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Class of 2011 Team Football Recruiting Rankings
1.Texas
2.Alabama
3.Oklahoma
4.Florida State
5.Ohio State
6.LSU
7.Florida
8.Notre Dame
9.Georgia
10.Auburn
11.North Carolina
12.Clemson
13.USC
14.Stanford
15.Nebraska




Foot injury sidelines Ross Homan
Ohio State will be without standout linebacker Ross Homan for a few weeks, while another key defensive contributor will miss time with a foot injury. Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said Homan, a senior and three-year starter, will miss several weeks with a foot injury sustained in Saturday's loss to Wisconsin. Homan leads Ohio State with 41 tackles and has recorded an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, four passes defended and a sack.
Freshman Christian Bryant, who plays the "star" position, a safety/linebacker hybrid used in Ohio State's nickel package, is being treated at Ohio State Medical Center. Bryant's father, Ronnie, told The Cleveland Plain Dealer that his son has cellulitis, a common bacterial infection that can become serious if left untreated.
"He had an infection last week and we thought we had it under control and he played a little bit in the game and then he had a not very good reaction to it on the plane ride back," Tressel said. "It doesn't look like he'll be out of [the hospital] until late this week, and [we] just want to make sure that we get that calmed down."
Bryant had been elevated to a starting role after Tyler Moeller suffered a season-ending torn pectoral muscle. Tressel said Bryant will miss Saturday's game against Purdue.
Jon Newsome will likely fill in for Homan on Saturday, while Aaron Gant and Nate Oliver will replace Bryant in the nickel package.





NBA bans super-jumping shoes
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA is prohibiting its players from wearing a new line of sneakers that claims to increase vertical leap.
"Under league rules, players may not wear any shoe during a game that creates an undue competitive advantage," the NBA said in a statement Tuesday.
Athletic Propulsion Labs' $300 Concept 1 shoe employs a spring-based system designed to increase lift.
The Los Angeles-based company was founded by twins Adam and Ryan Goldston, both former USC basketball walk-ons whose father worked in the shoe industry.
The brothers said Tuesday that many NBA players, including about 30 percent of the rookie class, expressed interest in the shoes but they wouldn't reveal names because the players had signed with other companies.


OHIO Football Recruits
QB 1 Braxton Miller
(Wayne HS)
Huber Heights, OH 6-2/185/4.47 Committed to Ohio State
CB 2 Doran Grant
(St. Vincent-St. Mary HS)
Akron, OH 5-10/177/4.37 Michigan State, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Michigan, North Carolina, Penn State, USC, Alabama, California, East Carolina, Illinois, LSU, Miami (Fl), Notre Dame, UCLA, West Virginia
DE 4 Steve Miller
(McKinley HS)
Canton, OH 6-4/230/4.73 Committed to Ohio State
MLB 4 Trey DePriest
(Springfield HS)
Springfield, OH 6-2/230/4.69 Committed to Alabama
C 2 Ryan Kelly
(Lakota West HS)
West Chester, OH 6-5/280 Committed to Alabama
DT 5 Michael Bennett
(Centerville HS)
Centerville, OH 6-3/275/4.90 Committed to Ohio State
DT 10 Chase Farris
(Elyria HS)
Elyria, OH 6-6/270/5.30 Committed to Ohio State
OLB 10 Jarrett Grace
(Colerain HS)
Cincinnati, OH 6-4/230/4.70 Committed to Notre Dame
OG 12 Aundrey Walker
(Glenville HS)
Cleveland, OH 6-6/355 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, USC, West Virginia
OG 13 Donavon Clark
(Finneytown HS)
Cincinnati, OH 6-4/300/5.45 Committed to Michigan State
DE 13 Ken Hayes
(Whitmer HS)
Toledo, OH 6-5/255/4.80 Committed to Ohio State
TE 14 Ray Hamilton
(Strongsville HS)
Strongsville, OH 6-5/230/4.70 Committed to Iowa
OLB 14 Antonio Poole
(Winton Woods HS)
Cincinnati, OH 6-1/225 Cincinnati, Kansas, Kentucky, Purdue, Bowling Green, Indiana, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Syracuse
S 14 Ron Tanner
(Eastmoor Academy HS)
Columbus, OH 6-1/190/4.50 Committed to Ohio State
S 15 Eilar Hardy
(Pickerington HS Central)
Pickerington, OH 6-0/170/4.63 Committed to Notre Dame
TE 16 Nick Vannett
(Westerville-Central HS)
Westerville, OH 6-6/230 Committed to Ohio State
CB 19 DerJuan Gambrell
(Rogers HS)
Toledo, OH 6-2/180 Committed to Ohio State
DE 26 Joel Heath
(Mt. Healthy HS)
Cincinnati, OH 6-6/255 Committed to Michigan State
WR 27 A.J. Jordan
(Trotwood-Madison HS)
Trotwood, OH 6-2.5/170/4.59 Cincinnati, Colorado, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, Northwestern, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin
WR 41 Devin Smith
(Washington HS)
Massillon, OH 6-1/175/4.55 Committed to Ohio State