'09 OH QB Devontae Payne (Eastern Michigan Signee)

[wadc45]

He'd make a pretty good DE somewhere...

[Hodgepodge]

Originally Posted by wadc45

He'd make a pretty good DE somewhere...

I was thinking tight end.

[twoodbuck97]

Haven't kept up with this kid. Why is he not an option anymore? Don't know how he did senior year either.

[pnuts34]

Originally Posted by twoodbuck97

Haven't kept up with this kid. Why is he not an option anymore? Don't know how he did senior year either.

He's supposed to be extremely raw as a QB, more of an athelete playing QB. He can play a lot of other positions and have more of an upside. Plus Devin Gardner from MI next year is supposed to be a great dual threat QB and a great successor to T Pryor.

[Zander42]

This year was a bit down compared to last. South didn't do as well as hoped. I live in CT now so I didn't see any games so I don't know whether it was him a drop off elsware on the team. (or just South not suprising anyone this year with their success in 07)

Rivals shows offers from several MAC schools and Texas Southern but no verbals yet which means he might be waiting on developments at tOSU or another big time school. I don't know if the tOSU staff is still interested, but now with Boyd gone, he might be just behind Bouchier for an offer.

I've read Plane Dealer articles that said he had a lot of interest in Toledo and Akron, so it's likely one of those if nothing happens with the tOSU. The fact that he hasn't committed yet leads me to think that he might be biding his time to see what happens here.

-z

[twoodbuck97]

Any chance that Payne can get the offer now that Boucher turned us down? Not like he would play next year anyway if he is raw. At least he would add depth

[pnuts34]

Originally Posted by twoodbuck97

Any chance that Payne can get the offer now that Boucher turned us down? Not like he would play next year anyway if he is raw. At least he would add depth

I was thinking the same thing and I was going to ask some of the more knowledgeable members of the site that same question. This kid doesn't seem like any harm to send a schollie and groom him into a QB. He has great size, and we let him backup TP and Bauserman and still bring in Gardner next year.

[wadc45]

I don't see ANY scenario where Payne gets a first year full ride from OSU...

[wadc45]

Midwest Recruiting Blog - ESPN

Ohio QB to take one more visit
Quarterback DeVontae Payne (Cleveland, Ohio/South) has made official visits to Toledo, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Texas Southern. He plans to visit Southern this weekend before selecting a college.

Payne has crossed Akron and Texas Southern off his list. Eastern Michigan has the edge over Toledo prior to Payne's final official visit.

"I like the new coaching staff at Eastern Michigan," Payne said. "I like Coach (Ron) English. And I like the offensive coordinator, Ken Karcher. He said I was the first person he called when he got the job."

Payne said he would probably wait until national signing day to announce his college choice.

[wadc45]

Signed with Eastern Michigan...