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'05 TX RB James Aston (former OSU walk-on; transferred to Texas State)

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If I am not mistaken, he is an Oklahoma, Auburn, Kansas State type of recruit, right? Why would it be hard to imagine him being talented enough to warrant giving a scholly to?

Seems like a strange situation....THIS is the year for him to make some noise. If he gets placed behind the other three tailbacks, then there really is little hope for him in the future once Chris Wells joins those other guys. It's almost like now or never for him. Should be lots of fun...
 
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I know he could get buried behind the depth chart, but a lot of fans forget that these guys get 5 years to prove their stuff. This may seem to be his best shot, but not all recruits come out and star as true freshmen. That is the exception, not the norm. Let's see how he's helped the program by 2007 or 2008, not expect something now.
 
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He CAN definitely play some ball...

I had a spare cycle and decided to see what happened to James Aston and find that he has joined the ranks of the Buckeyes. I will not attempt to debate his ability to wrestle and play bigtime football. He managed to do it in high school, so my guess is he can do whatever he puts his mind to.

I will tell you folks that I personally watched him play several football games when Katy entered the postseason in '03 and '04. He's definitely the "real deal". Also, Katy High School is an academically strong Texas school. He is extremely tough nosed in the tradition of OSU football. And, I dare say he will not be the negative news maker that you buckeye fans have become accustomed to from your running back core in recent years.

If he plays you will have an untapped gold mine that should play dividends. If he doesn't, well I'll just have to keep up with his wrestling accomplishments. Either way, I look forward to his success at OSU!
 
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dbarnett12 said:
I had a spare cycle and decided to see what happened to James Aston and find that he has joined the ranks of the Buckeyes. I will not attempt to debate his ability to wrestle and play bigtime football. He managed to do it in high school, so my guess is he can do whatever he puts his mind to.

I will tell you folks that I personally watched him play several football games when Katy entered the postseason in '03 and '04. He's definitely the "real deal". Also, Katy High School is an academically strong Texas school. He is extremely tough nosed in the tradition of OSU football. And, I dare say he will not be the negative news maker that you buckeye fans have become accustomed to from your running back core in recent years.

If he plays you will have an untapped gold mine that should play dividends. If he doesn't, well I'll just have to keep up with his wrestling accomplishments. Either way, I look forward to his success at OSU!
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Thanks for the information, I think we are lucky to have this young man in Scarelet and Grey, but something you should know about his new family is that once a Buckeye always a Buckeye. He's come to a great place and set himself up to continue his education at an excellent school. Go Bucks!!!
 
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TexasBuck said:
I'm hearing Aston is no longer attending Ohio State and is looking to transfer. My information says he no longer plans to wrestle and wants to play football at Texas State. (Division 2 school)

Can anyone confirm?
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Wow, this is news to me. But I checked the official roster and he is not listed. This is too bad, if true. I thought he had real potential to contribute to the wrestling program. Maybe with JD Bergman coming off his redshirt year he thought he would be buried in the line-up. He was also facing some awfully stiff competition at either the RB or FB position on the footbal roster. Too bad, though. Seemed like a really good kid. Let us know what else you learn about his future.
 
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I finally found some written conformation: http://katytimes.com/articles/2006/07/21/sports/01fbcamp.txt

Wednesday, July 26, 2006Sports[SIZE=+1]Future Katy stars gather for camp[/SIZE]
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A youth football player practices running with the ball at the Home of Champions football camp at Katy High School this past week. Receivers and running backs were taught how to carry and catch even when obstacles stand in the way. They were also put to the test against defenders, while Katy coaches and players coached them. (Times photo/Nick Georgandis)By Nick Georgandis
Managing editor More than 175 elementary and junior-high boys attended the Home of Champions football camp hosted by Katy High School this past week.
If anyone can boast the claim of building champions, it is the Tigers' coaching staff. Katy has won three state football crowns since 1997 and has played for the 5A crown six times since 1994.
Last season, Katy went 14-1 and fell to Southlake Carroll in the Class 5A, Division II state title game.
Held in two-hour sessions in the early morning to minimize the heat, the camp broke players down by position and kept them moving in brisk shuttles between different activities as head coach Gary Joseph and assistant coaches including Jeryl Brixey, Trey Landers, Pat Dowling, Tom McPherson and others.
Coaches stressed competition between campers while keeping things fun, breaking the youngsters down into teams during most events.
Campers attacked blocking and tackling dummies, bounced off each other with pads and raced through obstacle courses.
They also had a surprise visit from Tiger running back legend James Aston, who visited the camp and field house Thursday morning.
Aston, who ran for 4,634 yards in two seasons and helped the Tigers to the 2003 state crown, recently left Ohio State University and plans on enrolling this fall at Texas State University to continue his football career, leaving behind his wrestling days.
Aston won three state titles as a wrestler in high school at the 160, 189 and 215-pound weight classes, going undefeated in his last two years of high school competition.
He went to Ohio State on a partial wrestling scholarship and was red-shirted by the Buckeye football team.
Following the resignation of the Buckeye wrestling coach last spring, Aston opted to move back to Texas to continue his gridiron days.
 
