OL Sam Longo (official thread)

[FairfaxBuckeye]

I liked what I saw from Longo in the Big 33 game last night.

He showed well in pass protection at Tackle. He can, of course, get stronger, as can all incoming Frosh.

[Buckskin86]

Video: New Buckeye Sam Longo learned what he needs to work on at Ohio State
by Doug Lesmerises
Wednesday June 24, 2009

Ohio State has four freshmen offensive linemen in this class. If form holds, I'll guess that two will redshirt and two will not.

Jack Mewhort, who enrolled for spring ball, has a leg up on the competition, and Marcus Hall is the most highly-rated recruit among the other three, leaving Corey Linsley and Sam Longo as the more likely redshirt candidates at first blush.

Linsley said he needed to work on his technique. Longo said he needs to get stronger, believing he's behind some of his teammates in the weight room.


But there are always surprises. After standing next to the 6-foot-5 Longo and seeing his frame, he looks like he's a guy who has the ability to really muscle up. At the moment, he's a leaner athlete than Hall, who is also 6-5 but about 30 pounds heavier.

"I don't really have expectations," Longo said. "They said they need two offensive linemen to break the two-deep, and I'd like to be one of them, so I'm really preparing myself for that."

Video: New Buckeye Sam Longo learned what he needs to work on at Ohio State - Ohio State Buckeyes Football & Basketball Blog (OSU) - cleveland.com

video interview with Sam

Sam Longo prepares to be a Buckeye after the Big 33 game Video - cleveland.com

YouTube - 2009 Big33 Marcus Hall and Sam Longo...

[generaladm]

Sam's Better Know a Buckeye feature by Vico at ohd.com

Sam Longo isn?t that different from a typical football-playing kid from Ohio: he aspired to play at Ohio State. For Sam, however, that desire took an added significance. His father is Gene Longo, a former outside linebacker for the Buckeyes from 1981-1984 who resumed his playing career at Ohio State as a walk-on after a one year stint at Miami of Ohio. Longo was trying to get noticed, and had even been to some camps at Ohio State. By this time, no offer was coming. Even then, no offer was coming in from anyone, though he was getting interest from places like Iowa, Rutgers, Indiana and others.

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http://www.ourhonordefend.com/2009/0...-sam-longo.php

[BB73]

Looking at his film, I like his quick feet and his intensity to play until the whistle. As Vico points out, he'll have to be more careful with his hands. I also noticed a tendency to lean forward before the snap, but that should be easily correctable.