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

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PickeringtonDad

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Thursday, May 5, 2005
Aston inks with Ohio State
By Nick Georgandis
Sports Editor

Thursday, May 5, 2005 2:56 PM CDT

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Katy High School all-time leading rusher and three-time state champion wrestler James Aston will suit up in both sports next year for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Katy High School senior James Aston has signed a letter of intent to play football and wrestle for The Ohio State University next fall.

Aston is the Tigers' all-time leading rusher and is a three-time state champion wrestler as well as a nationally-ranked grappler.

Aston was the Most Valuable Player of the Tigers' 16-15 victory over Southlake Carroll in the 2003 Class 5A Division II state championship game and finished the year.

In two years on varsity, Aston amassed 4,634 yards rushing. In 2003, he carried the ball 376 times, a school record and followed that up with 373 carries in 2004.

His 2,452 yards rushing in 2004 were the most ever by a Tiger in 14 games and 113 yards short of Bill Jatzlau's single-season record of 2,565 yards in 15 games.

In the final game of his career, Aston rushed for 298 yards on 45 carries against Clear Lake.

As a wrestler, Aston has few parallels in Texas state history, winning the state title as a 171-pounder in 2003, as a 189-pounder in 2004 and as a 215-pounder in 2005. He last lost a high-school wrestling meet during the state tournament of his freshman year.

The Buckeye football team has been a perennial power in the stacked Big 10, finishing the 2004 season 8-4 overall and 4-4 in conference, with a final ranking of 20th in the country.

The Ohio State wrestling squad finished tied for 50th at the NCAA championships this past season in Oklahoma City, sending three competitors to the event
 
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Rivals has him listed as a two-star guy. 5'8", 190 lbs. 4.5 40-yard dash.

Just for the purpose of clarification, If he takes a wrestling scholarship and then joins the football team, he would still count against the football 85.
 
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Neither Insiders or Fans Only has anything on him in their databases. Google turns up info on his wrestling exploits.

If he plays football he would count as a football schollie.
 
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Chances are he'll never suit up for the football team. Remember JD Bergman played in last year's Spring Game? By fall he was no longer on the roster. Number one, the scholarship situation is tricky to deal with unless football has an extra one lying around. Number two, I would think the training for wrestling would be different than the training for football.
 
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That's what I'm wondering about. I mean, in terms of on-field results, he seems to have the stuff. I didn't see an offer list of any kind for him though, and I wonder about his grades (Not speculating one way or the other, just pointing out that I haven't been able to find anything.) I realize some guys are probably still under the radar even at the end of the process, but I find that highly unlikely for a skill postion player on a state champion team in Texas.
 
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I suspect the guy is a wrestler who can play football (eg JD Bergman) and not a football player who can also wrestle (eg Tim Anderson, Alex Stephanovic). For some reason, Russ Hellickson seems to recruit Texas more heavily than he recruits Cleveland.

Like CleveBucks, I doubt he ever sees the field as a football Buckeye. The training regime for collegiate wrestling is just too grueling (and too year-round). That said, if he wants to walk on, let him. You just never really know where a kid's highest talents are until he's been given a shot.
 
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New Buckeye

Per the O-zone we have a new buckeye today to the incoming senior class. He's coming on as a football player/wrestler. Won States 3 times and last lost a wrestling match as a freshman. Also rushed for 240 some yards on 45 carries in his teams win in the State Championship. He leads his school for most rushing yards.....


Welcome aboard JAMES ALSTON!!
 
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