Catching Up With Jamel Turner

Turner wants to turn things around While many of you are upset over the recent events that have occurred regarding OSU recruit Jamel Turner, we had a chance to sit down with him just two days before the recent shooting incident. While it is easy to put Turner in the “thug” category, if you actually speak to him you can tell he does not want to live that life and really can use the support system that exists at Ohio State to create a better life for himself. It’s hard to defend that statement with the recent details that have emerged from this weekend’s shooting incident, but if you read our interview with Turner, you can perhaps see some reason to root for this kid to be a success. His fate at Ohio State is in the hands of Jim Tressel now and whether he will ever be a Buckeye is yet to be determined, but either way, the staff here at 11W is rooting for Jamel Turner to turn his life around no matter what the future holds for him. Now that you’ve signed y...