Well it’s been once again too long since the last In Case You Missed It, which means this is going to be a long dump of links I’ve accumulated since the last time I posted this. This list is long on the links, short on my comments. Bear with me as I work my way through these. These are disjointed and somewhat scattered.

So (deep breath) here we go:

Urban Meyer will be a guest analyst for BCS Championship Game pre-game show (according to Marcus Hartman and others on Twitter)

Doug Lesmerise’s “Urban Meyer’s top 6 moments of 2012“.

Speaking of Urban Meyer’s 2012 season, you can pick up the Ohio State Game Time 2012 Season in Review on DVD. With Urban Meyer (actor)! And Ohio State Football Players (actor)!

Mike Adams was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ (vomit) team Rookie of the Year.

Donte Whitner is going to the Pro Bowl. No surpise. Alex Boone is a Pro Bowl alternate. Suprise! (Remember when Mr. Boone tried to punch out a tow truck?)

Forbes lists College Football’s Most Powerful Head Coaches, Urban comes in at #3.

Ohio State’s new floor at the Schott (Sure beats some abominations we’ve seen in the past [Oregon]).

ESPN’s Big Ten Blog took at look at the salaries of assistant coaches in the Big Ten. One of the knocks on the bigwigs of the B1G is that they are tightwads compared to other conferences (read: SEC). This is probably exhibit A.

Presented without comment.

Braxton Miller opens as even odds with Johnny Manziel for the 2013 Heisman Trophy Winner (at least according to one sportsbook)

Thanks to everyone who shopped through our links from our Christmas Gift List post. It’s greatly appreciated!

And check out the Twittering Buckeyes page. I’ve made a complete overhaul of the list and added a bunch new Buckeyes.

And from the really old but I feel like I should still link them category:

Eddie George returning to Ohio State as assistant VP for business advancement is some Grade-A level cool news.

Brandon Castel from the Ozone sits down with the Grittiest Grit Floorburner, Chris Jent.

Chris Cicero, who tipped off then-OSU football coach Jim Tressel in 2010 of player misdeeds, was suspended from practicing law for a year by the Ohio Supreme Court for violating attorney-client privilege.

No big deal, just B.J. Mullens bringing the hammer down (remember him?):

Misc: I couldn’t find it on Amazon.com for our Gift List, but I want one of these jackets. I mean, like, I want that. Here is one of the reasons why football helmets now have facemasks. It’s crazier than you think. Ohio State researchers, doing work (that one’s for you, sportsMonkey).

Finally, just because:

A day of giving and receiving is upon us and today OSU got a present in it’s first member of the 2014 recruiting class. Most of the attention lately has been focused mainly on finishing out the 2013 class but several guys from the 2014 class have been trying to commit to Coach Meyer but because of the small size of the class OSU has been asking the guys to wait to commit to give them time to finish out 2013 and for the players to make sure they are making the best decision for themselves. OSU will need several OLmen in the 2014 class and hence they are ready to admit the first commit in the 2014 class a behemoth of an Offensive Tackle.

Marcelys Jones announced his commitment to Ohio State via his Twitter account.

Marcelys Jones is a 6’5″ 325 lbs 4 star OT from Cleveland, Ohio. Marcelys is a giant recruit who will bring strength and power along with a nasty side that OLmen need to be successful. He will need to work on his foot movement and speed and turn some of his “baby fat” into muscle but with the help of Coach Marotti and his S&C program he will get in shape very quickly. I am not sure he will stay a OT or move inside to OG depends how much he grows height wise in the next year to fit the type of body Coach Meyer wants in his OTs. The good news is most people believe that Marcelys is a package deal with 2013 recruit Chris Worley and 2014 no 1 recruit in Ohio and 5 star talent Marshon Lattimore. Rivals has no ranking for him for 2014 yet. Scout also doesn’t have a ranking for him yet either. 247sports ranks him as a 4 star and the no 3 recruit in Ohio and no 92 recruit in the country. ESPN doesn’t have him ranked yet either.

You can clink the link below to see his highlight reel.

Marcelys Jones Highlights

Ohio State vs. Kansas – Shootyhoops live chat

1. Michigan (11-0)- We have a new number one team in the conference after Indiana’s loss last weekend. The Wolverines continue to roll and there is a good chance that they will finish out of conference play undefeated with only Eastern and Central Michigan left on their schedule.

2. Indiana (9-1)- The Hoosiers surprisingly lost to instate rival Butler in overtime last Saturday, suffering their first blemish on the season. Indiana is still loaded though and do not expect them to suffer many more losses.

3. Ohio State (8-1)-  The Buckeyes basically have an exhibition game versus Winthrop tonight before their huge showdown versus the #9 Kansas Jayhawks this Saturday. They need to defeat Kansas to get a much needed marquee win early in the season.

4. Illinois (12-1)- Besides OSU-Kansas, there is another big time game this weekend for the conference as the Illini travel to #12 Missouri. If Illinois can defeat the Tigers they will already have two very good wins after defeating Gonzaga in Spokane, WA.

5. Minnesota (11-1)- The Gophers traveled to the west coast and handled the USC Trojans. They wrap up their non-conference schedule with Lafayette this weekend.

6. Michigan State (9-2)- If Sparty can take care of Bowling Green and Texas this week they will go into conference play with only two losses. Not bad for a team that looked defeated after a loss versus Miami (Fl.) a few weeks ago.

