Along the Links: Ohio State Football Recruiting 5/23
by Smith1 on May 23, 2011 6:00 AM EDT
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Spanning the 'net to give you a constant variety of recruiting news. The thrill of commitments and the agony of reject. The human drama of high school competition. This is ATO's, Along the Links!
The biggest Buckeye recruiting news of the past week was adding the commitment of Cleveland St Ignatius tight end Blake Thomas. Click on to read the commitment stories from BuckeyeGrove.com, the Buckeye Battle Cry, the Columbus Dispatch, and the Plain Dealer. My scouting report of Thomas has also been posted at TheRinger.com.
A topic that has surprisingly made few waves across the internets is an idea that came out of the recent Big Ten meetings. I know, I know. Teenagers selling and trading their trinkets for some ink is soooo much more important to the current buisness of big time college athletics. /sarcasm.
The gist of this proposal is to bridge the financial gap between what a "full scholarship" pays for and the actual monies spent by a student athlete to live their life. Most people are surprised to learn there are many costs not covered for these young people. Plus, due to NCAA rules, they often have difficulty earning the money needed to cover these expenses as well. Some opinions on the idea can be found on ESPN.com, in Alabama's Press Register, as well as in the New York Daily News. The ramifications it could have on recruiting could truly alter the landscape of college athletics from the top to the bottom.
Finally, Nike and the Elite 11 folks staged their final combines of the spring at Ohio State this weekend. These events are invaluable to the program thanks to the exposure it generates among the nations elite recruits. A list of the prominent Buckeye targets in attendance has been compiled for the 2012 class and the 2013 class. Here is a preview of the Elite 11 from Rivals and recaps of the top performers from ESPN, 24/7 Sports, and Scout.
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Georgia loaded with top prospects - ESPN
A tour of Georgia shows the Peach State is loaded with many top prospects, including a secondary at Creekside HS that leaves recruiters drooling.
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National notes: Run on Georgia LBs
Multiple talented linebackers in the state of Georgia made their pledges to leave the state this week. That and much more are inside today's national notes.
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A tour of Georgia shows the Peach State is loaded with many top prospects, highlighted by the crew at Stephenson HS.
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Scout.com: Dillard has options
BUFORD, Ga. - Air Force, Harvard, and Illinois has offered this 2012 student-athlete out of the Peach State. Ryan Dillard has it all together and you can get the latest on him here.
Scout.com: When will Alexander trim his list?
BUFORD, Ga. - Vadal Alexander has an impressive list of offers and he is still looking at each one of them in the same way. He plans to change that though and you can find out when and more right here.
Scout.com: 2013 LB is pulling in the offers
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VIDEOS
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YouTube - 2013 QB Johnathan McCary
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YouTube - Tray Matthews #28 Safety, C/O 2013 - Football Season 2010 Sophomore Yr
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Most people are surprised to learn there are many costs not covered for these young people
I was a student-athlete at OSU and I can tell you that athletes with ‘full rides’ had to do a lot of things to make ends meet.
There were literally Olympic athletes who got maybe 4-5 hours of sleep a day because they would practice and go to class during the day and then work graveyard shifts because their scholarship didn’t even come close to covering tuition and rent.
I always thought it was incredibly unfair that if you received a scholarship by any means other than athletics, you could pretty much do anything legal to earn money. These kids are generating hundreds of millions of dollars for their schools but have severe restrictions on how and when they are allowed to make some money for themselves. The height of hypocrisy IMO…
I was in a discussion with a former Division III athlete who was brutal on the Ohio State players selling their awards. He believed that Division I student-athletes received much more money than they actually do, and his views were tinged with a bit of jealousy because of his own background.
It shocks people when they find out how restrictive the scholarships actually are in a sport like football. Athletes can’t have jobs during the school year due to the class and practice schedule, and any summer jobs they receive have to work with the intense summer workout schedule.
When the players sold their awards for cash and ink, they weren’t living the lavish life and attending parties sponsored by agents like the UNC case. They were gaining some discretionary spending money and using it how many college kids do.
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Athletes can’t have jobs during the school year due to the class and practice schedule, and any summer jobs they receive have to work with the intense summer workout schedule.
So true. Even in sports that don’t restrict if they allow you to work, its unlikely you will be able to work much. Its a full time job being on a team, my team practiced well over the allotted hours, and we did it voluntarily (legally) and happily because that what it takes to compete at the DI level.
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