COLUMBUS, Ohio — Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, a tweet entered my feed showing Ohio State signee Mike Weber wearing a Michigan shirt during a workout at his high school. Given that at the time, Weber appeared to still be torn between the Buckeyes and Wolverines following the departure of OSU running backs Stan Drayton, I found it interesting and decided to retweet it.
Buckeyes star defensive end Joey Bosa responded, his dry sense of humor more apparent than ever.
As it often does, Twitter ran with it from there, as stories popped up asking if Bosa had dissed the 4-star running back. About two hours later, those stories were rendered irrelevant, however, as Weber broke his four-day streak of public silence.
Weber’s tweet indicated that he’s just fine with Drayton’s replacement, Tony Alford, who had recruited the Detroit Cass Tech star during his previous job at Notre Dame. More importantly, Weber reaffirmed his decision to be a Buckeye and will evidently not seek an exit from his recently signed national letter of intent.
That’s big for Ohio State and head coach Urban Meyer. The Buckeyes would have surely faced a messy dilemma had one of their prized prospects campaigned to leave the program in favor of an archrival.
Make no mistake, Drayton’s sudden departure the day after signing day was still a public relations nightmare for the Buckeyes, but it appears as though its effects will only be temporary. After a weekend full of drama—including…
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