Tag: Dallan Hayden

Indiana vs Ohio State halftime review: Three things.

Take a dive into some possible overreactions from the first half of the Ohio State and Indiana contest #GoBucks

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been dominating the Indiana Hoosiers and the score is currently 28-7 at halftime. There is not much negative to say about Ohio State, but some of the more obvious topics that need to be discussed as a result of the first half of this contest are not very pleasant.

The Buckeyes are thriving on both sides of the ball with C.J. Stroud already passing for 187 yards and five contributing rushers on the ground accumulating 190 yards. The box score looks pretty nice right now, but it is Indiana and to put into perspective how bad they are, the spread was north of five touchdowns in the favor of Ohio State.

Ohio State freshman running back Dallan Hayden loses black stripe

Ohio State welcomes Dallan Hayden to the brotherhood. #GoBucks

The Ohio State football team welcomed running back Dallan Hayden to the brotherhood today when he lost his black stripe. Hayden was the only running back to sign with the Buckeyes in the 2022 recruiting class.

Hayden was a top 300 player and the No. 19 ranked running back in the country according to 247Sports composite rankings. He is described as having a college-ready body that can hit creases with burst and acceleration, has wiggle and elusiveness, and does not stop on contact.

He was one of three Buckeye newcomers to receive the honor Saturday, joining defensive end Kenyatta Jackson and receiver Kyion Grayes.

Watch below as the newest member of “tote nation” addresses his teammates.

As a true freshman, Hayden may end up playing an important role for OSU this year. After Even Pryor went down with a season-ending knee injury, the Bucks are left with just three scholarship running backs.

While a third-string back may not get many carries, all it takes is one injury and suddenly those carries will increase with the utmost importance.

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Ohio State commit, Dallan Hayden, named Tennessee Mr. Football

Ohio State is getting a good one from the Volunteer state.

The Ohio State football team is busy prepping for a Rose Bowl appearance against Utah as well as making final recruiting pitches before the early signing period on Dec. 15. One of those expected to sign with the Buckeyes soon is 4-star running back Dallan Hayden.

Hayden is rated as the No. 24 running back in the 2022 class, but the young man is putting up some big-time stats and earning post-season awards. One of the honors earned is recently being named Divison II-AAA Mr. Football in the state of Tennessee. This is the second year in a row Hayden has been awarded the state’s top player in his division.

Hayden ran for 2,002 yards and 30 touchdowns in the 2021 season. In the past two seasons combined, the 5-foot, 11-inch running back ran for over 4,000 yards and 57 touchdowns.

Hayden is the sole running back in the 2022 class for Ohio State and spurned other offers from Tennessee, Notre Dame, and Auburn among others. Ryan Day seems happy with his choice as Tennessee native will be the only running back signed in this year’s class.

Ohio State football 2022 recruiting commitment tracker

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BOOM! Ohio State gets commitment from four-star running back

The Buckeyes add another highly recruited player to their impressive 2022 class. This time, it’s a four-star running back out of Tennessee.

The Ohio State football team got some great news after a weekend of hosting yet another talented crop of potential future Buckeyes. Four-star running back, Dallan Hayden gave his verbal commitment OSU earlier today.

Hayden hails from Memphis, Tennessee, and is the No. 237 ranked player according to 247 Sports composite rankings. He is the son of former University of Tennessee and NFL running back, Aaron Hayden. His brother Chase plays at Illinois.

Hayden is described by national recruiting analyst Allen Trieu as college-ready.

“Has a college-ready build at a sturdy 195 pounds,” writes Trieu. “Highly productive junior season which showed he could break long runs and hit creases with burst and acceleration but is also a physical runner who will lower his shoulder and initiate contact when he needs to. Runs hard, and does not stop on contact. Shows wiggle and elusiveness but mostly appears to be a one cut and go back. Has shown that he can catch the ball and run routes and uses his physicality as a pass-blocker as well.”

The Tennessee product chose Ohio State over the likes of Notre Dame, Illinois, Auburn, and his home state Volunteers.

This is another big hit for Ryan Day and the 2022 class he and the rest of his staff are putting together. The Buckeyes recently took back possession of the No. 1 class ranking and are looking to add more in the coming days as they prepare to host another big group of recruits again this weekend.

We’ll keep you posted as more “BOOMS” drop in Columbus.

Ohio State football 2022 recruiting commitment tracker

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Two Notre Dame running back targets commit to CFP stalwarts

On to the next one…

Earlier this month, the Irish staff welcomed Tennessee running back Dallan Hayden for a visit. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, we can now take Hayden off the list of potential running backs for the 2022 class as he committed to Ohio State his afternoon.

Hayden wasn’t the only big time running back prospect that the Irish missed out on today, as Colorado back Gavin Sawchuk also made his pledge, as he will head off to Oklahoma.

It now makes much more sense why the Irish are welcoming in running back Xayvion Bradshaw to campus later on this week.

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Currently the Irish have a commitment from Texas running back Jadarian Price, but it’s clear they would like to add another prospect along with him.

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Hopefully, we can bring you good news later this week after Bradshaw’s visit, as he would be a great addition to the 2022 Notre Dame football recruiting class.

Report: Notre Dame still looking to add another ‘22 RB

Rumor has it…

The Notre Dame 2022 recruiting class is starting to fill up, with the commitment of cornerback Jaden Mickey, the class grew to 10 recruits.

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The spring is when student-athletes work on their games, hit the weight room and attended as many camps as they can. Those camps are usually flush with recruiting info and this past weekend, 247Sports Andrew Ivin’s had an Irish tidbit.

According to chatter around the Pylon 7-on-7 camp in Atlanta, Georgia, Notre Dame might not be satisfied with just one running back in the ‘22 class. Ivins reports that Tennessee’s Dallan Hayden is being recruited hard by the Irish staff. The main competition for his verbal pledge is Ohio State, and Hayden’s decision could come as early as this summer.

Just recently Jadarian Price committed to the Irish, the Texas star is viewed as one of the best in the nation.

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There pursuit of Hayden shouldn’t mean much to Price’s status with the class, they are different kind of players. The recently committed is more of a scat-back, while Hayden is certainly a bruiser at five-foot-eleven-inches and 195-pounds, outweighing Price by 15-pounds.

The Irish scored a big recruiting win in Tennessee last cycle with the commitment of linebacker Prince Collie. They’re looking for the same kind of success this cycle with Hayden.

Notre Dame Recruiting update plus 2022 offensive wishlist

An update of the latest Notre Dame football recruiting news along with a 2022 offensive wish list.

The Notre Dame 2021 class is pretty much all wrapped up. With 26 players who have signed their letter of intent, Brian Kelly’s class has been pretty much maxed out. Louisiana’s Logan Diggs remains committed, but reading the tea leaves and the class having over the allotted 25 players, it’s doubtful that the running back ends up signing with the Irish on the second signing day, February 3rd.

So the focus has been turned to the 2022 class, which has 4 current commits (offensive linemen Joey Tanona and Ty Chan, safety Nolan Ziegler and tight end Jack Nickel). Let’s take a look at the most recent news on that class along with my personal wishlist of offensive prospects in that class. Next week, I’ll bring you my defensive wish list.