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And so the Jim Tressel fallout at Ohio State begins. News broke last night that former Woodland Hills linebacker Ejuan Price has requested a release from his letter of intent with the university.
Woodland Hills High School linebacker Ejuan Price has seen the turmoil surrounding the Ohio State football program and decided he doesn’t want to play for the Buckeyes.
Price, who signed with Ohio State in February, has requested a release from his letter of intent with the Buckeyes. Woodland Hills coach George Novak said Price requested the release a month ago.
Price, a 4* inside linebacker, had received seven scholarship offers this past year, six of them from B1G Ten and BIG EAST schools. His final two choices came down to Ohio State and Pitt, which he decided between with a best-of-5 coin flip.
Tied at two, the fifth flip was heads [Ohio State].
“I wanted to make sure my decision was solid,” said Price, a linebacker, who signed Wednesday with Ohio State after much trepidation and a couple of last-minute calls to coaches Jim Tressel and Todd Graham.
I’m not quite sure how flipping a coin is equated with making a solid decision, but Pitt lost that battle. Will this open him back up for a chance to come back to Pittsburgh with former teammate Lafayette Pitts? We should find out soon.
[Woodland Hills coach George] Novak said Ohio State is supposed to let Price know Friday whether it will release him.
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“He has some ideas, but if he gets his release I’m not sure where he would go,” Novak said.
The Post-Gazette article also incorrectly stated that Iowa was his other top choice with Ohio State. Many believe that the PG was actually referencing New Jersey linebacker Quinton Alston Jr., who de-committed from Pitt after Mike Haywood’s arrest and committed to the Hawkeyes.
