{"id":679728,"date":"2026-06-02T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/679728\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:44:09","slug":"skull-session-baylor-school-coach-erik-kimrey-has-never-seen-anything-like-ohio-state-target-david-gabriel-georges-davon-hamilton-and-chris-olave-were-diamonds-in-the-rough-for-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/679728\/","title":{"rendered":"Skull Session: Baylor School Coach Erik Kimrey Has \u201cNever Seen Anything Like\u201d Ohio State Target David Gabriel Georges, DaVon Hamilton and Chris Olave Were Diamonds in the Rough for the Buckeyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                   Welcome to the Skull Session.                <\/p>\n<p>\n\tAll I know is pain.\n<\/p>\n<p>Bombshell: The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Browns<\/a> are finalizing a trade of Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Rams<\/a> in a shocker, sources tell me, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@TomPelissero<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@AdamSchefter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland would send Garrett to LA in exchange for star edge Jared Verse, a first-rounder, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQkTsV7QLD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sQkTsV7QLD<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/2061497632317403195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHave a good Tuesday or whatever.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0IT\u2019S ALL OHIO. Given the news I shared, I needed a laugh on Tuesday. UberFacts delivered, and so did the people in their replies.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\n\t\tNearly 60% of the U.S. population lives within 600 miles of Ohio\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 UberFacts (@UberFacts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UberFacts\/status\/2059793776961552531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\n\t\tThe heart of it all <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/huPEFtr4jY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/huPEFtr4jY<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Mike Hawk Elder (@CoachMikeElder) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoachMikeElder\/status\/2059969166803702074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\" xml:lang=\"qme\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3SfbATUhqz\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3SfbATUhqz<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 SchwesingerSeason (@BestCLEfan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BestCLEfan\/status\/2060028503261642868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt\u2019s all Ohio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOh, and the Moon?\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drygoods.elevenwarriors.com\/products\/thats-ohios-moon-tee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">That\u2019s Ohio\u2019s Moon<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0\u201cI\u2019VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/osu\/2026\/05\/how-good-is-one-of-ohio-states-2027-five-star-targets-ive-never-seen-anything-like-it.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland.com\u2019s Andrew Gillis<\/a> secured a Q&amp;A last week with five-star running back David Gabriel Georges\u2019 high school coach, Erik Kimrey. He asked Kimrey what makes Georges one of the top prospects in the 2027 class \u2014 and a premier Ohio State target.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s easy to look at his physical attributes, and I think that\u2019s something that any average fan can turn on his highlight tapes and see,\u201d Kimrey said. \u201cI think what people don\u2019t see is the work ethic that he has behind the scenes, whether it\u2019s taking care of his body \u2014 I mean, the kid doesn\u2019t eat sugar. He treats his body truly like a temple.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKimrey said he knew the 6-foot, 205-pound running back could be special the moment he saw his freshman tape, but one moment during Georges\u2019 early days at Baylor School cemented it.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\n\t\tTrap bar deadlift 725lbs<br \/>S\/O <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BridgeCitySP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BridgeCitySP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaylorSchoolFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BaylorSchoolFB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErikKimrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ErikKimrey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jay_agenor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@jay_agenor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnUsp5EuqE\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/CnUsp5EuqE<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 David Gabriel Georges (@DavidGG27) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidGG27\/status\/2052457525253906745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cA\u00a0fun story, when he came here, he visited the year before, but then when he came and we put on pads for the first day and we were running an inside drill,&#8221; Kimrey said. &#8220;We had a linebacker named Joel Lowenberg, who\u2019s at Wake Forest now, and he kind of came through on the inside zone untouched, and he hit David and just slid off of him like he hit a brick wall.