PRBuck1
Sophmore
I believe our problems stem from the fact that we are getting very little from the 2000 and 2001 classes. These are the classes that should have produced the players who would be key performers and seniors this year. The two classes did not turn out very well as there were many who left the program for various reasons (primarily academics) and others who were disappointments. Furthermore, because we did very poorly on the field in 1999 and 2000, we probably could not redshirt a number of good players from the class of 2000 and thus might be seniors this year. The class of 2001 was hurt in part because of the Cooper/Tressel transition and the fact that it was a small class. Here is the rundown:
Class of 2000:
Larry Kinnard: academics
BJ Barre: acadmics
Alphonso Townshend: academics
John Hollins: still a reserve
Alex Stepanovich: had to play as true frosh
Darrion Scott: had to play as true frosh
Jamal Muhammed: transferred
Will Allen: had to play as true frosh
Andrew Lee: too embarassing to mention
Brandon Joe: injury-plagued career
Jason Caldwell: still a reserve
Josh Huston: didn't pan out
Bam Childress: still a reserve
Jack Tucker: remember him?
Rick McFadden: transferred
Bobby Britton: never panned out
Sam Maldonado: transferred to Maryland
Michael Jenkins: had to play as true frosh
Shane Olivea: had to play as true frosh
Will Smith: gem all the way: couldn't expect him still here
Robert Reynolds: had to play/wouldn't start this year anyway
Marco Cooper: guns, drugs, academics
Harlan Jacobs: still a reserve
Class of 2001
Reggie Arden: didn't pan out
Adam Olds: injuries
Andre Tyree: still a reserve
Ryan Cook: ...and to think we desperately needed O-linemen
Dustin Fox: true gem
Simon Fraser: solid career
Angelo Chattams: crime; academics?
Brandon Schnittker: still a reserve
Ja Ja Riley: transferred
Chris Vance: solid career
Ryan Hamby: bit of a disappointment
Chris Gamble: gem: left early
Marcus Green: decent career
Mike Nugent: NOOOOGGGGEEE!!!!
Lydell Ross: disappointing career
Quenton Thomas: academics
Maurice Hall: injury-plagued career
LeAndre Boone: transferred