Adam Griffin, Archie’s Son, Added to 2010 Recruiting Class
Adam Griffin’s father, Archie, is probably most famous for having played in the same backfield and was in the same 1972 recruiting class with Brian Baschnagel, the patron saint of this blog. Nevertheless, Archie did some stuff too at Ohio State and we all love him for it. Chiefly, he also played football with Pete Johnson, both collegiately and in the pros for the Cincinnati Bengals. With Corny Greene at quarterback, their aggregate product combined was known as the “Fab Four” backfield. After retiring to become a prominent alumnus of the university and CEO of the Alumni Association, Griffin settled down in Columbus, raising children like Adam that carry the badge of “Buckeye” as an honor.
Adam was not highly recruited out of high school and measurables of height, weight and speed are not blue chip. However, the staff has 85 scholarships to burn, typically saves a few for hard-workers and walk-ons, and Adam Griffin does not burden the team for the time he will spend here. Instead, as Tressel noted, there’s a benefit to having a kid like Adam.
“Adam Griffin has a passion to be an Ohio State Buckeye. He will add a great deal to our football family on the field, in the locker room and on our campus. Adam clearly understands the privilege of being an Ohio State Buckeye.”
The Buckeyes will likely take in only one more player on scholarship in this class. In short, they are waiting for a decision from Seantrel Henderson, though I fully expect him to be in Los Angeles in the fall.
These are always neat stories. I don’t anticipate any future children of mine being 5-star football recruits, but I hope they see the ray of a real Buckeye and continue the Buckeye legacy through the generations like Adam1 is doing. As such, I’ll add him to the BKAB list, which I promise to start working on this weekend.
Film is below.
- Buckeye fans may remember Kevin Griffin, the special teams standout in the mid-1990s who was a nephew of Archie, Ray and Duncan Griffin. [↩]
Written by: Vico |
Good to see that the Buckeye nut doesn’t fall far from the Tree. If young Adam is half the player his father was… he’ll win a Heisman. No pressure lad. Interesting to see that the service academies made offers to Adam; speaks well for his character.
Welcome aboard, young Mr. Griffin.
Too bad that because of clout and connections, this kid will take a scholarship from someone truly deserving and really needs it.
His dad could afford to send him to any school and with him being a University employee, could have gotten the boy in free anyway.
If this were a private school, no big deal, but as a taxpayer here, I have a real problem with this.
DM,
OSU employees don’t get their kids in completely free. Also, he was offered by the academies. As a tax payer, you would have been picking up the bill wherever he want. Haha.
But yes, he got in because he’s Archie Griffin’s kid. Oh well. I didn’t see any other big names jumping aboard.
To all of the nay-sayers. Yes Adams dad was a great Buckeye, but the kid has heart, and most importantly character. How many other schools do you hear talk of guys playing there because of “legacy”?? I don’t think you will be seeing Adam’s name on the news for anything negative. He came to my after school program when he was in elementary school. We played football at least 3 times a week. He was making the other kids look silly in 3rd grade. I know that doesn’t count now, but I could see his love for the game. Good for you Adam. GO BUCKS!!!