forums

Thayer Munford

Advertisement
MIATL said:
This is the kid who caused the commotion by following his high school coach to a new school, 4 hours away from his home.

If Nate Moore gets a college coaching job, best believe Munford is going to that school.

Better life led Munford to make move to Massillon | FridayNightOhio.com
Click to expand...

What makes you say that, maybe this picture he retweeted, hmmm # theBlindside2! (Disney Cruises +air fare aren't cheap let alone for all those family members on a Coaches salary?) But hey I would love for him to sign with Miami in a heart beat so they can drop him off after they return from the cruise.

[TWEET]812808820527431680[/TWEET]
 
Last edited:
Paranos said:
MIATL said:
This is the kid who caused the commotion by following his high school coach to a new school, 4 hours away from his home.

If Nate Moore gets a college coaching job, best believe Munford is going to that school.

Better life led Munford to make move to Massillon | FridayNightOhio.com
Click to expand...

What makes you say that, maybe this picture he retweeted, hmmm # theBlindside2! (Disney Cruises +air fare aren't cheap let alone for all those family members on a Coaches salary?) But hey I would love for him to sign with Miami in a heart beat so they can drop him off after they return from the cruise.

[TWEET]812808820527431680[/TWEET]
Click to expand...

I can't wait for the movie. "It'll pull on your heartstrings says USA today"
 
Here is some background on Munford and his Head Coach. This is definitely an interesting twist. If Munford is struggling to keep 2.0 it will be tough for him to qualify by the NCAA's new standards, let alone Miami's.

Hopefully he gets tested for learning disabilities, an one is found that would allow him to qualify for an NCAA Qualifying exemption.

Schools like Bama & FSU have been having a field day with this exemption.

Link to FSU article ( about a dlinemen that couldn't read)
Some Florida State athletes helped by 'learning disability' diagnosis

Article on Bama's use of LD Waiver
Report: Admissions exemptions benefit athletes at top football schools, according to AP review

Link to ncaa EID waiver article
Mind, Body and Sport: Education-impacting disabilities and the NCAA waiver process | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA

Education-impacting disabilities | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA


Link to article
OHSAA & Massillon lawyers reach deal to restore eligibility for Thayer Munford - Varsity Letters - Ohio

OHSAA & Massillon lawyers reach deal to restore eligibility for Thayer Munford

In an interesting turn of events, the Massillon Tigers are set to welcome a big addition to the football team in three weeks.

Ohio High School Athletic Association and Massillon Washington High School lawyers agreed to make highly regarded senior lineman Thayer Munford eligible to play in 2016.

The Massillon Independent first reported a deal was struck Wednesday in the courtroom of Stark County Common Pleas Judge John Haas. It was a deal proposed by OHSAA counsel Steve Craig, which makes Munford, a Cincinnati La Salle transfer, able to play for Massillon in Week 8 against visiting Firestone on Oct. 14.

The Independent reports the OHSAA agreed to the deal on the condition that Munford scores at least a 2.0 grade-point-average in the current grading period. A subsequent check-in will take place when the grading period ends on Oct. 21.

Munford was joined in court by his mother, MeLisa Thompson, Massillon coach Nate Moore and his wife Becca, attorney Lee Plakas, Massillon Assistant Superintendent Mark Fortner and Board of Education member Mary Strukel, according to the Independent.

“We’re very pleased that his eligibility has been restored and that he will soon be able to continue his dream both on the field and in the classroom without any further interruption,” Plakas told the Independent. “His future is bright and we’re pleased there will be no other hurdles in his way.”

OHSAA Associate Commissioner Deborah Moore ruled Munford was ineligible to play at Massillon on Aug. 11 after she deemed he was recruited based on Bylaw 4-9-4, No. 8. That bylaw states a coach can not have any contact with a student-athlete at his former school after taking another job.

Moore was the coach at La Salle prior to coming to Massillon in 2015. Munford played on La Salle’s 2014 and 2015 teams that won Division II state titles, and then moved to Massillon when the Moore’s became his legal guardians.

Nate Moore coached Munford as a sophomore in 2014 when La Salle beat Nordonia in the Division II state title game. Moore moved to Massillon in 2015 while Munford stayed at La Salle and helped his team beat Perry in the 2015 Division II state title game.

Massillon appealed Munford’s eligibility with the OHSAA earlier this month, but was denied. Nate Moore remains suspended for the 2016 playoffs if Massillon qualifies, the school must pay a $5,000 fine and is on probation for three years.

“The reason this resolution was so easy to accept was because Thayer’s future is separated from the issues involving Massillon and their coach,” Plakas told the Independent. “Those issues are still pending, and both Massillon and the coach have the ability to continue to contest those issues. So by agreeing to this resolution, that has no affect whatsoever on Massillon’s position and its objection to the imposition of any sanctions against it.”

Munford, who is 6-foot-6 and 322-pounds, has college scholarship offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Cincinnati, Indiana, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Iowa State, Miami [OH], Pittsburgh, Memphis, Maryland, Central Florida, Temple, Purdue, Rutgers, Louisville, Penn State and West Virginia.

