Football

As things stand Friday afternoon, the Ohio State football team has three commits in the 2020 class. Despite that, the Buckeyes are already ranked fourth in the 247Sports composite team rankings, and they’re likely to keep rising from there – and soon.

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Stars	Hometown	High School	Commit Date
Jyaire Brown	CB	6-0	178	****	West Chester, OH	Lakota West	4/22/2020
Tegra Tshabola	OL	6-6	350	****	West Chester, OH	Lakota West	4/23/2020
C.J. Hicks	LB	6-3	215	*****	Kettering, OH	Archbishop Alter	5/1/2020
Gabe Powers	LB	6-4	230	****	Marysville, OH	Marysville	8/1/2020
Bennett Christian	TE	6-6	235	***	Acworth, GA	Allatoona	9/1/2020
Caleb Burton	WR	6-0	165	****	Austin, TX	Lake Travis	11/23/2020
Kyion Grayes	WR	6-0	175	****	Chandler, AR	Chandler	2/28/2021
Kye Stokes	ATH	6-2	185	****	Seffner, FL	Armwood	5/2/2021
Ryan Turner	CB	6-0	180	****	Hollywood, FL	Chaminade-Madonna Prep	5/5/2021
Kaleb Brown	WR	5-11	177	****	Chicago, IL	St. Rita	6/7/2021
Dallan Hayden	RB	5-11	195	****	Memphis, TN	Christian Brothers	6/22/2021
Kojo Antwi	WR	6-0	190	****	Suzanne, GA	Lambert	7/5/2021
George Fitzpatrick	OL	6-6	285	****	Englewood, CO	Cherry Creek	7/9/2021
Kenyatta Jackson	DE	6-5	235	****	Hollywood, FL	Chaminade-Madonna Prep	10/19/2021
Avery Henry	OL	6-6	305	***	St. Clairsville, OH	Saint Clairsville	10/20/2021
Sonny Styles	S	6-4	215	*****	Pickerington, OH	Pickerington Central	11/13/21
Devin Brown	QB	6-3	190	****	Draper, UT	Corner Canyon	12/1/2021
Caden Curry	DL	6-3	250	****	Greenwood, IN	Center Grove	12/14/2021
Hero Kanu	DL	6-5	293	****	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Santa Margarita Catholic	12/15/2021
Omari Abor	DE	6-4	240	****	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville	1/2/2022
Carson Hinzman	OL	6-4	280	****	Hammond, WI	Saint Croix Central	1/4/2022

Star ratings reflect 247Sports composite rankings.

 

With those three commits in the fold, Read More

Ohio State’s recruiting momentum rolled on when 2019 Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star safety Jordan Battle committed on Friday. He is the third recruit to pledge to OSU in as many days, after 2020 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star defensive back Lejond Cavazos did so on Wednesday and Read More

Ohio State’s momentum continued to roll on the recruiting trail Friday afternoon when Jordan Battle announced his commitment to the Buckeyes.

The four-star safety from Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas brings OSU’s 2019 recruiting class to 13 members with room for more to come soon.

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— VII ™️ (@jordantofly100) June 29, 2018

Ohio State picked Read More

Ohio State locked up the No. 8 overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting class when Cincinnati St. Xavier five-star offensive tackle Paris Johnson committed late Thursday night. He chose OSU from a lengthy offer list that included schools like Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and many others.

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Cincinnati St. Xavier five-star offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. pulled the trigger on his college decision late Thursday night, committing to Ohio State and giving the Buckeyes their biggest get yet.

I’m Staying Home!! #GoBucks #Committed pic.twitter.com/Mk8szu6k33

— Paris Johnson Jr. (@ParisJohnsonJr) June 29, 2018

The 6-7, 285-pound Johnson has been on OSU’s recruiting radar since Dec. 8 when he received an offer Read More

Jameson Williams, one of Ohio State’s top wide receiver targets in the 2019 recruiting class, took an official visit to OSU last weekend, which coincided with the university’s annual Friday Night Lights camp.

The four-star product out of St. Louis Cardinal Ritter College Prep did much more than focus solely Read More

BSB’s breakdown of Ohio State’s depth chart as things stand this summer concludes with the special teams – last, but certainly not least.

There’s not much to worry about for the Buckeyes in this area, with the specialists all returning from last season. The returners won’t be mentioned here, but Read More

Marcus Hooker arrived at Ohio State earlier in the month for summer enrollment, but the freshman safety’s actions away from campus appear to have landed him in legal trouble.

As first reported Wednesday by the New Castle (Pa.) News, Neshannock (Pa.) Township police charged Hooker with driving under the Read More

About two weeks since Lejond Cavazos came to Columbus for a two-day unofficial visit, capped by Ohio State’s second one-day camp of the summer, the four-star safety from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy booked a one-way return trip for the next few years.

At the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge on Wednesday Read More

Ohio State is replacing 11 full-time starters last season, so pretty much every position group took a hit. Safety and cornerback are no exceptions as the Buckeyes aim to replace Damon Webb and Denzel Ward and each position, respectively.

That said, Ohio State still returns plenty of experience in the Read More