Wells Loves Him Some OSU and bd Mongolian
February 04 2008 11:08 PM -- Filed in: Recruiting
| Football
Keith Wells made it official today by verbally committing Ohio
State. The 6'6" defensive end will compete
for playing time as a true freshman and has no
intention of redshirting. This normally isn't
all that out of the ordinary but some concerns
have been raised about his weight.
Wells is listed at 211 lbs by some services which is vastly undersized for a defensive end. However, the listing reflects his junior year numbers; a more accurate figure is approximately 235 lbs which is perfectly fine even for a player of his height. In fact, some will remember a defensive end out of Detroit Cass Tech who enrolled at Ohio State weighing roughly 235 lbs. Vernon Gholston.
While Ohio State fans debate the weight issue,
the fine marketing folks of bd mongolian barbeque were
the recipient of unexpected publicity. Wells
announced his selection and conducted a
Rivals.com interview wearing a bd's t-shirt. I
have no witty remark here other than I thought
it was kind of funny. Then again, maybe it's
message he's working on increasing the lbs. By
the way, that Rivals.com interview can be viewed
in entirety here.
Pryor Watch: The nation's top recruit made some news today by confirming he'll probably sign on Wednesday afterall. A few hours later, he took it back and said the original Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story was incorrect. Isn't this fun kids? Some recruiting guys think Pryor will still announce on signing day and intimate the latest retraction is just a smoke screen of some sort. Why all the machinations, I have no idea.
Fringe Ohio State news involves two former players. Former player and legendary coach Bobby Knight has abruptly retired at Texas Tech. Former wide receiver Chris Carter was not first ballot inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Wells is listed at 211 lbs by some services which is vastly undersized for a defensive end. However, the listing reflects his junior year numbers; a more accurate figure is approximately 235 lbs which is perfectly fine even for a player of his height. In fact, some will remember a defensive end out of Detroit Cass Tech who enrolled at Ohio State weighing roughly 235 lbs. Vernon Gholston.
Pryor Watch: The nation's top recruit made some news today by confirming he'll probably sign on Wednesday afterall. A few hours later, he took it back and said the original Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story was incorrect. Isn't this fun kids? Some recruiting guys think Pryor will still announce on signing day and intimate the latest retraction is just a smoke screen of some sort. Why all the machinations, I have no idea.
Fringe Ohio State news involves two former players. Former player and legendary coach Bobby Knight has abruptly retired at Texas Tech. Former wide receiver Chris Carter was not first ballot inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
