As we have since the beginning we will post all of the happenings and it is official Carlos Hyde has been suspended for at least the first 3 games of the season and will have to meet other obligations to be put back on the team full time.

As was reported by Doug Lesmerises, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer just moments ago…

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has suspended senior running back Carlos Hyde for at least three games for his actions in an event at a Columbus nightclub last weekend.

Meyer announced his decision after Columbus police earlier Tuesday announced that no charges would be filed against Hyde. Meyer said that Hyde will also have to fulfill other obligations before he can return to the team.

Carlos Hyde was not charged with a crime but Coach Meyer determined that his transgressions violated the team and University code of conduct. Let’s hope this ends this saga for good and Carlos takes the necessary steps to get back on the team.

610WTVN has posted the surveillance video of the “altercation” between Carlos Hyde and his accuser that fateful night a couple weeks ago.

Carlos Hyde enters the picture around the 2:25 mark and the “spat” happens at 3:17.

Carlos Hyde is not being charged with anything. Urban Meyer will handle this as he deems appropriate (which the Nation of Mouthbreathers will deem insufficient 30 seconds after) and we can move on to being five days away from camp opening for the 2013 Ohio State Buckeyes.

(If the video does not load, you can view it at 610’s site here)

As you all know by now last week Carlos Hyde faced allegations of hitting a female in a bar. The saga has been long and arduous to understand with lots of media members getting false leaks and bad info. Today it was finally announced by the Columbus Police Department that in fact Carlos WILL NOT face any charges…

It was first reported by @10tv of Columbus, Ohio…

The Columbus police department on Tuesday said no charges will be filed after an investigation into an alleged assault involving Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde.

The investigation is officially closed, according to a police media release on Tuesday.

This is not to say that Hyde is completely cleared to play though he will still need to talk to Coach Meyer and get reinstated for that to happen.

Good Morning Buckeye Nation.

Summer Class: During the BiG Media Days in Chicago last week Urban Meyer talked about leadership. Meyer said he felt the reason the Buckeyes went undefeated last season was due to their leaders in players like John Simon and Zach Boren. He also felt that losing those senior left a void in the leadership for this upcoming season. Meyer met Tim Knight and has him teaching a weekly class to originally 19 Buckeye players but has since grown by a few.

Law Professor: Gordon Gee and Ohio State have agreed to a 5.8 million dollar contract that will run for 5 years. Gee will be a professor in the universities College of Law. His contract includes his new office, assistant and a premium parking pass along with health benifits and pays him a nice salary.

Uh Oh: Seems the CEO of Twitter, Dick Costolo who is a Michigan alum, has committed an NCAA violation by contacting Michigan recruits who are not officially signed through his social media site. This is a secondary violation and likely nothing but a slap on the wrist will come out of this. By slap on the wrist my guess is they say please don’t do this again.

Boss Hog: Looks like our buddy Bret Bielema the new head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks took a swipe at the Buckeyes on twitter.

Seems they recieved a verbal offer from junior college offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor the other day and this has gone to his head. He might not have realized what the Buckeyes are amassing in offensive line talent for next season. Demetrius Knox became another recent commitment for Ohio State’s offensive line there might be 1-2 more added to complete
The Great Wall of Scarlet and Gray.

Relive Perfection: The Big Ten Network will be airing all of the games from the 2012 season starting tomorrow. Four games a night for the next three nights should help squence that thirst for watching Buckeyes football.

Until next time Buckeye Nation…

As shocking as the title is for this post is as shocked as I am that OSU landed another recruit in 2 days and this one I think surprises most of the fans and media alike. This young man wasn’t really on the front pages as far as recruits go for fans or the media but the coaches clearly knew what they wanted and they went and got him. He becomes commit no. 16 for the 2014 class.

Malik Hooker committed to Ohio State as was first confirmed by Kyle Daugherty of D6 Sports Network…

https://twitter.com/Kyle__Doc/status/362005017990934528

Malik Hooker is a 6’3″ 185 lbs 4 star Athlete from New Castle, Pennsylvania. Malik is exactly the kind of commit that Urban Meyer loves he is versatile and fast. He can play both sides of the ball at WR or Safety or even CB. He is tall and has a good frame to work with. His speed is top notch which allows him to make plays on the ball on both sides. 247sports ranks him a 4 star and the 10th best recruit in PA. Rivals ranks him a 3 star and the 42nd best athlete in the country. Scout ranks him a 4 star and the 46th best WR in the country. ESPN ranks him a 4 star and 5th best prospect in PA. Below you can see his highlights….

Well well well look what we have here. With Friday Night Lights happening this weekend you would expect to get a commitment from a player or 2 but to get one from a guy who wasn’t even there is big time. This newest recruit has quickly become a fan favorite and being a Buckeye since birth really made his connection to the fans special. It just so happens that he fills a spot of need big time as well.

Jeremy Birmingham broke the news on his twitter account moments ago…

Demetrius Knox just committed to Ohio State on his twitter account.

