'09 OH RB Fitzgerald Toussaint (Michigan Verbal)

[CoosMeister]

And also, not being a "beast" isn't really a knock on him. Having the big, power back is nice but matching that with some "lightning" is not going to hurt you. The dude is explosive, agile and a threat to hit the home run every time he touches the ball. He makes the option w/ Pryor (hopefully) a very scary idea. Golden is a smoother back but people will me more scared when Toussaint touches the ball. We don't need 3 yards and a cloud of dust anymore...

[crazybuckfan40]

Kid could return punts, kickoffs, give 10 carries a game, catch the ball out of the backfield...Lots of things he could do...

Also he looks put together pretty well in the picture in the first post...

I am sure the 185 is a reach, but there is no reason if he is close to that he couldn't reach 200 205 after a redshirt season...

[pnuts34]

I'm not trying to knock this kid at all, I just think that some people get a little over excited about a kid way too early in this process! We just finished(almost) gettting our class of '08 signed and already people are calling kids the next Reggie Bush. OH's Div3-5 are not exactly loaded with the best competition, and tOSU usually looks at bigger faster backs(usually around 6ft and above and 200-220lbs). From what I've seen Tress usually uses 1-2 RBs in his sytem, we're typically not a RB by committee team, like say UGA or USC who can play up to 3-4, and maybe 5 RBs in a game. We play 1-2 of our best RBs and the rest watch. Maybe this kid could be a nice special teams compliment, but I don't think he's looking for that at the next level especially if he's a feature back now. Like I said though, that's my opinion.

[wadc45]

Rivals $

2/17

From O&B News...has offers from Akron, Illinois, Pitt and some MAC schools. Visiting OSU next weekend and will visit Illinois in March.

[osugrad21]

BN $

Fitzgerald loved everything about his tOSU visit and still calls the Buckeyes his favorite. He has offers from Illinois, Michigan State, Akron, Cincinnati and Pitt.

[Taosman]

There are very few "Beanie's" out there! This guy certainly has explosion and can play in the Big Ten. "Trust the coaches".

[GrizzlyBuck]

There are a bunch of RB's in college ball around his size and weight in HS. tOSU has had some rather diminutive (By Beanie, JWells and MoC standards) Combs was slightly built, as was Wiley. Snow, and Pitt were not "big" backs either, and it would not suprise me if Robert Smith was above 190 as a junior in HS (admittedly taller tho) With the Offensive line the Bucks should have in the next few years, a smaller home run hitting guy could excel, as he'd be hard to locate behind the monsters up front, and by the time you find him, the angle of pursuit is a lot tougher on someone who can fly.

At 5'10" 185 as a HS Junior, I could see him growing maybe another inch and putting on easy 10-15 pounds by even the end of next year, without losing a step.

[jazzman]

I do not know whether we have room for both Jordan Hall and Fritzgerald Toussaint. They seem to have similar size and speed.....and there's speculation floating around that Jordan may have been offered this weekend!

Either ways.....Toussaint looks great and I agree that he certainly can add a few lbs and height. Yeah, I don't think height is a big problem....I remember a certain Darren Sproles from Kansas State who is tiny at 5-6 but has speed on his side! He's doing ok even in the NFL.

[brutus2002]

^25 scholarships...this year we will be taking talented kids that we would not have had schollies for in the past but would have loved to have had.