OSU's latest commit Moeller

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Moeller Becomes OSU's Eighth Verbal

Sources told Bucknuts.com earlier today that Cincinnati Colerain linebacker Tyler Moeller had committed to Ohio State.

However, we were awaiting confirmation from a family source or from Colerain head coach Kerry Coombs.

In the meantime, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported on its web site that Moeller had indeed verbaled to the Buckeyes. He joins teammate Connor Smith, an offensive lineman, in OSU's eight-man recruiting class for 2006. That class could number as many as 19 signees by February.

Sources told Bucknuts.com that Moeller committed to OSU recruiting coordinator John Peterson on Wednesday after attending Saturday's showdown between No. 2 Texas and No. 4 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium.

The 6-2, 205-pound Moeller could play linebacker or safety at the next level. He was credited with nine tackles, including a pair of sacks, in Friday's 27-12 win over Tyler (Texas) Lee at Crew Stadium.

“Tyler Moeller has a motor that runs like no kid that I’ve ever seen,” Coombs said after the game. “This kid right here (Smith) has got one too. But Tyler Moeller is a special kid. He goes from the first play to the last play and will give everything he has on every down. It’s almost, you stand back and watch him and you think he can’t keep on going. But he does. Play after play after play. It’s a privilege to coach him because he’s like that every day in practice.”

Moeller will be ranked as Ohio's No. 21 high school senior in the November edition of Ohio High magazine. He is also rated as the nation's No. 19 linebacker by Scout.com.

He committed to the Buckeyes over Iowa and Miami (Ohio).

Here is what Ohio High recruiting editor Duane Long wrote about Moeller in the August edition:

"Colerain head coach Kerry Coombs sent me a tape just a few weeks ago. I was watching the linebackers, looking for Cobrani Mixon, but I could not take my eyes off of No. 28, Tyler Moeller.

"Last year, Andre Revels got all the ink, and this year it is looking like Cobrani Mixon will be having the microphones shoved in his face, but Moeller is a great linebacker prospect. Not a good prospect – a great one.

"I don’t have a 40 time on him, but I don’t care. His football speed is as good as any linebacker in Ohio. I like high school linebackers this size anyway; I just don’t see a need for great, big outside linebackers in a 4-3 defense, but this one is long and lean. He is going to weigh 225-230 even if he never sees the inside of a weight room. He is a great hitter in addition to being a solid tackler."

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[cdt]

Looks pretty good but I'm going to miss AJ Hawk he is a very rare player no real weaknesses at all just a ball hawk and a hard tackler.

 

[Style]

Looks pretty good but I'm going to miss AJ Hawk he is a very rare player no real weaknesses at all just a ball hawk and a hard tackler.

Yeah, ok. So? We're not asking this kid to come in and replace Hawk. Recruiting is about keeping the pipeline greased, not finding kids to step in and be studs, fully replacing everyone who left. That just doesn't happen. Very often, anyway. You do get the occassional Reecie or Pace, but they are the exceptions.

Check out the two deep this year: http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/437922.html

The only first year players even on it are Ryan Pretorius, James Laurinaitis, Jamario O’Neal, and Malcolm Jenkins. All of which are second string. And we're talking about the seventh best class in the nation: http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=9&c=14&yr=2005

No one will truly replace Hawk, but Kerr will do his best. As a true freshman he lead indiana in tackles and was big ten freshman of the year. Granted, Indiana is not Ohio State, but it's still the big ten and quite impressive. If he's so good, then why have we not seen the guy? I'm glad you asked. In 2002 he played for IU, 2003 he sat out for his transfer year, 2004 he was suspended for team violations (I believe unspecified???), 2005 he's just now seeing the field again and has AJ in front of him. In 2006 he'll be a fifth year senior, and plenty hungry i imagine. He won't be Hawk, but I bet he'll be pretty good. Could get all conference honors.

 

[Mac]

Miami replaces players all the time cstyle.

 

[Style]

Miami replaces players all the time cstyle.

Do they replace them all the time with true freshmen? I'm willing to bet that they replace the majority of their impact players with other players who've been in the program at least a year. That's all I'm saying. If Miami replaces all of their seniors with true freshmen, then I guess if you don't become an impact player in your first year at miami then you're a total flop, since all their players are replaced by true frosh.

OSU replaces their players too. We get the occassional Ginn, Pace, or Reecie who comes in and dominate out the gate, but that is not the norm. The marjority of players are replaced by kids who've had at least a year to learn the system and adjust to the speed of the game.