SG Walter Offutt (transfer to Ohio U.)

[GrizzlyBuck]

Great news on Offutt's recovery. It is surely a luxury that with tOSU's depth (and the character of the coaches) that Walter will not be pushed to play too early. He must be chomping at the bit to get on the court and show his stuff.

Patience grasshopper (showing my age a little here )

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Bucknuts.com$ (Jeff Rapp)

Offutt Looking For Much More Than Just Recovery............Offutt's recovery is going well and he is cleared to warm-up.

[LitlBuck]

Offutt's recovery is going well and he is cleared to warm-up.

Excellent news! Keep up the hard rehab work Walter. Maybe he won't have to redshirt after all.

[crazybuckfan40]

Offut is just a hard worker...I wouldn't surprised to see him not redshirt and help out next year with the pg duties some...

[PtownBuckeye]

Since Walter was the recruit I knew the least about for this years class, I decided to read through all the posts and articles about him (again). I really doubt that he will red-shirt, and I think that he has the ability to be a great contributor as a combo guard next season. I really wish we could have seen him play this year without the injury and see his true ranking. I wish I could fast forward to basketball right now...

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by PtownBuckeye

Since Walter was the recruit I knew the least about for this years class, I decided to read through all the posts and articles about him (again). I really doubt that he will red-shirt, and I think that he has the ability to be a great contributor as a combo guard next season. I really wish we could have seen him play this year without the injury and see his true ranking. I wish I could fast forward to basketball right now...

I think the only reason we were talking about the possibility of Walter redshirting was because of the injuries he had to both of his knees in consecutive years. It was not any indication of always thought about his basketball skills.

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

I think the only reason we were talking about the possibility of Walter redshirting was because of the injuries he had to both of his knees in consecutive years. It was not any indication of always thought about his basketball skills.

Agreed, Walter is an explosive athlete, just a matter of him being explosive next year after the knee or better to wait a year and rehab the knees even more...

[crazybuckfan40]

Ranked #99 in the new Rivals rankings...

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

not bad considering he missed the whole year............once he gets healthy and I hope stays healthy he will be an instant contributer....

[generaladm]

dottingthei.com's Walter Offutt profile:

? Prospect Preview: Walter Offutt Dotting The “I”: The Student Perspective on The Ohio State University Athletics

[DZ83CK]

According to Jeff Rapp, with regard to his doctor-imposed restrictions, Offutt was fully cleared on August 4th. Of course, they were being extra cautious in making him wait until then to participate in full-court activities.

Since being cleared, there have been no signs of health problems for Walter. At any rate, Offutt has impressed his teammates with how hard he plays (see my post in the 2008-09 basketball tidbits thread for more info).

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I have been following Offutt since he was a freshman and I think a ton of us on this board are rooting for this young man to maintain his health and contribute........he is a player who fills up the stat sheet.........

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by DZ83CK

According to Jeff Rapp, with regard to his doctor-imposed restrictions, Offutt was fully cleared on August 4th. Of course, they were being extra cautious in making him wait until then to participate in full-court activities.

Since being cleared, there have been no signs of health problems for Walter. At any rate, Offutt has impressed his teammates with how hard he plays (see my post in the 2008-09 basketball tidbits thread for more info).

That is good news...I still think it will be hard for him to get into the rotation as a regular...He has Hill, Crater, Lighty, Turner, Buford, Simmons, and Deibler ahead of him...

It is great to hear that he is impressing his teammates by playing so hard...We seem to have a very hard working team this year all the way around...

[LitlBuck]

He will get some playing time if he is as good as a defender as Thad says he is... the best in OSU history... wow!

[Bestbuck36]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

He will get some playing time if he is as good as a defender as Thad says he is... the best in OSU history... wow!

A bit premature to say that isnt it?!