Devontae Dobbs Ponders His Options

Devontae Dobbs, the five star offensive tackle, will visit the Buckeyes on Saturday. The top rated OT will attend one of Ohio State's biggest matches this season.

Now that Wednesday has arrived, it is only a few days until the number two Ohio State faces the number five Oklahoma Sooners, for a battle of teams ranked in the top five.

Urban Meyer has already held his press conference for the week, and given his thoughts about the match. However, as the student/athletes and coaches get ready for the match, there's another contest to be fought: recruitment. A plethora of talent will descend on Columbus at the weekend, and this includes the number one OT in the class of 2019.

A Match Between the Best Schools Attracts the Best Talent

Devontae Dobbs, the five star offensive tackle (Belleville, MI) has been on the radar of the Buckeye's recruitment scouts. The prospect for 2019 attended the Friday Evening Lights event held by OSU in the summer, and Ohio State have been competing with Michigan Wolverines to snag the prospect.

Bill Kurelic  wrote an article confirming that Dobbs will attend the Saturday match. For Ohio State, this is extremely significant news. Urban Meyer's team has its' first opportunity of the season to speak with the number one Michigan prospect. All being well, Meyer and his team will make some progress at the college football season's biggest match. After the visit is over, we will keep you updated about any news regarding Dobbs and Ohio State.

Sports Carnival Ecstasy - December 14, 2013

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Welcome to the December 14, 2013 edition of Sports Carnival Ecstasy. In this all football edition we have some Ohio State recruiting material from Bill Smith. In addition Rob Hyland takes a look at the match-up between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Munboy also looks at a NFL match-up including the Patriots and the Steelers.  Make sure to bookmark the carnival, like on Facebook, share on Facebook and Tweet.

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rob hyland presents Patriots-Broncos Quick Prediction posted at New England Sports Talk Spot.

Munboy presents 7 Things Learned in the Patriots and Steelers Game posted at Munboy's 7 Things, saying, "The Steelers are off to one of the worst starts in recent history. The blame can be passed around in equal amounts to many places. The fact of the matter is, the Steelers find new ways to lose week in and week out."

Bill Smith presents Looking Forward To Michigan Versus Ohio State Football posted at BrutusReport, saying, "We spoke to Michael Spath from TheWolverine.com to get the inside scoop on Ohio State's yearly battle with Michigan, which takes place at noon on Saturday."

Bill Smith presents David Bell Joins Ohio State Basketball posted at eFilmRoom, saying, "Garfield Heights basketball player David Bell was recently signed to play for the Ohio State basketball team."

Bill Smith presents Browns Steelers Live Game notes. posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, "The brown on brown uniforms in this weather makes the team look like a bunch of frozen fudge bars."

Matt presents 2014 NFL Mock Draft | DraftSeason posted at DraftSeason, saying, "Updated 2014 NFL Mock Draft"

Bill Smith presents Ohio State's Offensive Juggernaut Could See Them Take Big 10 Title posted at BrutusReport, saying, "The forthcoming Big 10 Title match-up between Ohio State and Michigan State should have all fans of college football salivating."

Bill Smith presents Jamel Dean Has Decided To Leave Florida Camp posted at eFilmRoom, saying, "Jamel Dean, being one of the most talented cornerbacks in the nation, has received offers from Ohio State, Florida, Miami and other places to play the cornerback position."

Bill Smith presents Jamel Dean Has Decided To Play For Ohio For The 2015 Season posted at eScoutRoom, saying, "Jamel Dean is now one of the most talented cornerbacks at Cocoa HS School of Florida. Presently, he is ranked 23rd in Florida and 179th overall in the category of best general football player."

Bill Smith presents Is it time for Ohio State to leave the Big10? posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, "All we have heard since the middle of the 2013 season was that Ohio State had no business being part of the BCS Championship discussion."

Justin Burnette presents Heisman Trophy Update: Winston lock to win, Lynch going to New York posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

Justin Burnette presents College Football Universe All-ACC Team: Florida State full of talent posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

Justin Burnette presents College Football Universe All-America Team: SEC leads the pack again posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

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Road tripping through SEC Country

The Southeastern Conference is potentially the hardest, most enjoyable athletic conference in university football. Spanning geographically from Kentucky in the north to Florida in the south, Arkansas in the west and South Carolina in the east, the conference plans to grow westward into Texas in 2012. With thousands of miles and masses of gridiron action, road tripping through SEC Country is a complete must for football fans. Begin by noting must see games. Often, these are long-standing contentions like the Alabama Auburn game, the Florida Georgia matchup, the LSU Auburn game and the Arkansas Ole Miss match-up. You'll want to begin straight away by making contact with the host town for a visitor’s guide for quick-to-sell-out events. It will help with massively with holiday info for games you are ardent on attending.

