Drew Thurman (12:29 pm)

Sam Webb at The Detriot News has the latest in the recruitment of Doran Grant. What quickly stands out from this article is the strong sentiments of Grant's father Ted Jones (MSU wideout 1979-1982). This what Jones had to say about what is causing the attraction between Grant and the Buckeyes:

"It's probably closeness," Jones said regarding the Buckeyes' primary appeal to his son. "That's the only thing I could think of, if anything. I told him, 'Don't let that be the only reason why you go to that school -- just because it is close. Go to a school that you want to go to. Go to a school that is going to treat you well and give you some playing time -- where you can go and grow as a student and get your education because you got to have that. That is the (most important) thing when you are going to school.'"

Jones doesn't sound like he has tons of great things to say about the Buckeyes. Maybe it's because he is pushing Michigan State.

"He always talks about, 'Spartan Green, Spartan White, Green & White all night' -- stuff like that," Grant said. "It's 'Go Green' all the time."

Grant's father is also pushing him to take a visit to Alabama, which doesn't sound like good news for Buckeyes fans since DePriest has already committed there. Regardless, everyone better get buckled in for the long haul. Grant will not be making his decision until after his senior season is over, and it appears the staff still has tons of work to do. Hopefully Jones can see there is more to Ohio State than proximity.
 


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Doug
08/12/2010 13:27

One thing I did like about the article though was where Grant said how big proximity is to him. He went on that 15 day camp tour and couldn't wait to get home.
I also liked how his father said that (despite his dislike of OSU and UM because of his MSU days) the decision is Doran's because he's the one that has to go to the school, not his parents.

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Brandon
08/12/2010 17:12

Yeah I'm not liking his dad, too much. Doesn't sound like he's giving his son very good advice if he's telling him to check out any SEC school where he could be left out of the class due to oversigning if they decide they want someone else more at the last minute. On top of that, playing for one of the dirtiest coaches in the game would be really bad -- I'd rather see him go to MSU if he doesn't come here.

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buckeyenut
08/12/2010 18:05

It's hard not to read into the dad's tone. Let's hope his advice is as good as the writer suggests!

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Drew link
08/12/2010 18:32

I totally agree buckeyenut. I want to give the dad the benefit of the doubt like Webb of the Detriot News, but it's hard when he feels the only benefit of tOSU is distance.

Anyway, I have a bad feeling about Grant. I hope I'm wrong, but when the influences are this strong it rarely ends well. On top of that, he is waiting to announce until after the season, and we all know the recent struggles to nab guys who wait...

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