First game on purpose. Third game by accident. Either way, I have watched the Branham brothers from Columbus Northland High School do their thing on the football field twice. First game, which was against Mansfield Senior, was tough for both boys. John(2019) was playing running back with a small cast on his hand. Kalil (2020) was gaining some time at …

Dublin Scioto has excellent senior leadership with players like Jaden Penn and Jacob Jones. For what I do, the underclassmen were most of my focus last night. Big Walnut High School played Dublin Scioto. The younger guys did not disappoint me. First game for junior Kenyon Pannell, after sitting out the first two games for some problems last spring. First …

Lakewood St Edwards football is like other top D1 programs in Ohio that a sophomore has to be really good to play on the varsity. Coaches tell me about some of their sophomores, but most of the time, I wait to see them varsity football. DB Caden Kolesar from St Eds is one of the those players. Had heard about …

First met Lakewood St Ed’s, Michael Dowell, as his brothers, Andrew and David, were testing at one of the MSR Developmental combines, back in 2013. Michael was an 8th grader, I believe. Now a senior, Michael is mainstay on the St Edward’s football team. He went on to attend some MSR combines and two Underclassman Showcases. Obviously, I have watched Michael …

Over the years, I always like to just spend a just a few minutes with football recruits who have high profiled fathers. Quite honestly, I enjoyed talking with them about really just anything. No, I do not ask them silly questions about their fathers. Just interested in them as young people. One of my favorite ones over the years was Noah Spielman, …

I saw a familiar face at Ohio State’s football camp yesterday. I had the chance to talk with Cannon Blauser from Hilliard Bradley High School. Cannon is a member of the Ohio 2019 Class, which is developing to a really good recruiting class. Cannon (6’2-210) plays linebacker at Bradley HS and plays well. Ran a 4.7/40 at the Underclassman Showcase and also …

Junior Alonzo Booth may be one of the most agile, powerful, and biggest running backs that I have seen for a while. Last night against a well coached, but overmatched Chillicothe football team, he was all of that and more for the DeSales Stallions. Booth, who carried 11 times for 82 yards, scored 4 touchdowns. Scored  on runs of 20, 5, 31, …