Demetrius Knox is a 6’4″ 290 lbs 4 star Offensive Lineman from Fort Worth, Texas. Knox brings to the OL a lot of speed and athleticism. He was once committed to Texas but decommitted months ago and right away he became a target for OSU and the fans. He has proven to be a guy who can be a leader and will help recruit for OSU. Rivals ranks him a 4 star and the no. 1 OG in the country. 247sports ranks him a 4 star and the no. 135 best recruit in the country. Scout ranks him a 4 star and the no 7 OG in the country. ESPN ranks him a 4 star and the no. 193rd best recruit in the country.

You can read an interview we had with Demetrius Knox from last week right here.

Below you can see his highlights…..

The MotSaG Reader’s Digest is just that — a quick glance at the past week of content here at Men of the Scarlet and Gray. This will give you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the course of the week. This isn’t everything we posted this week, so we always encourage everyone to subscribe to our feed, sign up for email alerts or simply check the website on a regular basis.

Site News

Jeremiah was on The Wakeup Call with Patrick Schmidt in Chicago last week to discuss Hyde, Roby and the Buckeyes.

Shannon also shared a personal story on his fight against testicular cancer. This has nothing to do with OSU sports, but is a reminder that there are things much more important that what a bunch of meatheads do on a football field on any given Saturday.

Recruiting

Dylan chatted with class of 2014 commit Parris Campbell who said that even though he’s fully committed to Ohio State and has shut down his recruitment, other teams “like TTUN, Alabama, and a lot of other schools” haven’t given up. Dylan also caught up with Terrence Alexander, a 3-star cornerback out of Louisiana. And finally, the tireless Dylan talked with Class of 2014 RB Corey Avery.

Jeremiah spoke at length with Class of 2016 center Alex Gourley. He seems like a smart kid who definitely value academics:

Academics have a large influence on my choice of schools. Stanford, Notre Dame, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and OSU all have great economic/business programs, which is the field of study I wish to pursue.

Jeremiah also spoke with Shaun Crawford, Class of 2015 WR/CB and a heavy Michigan lean. Can the Buckeyes convince this lifelong Wolverine fan to stay in state?

In case you missed it, Dylan also had an extensive an excellently researched Friday Light Nights preview. We hope to follow up with some of the Buckeye hopefuls with their experiences at the event.

Andrew spoke with Demetrius Knox, the #1 rated Guard of the Class of 2014. Many see the recently-decommitted (from Texas) Knox as an essential building block for the Buckeye offensive line. He’s acutely aware of his standing with the OSU coaches:

I talked to almost all of them. They told me that they have seen all of my film and I am their number one 2014 OL target.

Football

Oof, this was not a good week to be a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes Football team. We had to report some extremely distressing news, including allegations against Carlos Hyde and the arrest of Bradley Roby.

Rumors were swirling all around Columbus as stories came out that ultimately proved to be false (including the aforementioned Dispatch story that claimed Hyde had been booted off the team). Ohio State eventually released a press release that clarified certain aspects of what was happening with this team. Hyde was suspended indefinitely, Marcus Baugh has had to sit out team activities and will miss the first game against Buffalo and Tim Gardner was sent home after he was charged by Columbus Police with obstruction of official business. Roby was not permitted to attend Big Ten Media days (replaced by Christian Bryant) and could face additional discipline.

Speaking of Big Ten Media Days, we fans braced as we knew Meyer would be bombarded with questions concerning the team and everything that had transpired the weekend before. While he certainly addressed those questions, we here at MotSaG feel that Coach Meyer handled those questions with aplomb. He gets a bad rap from the media nationally, but locally we see that he really does care about his players and considers them family.

Coming up

Another week of recruitment, the top 15-10 B1G players and much more.

Interviewing the electric 2014 running back Corey Avery at 5″10 185 lbs who runs a blazing 4.45 40 yard dash was a pleasure, he’s a great kid and he will succeed wherever he ends up. Corey’s natural position is running back and he would be a great fit at OSU due to him also being able to lineup in the slot at receiver. He has very good vision which I think is Corey’s best quality. Corey hits the hole very hard and does not shy away from contact like most 175 lb running backs. Corey is from the prestigious Dallas Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. Corey is putting up outstanding numbers against the best high school football teams in the country. His stats this past season totaled 131 rushes for 839 yards including 13 touchdowns. Corey also hauled in 25 passes racking up 395 receiving yards resulting in 6 touchdowns.

247 lists corey as the # 29 overall all purpose back
Rivals lists Corey as the # 41 overall athlete
Scout lists Corey as the # 84 overall running back

Q: When did Ohio State offer you a scholarship, and how did it feel?

A:Some Time Around April And I Was Very excited About It

Q: Who is your primary recruiter and how often do you speak?

A:Tom Herman Recruited Me And We Speak Every week

Q: What about Ohio State makes you strongly consider them?

A:The Fast Past Offense

Q: What has Urban Meyer told you about how they plan on using you if you committed to OSU?

A:I think He Wanted Me To Come Out There To The College To Commit

Q: What are your personal and team goals for your senior season?

A:Break Certain High Records , Go Undeatfeated And Most Of All Win State

Q: What do you feel you need to improve on the most your senior season?

A:Making Quicker And Faster Decisions

Q: Which college team was your favorite growing up?

