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Burrell has already practiced quite a bit at center, unlike Davis or Myers. It's going to be Taylor or Burrell starting at center in 2018 and my guess is Taylor.

I assume you got that 1 snap number from 11W. It's wrong. Pridgeon played on a scoring drive that they somehow missed.

Actually, they're carrying 16 which is their target number (all the various scholarship grids lump in the LS and he's not counted as an OL guy internally). I think expecting a full 2 deep of playable guys is a little optimistic (although the pipeline is starting to look better). Really, the...

Yes, but Zeke played the year before. He wasn't so good that year as he adapted to college ball. Weber sat out his freshman year with an injury so 2016 was his first year of college ball. You're going to see him substantially improve this year.

Weber is going to surprise some people. He had a better first year that Zeke and significantly improved his speed in the last year -- he's now one of the 5 fastest players on the team (his 1.83 "flying 20", which measures top end speed, is tied for 2nd on the team). You are correct that...

Hawkins joins a large number of PSU recruits who are not takes for OSU this year.

There is no 25 hard cap. Many people have misunderstood the NCAA's new bylaws on oversigning.

OSU saw both Scruggs and Kradel in person in the last week. And Kradel got a quick offer. I think Scruggs lacks the size OSU is looking for on the OL. Kradel is a stronger, thicker kid and they might prefer him.

All 4 top DEs (Lewis, Hubbard, Bosa and Holmes) will again get on the field in the "rushmen" package but OSU needs to find even more playing time for those guys. They're all future NFL draftees and have good size. OSU is set at NG with Hill and Landers but they have a big drop off at the 3...

Pridgeon not built like a tackle? He's 6-7 with good reach. He is built like a tackle and that's what he played for 2 years in JUCO. The problem right now is finding a new starting OG. Everyone saw what happened when Jordan was injured against Clemson. If Pridgeon ends up one of the best 5...

There's a good chance some of those 5 2017 CBs will end up at safety. Okudah and Riep could both end up at safety, especially when you consider that the Vonn Bell/Damon Webb safety spot is really more of a CB position in OSU's defense. Wade could also end up at safety -- he's the same size as...

A few comments... I don't think you'll see OSU take 3 safeties and only one corner. They essentially play 3 CBs in their base defense and add a 4th in the nickel. A guy at or near the top of their CB list is Anthony Cook. He's going to be tough to pull out of Texas but OSU has a realistic...

The only verified track times for him are from his freshman year. His best 200 meters that year was 23.60 which is excellent for a 9th grader. I'd ignore the 10.5, that's not verified and can't be right. But Thomas is supposed to run the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x200 for Dunbar this spring so...

Urban mentioned on signing day that they want "tall fast guys" at WR in 2018. He said there aren't a lot of them in Ohio so they'll be recruiting nationwide. Also, the notion of recruiting multiple "true safeties" is old school. In today's defense they effectively play 3 corners and one...

Pretty sure they'll take 2 or 3 RBs given the depth situation there. Likely they'll take 3 DEs since 3 will be leaving (if Hubbard goes), Slade has a tough road back from an achilles tear, and they have a tendency to move DEs to DT (Tyreke Smith could be such a candidate). Can't see them...