National Signing Day Updates

Here's our National Signing Day dump post. You can find all of the latest Ohio State commitments here, as well as full recruiting posts later on today. For now, we wait and see who will be the last couple of recruits to sign to Ohio State after months of waiting.

Keep in mind WR's Davonte Neal and Stefon Diggs are not announcing today.

Joel Caleb: 8:30 am Prediction: Ohio State
Bam Bradley: 8:45 am Prediction: Pitt
Jamal Marcus: 10:30 am Prediction: East Carolina
Kyle Dodson: Ceremony starts 12:15 pm Prediction: Ohio State


National Signing Day Commits
Jamal Marcus 
Kyle Dodson

Sitting Down With 2012 Linebacker Recruit Camren Williams

Williams is down to two schools

The 2012 recruiting class took a huge momentum shift nationally, when Urban Meyer raced into the picture for Ohio State. Enough cannot be said about how Luke Fickell and Mike Vrabel continued to recruit, and recruit well. Before Meyer came onto the coaching staff, Fickell had wrapped up 9 recruits on his own, and had picked up some pretty decent players.

Once Urban stepped in though, the bar was set a couple of feet higher. Recruits are gaining interest fast, and now are taking a serious look at where they stand.

Now another recruit has joined the mix, and we didn't have to wait long to hear from another star prospect.

That prospect is Camren Williams of West Roxbury (MA) Catholic Memorial. Williams, a 6-2/200 linebacker, is a four star recruit that is currently committed to Penn State. He the brother of current UNC offensive lineman Brennan Williams.

We talked with Camren on Tuesday night, and he gave us the latest info on his recruitment and thoughts on Ohio State.

4 Star DT Tommy Schutt Commits To Ohio State

Schutt is Number 17

According to Allen Trieu, 4-star defensive tackle Tommy Schutt has switched his commitment from Penn State to Ohio State this evening. Schutt made his official visit to Ohio State over the weekend, and it did not take Schutt long to publicly announce he has committed to the Buckeyes.

Schutt becomes Urban Meyer’s first verbal commitment as head coach of the Bucks and commitment No. 17 for Ohio State’s 2012 recruiting class. The 6-foot-3 and 285-pound Schutt was a starter at defensive end in a 3-man front the past three seasons. He made 73 tackles including 14 sacks during his senior season as Glenbard West finished with a 10-1 record. Schutt had 27 tackles for loss as well on the season.

Tommy was recruited as a defensive tackle, and then committed to Penn State during the summer. At the time he picked the Nittany Lions over dozens of scholarship offers including Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, Duke and Boston College.

This is a huge get for Ohio State and especially Urban Meyer, who has gone wild on the recruiting trail, picking up a lot of interest in many top recruits across the country. Schutt will join 5-star defensive end Adolphus Washington on the defensive line, and both are hoping to hear good things from the Noah Spence camp very soon. The line of thinking is that Urban's first commitment will make the rest of the dominoes fall into place for the 2012 class, which could end up being one of the Top 10 in the country. 

Recruiting: 5 Star DE Adolphus Washington Is A Buckeye

Making an impact

This morning, Tuesday the 22nd, Ohio State received a commitment from Cincinnati Taft 5-star DE Adolphus Washington over scholarship offers from Michigan State, Cincinnati, Michigan, Alabama, Miami, Kentucky, Oregon and many others. Washington is now the Buckeye's 15th recruit in the class of 2012.

Washington said during the conference that he made his final decision after his official visit to Ohio State for the Wisconsin game, where Braxton Miller threw a Hail Mary to win the game. When asked what he thought about playing for Urban Meyer, he didn't take any bait and simply said "I hope so". Washington also becomes the first 5-star prospect in the Buckeyes’ 2012 recruiting class. You can read more on him here. 

Adolphus has a very realistic shot at playing and maybe even starting as a true freshman when he comes in. Washington was a varsity starter his freshman year at Cincinnati Roger Bacon. He transferred to Taft for his junior season and made 101 tackles with 15 sacks. As a junior, Washington racked up 119 tackles and 17 sacks. He made 90 tackles with 23.5 sacks during his senior season and hopes to add some serious depth to this defensive line next year.

When he comes to Ohio State he wants to major in nursing. With the addition of Washington the Buckeyes now have 15 verbal commitments for a recruiting class that is expected to number at least 19 come National Signing Day.

Washington's teammate however, 3-star wide receiver Dwayne Stanford, announced he has committed to Oregon over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Cincinnati, LSU and many others.

While not getting Stanford might affect some other recruit's decisions, Washington's commitment stands out by far as the best get for Ohio State recruiting in awhile. It's a huge pick up, and might sway Urban Meyer even more out of retirement.

Video highlights after the jump.

WR Michael Thomas Official Commitment Gives Ohio State #13 In 2012

Game face

A week ago, we told you that wide-out Michael Thomas was just about set in stone to come to Ohio State. Now, that's been confirmed after his official visit to Ohio Stadium when the Buckeyes hosted the Badgers in a 33-29 upset win. After the game, Thomas said that he was going to announce his commitment officially sometime this weekend. Michael is currently enrolled at Fork Union Military Academy, with fellow Buckeye commit Cardale Jones.

Christian Bryant and Braxton Miller were the ones that hosted Thomas on his stay at Ohio State, and Thomas said that there were many reasons for staying,  as he was noting the tradition OSU holds with the country, and he knows there's a great opportunity to come in and start right away next year. Thomas is 6'4'', 200 pounds who runs great routes, and has outstanding explosiveness.

Ohio State's 2012 class of recruits is already a fantastic bunch, and Thomas is the 13th commit, with that number expected to rise to 18 by National Signing Day.

Are Adolphus Washington And Dwayne Stanford Coming To Ohio State?

Washington looks ready to go

According to Cincinnati News, the seniors from Cincinnati Taft, Adolphus Washington (DE) and Dwayne Stanford (WR) are making their announcement of where they plan to go to their choice of schools on the same day at the same time, 10 a.m. on November 9th.

Washington's "Top 5" include:

- Ohio State, Michigan State, Alabama, Kentucky, and Oregon. All in no particular order.

Stanford's "Top 5" include:

- Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, LSU, and Arizona State. All in no particular order

Washington had made an official visit to Michigan State when the Spartans hosted TTUN. That game, of course, resulted in a big upset for the Spartans after knocking off an undefeated, Denard Robinson-led team. After the visit it appears Washington was actually impressed with the way the defensive staff switched in many different defensive linemen in and out during the game, but luckily, as we all know, Ohio State does almost the same exact thing. I'd have to say that Washington is a lock, because it sounded like he was all Ohio State before the visit, and after the visit he's said that Ohio State is still #1 in his mind, and likely won't change.

As far as Dwayne Stanford goes, my guess is that with the recent "addition" of Michael Thomas, and the already committed Cardale Jones (currently at Fork Union to help grades, etc) Stanford will follow where Washington goes, and all signs point to Ohio State. Those 4 players right there are huge for the Buckeyes as the wide receiver spot is thin, and these guys are good. We'll find out on November 9th, where we hope to announce the addition of 2 new Buckeyes to Buckeye Nation.

Video highlights of both after the jump