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cAnd David, of course, houses it from there. And Joel stood up and kind of shook his head and said, \u2018Well, that was different.\u2019 And so we knew right away we had something super special, and it\u2019s been nothing but a joy for us to coach.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\n\t\t4.38 laser today<br \/>22.57 mph<br \/>220lbs<br \/>S\/O to my trainer for getting me in shape <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BridgeCitySP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BridgeCitySP<\/a> !! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErikKimrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ErikKimrey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jay_agenor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@jay_agenor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaylorSchoolFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BaylorSchoolFB<\/a><br \/>: DezEditzz <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vx5M8Bk7Uv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vx5M8Bk7Uv<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 David Gabriel Georges (@DavidGG27) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidGG27\/status\/2050368349683560674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tKimrey, who played quarterback at South Carolina from 1998\u20132002 and has coached at South Carolina, Hammond School\u00a0and Baylor School, said he\u2019s never seen a player like Georges. He called the running back a \u201cSunday guy\u201d who \u201ccan play in the NFL for a long time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like it. I coached in the SEC for a couple of years, too. I\u2019ve never seen anyone that has the complete toolbox that David has,\u201d Kimrey said. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s 215 to 220 pounds, based on the day. He ran a 4.38 laser (40-yard dash) a couple of weeks ago\u2026 Benches like 400 pounds. Squats like 600. I mean, the guy\u2019s just a freak show. He\u2019s got so many physical gifts. I think what separates him really is his mind and his approach to the game. He\u2019s intensely competitive, he\u2019s hard on himself and he just wants to continue to get better\u2026 So yeah, he\u2019s a coach\u2019s dream.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\n\t\t600lbs Squat<br \/>S\/O <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BridgeCitySP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BridgeCitySP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaylorSchoolFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BaylorSchoolFB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErikKimrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ErikKimrey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jay_agenor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@jay_agenor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/75MayzZPiO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/75MayzZPiO<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 David Gabriel Georges (@DavidGG27) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidGG27\/status\/2052737397931033084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tI haven\u2019t seen a prospect with this much aura since Jeremiah Smith. That was only three years ago, but it\u2019s a high bar to match. Georges may be on that level for me at this point. He is a must-add for the Buckeyes in their 2027 class. Ryan Day and Carlos Locklyn had him on campus this past weekend, and by all accounts, the visit went extremely well.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe were very pleased with the experience that we had,\u201d Sabine Georges, David\u2019s aunt, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/news\/ohio-state-recruiting-david-gabriel-georges-carlos-locklyn-ryan-day-five-star-running-back-buckeyes-recruiting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lettermen Row\u2019s Mick Walker<\/a>. \u201cDavid is extremely happy as well.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGeorges currently has two Crystal Ball predictions for Ohio State \u2014 one from Lettermen Row\u2019s Alex Gleitman and another a Fong Bomb from Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNow it\u2019s on Ryan Day and Carlos Locklyn to close the deal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH.\u00a0Who is the most underrated recruit Ohio State has landed in the past 10 years?\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7310058\/2026\/06\/01\/college-football-recruiting-under-the-radar-players\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic\u2019s Manny Navarro<\/a> thinks it\u2019s DaVon Hamilton.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tOhio State: DaVon Hamilton, DT, 3-star, No. 993 (2015) \u2014 The Pickerington, Ohio, native was committed at different points to Toledo, Pittsburgh and Kentucky until he received a late offer from the Buckeyes. He earned third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2019 and has started 61 NFL games over the last six seasons.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis is a solid selection, but the Eleven Warriors staff wanted to offer a few different options.