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Best of luck to him...circumstances were obviously not favorable at Ohio State with Hellickson being gone and all of the RB's to compete with in football, not to mention the initial difficulty of overcoming the distance factor. I will be glad to hear of his accomplishments at Texas St. And I agree that mentioning that they are I-AA is not nit-picking. There are lots of very talented players and teams in the I-AA ranks. If you scan the NFL draft's seven rounds every year, you will usually find more than ten players from the I-AA ranks getting drafted, oftentimes closer to twenty.
 
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TEXAS STATE FOOTBALL
Bobcats add Division I-A transfers

Former Arizona State punter, Ohio State running back now call San Marcos home

By Bill Harrison
AMERICAN-STATESMAN CORRESPONDENT
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Come Monday, Texas State football coaches will close the books on a summer of recruiting, landing at least two players transferring from Division I-A programs.
In the past two weeks, the Bobcats added Chris MacDonald, a 2004 freshman All-America punter from Arizona State, and James Aston, a running back from Ohio State.




Two more may be on board after this weekend, Texas State coach David Bailiff said. The two unidentified players are still talking with the coaching staff and must make a decision on transferring by Monday, when Bailiff will finalize his roster.
The Bobcats report to campus Aug. 6 and begin fall practices the next day. They open the season at home Sept. 2 against Tarleton State.
Texas State is coming off a breakthrough 11-3 season in which the Bobcats tied for the Southland Conference title and reached the Division I-AA semifinals.
Several players who'd transferred from Division I-A teams played key roles on that team. By transferring to a Division I-AA school such as Texas State, former Division I-A players do not have to sit out a year or lose a year of eligibility.
Bailiff said his criteria for transfers begins with good character, and MacDonald and Aston passed the test.
"We're pleased with our chemistry, and we've got to be careful," Bailiff said.
MacDonald (6 feet, 4 inches and 224 pounds) is the second Arizona State player to transfer this year, following defensive end Mark Washington, who arrived in the spring.
With MacDonald, the Bobcats replace one All-America punter with another. Departing senior Cory Elolf earned Division I-AA All-America honors in 2004.
MacDonald, a junior from El Paso, averaged 43.1 yards per punt in 2004 and 42.3 yards per punt last season. But he was benched after Arizona State coaches installed a new punting formation and favored a punter with a higher arc.
Bailiff said MacDonald's leg should work out just fine in San Marcos.
"We're really excited about him. He's got a great leg," Bailiff said. "A neat thing is, when he decided to leave Arizona State, his mother learned that Texas State was (the former) Southwest Texas State, where she graduated from. So that helped us."
Aston was the all-time leading rusher at Katy High School outside of Houston (4,634 yards in two seasons) and a three-time state wrestling champion. At Ohio State, his wrestling coach asked him to choose wrestling over football. He chose to return to Texas instead.
Aston (5-8, 215) enters a deep running back corps, where the Bobcats currently list eight players, led by Daniel Jolly. Bailiff said the numbers will change, with some backs converting to receiver or defensive back. Jamal Williams has already moved to receiver.

Three Bobcats earn preseason honors

Three Texas State players have been named to the all-Southland Conference preseason team: offensive lineman Ryne Miller and defensive backs Walter Musgrove and Gary Shepard.
Second-team honors went to Jolly, fullback Blake Burton, linebacker Jeremy Castillo, defensive back Jamarqus O'Neal and return specialist Morris Crosby.
 
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