I wonder what position he'll end up playing. He seems a bit undersized to contribute at the o-line at 265. Correct me if I'm wrong but OUr o-line average is +290, isn't it?

Sebastian Smith is also from Pick Central.  The coach speak for Brennan would be; displayed toughness, good feet, frame to be a 300 pounder, from a good program. Bottom line; he is a person the coaches feel will work his butt off for five years.  They must really like him, though, because the trend has been bigger recruits. He and Pruehs will definitely red shirt.

This is exactly the kind of guy I'm in no position to assess. When you're looking at linemen, what you can't see on film is their heart. A linemen coming into a program like Ohio is not normally going to come in capable of starting as a Freshman. Instead, they are going to come in at, say, 265, and spend 2 years working in the weight room, getting bigger, and stronger, and then, as a redshirt Sophomore, at say 290, they will be able to play, and then by the time they are a Senior, and 310, they will be a good player. That's the way you saw a lot of the smaller incoming linemen I listed above develop. On the other hand, a guy with no drive could come in, and coast, and not work any harder than they need to, and not get much bigger, or stronger, or faster, and not really improve, and never really contribute.

For some positions, like RB, DB, or WR, they either have talent, or they don't, and it's pretty easy to see. For linemen, especially on offense, the coaches need to assess not only their current skills, but their drive to improve, because what these guys look like 5 years from now could be very, very different than what you see today.

That's why I tend to give offensive line recruits a pass. If the coaches think a lineman is the one they want, well, OK, who am I to disagree? This guy has quick feet, and that's a great start. If he has the drive to add strength, size, and improve his technique, he can be a good one.

Note - Roger Lewis is from Pickerington Central, too.

Doc is right!  However, I am not a hater but this is the "typical" guy we go after.  "Under the radar" and "offers from one other MAC team".  I know 4 star guys are out of our realm but this program will go no further than it is right now without more 3 star guys with offers from some top 40-60 schools.  Kent ain't one of those!  Sorry.

Even though the classes of 2011-2013 are much different than the classes of 2005-2009, and especially different from the 2010 class? Leaving the 2010 class out, which was a lost class, the classes from 2005-2009 consisted of players that rarely had any other offers. The 2011-2013 classes consist mostly of players that had other offers. Furthermore the classes of 2013-2014 are also different from prior classes in that most of the people in both classes came from the initial offers, whereas all prior classes consisted mostly of players who got later offers in December/January.

Note: I don't think it was a quality of player issue that cost the last two games. Neither Buffalo nor BG were any better than Marshall or NTSU. There was clearly something else at work.

Perhaps there is an unusual amount of fight in Brennan. Sounds good.

Dudziak picks up a 3-Star rating from Scout.com.

Some of the recruits for OL I like for their power. This one I like for quickness. A lineman named Zach Wiegert played in the NFL for 12 years, and I remember an interview he did where he was asked about his longevity.  He said something along the line that each year there were good, young linemen aiming for his job, and that one thing kept him on top, and that was his quick feet. He said, the size you can build (if you have the frame). The strength you can build. The technique you can learn, but when it comes to quickness, you either have it or you don't, and it was quickness that separated him from his challengers for all those years.

Considering he was First Team All-State, he really wasn't too far "under the radar". He might have been at the beginning of the season, but certainly by now he isn't. The coaches had a good eye when they made this offer.