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Where will Brian Robiskie be drafted?

April 25, 2009 /

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The opinions on Brian Robiskie vary widely going into the 2009 NFL draft. In his mock draft published today, Tony Grossi has Robiskie going to the Indianapolis Colts in the first round.

27. Indianapolis: Brian Robiskie, WR, Ohio State

Comment: The Colts always consider Peyton Manning first.

Robiskie would be a good fit with Anthony Gonzalez in Indy, but this might be a reach. In their rankings of the top 100 players in the 2009 NFL Draft, The National Football Post isn’t that impressed.

86. WR Brian Robiskie, Ohio State

I don’t know what all the hype is about. Best-case scenario, Robiskie is a No. 2 receiver with little upside.

That seems overly harsh. I saw Robiskie make some incredible catches during his career at Ohio State. He was never a dominant receiver, but he can be a clutch receiver who makes the big catch.

Todd McShay doesn’t have Robiskie going until the third round (pick #66) to the St. Louis Rams.

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Intereesting comments on Beanie Wells from Mike Lombardi

April 23, 2009 /

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In his latest post, Mike Lombardi writes the following about Beanie Wells:

Who is the best player you have played against?

Every time I talk to a player, I always ask who the best player was they played against in their career. I keep a list, and often the names are not the same. But when the same name seems to come up all the time, I make sure I do more work on that player. This year, it seems like Ohio States’ Chris “Beanie” Wells is the winner. His combination of speed, power and size seems to have players in awe.

Wells should be a force in the NFL. I’d love to see the Browns find a way to get him. I’ll throw up if the Steelers or Ravens take him.

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Buckeyes going after Nick Montana

February 15, 2009 /

The Buckeyes are recruiting quaterback Nick Montana, Joe Montana’s son.

According to several reports, quarterback Nick Montana, Joe’s son, said he is flying to Columbus for an unofficial visit on Monday and Tuesday before going to check out Texas for two days. He said the Buckeyes told him he is their No. 1 quarterback target in the next recruiting class.

“They told me I was going to be pretty much their guy until I tell them that I’m not interested or unless I tell them otherwise,” Montana told BuckeyeSports.com. “Until that, they won’t be looking for another quarterback.”

Remember those San Francisco 49ers who came in last summer to give the Buckeyes a pep talk — Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, Roger Craig and … Joe Montana? Former 49ers owner Ed DeBartolo Jr. is a Tressel friend from Youngstown. So, yes, Joe Montana played at Notre Dame and his Nick’s older brother, Nate, walked on as a quarterback for the Fighting Irish. But Jim Tressel is no stranger to the Montana family.

I remember seeing a report several years ago about Montana’s sons. Joe compared Nick to John Elway, citing his rocket arm. If Nick has Elway’s arm and Montana’s brains, he’ll be one hell of a player.

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Brandon Saine is still in the mix at tailback

February 12, 2009 /

The Ohio State Buckeyes will need to replace Chris “Beanie” Wells in the backfield next season, and the will hae plenty of candidates, including Dan Herron and a number of freshmen who were included in Ohio State’s steller 2009 recruiting class.

Doug Lesmerises has an excellent series on Cleveland.com reviewing each of the positions on the Buckeye roster for 2009. In his latest installment, running backs coach Dick Tressel reveals to Lesmerises that Brandon Saine is still in the mix, despite past injuries.

Is Brandon Saine a tailback or some combination of a fullback and receiver out of the backfield? Where does he fit it?

Tailback. The fact of the matter was he had a great spring last spring, so we came into this fall, we have all these good tailbacks, how are we going to get them on the field? So he can do these other things, so maybe he’s the guy you move around to do these other things. He had injury issues, so it all didn’t happen for him and us. Fortunately, we get to regroup and have him in a position to move forward.

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Buckeyes get great start on 2008 recruiting class

March 15, 2007 /

Ohio State has landed three top recruits for 2008.

The Ohio State football team has already picked up three commitments in the class of 2008, and at least one recruiting analyst ranks the trio with the best at their positions nationally among seniors-to-be.

Dublin Coffman tackle Mike Adams, Cincinnati LaSalle receiver DeVier Posey and Westerville Central punter-kicker Ben Buchanan have all accepted scholarships from the Buckeyes.

Duane Long of Bucknuts.com, who publishes the Ohio High scouting report, has the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Adams rated as the top player in the state.

“I’ve only seen one offensive lineman — Orlando Pace — better at the high school level in Ohio,” Long said. “He’s better than Korey Stringer and better than Alex Boone. He’s a special athlete.”

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