Ohio State offers super sophomore
It doesn’t matter if you’re a sophomore or senior. When you put up 2,050 all-purpose yards in a season, someone is going to notice you. That’s the case with 2015 running back Traveon Samuel (Phenix City, Ala./Central), who has exploded onto the scene as of late. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound back is fresh off a solid sophomore campaign and already has offers from Auburn, Clemson, Duke, Jacksonville State, Ohio State, South Florida, Tennessee and UAB.
Rising sophomore warms up to OSU, U-M
Jerome Baker (Cleveland/Benedictine) can’t remember what his stats were last season. He just knows they were good. Apparently, everyone else knows, too, as the sophomore earned the rare moniker of All-Ohioan as a 10th-grader. In Massillon, Ohio, for Saturday’s Nike SPARQ Combine, he proved his worth by posting a top-10 rating of 106.35. Some big schools have already taken notice, with Arizona, Duke, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin showing interest.
Ohio State rolls past Nebraska in Big Ten opener (The SportsXchange)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After just one Big Ten game, both Ohio State and Nebraska find themselves with similar feelings about conference play. Behind 22 points and eight rebounds from forward Deshaun Thomas , the eighth-ranked Buckeyes beat the Cornhuskers 70-44 in the Big Ten opener for both squads Wednesday night. “I was really happy with Deshaun because they threw a little bit something different at him and not only he, but the other guys read it well,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said after the game. “We seemed to have a little bit more of an understanding of what we needed to do every time down the floor.” After having its season opener to Marquette canceled and losing to Duke and Kansas in its out-of-conference schedule, the Ohio State win was its first against a BCS opponent this season. Meanwhile, Nebraska’s blowout loss marks a disappointing start to conference play, which saw the Huskers finish last in the league with a 4-14 record…
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K Raphael Gaglianone getting his name out
Raphael Gaglianone is taking his recruitment into his own hands. The kicker from Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor told ESPN that he is sending recent highlights from his junior season to several schools, including Stanford, Southern California, UCLA, Florida and Florida State. Several other schools have already begun recruiting the 6-foot, 200-pound prospect, including Nebraska, Brigham Young, Duke, Ohio State and LSU. Gaglianone visited Ohio State this fall and said it was the best visit he has taken to any prospective college.
Kelly, Plumlee lead No. 2 Duke past Delaware 88-50 (The Associated Press)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Kelly scored 15 of his 18 points in the decisive first half and No. 2 Duke routed Delaware 88-50 on Saturday. Mason Plumlee added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (8-0). They never trailed, shot 52 percent, led by 46 and enjoyed a rare breather after a challenging run of games against nationally ranked opponents. Seth Curry , the other scholarship senior on the roster, missed the first game of his career at Duke with an injured ankle. Against the struggling Blue Hens (2-6), the Blue Devils certainly didn’t need him. Devon Saddler had 23 points for Delaware, which was beaten soundly by the highest ranked opponent it had ever faced. Rasheed Sulaimon scored 14 points, fellow freshman Amile Jefferson had 12 and redshirt freshman Alex Murphy finished with 10 for the Blue Devils. They announced about an hour before the game that Curry wouldn’t dress because he injured his left ankle on Wednesday night in the second half of the win over No. 4 Ohio State, ending a streak of 78 consecutive games for the senior sharpshooter. The last time the Blue…
