Purdue is officially last to the party, as Indiana picks up their first commit.
Action since
last rankings:
6-8-08 Ohio State gains commitment from Dominic Clarke. Michigan State gains commitment from Patrick White.
6-9-08 Indiana gain commitment from Josh Keyt.
6-10-08 Ohio State gains commitment from Adam Bellamy. Wisconsin gains commitment from Zac Matthias.
6-11-08 Penn State gains commitment from Curtis Drake.
6-12-08 Notre Dame gains commitment from Ben Turk.
New Rankings:
#1 Ohio State - 16 commits
|
DT
| *****
| Johnny Simon
|
LB
| *****
| Dorian Bell
|
RB
| ****
| Jordan Hall
|
CB
| ****
| CJ Barnett
|
WR
| ****
| James Jackson
|
MLB
| ****
| Storm Klein
|
MLB
| ****
| Jordan Whiting
|
DE
| ****
| Melvin Fellows
|
OG
| ****
| Corey Linsley
|
OT
| ****
| Jack Mewhort
|
S
| ****
| Jamie Wood
|
TE
| ***
| Reid Fragel
|
DT
| ***
| Adam Bellamy
|
WR
| ***
| Chris Fields
|
FB
| ***
| Adam Homan
|
LB
| *
| Zach Boren
|
CB
| *
| Dominic Clarke
|
Dominic Clarke is lightly-regarded at this point, but it seems like the Bucks really know what they're doing when evaluating DBs. He'll be in the high three-star range. Boren will be a three-star whose commitment is more celebrated for bringing in his brother.
#2 Michigan - 9 commits
|
DT
| *****
| William Campbell
|
QB
| *****
| Kevin Newsome
|
CB
| ****
| Justin Turner
|
QB
| ****
| Shavodrick Beaver
|
WR
| ****
| Bryce McNeal
|
RB
| ****
| Teric Jones
|
RB
| ***
| Fitzgerald Toussaint
|
S
| *
| Isaiah Bell
|
WR
| *
| Jeremy Gallon
|
Bell will likely end up a high 3-star or low 4-star (ESPN loves him). Gallon
#3 Penn State - 12 commits
|
OT
| *****
| Eric Shrive
|
CB
| ****
| Darrell Givens
|
DE
| ****
| Sean Stanley
|
S
| ***
| Derrick Thomas
|
S
| ***
| Stephen Obeng-Agyapong
|
S
| ***
| Malcolm Willis
|
OT
| ***
| Mark Arcidiacono
|
QB
| ***
| Curtis Drake
|
C
| *
| Ty Howle
|
OG
| *
| Frank Figueroa
|
WR
| *
| Brandon Felder
|
CB
| *
| Stephon Morris
|
Arcidiacono is underrated, Howle will end up as a high-three star, Figueroa a low three-star, and Felder somewhere in between. New commit Curtis Drake is being brought in as a QB unless the Nittany Lions get a top-notch signal caller in this calss (in which case he will likely be a WR). Penn State has a quantity-over-quality class right now.
#4 Notre Dame - 6 commits
|
RB
| *****
| Cierre Wood
|
MLB
| ****
| Carlo Calabrese
|
RB
| ****
| Theo Riddick
|
DT
| ****
| Tyler Stockton
|
OL
| ***
| Alex Bullard
|
TE
| ****
| Jake Golic
|
LB
| *
| Dan Fox
|
P
| *
| Ben Turk
|
Michigan and Ohio State didn't seem to be pursuing Fox at all, and he wasn't exactly a sleeper, so I doubt he is much better than a high three-star (with requisite ND-rounding to four). New punter commit! Notre Dame will rule the world!
#5 Michigan State - 7 commits
|
RB
| ****
| Edwin Baker
|
RB
| ****
| Larry Caper
|
SLB
| ****
| Chris Norman
|
WR
| ***
| Donald Spencer
|
DT
| ***
| Blake Treadwell
|
QB
| ***
| Andrew Maxwell
|
WR
| ***
| Patrick White
|
MSU has started losing coveted in-state guys to other schools.
#6 Minnesota - 5 commits
|
QB
| ****
| Moses Alipate
|
RB
| ***
| Hasan Lipscomb
|
C
| ***
| Ed Olsen
|
OT
| ***
| Josh Campion
|
WR
| *
| Victor Keise
|
Keise will probably end up a mid 3-star.
#7 Wisconsin - 4 commits
|
DT
| ****
| Jared Kohout
|
OG
| ***
| Ryan Groy
|
DE
| ***
| Shelby Harris
|
QB
| ***
| Jon Budmayr
|
OT
| ***
| Zac Matthias
|
Zac Matthias brings the Badgers past Illinois. His ranking is bumped in my mind by the Wisconsin seal of approval.
#8 Illinois - 2 commits
|
DT
| ****
| Lendell Buckner
|
OT
| ****
| Leon Hill
|
Illinois started fast, but has since stagnated (and lost Melvin Fellows to the Bucks).
#9 Iowa - 2 commits
|
OT
| ****
| David Barrent
|
FB
| *
| Brad Rogers
|
Ferentz's glory days in recruiting seem to be over.
#10 Northwestern - 2 commits
|
QB
| ***
| Evan Watkins
|
RB
| *
| Mike Trumpy
|
At least they have some commits.
#11 Indiana - 1 commit
|
DE
| ***
| Josh Keyt
|
Keyt is a long snapper/DE who will greyshirt, according to
IUFootball (who deserves props: writing about Indiana football has to be among the most thankless jobs out there).
12th - Purdue (0 commits)
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Saturday, June 14, 2008.
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