Falcons Mentioned for OSU transfer

JD Weatherspoon is leaving Ohio State, and the Columbus Dispatch has indicated that Bowling Green might be a possible landing spot.

Now, if you are like me, you might have asked this question:

Who is JD Weatherspoon?

Well, first, to be clear, he was a player given a scholarship to play basketball at OSU, and that's something.  He is a 6'6" F who has played two years in Columbus, averaging 6 minutes a game.  He only played 10 games as a FR, due to some academic eligibility issues.

He's from Columbus Northland, and played for Satch Sullinger.  He was a good player there (13.5/6) and played on a very good team, obviously including Jared Sullinger.  They did not lose a City League game during that time.

ESPN ranked him a 3-star recruit (a 91) coming out of Northland, which would be a higher ranking then any player BG has recruited in recent memory.  They felt he was the #30 ranked SF in the country.

I don't usually cover recruits and offers until they make a commitment.  The only difference is that in this case the news is coming through the mainstream media and not through a recruiting site.

I don't know how likely this is.  Walter Offut did the same thing to OU and made a nice name for himself and Weatherspoon would be aware of that.  We have Dennis Hopson, a Buckeye legend on the bench.  Anyway, time will tell.

The idea is interesting, that's for sure.