“The problem with this case, from my situation if you will — not the litigation case, but the situation — is that the academics and athletics are so intertwined,” Craig told the Independent. “There’s no question [Munford’s] meal ticket is football, but he can’t reach that meal ticket without the academic piece. So, it’s the chicken-or-the-egg, what-comes-first-type thing.

“You admire what everybody’s doing to help him out academically, but nobody can say it’s being done in a vacuum without [seeing football] in the rear-view mirror, and I don’t mean that in a negative way at all. It’s there. So trying to sort things out, and through effort of counsel and everything like that, I think we got through all that piece to where we can say, ‘OK, here’s the academic; do that part, and the football will follow.”

… A little history …

This is not the first time Massillon has had a run-in with the OHSAA regarding the eligibility of a transfer.

A situation in 1999 received a lot of attention when the organization ruled Jessie Scott was ineligible to play for the Tigers after accusations of recruiting came from Perry, Scott’s former school.

Massillon also received three years probation in that case too.

The school pursued legal action against the OHSAA’s ruling, including an injunction granted on Aug. 13, 1999, that ruled Scott eligible to play that season. Massillon, with Scott on the roster, posted a 10-0 regular season before losing in the first round of the playoffs to Perry.
Click to expand...
 
Advertisement
Well he is officially qualified, so now lets see if Coach Searels can earn his recruiting bonus.

[TWEET]819286421504671751[/TWEET]
 
Hopefully Brown has been in his little cousin 's ear this whole time about coming to play for Miami.

[TWEET]791994059262980096[/TWEET]
 
Seems like he's going to get the coveted OSU offer so for an Ohio kid he's likely wrapped up to them.
 
Advertisement
NDE said:
CarolCityHigh said:
Has benched 380 and squatted with 520 so has strength to start to work in rotation as a freshman if needed.
Click to expand...

strong numbers for a kid that looks 16. He is still a baby.
Click to expand...

Baby Huey??

strong-baby.jpg
 
Looks Kentucky is making the move on Munford, most likely a holding place if he doesn't get the OSU offer. However the silence around Munford and Miami is concerning since UM should have the inside track given the family connec with Current UM player Brown. Coach Searels should have jumped in one of those private jets an taken a trip Ohio.


Link to article
Ohio State commits pick up more accolades from U.S. Army All-American Bowl - Land-Grant Holy Land

. .......Who’s left for Ohio State in 2017

With both the Under Armour All-American and Army All-American games completed, the 2017 recruiting cycle is coming to an end. Ohio State has secured 18 commitments in what has been recognized as one of the best classes in the country, along with being one of the best classes in program history. Of the 18 commitments, seven are five-star talents and the remaining 11 are all seen as four-star prospects or the best at their position.

National Signing Day is Feb. 1 and there looks to be four recruits the Buckeyes will focus on to close out the class.

Marvin Wilson (Bellaire, TX / Episcopal) is the biggest name left on the Buckeyes recruiting big board. Wilson is arguably the top overall talent in the 2017 class, and Ohio State has been making a push in his recruitment over the last few months. Early on in 2016, Ohio State looked to be a long shot, but after an official visit for the Ohio State vs Michigan game, the program has been gaining momentum in his recruitment and should be seen as a legitimate contender. Wilson only has one more official visit scheduled as he is set to visit LSU later this week.

Jay Tufele was mentioned above when discussing the top performers during Army week, and after the performance he gave, look for the Buckeyes to increase their efforts in landing him. Interior defensive-linemen are tough to come by and Tufele is showing he has everything you want in one. Tufele was another visitor for the Ohio State vs Michigan game and still has official visits lined up for USC and Utah before he makes a decision. Utah looks to be Ohio State’s strongest competitor in this one.

Jaylen Harris (Cleveland, Oh / Cleveland Heights) will likely choose Ohio State when it is all said and done. The four-star WR has longtime been viewed as leaning heavily towards the Buckeyes, the biggest question in his recruitment has always been the limited space in this year’s class. With two elite WR’s already committed to the Buckeyes in Trevon Grimes and Tyjon Lindsey, it was never a foregone conclusion that there would be room for Harris. However, with the news of Ohio State WR Noah Brown and H-Back Curtis Samuel declaring for the draft, there is now more of a need for a third WR in this year’s class. This one isn’t 100 percent yet, but it is getting closer.

Thayer Munford (Massillon, OH / Washington) is the last recruit the Buckeyes seem to be focusing on as the 2017 recruiting cycle comes to a close. While being an Ohio native, the four-star OT has not been to Ohio State’s campus in almost six months. Early in Munford’s recruitment, Ohio State was seen as a favorite to earn his commitment, but the program has seen less official communication with him as of late. Kentucky looks to be the school to beat in this one, but the Buckeyes are still contenders if they want to be. Munford is probably the least likely of the bunch to choose Ohio State, but with Urban Meyer at the helm, anything can happen.
Click to expand...
 
Advertisement
Back
Top