Eric Herman started his junior year and had multiple offers. I remember he had offers from Toledeo and BGSU. This is definitely a unique offer, I have never seen us offer somebody who did not start their junior year.
I wasn't saying that his situation was like Herman's, though there is one definite similarity. Like Gilliland, Herman was primarily recruited as a DL, but Ohio recruited him as an OL. My primary point, though, was that the post was extremely similar to one that appeared on Hermans' thread shortly after Herman gave his verbal. Shortly after Herman gave his verbal to Ohio someone posted that they had followed his career for years, that they were a big Bobcat fan, and that Ohio had made a terrible error, and that Herman was routinely dominated on the line, and that there were much better players available. It's a shame we had the data loss, or I'd find that post and link to it.
As for offering players that didn't start their Junior year, that is not that unusual. TJ Carrie and Lavon Brazill are two examples. What is different about this case is that in prior cases you had players who didn't start their Junior year, but who had outstanding Senior years, whereas in this case he has yet to prove himself on the field at the high school level since his Senior year is still ahead. My only guess is that Gilliland performed extremely well at the Ohio Camp.
I have no idea if this is a good addition or not. I agree that it's odd. We'll just have to wait and see.
Last Edited: 6/27/2017 1:12:01 PM by L.C.