Friday's Buckeye Bits

Good Friday morning! Another lovely early spring day here in Columbus. Fair warning, this weather has brought on the usual nasty cold, so my writing may be somewhat Nyquil-affected.

So the news that Fielding Yost is objecting to Wes Fesler's recruiting tactics should come as no shock to anyone.

Well, actually, Bret Bielema is the one that's not happy. "We at the Big Ten don’t want to be like the SEC," he says. He's seems a bit upset that Kyle Dodson flipped from Wisconsin.  Mark Dantonio is a bit upset, too, after Se'Von Pittman decided that Columbus is a nicer place to live than East Lansing. The coaches seem to be concerned that the "gentlemen's agreements" that had been informally in place between Big Ten coaches are being violated.

Well, too bad. Until the letter is signed and faxed (and, seriously, WHO uses faxes anymore?), everyone is fair game. And, honestly, why doesn't Bert want to be a bit more SEC-like? It's not like we are trying to train these young men to grow into mature, morally-grounded adults...

4 Star Defensive End Se'Von Pittman Commits To Ohio State

Pittman follows Schutt to OSU

According to Bill Greene, Se'Von Pittman, the defensive end from Canton, OH, has de-committed from Michigan State and is now an Ohio State Buckeye.

Pittman changed his commitment from Michigan State to Ohio State after making an official visit with the Buckeyes this past weekend.

Pittman committed to Michigan State in June over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Nebraska and others.The 6-foot-5 and 235-pound Pittman has had an outstanding senior season as the Bulldogs qualified for the state playoffs and finished with a 9-3 overall record. Pittman made 102 tackles including eight sacks. He also recorded 20 tackles for loss this year.

He has exceptional quickness off the ball and overall athleticism and agility. Can win with a speed rush and can win with quick inside moves. He has to get bigger and stronger, which will help him against the run, but he's a pure pass rusher. This defensive line he joins is turning out phenomenal.

This has all now resulted in Pittman becoming Ohio State's 18th commitment for their 2012 recruiting class. Urban Meyer is on a roll, and like we said in the Schutt post, this is now the second domino to fall in Meyer's recruiting game plan. Things are starting to fall into place for the 2012 class, which continues to get better and better.

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