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RB Maurice Wells (Official Thread)

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He'll be here when the Shoe is at its most electric. Regardless of how many USC puts in the stands--it won't feel like the Shoe as the teams take the field.

Good game to go to/have the Bucks win if he's really going down to the wire on his choice.
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http://ohiostate.theinsiders.com/2/310289.html

Sandalwood Rolls, Wells Gives Update
By Jesse Herman
Date: Oct 24, 2004

Running back Maurice Wells of Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood is still very high on OSU's recruiting wish list. Bucknuts contributor Jesse Herman recently had the chance to see Wells in person and filed this update.


As Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood played Terry Parker Friday night in a lop-sided victory that was 42-6 at halftime, I came to the game wearing my scarlet and gray sunglasses to watch the highly-touted Maurice Wells.

Sandalwood, now 6-1 on the season, looked as if they were clicking on all cylinders after their first loss to Wolfson last week. Wells ran effortlessly for 145 yards on just 11 carries and a touchdown. He also had three additional carries called back because of holding that totaled 118 yards, including a 72-yard sprint down the left sideline.

I spoke to Wells after the game and asked about a hip-pointer injury that has plagued him the last couple of weeks.

"Oh yeah, the injury is great, its feeling one hundred percent. I've been feeling good today and have been doing it all week, getting it done in practice. I am feeling good for next week's game. I'm definitely good right now," he replied.

Wells seemed hesitant at the beginning, making a couple cut-back runs slower than usual. As the game progressed, though, it was certain that a nagging injury nor an opposing defense really had a chance to stop Wells despite his limited opportunities in the game. His offensive line provided huge holes to run through. It was obvious that given space to work with, Wells can be an extremely dangerous runner.

Perhaps his most impressive run came in the second quarter where he broke a tackle in the backfield, ran it up the middle, then cut it back up field for a 29-yard gain. In the 4th quarter, he carried the ball out of the shotgun formation. His initial burst once the quarterback received the snap is part of what makes him such a valued back. He is a cork-popping running back, with a burst everyone just marvels at. Out of the shotgun formation he hit the hole in a blink of an eye, ran left, then cut back to the right for 28 yards. Make no bones about it, Wells was built with one thing in mind -- speed.

The Sandalwood fans seemed accustomed to Wells potentially taking every carry to the house. His #34 jersey was seen throughout stands as he is definitely a crowd-favorite.

While I left wishing I could have seen him tested more in-between the tackles, where some have questioned Wells due to his size (5-9 180), I still came away confident that wherever this man chooses to go to college he presence could be felt early.

I asked Wells if he thought he could come into college and contribute in his first year.

"I am going to work hard in the off-season to prepare myself for the season to be in the best fit that I can. Work hard once I get into school during the season. Hopefully once the season starts, if the coach thinks I can jump-start an offense, great. If the coach thinks I can contribute at some point in the season, then I am going to do that. So it's basically whatever the coach thinks," he said.

It has been a wild ride as for as recruiting goes for Wells. He seemed jovial in describing the future as his recruitment comes to an end.

"It's going good (the recruiting process)," Wells described. "I've just been trying to narrow it down. I've got really my top three schools: Ohio state, USC, and Georgia Tech. I've actually got an official visit set for the 20th to Ohio State for the Michigan game."

I asked Wells if he had ever been to an OSU-Michigan game.

"I've never been there for a game, period," he said. "So I'm really looking forward to that. I hear it's pretty crazy (during the Michigan weekend). Hopefully, once I find a school that's right for me I'll make my decision. So that's basically it."

The next game for Wells is a homecoming game versus Mandarin. Wells is also a finalist for homecoming king next weekend. After seeing him play Friday night, he gets my vote.
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wstripes said:
I have a feeling he's going to Ga Tech....don't understand why; they aren't going to be any good.
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It would be another thing if stripes had said "ah, he's going to Tech". Besides, this is before Mo's official to OSU for the scUM game. That should take care of any lingering doubt in his mind whether OSU is the kind of place he wants to go.
 
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Buckeye737 said:
It would be another thing if stripes had said "ah, he's going to Tech". Besides, this is before Mo's official to OSU for the scUM game. That should take care of any lingering doubt in his mind whether OSU is the kind of place he wants to go.
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Getting him to the Shoe for the scUM game is huge, but I agree...whenever wstripes has a hunch like that, he usually isn't too far off.
 
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Wells visits Maryland this weekend and will get to see their game against FSU. He's still visiting Ohio State for the scUM game and will make an official to Georgia Tech on December 17th. When asked if he had a leader he said "Not at all, that's what visits are for."
 
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Great sign that he is visiting. That should be one heck of a good game. One has got to think that some of these recruits get blown away by all the hardcore fans at the game and of how loud it gets in the stadium. Plus add the band, skull session and Archie Griffin shaking your hand. Now thats going to be a good visit.
 
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Sandalwood needs to win next week to make the playoffs

Mo Wells had big rushing night but also had some costly fumbles

Sandalwood star running back Maurice Wells ran for 267 yards on 32 carries, and had 99 yards and a pair of touchdowns after only three carries. But two fourth-quarter fumbles by Wells led to Mandarin's game-winning touchdown drive.

"You can't hang it on Maurice with the night he had," Geis said. "Turnovers will kill you, yes, but you just have to credit Mandarin. Their star player [quarterback Kellen Lewis] just made a few more plays than ours."
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