| 01 March 2010
This was always going to be a short blog post. It borders on embarrassing how bad this class of backs is for 2011 in Ohio. I see Trayion Durham as the best back in the class and I don't see a Big Four offer from him. The Buckeyes are too deep to add a back unless is the kind of player you don't say no to. Durham does not fit the Michigan or Notre Dame offenses. Penn State is the only one of the Big Four who might come in with an offer and I am not aware of any interest from the Nittany Lions at this early stage.
Beyond Durham I like Rico Butler at Hilliard Davidson. Nice looking sattellite guy. He is about the only other guy I have seen that looks like at least a MAC level RB. I just don't see backs that I can say for sure will even be MAC level kids.That is incredible. Even those years where we do not see Big Four backs we see a handful of MAC backs. Not this year. Shocking lack of talent at a position where Ohio is usually strong.
That brings me to the name Jameel Poteat. I saw him a couple of months ago but fans on Bucknuts picked up that he was a possible Buckeye offer. The consensus was to pass as the Buckeyes are loaded as is the class of 2012 at running back in Ohio. I think passing would be a mistake. Poteat is a talent you don't say no to and the idea that we are going to stay this loaded is something we cannot take for granted. We have at least six backs and maybe seven, with only one senior. Something has to give. Saine is a senior and coming off a really good last half of the year. Rod Smith is a superstar waiting to happen. I doubt we see Herron go anywhere this late in his career. He is a solid kid and has worked hard. JT will make sure he is involved. If Corey Brown is a back, that means three players who are very similar, Brown, Jordan Hall and Jamal Berry. We are not going to keep all of them. When a another player at your position is close to the same age and brings the same skill set to the table, it is only natural to look for someplace where you can play. I have always been a big carlos Hyde fan but he is no better as a power runner than Smith, and Smith is the superior all-around back. Smith is so close to being a complete back that all the backs on the roster might at least let the thought of going elsewhere pass through their minds. You take Poteat, or any other elite back, if you can get him.
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