DE Lawrence Wilson (official thread)

[ohiobuck94]

According to BSB, he hasn't made any visits since his decommit but tOSU is his top choice.

[Buckskin86]

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Wilson didn't take any visits this week and won't take any until January. He says the Buckeyes are on top. But it sounds like it will be awhile before a decision, it could come down to signing day. Many people are trying to discourage him from going to scUM. He may still visit Pitt and ND is not totally out of it. Having his brother at tOSU is a big advantage for the Bucks. tOSU coaches will be visiting this week.

[crazybuckfan40]

Well he better think fast b/c this class could be full.

[jlb1705]

...If he were a LB, maybe. He's the top DE left on the Buckeye's board - I think he has a spot reserved.

[OH10]

The coaches will wait on Wilson. He is a huge priority if we can get him. TE/DE is a major need for us, and he's just an incredible athlete.

[crazybuckfan40]

I hope Wilson has at least let the coaches in on what he is thinking. I think the reason he is not going to tOSU is b/c he really like Notre Lame and he wants to see who the new coach is going to be. It was said by Wilson's dad there is no way that he would play for the team up north. So mark off scUM. Also Pitt has no coach, and the thinigs that happened at Notre Lame would make you think he is ours. Well why the hold up.

[jlb1705]

He seemed to care more about playing for Ty Willingham than playing for ND. If anything, I'd be more worried about Willingham putting Washington in the mix than Weis putting ND back in the mix. In the end, my gut tells me he picks Ohio State, due to the fact that JT provides similar character to Willingham and close to home. I don't blame him for taking his time though. He's a young man who made big plans for his future, only to have that vision ripped apart by the sacking of Willingham. It's a big decision deciding what to do next, and it's selfish of us fans to expect him to just turn around and say he knows exactly what he's gonna do right away.

[Buckskin86]

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Pitt is now out of the running after their coaching change. But Urban Meyer is calling from Florida and scUM is still in the picture. tOSU is out in front but he will see scUM this month and Florida in January. He probably won't make a decision until the end of January.

He has been in regular contact with tOSU coaches including Jim Tressel. They have discussed the depth chart and answered any questions that Lawrence has had.

[devily_buck]

I'm starting to think that the Gators may turn into a bigger player in the Wilson sweepstakes than many of us initially thought. When Wilson committed to Notre Dame earlier this season, Greg Mattison was his position coach and just happened to be the Irish recruiting coordinator as well. After Willingham was fired, Urban Meyer hired Mattison as his defensive coordinator in Gainesville thus reopening his recruitment of former notre dame commitments at Florida. Is anybody else not surprised that Wilson mentioned visiting Florida in his latest update?

[jlb1705]

That makes alot of sense, d_b.

[Buckskin86]

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Wilson spoke with the new ND coach and according to his dad felt it went well. Weiss will have an in-home visit with Lawrence on Saturday. Eugene Wilson (dad) felt ND has alot of work to do.

Florida and Ohio State are also visiting Lawrence this week.

ND getting back in the race is my main concern. Lawrence is in the middle of his BBall season which is very important to him. He did not plan on spending time on recruiting. IMO, the familiar teams (ND, tOSU) have a built in advantage because he doesn't really want to spend alot of time on the process right now. Even though the Wilson family feels ND wronged Ty, there seems to be enough time to repair the damage. Hope I am wrong.

[crazybuckfan40]

I think he must also like the school at Notre Lame, and I think that is where he ends up.

[MegaWoody]

Do you all think Lawrence has something against tOSU? He's an Ohio kid, we're a great program, with a great new basketball coach and his brother's at tOSU. Why would he go anywhere else, unless there's some problem between him and the program?

This seems like a slam dunk that won't go in -- an embarrassing jam that bounces of the rim. Wuzzup?

[osugrad21]

Originally Posted by MegaWoody

Do you all think Lawrence has something against tOSU?

Nope and all speculation to that fact is merely grasping straws IMO

[stowfan]

I wish Urban Meyer would focus on his 14 million dollar bowl game for the University of Utah rather than focusing on our recruits.