Lamaar Thomas Commits

October 18 2007 09:26 PM -- Filed in: Recruiting

Four-star WR/RB Lamaar Thomas verbally committed to Ohio State tonight on ESPNU. During his interview he said he'll most likely play a role similar to Ted Ginn, which is to say wide receiver with a few designed carries for spice. So, pay no attention to the ESPN talking heads calling Thomas a 'running back'. His offer list was impressive with the likes of Florida, Tennessee, Boston College and others but in the end he picked the Buckeyes over Illinois and Maryland. I've uploaded the segment in its entirety:

Upon Thomas' arrival next year, Brandon Saine will immediately become the second fastest person on the team. Thomas has run a 10.3 / 100 and Rivals.com has ranked him as the fastest player in the class. Lamaar's high school coach speaks glowingly of him and also sees him as a wide receiver. The '08 recruiting class continues to morph into perhaps the best of Tressel's career. Only issue we have is correcting Lamaar's usage of "the University of Ohio State."

Misc: May have some MSU stuff late Friday, early Saturday. Until then, head over to SpartanTailgate to get the MSU perspective. By the way, the Ohio State - Michigan is back where it belongs - noon start.