7. Iowa (9-2)- The Hawkeyes also only have two losses on the season and that should remain the same with only South Carolina State and Coppin State on the schedule.

8. Wisconsin (7-4)- Bo Ryan will take care of the defense but the Badgers need to start scoring to keep up with the big boys of the conference.

9. Northwestern (8-3)- The Wildcats welcome the Stanford Cardinal into town on Friday for what would be a good win for Northwestern.

10. Nebraska (6-3)- Nebraska only managed to score 38 points against Oregon, their lowest total of the season.

11. Penn State (6-4)- Delaware State took the Nittany Lions to overtime… Yes, Delaware State. They take on New Hampshire this weekend in what sadly should be a competitive game.

12. Purdue (4-6)- The Boilermakers followed up their loss versus Eastern Michigan with another loss against a solid Notre Dame team.

Verlon Reed showed a lot of promise in 2011 as he started the 1st 7 games and was leading the team in catches before a season ending injury took him out for the rest of the year. He never seemed to be able to overcome the injury and crack the 2 deep of WRs under new coach Urban Meyer. In a move called mutual by Ohio State Verlon has left the team. On a team that is so much in need of play makers this departure hurts and Verlon was a fan favorite. We wish him nothing but the best where ever he ends up.

According to the Columbus Dispatch….

Backup wide receiver Verlon Reed has left the Ohio State football team, an athletic department spokesman confirmed yesterday.

A third-year sophomore , Reed could not be reached for comment about possible transfer plans. The spokesman said coach Urban Meyer called it a mutual parting.

Reed was a dual-threat quarterback in high school at Marion-Franklin, which he led to the state semifinals. He was recruited as an all-around athlete by OSU when he signed in 2010. He was a starting wide receiver at the beginning of the 2011 season, but suffered a major knee injury in the seventh game.

He bounced back to compete in preseason camp last season under Meyer and his new spread offense. But Reed played in just seven games, primarily on special teams, catching one pass.

1. Indiana (9-0)-  The Hoosiers didn’t play anyone of significance last week (sorry Central Connecticut St.,)  but have instate rival Butler this week in what should be a good one.

2. Michigan (9-0)- Michigan took care of Arkansas last week and are off to their best start since the ’88-’89 National Championship season.

3. Ohio State (6-1)- Three more cupcakes for the Buckeyes before their big showdown versus Kansas.

4. Illinois (10-0)- The Illini have passed all their tests so far and have the conference’s marquee win of the season at Gonzaga.

5. Minnesota (10-1)- With a win at Southern Cal, the Gophers continue to roll and they’ll likely finish out of conference play at an impressive 12-1.

6. Michigan State (8-2)- Sparty has dealt with a couple of early season injuries but it is hard to count out a Tom Izzo coached team this early in the season. They’ll be fine.

7. Iowa (8-2)- Defeated a solid Iowa State squad for a big out of conference win that the Hawkeyes desperately needed.

8. Wisconsin (6-4)- Wisconsin started last week with a quality win versus Cal but ended their week with a tough loss versus Marquette. Inconsistencies have bugged the Badgers so far this season during their out of conference schedule.

9. Northwestern (7-3)- The Wildcats have lost their last three out of four games and now have nine days off until they play Texas State.

10. Nebraska (6-2)- The ‘Huskers got destroyed by #16 Creighton last week but look to rebound this week at Oregon.

11. Purdue (4-5)- They were held to only 44 points last game in a loss at Eastern Michigan… Yeah, that does not look good.

12. Penn State (5-4)- The Nittany Lions are shooting %39 from the field this season, good for 310th in the nation.

In a move that probably didn’t surprise anyone Jr. DT Johnathan “Big Hank” Hankins has decided to forego his Sr. year and enter the 2013 NFL draft. Many experts expect Big Hank to go in the top half of the 1st round and that kind of money is just too much to turn down and chance getting hurt or under performing his Senior year and losing stock value. Ohio State issued a statement saying as much and this quote from Big Hank “I have decided, with the support of my family, to forego my senior season at Ohio State in order to enter the NFL Draft.” – Johnathan Hankins.

On behalf of the MOTSAG crew we wish him the best of luck and hope to root for him for many years to come as an NFLer.

You could almost sense this weekend was going to be huge as some of the top targets left for OSU in the 2013 class were going to be in Columbus this weekend and with all the coaches having nothing else to do they would be able to focus on landing the guys they wanted and needed. There was some hope that OSU would get OL David Dawson a former TTUN commit but he canceled his visit and is going back to TTUN next weekend so he is most likely out of the equation. Having said that OSU still wanted an OT/DT and what better way to get one then to land one who can play either position extremely well. So they did just that and got no. 19 for the 2013 recruiting class.

Donovan Munger is a 6’4″ 290 lbs 4 star OL/DL from Shaker Heights, Ohio. Donovan Munger is a beast of a man who is a dominant run stopper at DT or has the ability to be a great run blocker at OG as well. He is a strong and athletic player that can add versatility that OSU needs with scholarship reductions through next year. His ability to play on either line will make him a huge asset. ESPN has him in their ESPN300 as the no. 283 best recruit in the nation. Scout ranks him a 4 star and the 24th best DT in the nation. 247sports ranks him a 4 star and the 18th best DT in the nation. Rivals ranks him a 3 star and the 38th best DT in the nation. Below you can see his Jr. Year highlights.