'12 OH RB Brionte Dunn (Ohio State Verbal)

[BGIF]

Running Back
Canton OH GlenOak HS

Ht: 6-2
Wt: 215
40: 4.59
Shuttle: 4.29
Vertical: 35
GPA:

STATS
'09: 259 carries, 1303 yards, 12 TDs

RANKING
Rivals: , #11 RB, National #124, Rating 5.8
Scout: , #5 RB
ESPN: , #13 RB, Grade 80
247: , #9 RB, National #154, Rating 93

OFFERS
OSU
Cincinnati
Illinois
Michigan
Michigan St
Notre Dame
PSU
Pitt
Tennessee

ND RECRUITER:

DECISION SCHEDULE: OSU Verbal 9/27/10

 

[BGIF]

He camped at OSU this summer. Kelly could establish himself versus Tressel with a win here.

 

[DirtySecret]

I let you make this profile.. I saw it 1 hour ago he was offered, I just couldn't find any video of him to post..

 

[IrishAddiction]

He camped at OSU this summer. Kelly could establish himself versus Tressel with a win here.

Lets hope somebody steps into the Tressels terroritory and does some work... Weis got a few, probably his biggest coming in the form of Rudolph, but Tressel definately seems to lock down the RBs and defenders nearly all of the time...

 

[NDinL.A.]

Very excited by the offer, open to everyone who recruits him...but grew up an Ohio St. fan. Says that everyone will get a look, but...

 

[A Pac]

i worked at glenoak last year and got transferred to another school this year. brionte is a really nice kid with a ton of talent. i have seen 3 of his 4 games this year and i can honestly tell you that the kid is a treat to watch. he's quick and looks like eddie george (sorry for the osu reference) when he runs. he is a big bruiser who is hard to bring down. if you hit him up high, you bounce off. if you hit him low, he can knock you off with his arm. i haven't seen a person bring him down by themselves yet.

he is a good kid to boot. he stays out of trouble and comes from a good family. he's also a pretty good student getting mostly b's. i would love to see him wearing blue and gold, but my hunch is that he picks osu. he is an ohio guy who has a lot of people around him telling him how "great" osu is. either way, he is great kid who has a bright future.

 

[Irish Man3]

OSU has offered him via ESPN!!

 

[A Pac]

OSU has offered him via ESPN!!

they did that last week. they just put it in writing today.

 

[Irish Man3]

OK well until its in writing nobody knows. So obv if ESPN just posted it yesterday, its official.

 

[A Pac]

he committed to osu today. not surprising at all. he's a good kid and i wish him the best of luck.

 

[NDinL.A.]

he committed to osu today. not surprising at all. he's a good kid and i wish him the best of luck.

Oh well...thanks for the updates on him though!

 

[GainesvilleIrish]

Decommitted from OSU. We offered last summer.

 

[Ironman8]

Dunn on the decommit:

When asked if the Jim Tressel news is affecting his recruitment, he said: "Yeah, I don't know what's going to happen. I'm just going to take my visits like anybody else would do. I don't know what's going to happen with the NCAA investigation, so I'm just going to sit back and see what happens before making a final decision."

What are you most-concerned about? "I don't want him to get fired. And I don't want a bowl ban."

 

[IrishLax]

Decommitted from OSU. We offered last summer.

Look at jcold beating Ironman to the punch by a full 6 minutes! Impressive, young grasshopper.

 

[Ironman8]

Look at jcold beating Ironman to the punch by a full 6 minutes! Impressive, young grasshopper.

Hate to be the one to say it, buttttttttt I had posted it in the "OSU Recruits and Tressel" thread shortly before he posted it here. Jussttt sayiing.

 

[Sweetness34]

I talked to his Dad and Bri'onte was sitting next to him Saturday at OSU's spring game. He and his dad were sitting next to me and talking about OSU backs and the other rb that verbaled in the 2012 class. I told his dad that I wished he would have picked ND or at least given them a chance.

 

[IrishLax]

Hate to be the one to say it, buttttttttt I had posted it in the "OSU Recruits and Tressel" thread shortly before he posted it here. Jussttt sayiing.

LOL

Knew it was impossible...

 

[Ironman8]

LOL

Knew it was impossible...

My rep would have been shattered...lol

 

[johnnykillz]

I talked to his Dad and Bri'onte was sitting next to him Saturday at OSU's spring game. He and his dad were sitting next to me and talking about OSU backs and the other rb that verbaled in the 2012 class. I told his dad that I wished he would have picked ND or at least given them a chance.

You put a bird in their ear...

Nice work buddy.

 

[Sweetness34]

You put a bird in their ear...

Nice work buddy.

I hope I did. My cousin will be playing there next year so I was there with him. I just happened to be sitting next to Bri'onte and his dad and we had good conversations throughout the scrimmage. I told his dad that I think he is better than Warren Ball and told him I wished he would have given ND a shot. I hope he gives ND a look now even if it's just to keep his options open.

 

[GreatGolson]

good. good.

 

[BeauBenken]

I hope I did. My cousin will be playing there next year so I was there with him. I just happened to be sitting next to Bri'onte and his dad and we had good conversations throughout the scrimmage. I told his dad that I think he is better than Warren Ball and told him I wished he would have given ND a shot. I hope he gives ND a look now even if it's just to keep his options open.

Good job! We desperately need a RB of his caliber this cycle.

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

Great news, if o$u's grip is slipping...hope we are there to snatch up the prospects.

 

[rtrn2glory]

although it gives us and everyone else a chance, I don't see him leaving Ohio St. once everything clears up i think tressel will stay, but there is a great chance for a year or two ban from post season play. I'm sure our staff will get right on this.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Scout.com: Dunn "Still Committed To OSU"

I guess this is just a rumor??

 

[Ironman8]

Scout.com: Dunn "Still Committed To OSU"

I guess this is just a rumor??

"Still Committed", but now taking all his visits. His recruitment, in essence, seems open again. To what degree, who knows, but it is certainly more open now then it was prior to the Tressel allegations.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Thanks for the clarification...so in recruiting lingo we would consider him a soft verbal...hopefully we can wow him if we get a visit.

 

[ryno 24]

does he have the grades to get into nd I heard that might be a problem

 

[Ironman8]

From ESPN:

ESPNU 150 Watch List RB Bri'onte Dunn of Ohio, who committed to Ohio State last September, has softened his pledge in light of the NCAA's notice of allegations re: Tattoogate. "I'm going to visit Michigan and I'm going to visit other schools too. I'm just keeping my options open at this point," Dunn told Dave Biddle of Bucknuts. "I don't know what's going to happen with the NCAA investigation, so I'm just going to sit back and see what happens before making a final decision. Asked what concerns him the most, Dunn said, "I don't want (coach Jim Tressel) to get fired. And I don't want a bowl ban."

Biddle goes on to say that while Dunn remains committed to the Buckeyes, Biddle considers Dunn an "open prospect," meaning that the Ohio State coaching staff may have to re-win his affection as much as another school may have to steal him from Columbus.

With another highly touted (although not Watch List) RB already committed in Warren Ball and a deep and still relatively young collection of ball-carriers already on the roster, the Buckeyes won't have trouble finding someone to hand off to. But there was/is particular excitement about the prospects of the bruising, 6-foot-1, 222-pound Dunn.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

Basically he is holding himself a spot at OSU just in case he wants to go there in the end. He is taking other visits just in case he feels something isn't right or the NCAA comes down on OSU.