Drew Thurman (12:31 pm)

After a few weeks of slow news on the recruiting front, Sunday started what has been an exciting week. That day Dominic Clarke (Frederick, MD) committed to the Buckeyes, and showed that the Buckeyes are making a big effort to load up the secondary. He joined C.J. Barnett and Jamie Wood as secondary recruits in the 2009 class.

Clarke's commitment was big for several reasons. First of all, he replaces Darrell Givens that the Buckeyes lost to Penn State. The second reason is because he provides a ton of speed. His critics complain that he is not big enough, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in speed (4.4 second forty). Clarke was a very nice pick up for the Buckeyes. (Check out his video below)

Then yesterday the Buckeyes added Adam Bellamy (DL - 6-4 275) from Aurora, Ohio. Bellamy adds to an already great defensive line class with John Simon and Melvin Fellows. Bellamy's film is pretty impressive, and he seems to always know where the ball is at. I personally think Bellamy will a blue collar lineman, and will get it done in the trenches for the Buckeyes.

So with these two commitments this week, the Buckeyes are up to 17 in the 2009 class. So who is next? Well I am not totally sure, but they need to jump on the bandwagon fast. This class is shrinking quickly, and there are a lot of really talented players left out there. The scholarship count does worry me a bit right now, and we will have to see how things play out in the coming weeks.   

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