'06 OH WR/TE Jeff Cumberland (Illinois signee)

[LordJeffBuck]

And by the way, I don't remember Maurice saying anything negative about the Buckeye staff or his experience at Ohio State.

[wadc45]

Free Rivals

7/11/05

From Rivals.com...although not a member of the Top 100, Jeff has been named to Rivals Top 250.

Cumberland is a large target and has tremendous athletic ability.

[LordJeffBuck]

Jeff's current top five is Miami (not offered), Minnesota (offered), Ohio State (offered), Penn State (offered), and Florida (not offered).

Rivals100.com - 07/14/05

[BuckTwenty]

Listing an offer from tOSU now?? Are his grades in order, or are we taking a chance on him, ala Troy Smith?

For what its worth though, I would absolutely LOVE to see JC in S&G. He has the potential to be a great one!

[osugrad21]

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7/18

Jeff has numerous offers and a plenty of grade contingent interest. He has built a good relationship with Coach Fickell which has the Buckeyes in good position. However, Jeff will take all five of his visits and decide late.

[Taosman]

Gonna hurt if he heads to Minny! Kid has a huge upside and would be a star at OSU. This , losing big time talent, to Minny every year is getting ridiculous!

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I agree...but in this case, grades are an issue...

[jwinslow]

Sometimes kids like other schools regardless of how well they are recruited... Alex Daniels sure seemed to be driven to leave OSU. Some kids also want to go somewhere that they can play, which is perfectly understandable. The sky isn't falling Taos...

[Oneshot]

Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck

If that's the case, then those kids obviously do not trust and respect the OSU staff, so they should go elsewhere.

You know, I'm all about respecting the tOSU staff, but sometimes you gotta question their decisions. Lydell's carreer was pretty much a disaster, and as a result, our running game was pretty much a disaster for a couple years. I think the fans would have been happier (And more at ease) to see Mo Hall get more PT to show what he could do on the field. If Mo Hall really showed that he couldnt get the job done, and all we had was Lydell, I think less people would have complained. But as a result, we dont know what could have happened if MoHall had an extra quarter or two under his belt.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

scout.com$

7/25/05

Scout.com has posted video of Cumberland in action.

[osugrad21]

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8/14

Jeff has added an offer from Michigan State to go along with mentioned offers from Minnesota, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Penn State. He is currently focusing on his senior season, but hopes to trim his list to a top five soon.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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8/19/05

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Jeff Cumberland

</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Gary Housteau
Date: Aug 19, 2005

Jeff Cumberland tore up the camp circuit this off-season and now, with the beginning of the high school football season just a week away, he's ready to feast on defensive backs with his tremendous heighth and speed adavantage that he'll have on everyone that tries to defend him. If Brookhaven's finest can get everything together off of the field in the same manner that he's able to when he's on it, then Cumberland could be as good a prospect as anyone in Ohio by season's end.
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Great pics by Housteau.....Cumberland looks more like a wide receiver in my opinion.

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by bucknuts44820

Great pics by Housteau.....Cumberland looks more like a wide receiver in my opinion.

He is taller than 6' 4"... he is more like 6' 6" and can carry 220 lbs. like a wide receiver, considering he runs in the 4.45 range.

[RB07OSU]

Think Mike Williams imo. He is just huge and has excellent speed. The only thing left to see if his catching ability.

[scarletngrey11]

actually faster than mike williams, he ran a 4.6 at the pro combines, while cumberland is in the 4.5 range.