I have been talking about the quarterback class for so long it is not going to be a surprise about how I have the class ranked. Cardale Jones is still my number one. He has things going for him that you can't coach. Something has changed though.

After seeing an extensive film of Braxton Miller as a junior that was extremely impressive, I am all the more certain that taking two should be a priority. I think we are seeing that the staff will take two. Until recently we were not aware that there is another quarterback offer out there. Florida dual-threat quarterback Jerrard Randall has an offer. He camped here last

I am going to start rolling out my top players in the class of 2011. I will put out the best by position then put together a top 100. I wanted to comment on the class overall first, as well as talk about the process a little.

Evaluation is about what players are going to be,

The way things were going for awhile I was not sure when I would be able to do this blog. I want to wrap-up the 2010 class before we go full speed into 2011.

The subject of which freshmen will play early is always a topic fans are interested in. There are not alot of players who can expect to play next year. It has nothing to do with the class not being what some hoped it would be. I maintain it was a fine skill position class. It has to do with youth. This is a young roster.

The basis for projections about freshmen playing is one of two things, need or a player who is so good that he is going to force his way into the depth chart.One player who fits the former

We are seeing new offers every day. The Buckeyes have made two more offers in the last 48 hours.

Center Brian Bobek was offered after visiting this past weekend. He is a rising star after leading the national junior combine in bench press reps and in vertical jump. That shows a strong explosive player. His family has connections to Iowa, both parents being grads, but I have some real insight into this one. I have reason to believe the Buckeyes are going to be hard to beat on this one. I think we see a verbal sooner rather than later. He is an impressive

The class of 2011 is looking like a stellar one in Ohio overall but so far the bigs that the Buckeyes need, OLs and DTs, are not here in the numbers that the Buckeyes need to re-stock the depth chart. Keep in mind that this is an offensive line that is only 13 deep to start with and 4 will be seniors, nearly a third of the scholarship depth in one year.

The first two players that come to mind in the state of Ohio are Donovan Clark from Cincinnati Finneytown and Michael Bennett from Centerville. Bennett has received his offer already from the Buckeyes. The question about both is about size. Neither are ideal sized offensive linemen but when I see bigs with the explosiveness and athleticism of Clark and

The blog today is going to a short one. I want everyone to follow this link. It is to a site that lays bare an issue that is huge in college football. It is oversigning. The advtantages to the schools that do it are laid out on this site. It is practiced heavily in the SEC. Even Pete Carroll refused to do it. The fact that schools that use it are gaining a competitive advtantage leaves everyone else with a delimma. Use the system yourself and likely claim more victories on the field, or refuse to use the system and calim moral victories?

http://www.oversigning.com/

It is a good read. Come back and discuss.

We did not need to get Jordan Hicks in this class but we will need to address the position next year. It is not priority number one. We are still looking at some really talented young guys who can step into holes in 2011 but we do not want to see the talent level drop off. Brian Rolle, Ross Homan and Jermal Hines will all be seniors next year.

There are three players this early in the process that stand out. Michigans Lawrence Thomas, Trey DePriest and James Vaughters from Georgia.

James Vaughters is a tackling machine. A tackling machine with speed and a motor that will not stop. He is physical enough to line up at nose tackle sometimes. He may have the most to learn as he has played a lot with his hand in the dirt. I don't see a single play out there of him

Another great gem from Lexco44.

It is official. The class is in. Everyone has signed that had committed. This class is a C. It was never going to be more than a B but the offensive line recruiting debacle has made it a C.

We got skill players. I don't think anyone has a better back class. We get the #1 back in the country on my board in Rod Smith. Carlos Hyde would have played a good deal last year. He reminds me of Keith Byars. What makes a back his size a running back is the feet. Hyde has feet that a 200 lb back would love to have. Corey Brown is what makes this a skill position class that we can be excited about. Maybe he is a running back. Maybe he is a slot receiver. Either way he is a game changer. Tyrone Williams is the best receiver that nobody was talking about. He was from a school that does not have a history of putting out talent,