A:The Ohio State Buckeyes

Q: Which schools are recruiting you the hardest?

A:Ohio State , Baylor , Texas Tech And LSU

Q: Do you plan on taking a visit to Ohio State?

A:Yes

Q: Do you have a timetable on when you would like to make a commitment?

A:In August Before Our First Game

Q:Is there a particular style of offense that you prefer to play in?

A:Both ah Passing And Running Offense

Q: Name some of your other interests besides football?

A:Engineering

You can check out his highlights below and also follow him on twitter @_PrinceAvery

Since this is the final year of the Bowl Championship Series Championship Game era I decided to try and figure out which Buckeyes team would be the best during this tenure. The BCS is being replaced next season with a four team playoff system for the 2014-2015 season and we will have more on that later in another post. The BCS began at the beginning of 1997-1998 season, through the years there has been it’s fair share of controversies on who plays in the championship game. I’m not going to go into all of that. I am going to try and pick one Buckeye team during this era as who I feel is the best. This is not going to include the obvious choice of the Champions from the 2001-2002 season. The only reason is it would be to short of a post and not very interesting. Is it one of the best teams? Yes they brought home the crystal football.

During this tenure the Buckeyes were one of the best teams in the NCAA. They had 94 players selected in the NFL Draft, 21 of them being selected in the first round. Ohio State has a record of 147 wins to 39 losses. They won 79 percent of their games averaging 9.8 wins a season to 2.3 losses placing them second overall behind Boise State (85 percent) as best win loss percentages. (hater adjustment alert) If you figure in the vacated games due to Tattoo Gate then they fall to third Oklahoma moves into second. Buckeyes are one of 5 teams to play in 3 or more National Championship games. I know it could have been and should have been more but we will just stick to the facts. Oklachokma Oklahoma Sooner’s went to four NC games going 1-4, Alabama has won all three of their appearances to date, LSU has gone 2-1 in their three appearances, the Buckeyes and Florida State both went 1-2 in their respected games .Now you can see why everyone hates The Ohio State Buckeyes, they are one of the best in the nation.

I have whittled my choices down to four. If you care to debate it I would love to talk with you about it. My choices are the 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007 seasons. What 2010 and 2012 seasons not on the list. Nope they aren’t, last years team while they did finish undefeated, had some great players on it overall they weren’t that great compared to my final four. The 2010 season will not be recognized by me because of my anger in what those players did and the turmoil that ensued afterwards. I have to say this is very hard with all the great teams Ohio State has fielded over the years, plus it’s sad that one of the greatest teams in my opinion wasn’t even during the BCS years. Just want to give a shout out to the 1996-1997 Rose Bowl Champions. My criteria for what I would constitute the best Buckeye BCS Era team would have to be strength of schedule, win/loss record and point differential, and who I felt had the best combined players.

The 1998 season had a 11-1 record the only loss was to unranked Michigan State. They opened the season on the road beating West Virginia who was ranked #11 at the time. Other ranked opponents they beat were #21 Missouri, #7 Penn State, #11 Michigan all home games. They beat #8 Texas A&M in the Sugar Bowl. I feel if they would have made the championship game that year they would have taken home the prize. This team averaged 35.86 points per game while giving up an average of 12. Key players on the team were QB Joe Germaine, WR David Boston, DB Antoine Winfield, LB Andy Katzenmoyer.

The 2005 Season finished will a record of 10-2 their losses were to #2 Texas (at home) and #6 Penn State (away). Other key ranked opponents were #21 Iowa, #17 Michigan State, #22 Minnesota, #17 Michigan all being at home except Minnesota. They averaged 32.67 points per game and surrendered 15.25 each contest on average. A.J. Hawk, Donte Whitner, Bobby Carpenter, Santonio Holmes, and Nick Mangold were some of the stars from this squad.

2006 football team went undefeated in the regular season its only loss was to Urban Meyer’s Florida Gators in the National Championship. They beat #2 Texas in Texas, #13 Iowa and #2 Michigan were home victims. The Ohio State Michigan game was Numbers 1 vs 2 and dubbed the Game of the Century. You might remember some of the players that year WR and return specialist Ted Ginn Jr, CB Malcolm Jenkins, LB James “The Animal” Laurinaitis, and some guy who won the Heisman Trophy named Troy Smith. Their offense averaged 34.61 points per game and the defense averaged 12.78 points against them.

The 2007 campaign was successful in returning to the National Championship game making back to back appearances. They also unfortunately lost in the NC game to LSU for one of their two losses the other being to an unranked Illinois team. The ranked opponents they beat that year was both #20 Perdue, #23 Michigan both at The ‘Shoe and #25 Penn State, #19 Wisconsin were road games. The Buckeyes that year averaged 31.4 points offensively and surrendered 12.78. Key players were CB Malcolm Jenkins, WR Brian Hartline, TE Jake Ballard, RB Chris Wells.

That is my Final Four for the greatest Buckeye teams of the BCS Era. My final selection is going to be the 2006 season. Even though we got run out of the University of Pheonix Stadium in Arizona against Urban and Company I feel this team can stack up and beat another team out there. Please feel free to tell me yours and if you agree or disagree with mine.