Jaime Ffrench: Why Ohio State is the op͏timal selecti͏on for fiv͏e-s͏tar͏ recruit

Jai͏me Ffre͏nch is one of͏ most sought-after ͏players in 202͏5 recruiting͏ class. 6’1″, 185-pound wide re͏ceiver from Jacksonville, F͏lorida has invitations from over 34 schools, such͏ as Alabama, Florida St͏ate, Miami and Texas. Ho͏wever, ͏there is one school that parti͏cularly caught Ffrench’s attention: OSU.

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Ohio State have a ric͏h ͏history of creating top wide rece͏ivers, like C͏hris Carter, Michael Thomas, Terry͏ McLauri͏n, Chris Olave, Garre͏tt Wilson and Ted Ginn J͏r.͏ The team ha͏s also been continuous victorious on͏ the field, ͏clinchin͏g five Big Ten championships ͏and making͏ it to the Colle͏ge Football Playoff three times from 2014 to 2020. Ohio State’s off͏ens͏e is famous ͏for its dynamic passin͏g game and͏ excellent͏ skillful players who are adept ͏at running ͏r͏outes; they͏ will ͏highlight Ffrench as a ͏deep͏ threat.

A factor that makes Florida State appealing to Ffrench is the presence of his former high school teammate, Tramell Jones, who is committed to the Seminoles as their quarterback of the future. Ffrench and Jones have a strong chemistry and rapport, having led Mandarin High School to a state championship in 2023. Ffrench said that having Jones in Tallahassee is “hard to say no” to, and that he likes … Read more at FryingPanSports

Is GM Ray Farmer too slow to make decisions?

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Note: On NNR today Samantha Bunten of NBC Sports & I reviewed the trades and free agent signings. The podcast is on https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

So far in the Browns off season from hell they have signed a backup QB and yet another #2 wide receiver. At least Brian Hartline is taller than most of the receivers on the roster.

There is almost no chance that the Browns can land an above average WR with the list of quarterbacks on the roster. Wide-outs want a stable offensive system with a QB that they trust to get them the ball. The Browns have neither of those qualities.

GM Ray Farmer missed a chance to bring in a true #1 WR in Kenny Stills. He has speed and size. Since the team has struggled to bring in FA wide-outs, getting a young player with 2 years left on his 5th round salary by a trade would have been huge. But the Dolphins got the deal.

The frustration of Browns fans everywhere is that despite having a ton of cap space, the Browns seem to be hording it. There is no question that the Browns lack of stability means that they will have to … Read more at FryingPanSports

Ohio State coach Fickell has failed his team.

 The win yesterday by the Buckeyes against Wisconsin was not amazing. It was not even too surprising that freshman QB Miller brought the team back from a 29-26 deficit against a top 25 team. It was an indication that the young QB had developed into a playmaker. Miller winked at his coach indicating that despite the deficit and the limited time on the clock, he was confident he could bring the team back. It is not bragging if you can do it. But that brings us to a very perplexing question.

What would have happened if Miller had been named the QB to start the season? Miller has blossomed in his stint as the starter. He has developed much more quickly than anyone could have guessed. Most likely Miller would have developed in time to have won against Miami. But newbie HC Fickell chose to give the practice snaps to his choice the 5th year senior instead. The problem is that young man is an outstanding guy but is not capable of playing QB at the major college level. No one can guess why Coach made that decision. But there are a couple things we know for a fact … Read more at FryingPanSports

Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

 

Tonight at 6;20 PM EDT Samantha Burton Indians beat writer for the Bleacher Report and I will discuss the Indians season and some of the prospects that might be contributing to the Tribe next season.

Then we have a mystery guest that will join us.  This is someone you will want to hear.  I am very thankful that he has agreed to join us.

Then at 7:20 Tim Bielik the Ohio State  beat writer for the Bleacher Report joins me
to talk about the Toledo game and preview Saturdays game at Miami.

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A different view of Stanford QB Luck’s decision and the “Cutlering” of Miami coach Spirano.

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There has been a lot of talk about why Andrew Luck and his golden arm will stay at Stanford for another year when every NFL draft analyst agrees he would be the #1 selection in the 2011 draft.

Some believe that he just really likes the college life style.

Some think he wants to work a little more on his game. He is a redshirt sophomore and has 2 more years of eligibility. He has only started 2 years for the Cardinals.

I have no idea why he decided to stay but it raises a HUGE red flag to me.

I have serious doubts about how important his NFL career is to Luck. If I was the owner of the Carolina Panthers, I would not want to spend 50 million dollars on a guy that may or may not be committed to the game and the team. Payton Manning went back for a final year at Tennessee but it was clear that his goal was to beat the Gators for once in his career.

This will be the last draft in which the first pick will get 50+ million dollars guaranteed. As soon as there is a new Collective Bargaining … Read more at FryingPanSports

THE Game turned into THE SHAME–Heat 118 Cavs 90

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The entire NBA world was watching THE Game last night. The fans were great. They cheered their guys and booed with vigor the traitor James. The fans had great and creative signs and despite the national media praying for violence or an act of stupidity by the fans, those that were there did themselves and their city proud.

However, the team that they paid so much to see laid down, rolled over and stuck their feet in the air like a road kill groundhog at the side of the highway. The team and Coach Scott disgraced themselves beyond anything that I could have even believed was possible.

Let me state my bias up front. I have been a Cavs fan since the city was granted a franchise. I was in the old downtown barn the night they beat the Lakers for the first time. When they sold stock to the public, I bought some to support my team. Even through the bad years, and there were a lot of them, I never turned my back on my team. I also never thought they would turn their backs on the fans but that is exactly what they did last night.

The … Read more at FryingPanSports