By: RYAN AUTULLO (ToledoBlade.com) –

Yesterday morning at about 9, Rogers football coach Rick Rios instructed one of his star players into his office.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was buy prescription drugs online waiting on the phone.

What began as routine chatter between Tressel and Rams junior DerJuan “Peewee” Gambrell soon turned into a deeper discussion. Gambrell, a junior defensive star, verbally committed to Tressel and the Buckeyes about a month after receiving a scholarship offer from the program he has longed revered.

“I knew [I'd accept] when they first offered me,” Gambrell said. “I had to talk it over with my family, and they were OK with it.”

Gambrell was one of two juniors who committed to OSU yesterday, joining Illinois offensive lineman Brian Bobek. Whitmer’s Kenny Hayes became the Buckeyes’ first 2011 commitment when he made his intentions known in August.

Gambrell (6-foot-2, 180 pounds) played free safety and flanker last year for the state-qualifying Rams but is expected to matriculate to cornerback in Columbus. In earning first team City League honors, Gambrell had 50 tackles, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception. He added seven touchdowns on offense.

It was at the Buckeyes’ camp last summer where Gambrell caught the attention of staffs from OSU and the University of Toledo, the only two schools to present Gambrell scholarship…..

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