In addition, if you are attached to one team, streamline things by planning to follow their schedule alone. For instance, the Auburn Tigers face off in the Iron Bowl against Alabama, in the Deep South's Oldest Contention against Georgia and the Tiger Bowl against LSU in a stated year. Similarly, die-hard Arkansas Razorback fans will find the LSU Arkansas, Arkansas Ole Miss, Arkansas Texas AM Aggies and Arkansas Texas Longhorn match-ups too good to oppose. Hence download a schedule from your favorite team's official site, list the towns you will be visiting and the dates you will be there, and contact that city's official tourism bureau or Better Business Bureau for a visitor’s guide packed with holiday info. If you have decided to sketch out your own schedule, plan rigorously to be sure that no 2 dates overlap, that driving distance is satisfactory, and that some games happen on the same day annually for example the Iron Bowl on Thanksgiving. Many guides will tip you off as to ideal hotel accommodations, for example the on-campus School of Georgia hotel or accommodations close to the Razorback Stadium, Tiger Stadium or other locale.

Make sure you buy tickets first, hotel bookings 2nd, permitting time for exclusive pre-game revelry. These can vary significantly according to the customs of the high-school but are always exciting to observe or take part in. For instance, both Auburn and LSU perform a Tiger Walk, where the team walks from a point on campus to the stadium, thru 2 rows of clamoring, loving fans.

The Florida vs. Georgia game or the Planet's Biggest Outside Cocktail Party is assumed such due to its must-do tailgating celebrations while the Arkansas Razorbacks have a pre-game show that isn't to be missed.

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2011 in Car Shows

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If you’re in America during January then the North American International Motor Show 2011 is held in Detroit. Don’t fret if you miss this as Houston, Portland, Washington and Philadelphia are all host to international motor shows too.

Montreal, Brussels and Cairo each host their own motor show in January with Brussels catering for commercial vehicles and motorcycles too.

February 2011

The Chicago Auto Show takes place during the month of March. Visitors and residents of Osaka in Japan can go along to see the Osaka Automesse Show whereas the Canadians can enjoy the Canadian International Autoshow being held in Toronto.

March 2011

There are plenty more car shows to be seen in March. Seoul is host to an international motor show with the same taking place in Geneva and Belgrade.

At Calgary, Canada, you can go along to see the International Auto and Truck Show.

April 2011

Zagreb International Motor Show takes place n April, whilst Dallas and New York each have their own events to cater for the locals.

Amsterdam International Motor Show 2011 is held during April, as is the Shanghai Auto Show in China.

May 2011

As summer creeps closer, Barcelona and Kiev International Motor Shows for 2011 place in May.

June 2011

Take a trip to London in June to see the London Motorexpo, taking place at Canary Wharf.

Sofia International Motor Show and Buenos Aires International Motor Show 2011 offer alternative options if you happen to be in the area.

September 2011

In Moscow, the Auto Salon is held during the month of September whilst in Frankfurt, the 64th International Motor Show is taking place. Nitra Motor Show 2011 also takes place in September.

October 2011

If you plan to be in either Bucharest, Johannesburg or São Paulo during October then you’re in luck.

The Bucharest International Motor Show and Johannesburg International Motor Show follow roughly the same format whilst the International Transport Industry Trade Fair takes place in São Paulo.

November 2011

For a more Mediterranean feel, head to Athens in November when the International Motor Show gets underway, the Lisbon International Motor Show is another option r slightly further afield you will find the Transpotec Logitec event in Milan, an auto show in La and the 42d Tokyo Motor Show, held in Tokyo.

December 2011

Head to the sunshine state of Florida in December if you like the sound of a Performance Racing Industry Tradeshow.

Another Auto show in Japan plus one in Bologna keeps all angles covered in the last month of the year.

If you are travelling for holidays then you might even be able to catch one of the motor shows in a different country. If you plan to take a driving holiday, make sure your car insurance is completely organised beforehand, helping to avoid any nasty surprises.

Jennifer is a part of the digital blogging team at cashzilla.co.uk who work with a growing number of finance brands. For more information about me, or to keep up to date with the latest in finance news, check out my posts at cashzilla.co.uk or visit my Twitter account, @cashzilla.

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