All the big Ohio State news in one helpful place. “In essence, it’s the Bearcats–Ohio State’s opponent for Saturday night’s game in Ohio Stadium–that the Buckeyes have to thank for their starting defensive tackle.” -Ari Wasserman, Cleveland.com Ohio State defensive tackle Adolphus Washington might not have played college football at all, were it not for a scholarship offer from Cincinnati that changed his mind. Washington had initially given up on football to concentrate on earning a basketball scholarship. He reconsidered his position when the offer from the Bearcats came in. Initially, it was very conceivable that Washington could have ended up there–he went to high school at Cincinnati Taft. That prospect dwindled significantly as Washington’s high school career wore on. He blossomed into a 5-star recruit, garnering offers from powerhouse programs like Alabama, Oregon, and of course Ohio State. Once that happened, Washington became pretty firmly out of reach for a program like UC. Still, not all of the Bearcats’ coaches from 2011 have to consider this a major loss: Kerry Coombs, now at Ohio State, was Washington’s chief recruiter for the Cincinnati program. Washington’s commitment to OSU actually had a hand in breaking the news that Urban Meyer was returning to Columbus to coach the Buckeyes. One of Meyer’s friends came to a scrimmage that Washington was playing in, and allegedly told Washington’s father that the coaching hire was all but a done deal. Meyer has high hopes for Washington, who is still coming into his own as a player after switching from end to tackle last season…
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