Any Ohio State fans out there wanna celebrate with me?

[WicKeD_WaYz]

Well todays the day. This morning I just signed my national letter of intent to play football for Ohio State next year. Im SO excited. I verbally committed like last May or June but it feels good to finally have it official. They offered me a full scholorship to do what I love, play football. This is awesome for me because I never wouldve gone to college any other way. I chose OSU over most PAC10 schools because I was born in Ohio(didnt live their very long though) and have always been a big fan. Incase you care Im 6' 5" 240, going to play sort of a speed/athletic defensive end spot because apparently im not big enough yet to play strongside. I know in 4 or 5 years that will change and Ill get a lot bigger and stronger.

Today, February 2nd, is the National Letter of Intent signing day incase you didnt know so athletes everywhere will be signing to go to colleges its kind of exciting if your into that sort of thing. I dont know if this is the same day for every sport but I know it is for football. And any Buckeye fans I can tell you personally that we got a GREAT recruiting class this year. All 18 or 20 of us get along great and theres really some awesome athletes in the mix. I have met most of them and they are nice guys as well.

Im going A LONG way from home, and pretty much know nobody out there, so if anyone in the Columbus area can tell me some good spots to paintball or snowboard it would be greatly appreciated.

For anyone who wants to play college sports...hard work pays off in the end!

o yea and Ill attach one of the letters because most of you always wanna see proof....and because the letters are kind of cool looking. I have the rest if you get bored and feel like lookin at them.

-Ryan

[pputkowski]

That's awesome man, good job.

I have so many friend's that would kill to play college football at any school...you are lucky.

[arsonpaintball06]

nice dood......im only a junior right now, but get letters from duke, iowa, northwestern ...and then sum d2 schools. so i guess ill find out after next season whats up....congrats tho

[oneworld]

you deserve 5 dancing banana's!!!

[Thordic]

Congrats, Ryan. Good luck kicking *** next year

[Rooster]

LOL! You are the 3 star DE from Mission Viejo? Football is religion here. Good choice on schools and welcome to C-bus.

Splatterpark is about the only large place to play paintball, but there are several good small fields around. The OSU paintball team used to be one of the best, but it sucks any more. Allot of the bars on the campus got torn down, but you are probably too young for all that. Several good clubs though, and football players are instant celebrities. Just stay away from the Al Rosa Villa. And keep your nose clean, OSU has a great record of getting players into the pros, if you don't flake out ala Maurice Clarett. Watch out for the boosters, there are some real creeps. But the true fans are some of the best in the nation. You'll know that for sure when some team is trying to drive into the south side of the Shoe and 105,000 people are on their feet screaming for you to knock some poor sap's head clean off.

Look for me on Saturdays. I'll be the guy in the stands, yelling and wearing scarlet and gray.

GO BUCKS!

[arsonpaintball06]

hes actually 4 star on rivals.com .....im on there but not ranked yet

http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=27267

[ntn4502]

YOUR FREAKING RYAN WILLIAMS??????????????????????????



NO WAY!


Thats freaking awesome man, Ive been following OSU Football all my life. Its great to have you on the team, Im down there at least once a month(+ every home game at the Varsity Club) to see my friends and whatnot, let me know when you get in down there and I'll take you partying and whatnot. C-Bus is my second home and you joined the club at the perfect time!

[ntn4502]

By the way, what happened to Kevin Bemoll, thought he was coming with you?

BOOOO CAL

[Automaggin2]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!


I am a diehard fan despite that fact I go to WVU (got rejected from OSU). Congrats!

I go to atleast 3 or 4 football games a year. Whenever the go to a National Championship, expect to see me there!

I follow the recruiting of OSU and WVU every season, and I would have never imagined you were Ryan Williams. You came from Mission Viejo correct? Isn't that where Sanchez, the USC QB recruit, went?

[WicKeD_WaYz]

yea i thought I was 4 stars by now lol like that even matters.

ntn- that sounds great man. I really know nobody. I have a couple friends and family 40 minutes south or so but other than that I know a couple players and thats it.

O and the Kevin thing....me and him used to be like brothers, untill he got his new stupid gf. He was totally solid on his commitment and then I went on a snowboarding trip and came back to find out he was second guessing it due to the whole Troy Smith/ Maurice Clarret thing going on. I give him a hard time about it and stuff but I cant make his decision for him and he thought Cal would be a better fit. All in all my school had 8 guys to sign today. Im all by myself in the Big 10 but some of my boys including kev are PAC10 so hopefully ill see them in the Rose Bowl in a couple years.

And ive always been told OSU fans are crazy and love football. And from what im seeing thats completely true. I hate to leave California but I cant help being soooo excited.


Arson- the letters always come first just be patient. It will be wierd someday you'll just start getting offers/interest from schools youve never even got mail from. And then some of the schools you get mail from might never talk to you again. Its just how the wierd recruiting system works. Just be patient man, work you *** off in the offseason, and hang in there im sure you'll be fine.

[Automaggin2]

Thats amazing man. I can't believe it. You will have a lot of fun in columbus. The fans are insane and there is nothing like 105,000 fans going nuts on a cool fall day in the Horseshoe. I'll be there for the OSU-Texas game next season

[WicKeD_WaYz]

yea I was at the Michigan game and it was so intense in the 4th quarter, like you couldnt hear the guy next to you, I dont know how that defense was making calls.

And the Texas game should be a good one.....hopefully I can make the travel group that early.

O yea and PS to everyone: I didnt know so many diehard buckeye fans were here. Ive had enough trouble with reporters quoting me very wrong in a lot of articles, so if you could please refrain from sending anything I type to anyone you know on any of the big buckeye football websites or any sports journalists you know that would be awesome. I just wanna be able to speak freely here without having to worry about whether or not my quotes will be posted up all over the net or in the paper tommorow. Thanks.

[Automaggin2]

Sorry man, i already reported everything you have said to rivals.com, scout.com, espn and si.com........ok ok ok jp man.


I was at the MIchigan game, were you one of the recruits that were standing in the south endzone during part of the game? I was sitting in the student "Block O" section in the south stands. It was so cool to be able to walk onto the field after the game.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

Dude, i reported everything you have said to rvials.com, scout.com, espn and si.com........ok ok ok jp man.


I was at the MIchigan game, were you one of the recruits that were standing in the south endzone during part of the game? I was sitting in the student "Block O" section in the south stands. It was so cool to be able to walk onto the field after the game.

Yea I was there. I have a pic around here somewhere of me, Boone, Cordle, Worthington, Kev, Robby Shoenhoft, Denlinger, Hartline, and maybe one more standing in the endzone on the "open" side of the shoe. I guess it was the South endzone. And your right it was sooo cool after the game.