New Bits Has More Recruiting, Stealing Coaches, And Losing A Player

Eleven Warriors posted a piece about why Kirk Herbstreit is a fake Buckeye. That was written by Bucknuts writer Ramzy and he did a hell of a job, too:

"That season marked the beginning of what has long since become the end of Herbstreit as a recipient of Most Favored Alumnus status. In case you didn’t hear, didn’t notice or have already forgotten, Herbstreit used his ballot to drop Ohio State three places in the final AP poll, from sixth to ninth. In case you didn’t hear, didn’t notice or have already forgotten, Ohio State finished the season by beating Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. Arkansas was the second-place team in an extremely strong SEC West with a top-ten ranking. Try and process that without giving yourself a migraine.

There is no precedent or history to support how Herbstreit treated his alma mater in his final ballot. He punished Ohio State for beating an SEC team that had, in his own words, the “best offensive line and quarterback the Buckeyes would see all year.” (Note: He was right.) Strangely, Herbstreit rewarded Oklahoma by moving them all the way up from 14th to seventh for beating UConn, a four-loss team that somehow managed to get schooled by Michigan this season. In terms of difficulty, beating UConn in 2010 ranked somewhere between boiling water and producing flatulence."

Hit the nail on the head.

Ohio State is in search of a coach to join the staff, since Darrell Hazell left to take the head coaching job at Kent State. Stan Drayton has taken over the spot of looking like the next coach to join the staff. The reason this is news, would be because he is currently the running backs coach and assistant recruiting coordinator for Will Muschamp at Florida. I think if we could land this guy, it would be a huge success and gain for this Ohio State team. Plus, SEC speed will be coming to the Big Ten. Not that we needed it, but more speed never hurt anyone.

He is expected to announce that he is the new WR's coach this Sunday. This helps recruiting in the Southeast, so we have a bit of an edge. Maybe he can tell the recruits that it's not that cold here. It's also a possiblity that Drayton can bring some of the defensive and offensive ideas that could add some serious firepower to our team.

Sam Longo doing drills. Duh.

Sam Longo, an OSU offensive lineman, requested a release from the University and was granted one. Longo wore #59, and only played in the Eastern Michigan game this year. While this doesn't hurt us too badly, a little more depth can feel pretty nice in case of injuries and whatnot. I view this as opening up some more opportunities  for the younger guys coming in.

Finally, Georgia linebacker James Vaughters has re-affirmed his commitment to Stanford, even after the departure of head coach Jim Harbaugh. While he was a long shot after the commitment, Buckeye fans could still stay hopeful. Now that commitment from Ejuan Price is looking a lot nicer, don't you think? 

Curtis Grant is still a possibility, especially since his visit to Florida didn't go as well as he thought it would. He still has a official visit to Ohio State, so if the Buckeyes can nab this one away from the Gators, that would be huge.