Bad news on Toutant
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We have several other OLs committed so it's hard to tell what the story is. He may have seen the numbers and felt he didn't want lost in the shuffle. Maybe he wanted to be a bit closer to home. Maybe the staff felt the class was too OL heavy and encouraged him to look around. Good luck to him.
one or more of Six OL will transfer out anyway with new portal rule. More important than ever to spread the recruiting out over multiple positions.
He was just a soft verbal and was excited at thought of PSU as 3-star early on. Popularity grew and sought other opportunities. He’s a kid, not the first and won’t be last in this class.
Suppose you could say it ups our average star rating and lowers OSU's. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Will Rivals bump him back up now? That’s the big question, right?
I am happy for him. But more happy for PSU. Nice kid.... not elite.
Good riddance. He is not elite by a longshot. CJF will fill this with a 4 or 5 star
It will be interesting to see where he transfers to in a few years when he realizes he will be a career backup at OSU. Never counted on this kid
Don’t these parents teach their kids as they’re growing up that, when you give someone your word that’s final. As a man (or woman), unless there’s some unforeseen circumstances that come up, you stand behind your word!
My motto, if you don’t have your word in life, what do you really have?
My motto, if you don’t have your word in life, what do you really have?
He'll probably beat us 3 out of 4 years, based on current results. If we win those games, he'll probably not be so ready to jump to a school with a 1st year coach.
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Was getting eaten alive in camps. And he’s got a long way to go with that Dad bod. If he was verbaled to Michigan, Jimbo would have started ignoring him starting in September.
You may well be correct, but the worm turns very quickly around these parts.Was getting eaten alive in camps. And he’s got a long way to go with that Dad bod. If he was verbaled to Michigan, Jimbo would have started ignoring him starting in September.
Precisely. 48 hr ago we were hearing he had not done well in the camps and his star level dropped to 3 and his rating to 5.6 (while others went to 4 and 5.8). I looked at what i saw was a soft kid and hoped he'd toughen up and kick sand in the faces of those who doubted him.
OK. Now i hope he doesn't.
iow... not losing sleep on this one.
Quote the people who were praising him. I never did.
And yet, OSU wants him. He can't be that soft.
Was getting eaten alive in camps. And he’s got a long way to go with that Dad bod. If he was verbaled to Michigan, Jimbo would have started ignoring him starting in September.
The RS stands for redshirt.He looks like a future tuba player that has dreams of dotting the I.Was getting eaten alive in camps. And he’s got a long way to go with that Dad bod. If he was verbaled to Michigan, Jimbo would have started ignoring him starting in September.
And visiting PSU several times while supposedly recruiting for them too... this is an odd one but good luck to the kid. It’s his world and choice.
Per reports, this has been in the works since January. He's had numerous unreported trips to Columbus.
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This is not "sour grapes". But I am not too disappointed in this de-comm. He is a big kid, but heavy footed, and not very athletic. IMO, he is the type of 'big kid' we used to recruit 10-20 years ago to keep up with the size of other B1G programs like OSU & Michigan. problem was, that the 'big kids' for those schools were not just big bodies, but they were also very athletic people. While we just had 'big bodies'. Like others said, good luck to him. I like that he did it early in the process. I have no problems with a kid having second-thoughts and de-comm early in the process. But in all honesty, I saw a career back-up at PSU. And, I'd be very surprised if he is not a career back-up at OSU either.
I agree about the flipping to Michigan part. If Jim decides to go after this kid hard, it will be too much for him to resist. All of the Alabama-type recruiting classes that Jim has assembled over the last 3 to 4 years will result in championships on the field and kids like Toutant will notice and stay home, What Michigan HS star wouldn't want to play for Jim ?
I know who I'd want to go to war with......
Penn State offensive line verbal Golden Achumba
Ohio State offensive line verbal Grant Toutant
Penn State offensive line verbal Golden Achumba
Ohio State offensive line verbal Grant Toutant
You've outdone yourself, wolve. This is pure gold.
Baby steps. At least get to the Big Ten championship game first. That would be a great accomplishment for Jimbo.
You can't blame him since he verbaled a while ago and probaly didn't expect another 5 OL's to sign. Best of luck to him and hopefully Penn State's gets Fryar as a center
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Would expect nothing less from him. Its actually a smart move. Best to crush your strongest opponent any fair way you can. Doesnt run his mouth like Nardoooozi.
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