Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst will play in the Outback Bowl vs. South Carolina. (Tony Ding, Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Get all the news around Ohio State football and other important teams in today’s Buckeye Breakfast.
By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com
Michigan's Maurice Hurst to play in the Outback Bowl
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh made it official: Maurice Hurst will play in the Outback Bowl for the Wolverines vs. South Carolina.
Harbaugh confirmed the news to reporters including Aaron McMann of MLive.com.
Hurst is expected to be a high pick in this April’s NFL Draft.
He spoke earlier in the month that he was unsure if he was going to play in the game. He added that he planned on talking to former teammate Jake Butt, who tore his ACL in the Orange Bowl last year vs. Florida State.
Penn State's Micah Parsons moving to middle linebacker
Penn State landed the biggest prize among Big Ten teams on Wednesday when it got the signature of five-star defensive end Micah Parsons.
When Penn State coach James Franklin spoke to the media including Greg Pickel of PennLive.com, he explained that Parsons will start his career at middle linebacker.
Franklin said that it has to do with depth at the position and that he could play defensive end as well. But right off the bat, Parsons is a middle linebacker.
Buckeye Talk previews the Cotton Bowl
While recruiting is in the focus until Friday, this week's Buckeye Talk is looking ahead to the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and USC.
Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises broke down the game, especially the problems that Sam Darnold can give Ohio State.
We also discussed some final recruiting thoughts and holiday food.
Lane Kiffin explains his 2-point conversion vs. Akron
Late in the third quarter of the Boca Raton Bowl vs. Akron on Tuesday night, Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin decided to go for a two-point conversion.
They got it, and took a 36-3 lead.
The Owls ended up winning, 50-3.
After the game, Kiffin explained that the reason he went for two was because of something he overheard from an Akron staff member.
Is Kansas State coach Bill Snyder on the way out?
While teams across the country were signing players at the start of the Early Signing Period, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder didn’t offer much clarity on his job status.
He told reporters including Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle that he doesn't know if he's coming back for the 2018 season.
Snyder will coach the Cactus Bowl vs. UCLA before deciding on his future.
Catching up on Wednesday's news
• Tim Bielik kept up on all the recruiting news around the country. Relive the start of the Early Signing Period here.
• Ohio State added wide receiver Cameron Brown to the class, but lost Emory Jones to Florida and Jaiden Woodbey to Florida State.
• Five-star offensive tackle Jackson Carman from Fairfield chose Clemson instead of OSU. He talked about the message from Dabo Swinney concerning Urban Meyer that helped steer him to the Tigers.
• See everything Urban Meyer had to say about Ohio State's signees.
• Doug Lesmerises wrote about how even though Meyer didn't like the idea of the Early Signing Period, he's fine with the results.
• Doug also discussed how Ohio State losing Carman to Clemson is another example of the reality that the Tigers are where the Buckeyes should be.
• Two key decommitments and a massive day from Georgia caused the Buckeyes to fall to No. 2 in the recruiting class rankings. See where the Buckeyes rank among Big Ten teams.
• Bill Landis broke down the top remaining targets for the Buckeyes. Tim also looked at who the best uncommitted players in the country are.
• Tim also summed up the reaction, news and interesting moments from the start of the Early Signing Period.
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