Recruiting Outlook: Buckeyes Make Scholarship Offers Over Off Week, Primetime Minnesota Game Becoming Key Recruiting Weekend

Ohio State coaches took full advantage of the off week, making visits to prospects and making scholarship offers.

Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland four-star cornerback Jay Timmons (5-11, 185) was one prospect who received a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes. He is committed to Florida State and has been since June 24, but OSU seems to be hoping to flip him.

Timmons is the No. 161 prospect in the country in the 2026 class, the No. 17 cornerback and the No. 4 player in the state of Pennsylvania.

Atlanta Banneker three-star offensive tackle Jared Doughty (6-6, 300) is now on the Buckeyes roster in the 2026 class with an offer. He is the No. 913 player in the country, the No. 76 offensive tackle and the No. 97 player in the state of Georgia. He has a top five of Auburn, Georgia, Florida State, Missouri and Ohio State right now.

In the 2027 class, Indianapolis Franklin Central four-star defensive end Jayce Brewer (6-5, 240) got an offer from the Buckeyes when he was on campus for the game against Ohio on Sept. 13.

He is considered the No. 232 player in the country, the No. 26 defensive end and the No. 3 player in the state of Indiana. He holds 25 Division I offers, a list that includes Arizona State, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, USC and Wisconsin.

Princeton (N.J.) Hun School three-star tight end Tommy Douglas (6-4, 225) was also extended an offer.

He is the No. 350 player in the country, the No. 20 tight end and the No. 9 player in the state of New Jersey. His 14 Division I offers include Alabama, Auburn, Michigan State, Nebraska, Pitt and USC.

Cumming (Ga.) North Forsyth four-star defensive end Adriel Rojas (6-5, 220) was another prospect to receive an offer from OSU.

He is ranked the No. 275 player in the country, the No. 32 edge rusher and the No. 33 player in the state of Georgia, and has 18 Division I offers, which include Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Ole Miss, SMU and USC.

Lawndale (Calif.) Leuzinger four-star safety Pole Moala (6-0, 165) also received an offer after visiting for the game against the Bobcats.

Moala is the No. 85 player in the country, the No. 5 safety and the No. 6 player in the state of California in his class, and holds offers from 21 Division I teams. Those offers include Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC and Washington, among others.

Las Vegas Bishop Gorman four-star defensive lineman Tayaun Lawrence (6-3, 250) also got an offer. He is the No. 82 player in the 2028 class, the No. 9 defensive lineman and the No. 1 player in the state of Nevada. He has just six Division I offers from Alabama, Arizona, Ohio State, San Diego State, UNLV and Washington.

Another 2028 defensive lineman, Franklin (Tenn.) Battle Ground Academy four-star Ayden Woodruff (6-5, 265) was offered by Ohio State. Woodruff is the No. 98 player in the country, the No. 14 defensive lineman and the No. 3 player in the state of Tennessee, already with 14 Division I offers.

Chicago Brother Rice four-star tight end Jack McNamara (6-5, 235) received an offer from Ohio State, his 13^th from a Division I team. He is the No. 117 player in the country, the No. 4 tight end and the No. 4 player in the state of Illinois.

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Cardinal Newman four-star offensive tackle King Pitts (6-5, 255) now has an offer from tight ends coach Keenan Bailey. Pitts is the No. 61 player in the 2028 class, the No. 7 offensive tackle and the No. 4 player in the state of California and already has 22 Division I offers, which include Florida State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, UCLA, Utah and Washington.

2026 Prospects To Visit For Minnesota Game

It was announced on Sept. 22 that the Buckeyes’ Oct. 4 game against Minnesota will be a primetime kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on NBC, and that game is shaping up to be an important recruiting event for the Buckeyes as well.

From the 2026 class, the Buckeyes will host Ponte Vedra Beach (Fla.) Nease four-star safety Jacob Curry (6-1, 208), who has received a lot of attention lately on the recruiting trail after he decommitted from Northwestern on Aug. 26. Since then, he has received offers from Ohio State and Florida State, taken an official visit to Oklahoma on Sept. 20, and scheduled visits to get to OSU, Auburn and Baylor.

He is the No. 411 player in the country, the No. 32 safety and the No. 56 player in the state of Florida in the 2026 class.

The Buckeyes will also host Baltimore St. Frances Academy three-star Khmari Bing (6-0, 190), who is listed as a cornerback, but was offered by Ohio State safeties coach Matt Guerrieri as a safety. He received an offer from Ohio State on Sept. 16.

Bing is currently committed to Maryland, and has been since Aug. 5, but is considering multiple other options. He was also offered by Alabama and has an official visit scheduled to Tuscaloosa on Nov. 8. His high school teammate, five-star safety Jireh Edwards (6-2, 210) – once an Ohio State target – committed to Alabama on July 5.

A prospect from the 2028 class, Drexel Hill (Pa.) Monsignor Bonner Catholic offensive tackle Tyrie Davis-Winn (6-8, 271), will also be on campus for the game.