The Big 33 was played last night. I had no idea that it would be on the NFL Network until I stumbled across so I missed the first few minutes.

The talk of the Big 33 practices was Darryl Baldwin. I could not believe how big he had gotten. He looks like he is ready to get drafted not getting ready to step on a college field. Mark Porter has been saying left tackle for the longest time. I have always believed he was an offensive player but I thought the chances of him getting this big were not great. If you can see the great picture Gary Hosteau posted on Bucknuts make sure you take a look. The buzz is about him as a defensive player. I think if he does stay on defense it will be at DT. He is a

Camps always seem to produce offers. I don't know if this one comes as much of a surprise. Massillon split end Devin Smith became the most recent offer. That he will become the next committment is likely. He has been wishing for a Buckeye offer all along. I think there was some surprise that he did not have one already. He had a great year after transferring in to Massillon. With his performance I was a bit surprised that he was not already offered. I thought there was a possibility that he would not be offered. I think it showed how much he wanted to be a Buckeye that with his offer list he decided to come down here and let the staff get a look at him. Sometimes players who have lists that include such schools as Notre Dame and Michigan can get a little peeved at the lack of an offer and not show up at camp. I think that this class is so locked up, that the staff decided to take Smith despite being in the top

This expansion of the Big Ten and Pac-10 that is unfolding is driven by our love for football and the money that comes from football. Have you thought about the other sports that are being left behind?

What got me thinking about this is the Kansas basketball program. Is there a program out there that can boast the legacy that Kansas basketball can lay out on the table? John Naismith is the man who invented basketball. He was Kansas first basketball coach. Wilt Chamberlain played at Kansas. It holds the longest current streak of NCAA tournament appearances. It is first in the number of winning seasons. Three national championships and

There is a rumor going around the top defensive tackle prospect Kevin McReynolds has had his offer pulled after the Buckeyes received a verbal from Indiana's Joel Hale. First, Jim Tressel does not pull offers. However, telling someone you are full at his position is not pulling an offer. I don't know if it has happened. I have not heard anything about that happening. I can see both sides of it. McReynolds is a difference maker at a position that you don't turn down elite players at. The problem is we have five current DTs and only one senior. We have two commitments from DTs and several other players in Farris, J.T. Moore and Melvin Fellows who could grow into DTs. We are running out of room and the number of elite

What a week for recruiting. We would have been satisfied getting one of the nations top three quarterbacks in Braxton Miller. That we landed Evan Spencer and Joel Hale too, saying it was icing on the cake is an understatement.

What more can be said about Miller. Not only is he a great quarterback. Miller could not be a better fit for this offense and what Jim Tressel wants in a quarterback. He is Troy Smith deluxe. He is far more advanced than Smith was at a similar stage. He is bigger and is even a better athlete. As I stated a short time ago when I compared Miller and Cardale Jones again after seeing Millers junior film, Miller is such a good athlete that he would likely be a Buckeye target to play running back or wide receiver. There is so much chatter right now abotu Pryor

The recruiting landscape is starting to take shape. It is looking like arguably the best class of the Tressel era. That is saying a lot considering how well Jim Tressel has recruited here.

Tomorrow a huge piece of the puzzle falls into place as Braxton Miller makes his verbal. That it is going to be the Buckeyes is the worst kept secret that I have seen in a very long time. Everyone is talking more about his impact on the rest of the class. Make no mistake. These kids want to win badly. That competitive drive is somethin crucial to what makes these elite athletes, elite athletes. They do things nobody else can do because of that thing that burns

Jim Tressel and the Buckeye staff have gone out and secured the inside offensive linemen that the program needs. We have three guards in Tommy Brown, Chris Carter and Antonio Underwood, and the center of the future in Brian Bobek. Right tackle is set for years to come. Where is the left tackle?

I think Jim Tressel would like to know that too. I have not looked around nationally at much just yet but offensive tackle is one area that I have looked at alot of players. I am sure some players have yet to emerge but right now the left tackles are just not there. That is a big problem. It goes beyond Adams not yet living up to expectations. It is about the fact that h

Braxton Miller being interviewed on this free podcast from Bucknuts. I am sure you will want to hear what he has to say:

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I have not been getting to some questions. I like to answer every question asked of me. I am going to address some of the recent questions I found on several threads.

In the post on the super safety pair of Trotwood-Madison Bam Bradley and Glen Oak's DeShawn Hall, Jacob2315 asked, "Think they will start over Jeremy Cash?"

I have a very high opinion of Jeremy Cash. I have a very high opinion of Jamie Wood. I have a very high opinion of C.J. Barnett. That I would make the statement that Bradley and Hall

Last week I threw out a teaser about a defensive back who could be better than Bam Bradley, the junior to be superstar from Trotwood Madison. There was a good deal of buzz about it but it didn't last long. BeeseBuck figured it out. I should not have been surprised as he asked me about him so long ago that my answer was, "Who?".

The player I was talking about was DeShawn Hall from Canton Glen Oak. I had not seen him until a couple of weeks ago but my first response was that I had just seen a player who would compare to Eugene Clifford. I let it sink in for a minute and looked at his film again. I would not go so far as saying he was in Cliffords class. I would say he reminds me of Prescott Burgess at the same point in his development. As a junior, Hall is now headed into his junior year, Burgess was an exceptional prospect. He did not have the senior year that everyone expected of him but as a junior he was a special player. One of the best safety