Jordan Commits
November 14, 2009
Weekly Report Posted: September 03, 2009 06:35
Free safety Mike Jordan (#8 FS, #115 OVR), of Dayton, Kentucky signed his letter of intent this week. The four star defensive back is the seventh Buckeye recruit to sign so far this season, and the first at his position.
Jordan joins his cousin, strong safety James Curry in this year's recruiting class, and the duo hopes to one day be the next great safety combo. When asked about it, Jordan said:
"I grew up watching Mike Doss and Donnie Nickey. I wanted to be just like them. Now, I'm going to try to be better than they were."
If he reaches his goals, the Buckeyes should be solid in the secondary for many years to some.
Where's the D?
While all Buckeye fans were happy to see a big offensive day for the home team, the whopping 38 points given up by the Buckeye defense has folks worried going into the Michigan game next week.
For the first time this year, an opposing quarterback threw for 300 yards against the Silver Bullet defense. Coach Griffin was not happy:
"I guess some guys must feel pretty secure about their jobs, because that was a pretty lousy effort today. If it wasn't for Terrelle (Pryor), we would have ended up on the losing end of this one. The defense owes him big time."
That pretty much says it. Pryor carried the offense, and the D gave up 438 yards and four touchdowns at home. They managed to turn over the Hawkeyes three times, all of them interceptions, so this one could have gone much differently. Pryor's three touchdown passes, and two touchdown runs put the game out of reach, but the Buckeyes needed all 55 points to win this one.
Week 11 Players of the Week
Big 10 Offensive Player Of The Week
Terrelle Pryor - QB, Ohio State
10-20, 211 YDS, 15 CAR, 118 YDS, 5 TOTAL TD
Big 10 Defensive Player Of The Week
Sean Lee - MLB , Penn State
5 TKLS, INT, FF, FR
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Colt McCoy - QB , Texas
27-39, 562 YDS, 18 CAR, 51 YDS, 7 TOTAL TD
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Sam Maxwell - ROLB , Kentucky
11 TKLS (4TFL), 2 SKS, INT, FF
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 6 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 11 | LSU Tigers |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 20 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 21 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 22 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 24 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 11 | LSU Tigers |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Oregon Ducks |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 18 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 19 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 22 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 24 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 12 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | California Golden Bears |
| 17 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 18 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 19 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 20 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 21 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 22 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 23 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 24 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Michigan | 9-1 | 6-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 9-1 | 5-1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 9-1 | 5-1 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 8-1 | 5-1 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 6-4 | 3-3 |
| 6 | Illinois | 5-4 | 3-4 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4-6 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Indiana | 3-7 | 2-4 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 3-7 | 2-5 |
| 10 | Iowa | 4-7 | 1-6 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 4-6 | 0-6 |