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOur clear-cut favorite was Chris Olave, a composite three-star who ranked No. 399 overall in the 2018 class. He gets a notable boost considering he developed into Ohio State\u2019s all-time receiving touchdowns leader (35) and the No. 11 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. In 55 games across four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, Olave has recorded 291 receptions for 3,728 yards and 19 touchdowns.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOther options include Dawand Jones, the No. 1,127 overall prospect in the 2018 class, and Hamilton\u2019s younger brother, Ty Hamilton, the No. 757 overall prospect in the 2020 class. Jones was a fourth-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2023 and has started 17 games for the franchise, while Hamilton was a fifth-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 2025 and appeared in 15 games as a rookie.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0OHIO STATE, TOURNAMENT TEAM.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevenwarriors.com\/ohio-state-basketball\/2026\/06\/162663\/jake-diebler-confident-ohio-state-has-roster-to-contend-in-2026-27-i-think-this-is-the-deepest-team-we-ve-had\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> In a press conference on Monday<\/a>, Jake Diebler said his Ohio State team is \u201cthe deepest team we\u2019ve had, and I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s even close.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAround the same time Diebler made those comments to Ohio State beat reporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/big-ten-basketball-rankings-tiers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS Sports\u2019 Isaac Trotter <\/a>released his Big Ten tiers for all 18 teams, grouping them into five categories: title contenders, top 25 caliber clubs, tournament teams, bubble teams, and the basement.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe placed Ohio State in the third tier \u2014 \u201ctournament team\u201d \u2014 alongside Nebraska, Iowa, Purdue, UCLA, and Maryland. Here\u2019s what he wrote about the Buckeyes:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tBruce Thornton is irreplaceable, but Ohio State looks primed to be just fine. Jake Diebler&#8217;s ability to retain both sharpshooter Juni Mobley and burly forward A&#8217;mare Bynum is the initial pitch here. OSU could certainly get 25-to-30 points a night from that duo, and Mobley will be in the mix to lead the Big Ten in triples. Then you toss in five-star freshman wing Anthony Thompson, who is a shot-making, 6-foot-8 southpaw? And a quartet of playable transfers who hail from top-10 leagues? There&#8217;s something here.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tOhio State finally has real depth with nine Big Ten-caliber rotation players. Cal transfer Justin Pippen provides a playmaking point guard who can defend, shoot enough (51 3s at a 33% clip) and shift Mobley to an off-ball, score-first role. Duquesne transfer wing Jimmie Williams is all of 6-foot-5 and can pass, dribble and shoot. Memphis transfer guard Curtis Givens III projects to be a bucket-getter for the second unit. Kentucky transfer forward Andrija Jelavic is a connective piece who can play the 4 or a small-ball 5 and bring shooting, ball movement and offensive rebounding. Ohio State got basically no second-chance points last year (9.9 per game, 29th percentile), but that should tick up if ex-Baylor big fella Josh Ojianwuna (2.7 offensive rebounds per game in 2024-25) can get healthy and knock the rust off after missing all of last year with a leg injury.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tSix of Ohio State&#8217;s top-eight players are newcomers, which raises the risk profile if they don&#8217;t mesh, but the shooting, five-star talent and influx of depth should keep OSU afloat.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWith its current roster construction, Ohio State\u2019s ceiling is a top-25 caliber team, and its floor is an NCAA Tournament team. I don\u2019t see the Buckeyes being on the bubble next year unless something catastrophic happens.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBut I don\u2019t even want to entertain that kind of scenario right now. Right now, I\u2019m feeling hopeful and optimistic about the Basketbucks, and that\u2019s a wonderful thing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0SONG OF THE DAY. &#8220;Summer Baby&#8221; &#8211; Jonas Brothers.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0CUT TO THE CHASE.\u00a0Browns trade two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/browns-rams-garrrett-verse-trade-d4b1e6a527fe3a5aa808b27a5851caa3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL\u00a0Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to Rams<\/a>&#8230;\u00a0Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fireball-meteor-nasa-new-england-houses-shook-cb7acc6bedf7b70eff1887dee0cabb97\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">widespread speculation across New England<\/a>&#8230;\u00a0Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ai-unemployment-remote-work-hiring-1942a6b0c8dc6f17a30878735a0256ae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">may be the problem, study finds<\/a>&#8230;\u00a0The CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports have announced dates, kick times and broadcast <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/woIFWrQKbE\" rel=\"nofollow\">information for this year&#8217;s College Football Playoff<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Skull Session. All I know is pain. 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