Ransom decision day | Duane's defensive line breakdown
Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast
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🗓️ 16 July 2019
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
What's it been like the last few days without a commitment? Rough? Boring?
Well, it's quite possible that angst is about to end because Ohio State's top target at safety is making his college decision public today.
At 5 p.m. EST., Lathan Ransom will announce his commitment via Twitter. As of this morning, the Crystal Ball has 16 predictions ... all sweet and Ohio State.
Duane Long is here and let's you know what the Buckeyes 'could' be getting.
Then, Duane breaks down every defensive lineman on the Ohio State roster for 2019.
Spend 5ish with us today, 'Nutters!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning, |
| 0:14.0 | Buck- |
| 0:17.6 | I am Dan Rubin. |
| 0:18.6 | This is the Bucknuts Morning Five and Change. |
| 0:21.5 | We are back in our regular groove here. Dave Handled Monday. I'm back on |
| 0:25.3 | Tuesdays. That means Duane long is here. Duane, how goes it? |
| 0:30.0 | Oh, it's a beautiful time to be in the Buckeye neighborhood. I mean, look at what's going on, Dan. |
| 0:37.0 | How much better can it get? Well, actually, it can get better. We got so much going on. So many just five-star guys out there |
| 0:46.9 | look like they're leaning on our way. It's beautiful time to be a buck guy. |
| 1:00.0 | Speaking of which, we know it's been a few days without a commitment and you're Jonesing, but have no fear. There is another fantastic prospect announcing his college commitment today at 5 PM Eastern. |
| 1:05.4 | South Point Catholic Safety Lathan Ransom at a Tucson, Arizona, Ohio State Target, |
| 1:12.2 | at safety in the class of 2020, the number two rated safety in the United States according to 24-7 sports, will be announcing his commitment. |
| 1:21.0 | The crystal ball has 16 Crystal Ball predictions in there. It has |
| 1:26.7 | 16 predictions for Ohio State, provided everything goes as planned today. We expect |
| 1:32.4 | Lathan Ransom to commit to Ohio State. |
| 1:35.5 | What are the Buckeyes getting? |
| 1:38.3 | They're getting as good safety as I've evaluated in the last couple of years. |
| 1:43.7 | This kid is just, he is, if you start looking over the prototype, |
| 1:50.2 | the template for a safety, you end up with a kid that looks like Lace and Ransom. |
| 1:55.7 | I'm talking about that a little bit bigger would probably be the thing that keeps him |
| 1:59.6 | from being a perfect fit, but what you want in a safety, you want a safety that plays the ball |
| 2:06.7 | in the air like a receiver. And Ransom does. If you watch a film, this kid breaks on the ball. His ability to read, react and run is like a linebacker in that respect. He's going to see it and he's going to go get it. |
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