Ohio St. recruit decommits after encounter with sex offender on recruiting trip

leroy · May 7, 2012

Linebacker decommits from Ohio State after disturbing encounter during his recruiting visit

Ohio State made news earlier this year after snagging some of the nation's best recruits for its February signing class. Coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes were off to a similarly strong recruiting start this year, but one recruit's encounter with a fan caused him to pull his commitment.

Alex Anzalone, one of the nation's top linebacking recruits, committed to Ohio State last month, but decommitted Friday after learning he and several other recruits had unknowingly met a convicted sex offender.

During Anzalone's visit to Columbus, Ohio on April 21, he and two other recruits posed for a picture with Charles Eric Waugh of Ashland, Ky., and the photo made its way to Twitter. Only later did Anzalone learn Waugh, 31, had pleaded guilty to five counts of possession of underage sexual content in 2008. Waugh has had several interactions with players and recruits both in person and through social media.

Anzalone called assistant coach Luke Fickell on Friday to let him know that because of that interaction, he would not be attending Ohio State.
"There's a disconnect between what Alex thought was there (at Ohio State) and what is actually there," said Anzalone's father, Dr. Sal Anzalone, told the Reading (Pa.) Eagle on Friday.

"Something's just not right at Ohio State. It's not for him."

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It's time for OSU to be given the SMU treatment. They still have no control over their football team.

DonnyMost · May 7, 2012

So, who is Charles Eric Waugh and what does he have to do with the OSU football program?

I don't like Ohio State, but that seems like a really weak excuse to decomit and nothing about that signals any kind of institutional problem to me.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo.../4/3000159/ohio-state-statement-charles-waugh

Ohio State Releases Statement Regarding Charles Eric Waugh

May 04 9:31p by Brian Floyd

Ohio State continues to tackle the Charles Eric Waugh story head-on, releasing a statement on Friday explaining what's happened so far. The school sent out an email and mass text to student athletes on Thursday, alerting them that Waugh, a convicted sex offender, had been contacting current and prospective student athletes using various forms of social media.

The statement comes via Eleven Warriors:

The issue surrounding the individual from Kentucky is being treated by the Department of Athletics as a student-athlete welfare issue. When the University became aware that this individual had been seen in pictures - taken in public places - with student-athletes, proactive precautions were taken and the Department of Athletics alerted more than 1,000 Ohio State student-athletes about this person. The email message also reminded them of the negative implications that can be realized through simple associations on social networking sites. This individual is not associated with Ohio State. He is not a booster. He has not engaged in any activities on behalf of the University. The Department of Athletics will continue to monitor this issue and it will remain proactive in its efforts with regard to precautions for its student-athletes.

Though the incident may have cost the Buckeyes a recruit -- and it's possible Alex Azalone's change of heart stemmed, in part, from his parents wanting him to go elsewhere anyway -- Ohio State has taken an incredibly swift and proactive approach to it all. After learning of Waugh's past, the school immediately alerted its student athletes, and has quickly moved to make sure he has no further contact with any of them.
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Ziggy · May 7, 2012

leroy said: ↑

It's time for OSU to be given the SMU treatment. They still have no control over their football team.
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Not sure what tOSU did wrong?

REEKO_HTOWN · May 7, 2012

Should have visited the U. At least those Superfans have money.

bobmarley · May 7, 2012

leroy · May 7, 2012

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The look on that dude's face is disturbing.

bobmarley · May 7, 2012

leroy said: ↑

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The look on that dude's face is disturbing.
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yeah he has that sex offender smirk in all three photos.

peleincubus · May 7, 2012

leroy said: ↑

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The look on that dude's face is disturbing.
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agree. would NOT hang out with that guy

ItsMyFault · May 8, 2012

REEKO_HTOWN said: ↑

Should have visited the U. At least those Superfans have money.
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Speaking of that overrated POS school, I don't understand why they haven't gotten their probation yet. It should be for at least 3 years.

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