Tag: 2023 early signing period

Signing Day Superlatives: Which Ohio State signees will have major impacts

This class is has a ton of talent #GoBucks

For most of the recruiting world, Christmas used to be in February. That all changed when the early signing period was introduced. It is much closer to the actual holiday, and on Wednesday recruits who have been committed to their respective schools can finally make it official.

For [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag], it once again signed a top recruiting class, headlined by multiple players who could have gone anywhere in the country to play football.

There are plenty of impact players all over this class, and I took a crack at which ones will make what kind of impact during their Ohio State careers.

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Oregon flips second Notre Dame commit during early signing period

These quacks are annoying

The Irish are dealing with another loss to the same team in the 2023 early signing period. First, it was safety [autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag], who didn’t appear to be favoring the Ducks, ultimately picking them over [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag], [autotag]Texas A&M[/autotag] and [autotag]Oklahoma[/autotag].

Now running back [autotag]Jayden Limar[/autotag] is joining Bowen in flipping from Notre Dame and signing with [autotag]Oregon[/autotag]. This one doesn’t hurt quite as much, as many of us actually expected Limar to do this.

Don’t get me wrong, it still hurts, but the Irish also signed [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] and [autotag]Brandyn Hillman[/autotag] who was recruited as an athlete and could play the position as well.

It hasn’t been the exact finish that [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and the Irish wanted but they are still signing a group of prospects that many teams across the country would have loved to sign.

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WATCH: Ryan Day reacts to 2023 early signing day

Watch Ryan Day react to the class that signed on the first day of the early signing period of 2023. #GoBucks

It’s probably not the complete class, but the Ohio State football team signed 19 players to the 2023 recruiting class on the first day of the early signing period.

Like most signing windows and akin to what we’ll likely see with the transfer portal, there was drama. However, the players who signed on the dotted line are guys that want to be in Columbus and will be a part of the foundation that will set the direction of the program down the line.

Head coach Ryan Day met with the media in Columbus to discuss the players that became Buckeyes on Wednesday and touched on many topics, including name, image and likeness.

In case you didn’t get to watch or listen to everything Day had to say, you can get it all thanks to the link to OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

Now that the first day of the early signing period is over, Ohio State will continue its prep on the way to the massive tussle with Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal.

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Breaking: Ohio State loses 2023 cornerback as he flips to Auburn

Not the best day for the Buckeyes #GoBucks

The Buckeyes program took another hit as this early signing period has been very rough on [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his coaching staff.

They added one player on Wednesday, Indiana defensive end [autotag]Joshua Mickens[/autotag], but missed on five-star DE [autotag]Matayo Uiagalelei[/autotag].

Now, Georgia cornerback commit [autotag]Kayin Lee[/autotag] has flipped his commitment to [autotag]Auburn[/autotag] and will sign with the Tigers. This one shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Lee was wearing Auburn gear during his state championship game, but this is still a big blow to the [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] 2023 recruiting class.

Anytime you lose a commitment in a signing period it’s difficult, but when it’s a position of need and one that has seen so much turnover during the last few years, it’s stings even more.

The timing of this is unfortunate and puts the Buckeyes in a difficult position. Expect Day to hit the portal hard and look to who hasn’t signed in this early period to finish this class on the first Wednesday of February.

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Ohio State 2023 recruiting wish list ahead of the early signing period

This would be a stellar close to the early signing period #GoBucks

The Buckeyes are looking to finish strong ahead of the early signing period next Wednesday and it’s recently been a mixed bag on the recruiting trail. They gained a quarterback, 2023 [autotag]Lincoln Kienholz[/autotag], and lost one, 2024 [autotag]Dylan Raiola[/autotag], while adding the top 2024 wide receiver, [autotag]Jeremiah Smith[/autotag], between the sign callers decisions.

The focus should be back on the 2023 cycle, [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] has five open scholarships available, with 20 current commitments. The class ranks in the top 10 according all three major recruiting services but there is obviously room to move north.

As the majority of players now sign in this period instead of waiting until the first Wednesday of February, the Buckeyes need to close out this portion of the cycle and move their focus to the 2024 class. These are the five, that the Bucks have a realistic chance at, recruits that I would love the see sign with [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] this coming Wednesday.

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