan programs are very classy," Lesia Mathews said. "They never spoke bad about each other, not once."

tmay@dispatch.com

[osugrad21]

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Mathews errs below the belt

By Kevin Wright, Daily Sports Writer on 9/12/07


A rash decision may rob Michigan wide receiver Greg Mathews of a start against Notre Dame.
The sophomore appeared to kick Oregon safety Matthew Harris in the groin after Harris tackled Mathews in the fourth quarter.
Mathews had just caught a 5-yard pass, his lone reception of the game. A brief tussle ensued, but Michigan captain Jake Long quickly stepped in to keep the scuffle from escalating.
"Certainly it's nothing we're proud of," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. "Greg is not proud of it. We don't want it, and we won't tolerate it."

Cont...

[Dryden]

Posted November 20, 2005 during Mathews's recruitment:

Originally Posted by OSUBucks22

Who knows... I was under the impression that he had grades issues though... anyone remember this? Looks like he's going to be a kinesiology major...

Found September 12, 2007 at MGoBlue:

Gregory Jerome Mathews was born January 28, 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii ... cousin of Ohio State receiver/returner Ted Ginn Jr. ... enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... major undeclared.

Good call!

OSUBucks22 = Jim Harbaugh? You heard it here first ... breaking the Michigan academic story a full 18 months before Harbaugh hinted to the press that "Michigan Men" aren't what they used to be.

Team in-fighting, RBs placing blame on the O-Line, players quitting, WRs jawing and getting into fights, regularly losing the last two games of the season ... Damn. If Wolverine fans hadn't give us such [censored] over it throughout the 90s, I'd almost feel bad for them, now. Almost.

[OWUBuckeye51]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

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Mathews errs below the belt

By Kevin Wright, Daily Sports Writer on 9/12/07


A rash decision may rob Michigan wide receiver Greg Mathews of a start against Notre Dame.
The sophomore appeared to kick Oregon safety Matthew Harris in the groin after Harris tackled Mathews in the fourth quarter.
Mathews had just caught a 5-yard pass, his lone reception of the game. A brief tussle ensued, but Michigan captain Jake Long quickly stepped in to keep the scuffle from escalating.
"Certainly it's nothing we're proud of," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. "Greg is not proud of it. We don't want it, and we won't tolerate it."

Cont...

We've all been there and it's tough not to react like that when you are getting your butt kicked, outcoached, outclassed, etc AT HOME no less. I am sure that Oregon DB was talking smack and being obnoxious...but it's inexcusable.

I would think a 1 game suspension is warranted for Greg. Similar to what Rob Reynolds had post Sorgi-gate-choke. I am sure he is a good kid who just lost his head...

[OWUBuckeye51]

Originally Posted by Dryden

Posted November 20, 2005 during Mathews's recruitment:



Found September 12, 2007 at MGoBlue:





Good call!

OSUBucks22 = Jim Harbaugh? You heard it here first ... breaking the Michigan academic story a full 18 months before Harbaugh hinted to the press that "Michigan Men" aren't what they used to be.

Team in-fighting, RBs placing blame on the O-Line, players quitting, WRs jawing and getting into fights, regularly losing the last two games of the season ... Damn. If Wolverine fans hadn't give us such [censored] over it throughout the 90s, I'd almost feel bad for them, now. Almost.

OSUBucks22 and I are off to buy some lottery tickets!

[Buckeyecty4]

Originally Posted by OWUBuckeye51

We've all been there and it's tough not to react like that when you are getting your butt kicked, outcoached, outclassed, etc AT HOME no less. I am sure that Oregon DB was talking smack and being obnoxious...but it's inexcusable.

I would think a 1 game suspension is warranted for Greg. Similar to what Rob Reynolds had post Sorgi-gate-choke. I am sure he is a good kid who just lost his head...

Didnt Rob also get in trouble for domestic abuse... Im not so sure Rob is/was a good kid..

[scarletngray]

"The sophomore appeared to kick Oregon safety Matthew Harris in the groin after Harris tackled Mathews in the fourth quarter."

Yeah, right. And the Elephant man just appeared to be a little bit puffy over one eye.

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by OWUBuckeye51

OSUBucks22 and I are off to buy some lottery tickets!

Eh, don't spend too much money. You weren't exactly throwing darts there.

[OWUBuckeye51]

Originally Posted by Buckeyecty4

Didnt Rob also get in trouble for domestic abuse... Im not so sure Rob is/was a good kid..

I was referring to Mathews...I agree - I am not a fan of Rob Reynolds.

[OSUBucks22]

The Kinesiology major at UM hasn't been a secret for awhile...
And I'm definitely NOT an ex-Wolverine QB...

[Buckskin86]

U-M NOTEBOOK: Central Florida native Greg Mathews helps team with ins and outs of area
December 27, 2007

By MARK SNYDER

FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER

ORLANDO ? Greg Mathews always liked to challenge his parents.

So when the current Michigan receiver chose his rooting interest as a child, he went opposite of the family.

?I?ve been a Michigan fan since (hearing about) Desmond Howard and Anthony Carter,? Mathews said. ?My mom, she?s a big Ohio State fan being from Columbus. So I?ve always liked to root against my parents so I guess that?s how I got into Michigan.?

U-M NOTEBOOK: Central Florida native Greg Mathews helps team with ins and outs of area

[BGriffBuckeye]

LIKED to root against his parents... huh? I became and Ohio State fan BECAUSE of my parents... interesting.