Orion Sang Detroit Free Press Published 12:43 PM EST Dec 19, 2018 Michigan football led Zach Harrison's recruitment. Then it didn't. Now the Wolverines will play against Harrison once a year for at least the next three seasons. The Lewis Center (Ohio) Olentangy Orange 5-star defensive end prospect picked Ohio State on Wednesday afternoon over U-M and Penn State. He announced his decision in a private ceremony at his high school, and will fax his letter of intent to the Buckeyes and enroll early. According to the 247Sports Composite, Harrison is the No. 4 overall prospect and the top-ranked strongside end. The 6-foot-5, 243-pound prospect has a blend of freakish athleticism and size. He ran a 4.62-second 40-yard dash and 4.45-second 20-yard shuttle, had a 37.6 inch vertical jump, tossed the power ball 44.0 inches and had a SPARQ score of 125.82. Those are elite numbers for a player Harrison's size, and his high school tape bore that out. Harrison was a … [Read more...] about Zach Harrison, No. 4 overall recruit, picks Ohio State over Michigan
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Dwan Mathis flips from Ohio State football to Georgia
Perry A. Farrell Detroit Free Press Published 10:02 AM EST Dec 19, 2018 Local quarterback product Dwan Mathis has flipped his college commitment. One week after saying that he was staying with Ohio State, despite head coach Urban Meyer retiring at the end of the season, the Oak Park quarterback announced on Wednesday that he has flipped from the Buckeyes and will be heading to Georgia. The reason? The possible transfer of former Georgia quarterback Justin Fields to Ohio State. Fields, a former 5-star quarterback, announced this week he was transferring from the Bulldogs. Rumors around college football place a possible landing spot for Fields in Columbus. That put a decision on Mathis. According to his father, Terence, he received calls from Ohio State and Georgia today and said, "this is the right thing for us to do. The change is good." With Mathis picking Georgia, this puts a end to a whirlwind recruitment for the 4-star quarterback. … [Read more...] about Dwan Mathis flips from Ohio State football to Georgia
People in Ohio are decorating a weed growing in a footpath crack like a Christmas tree
A weed grows in Toledo, Ohio. One family thinks it is an eyesore. So they decorated it like a Christmas tree. Now, the weed is all lit up for the holidays. A weed grows in a Toledo, Ohio, intersection – and no one is there to tend to it. Save for one family, who decided to decorate the plant like a Christmas tree making it a local landmark,CBS-affiliated WTOL reports. Troy Emrick saw the weed while walking one Sunday afternoon, and the rest was history. “[My dad] saw it going home from church, and said, ‘That’s a really big weed. We should just decorate that,” Alyssa Emrick, Troy’s daughter. And so they did. The Toledo community has really taken to the makeshift tree, adding decorations of their own and sharing photos of it to social media. The tree even has a Facebook fan page of its own, aptly named Toledo Christmas Weed. The page shares messages of encouragement. It also shares – of course – pictures of the weed all decorated. … [Read more...] about People in Ohio are decorating a weed growing in a footpath crack like a Christmas tree
Sunday’s college football: Ohio State’s Mike Weber heading to NFL
Detroit News staff and wires Published 9:40 PM EST Dec 16, 2018 Columbus, Ohio — Ohio State running back Mike Weber, a former Detroit Cass Tech standout, will skip his senior season to enter the NFL Draft. Weber made the announcement Sunday night on Twitter. “It’s been one Hell of a Journey,” Weber wrote. “I want to thank God for blessing me for this opportunity. My family for sticking with me through the ups and downs. My teammates for always pushing me. My coaches for helping shape me into the man I am today. My friends for being there every step of the way. “Last but not least Buckeye Nation.” Weber said he will play for Ohio State in the Rose Bowl against Washington on Jan. 1. Weber rushed for 902 yards and five touchdowns and also caught a touchdown pass this season for the Buckeyes (12-1), who won the Big Ten championship but missed out on the College Football Playoff. For his career, he rushed for 2,661 yards and 24 touchdowns. … [Read more...] about Sunday’s college football: Ohio State’s Mike Weber heading to NFL
Detroit Mercy loses to Ohio
Detroit News staff and wire services Published 6:51 PM EST Dec 15, 2018 Detroit — Teyvion Kirk’s banked 3-pointer with 46 seconds provided the winning points after Ohio blew a 19-point second-half lead and the Bobcats beat Detroit Mercy 63-61 on Saturday. Both teams missed two free throws each before Harrison Curry’s 3-point try missed at the buzzer. Kirk finished with 16 points and seven rebounds but committed eight turnovers. Jason Carter scored 20 points while Doug Taylor had 13 rebounds to go with nine points for Ohio (7-3). A 12-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Ben Vander Plas gave Ohio a 19-point lead with 12:21 to go. But Detroit responded with a 24-6 run led by eight points from Curry and seven by Antoine Davis while Ohio was going 2 of 11 as the Titans closed to within a point with three minutes left. Davis, a freshman who came in as the nation’s second-leading scorer at 27.4 per game and the 3-point leader at 5.4 per outing, finished with 19 … [Read more...] about Detroit Mercy loses to Ohio