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Ohio State offers 2025 Texas speedster running back

This Texan would look great in Scarlet and Gray #GoBucks

The need for a running back is starting to show for [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] in the 2025 recruiting class. The Buckeyes have already sent out an offer to six backs, seven if you count instate athlete [autotag]Bo Jackson[/autotag].

Another one went out to a running back today, as Texas native, [autotag]Tory Blaylock,[/autotag] has been offered by running back coach [autotag]Tony Alford[/autotag] according to the tweet. At 5 feet, 11 inches, and 175 pounds, Blaylock brings elite track speed to the gridiron.

Already holding over twenty offers from the likes of Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and others, Blaylock fits what many collegiate programs are looking for, including the Buckeyes. Still, two classes away from signing, it seems like [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his staff are casting a wide net to find a back in the class.

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What transpired with Ohio State’s transfer tackles who visited over the weekend

It’s transfer crunch time

Not only was it the last weekend prior to the early signing period, it was also a big weekend for transfers. Ohio State hosted two offensive tackles, [autotag]Ajani Cornelius[/autotag] and [autotag]Jeremiah Byers[/autotag], in hopes of luring them to play in Columbus next year.

What has transpired since has been interesting, given that there should be plenty of playing time available for a team that is in the College Football Playoff conversation every year, along with being a pipeline to the NFL.

Find out what is next for both Byers and Cornelius as the dead period gets closer and news could get a bit quieter on the transfer front.

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Ohio State offers 5-star 2025 Michigan quarterback

More QB news? It never ends #GoBucks

The drama for [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] quarterback recruiting seems like it is on full tilt the last few days. Let’s quickly recap what has happened.

On Dec. 14, 2023 South Dakota signal-caller [autotag]Lincoln Kienholz [/autotag] flipped his pledge from [autotag]Washington[/autotag] to the Buckeyes. On Dec. 17, an Arizona five-star and the top overall prospect in the 2024 class, [autotag]Dylan Raiola[/autotag], decommitted from the program.

With so much focus on Raiola’s decision to move on from Ohio State, the news of 2025 Michigan quarterback [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag] getting an offer went under the radar. Well, the five-star from up north should be getting our attention.

The Buckeyes join [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag],[autotag]Michigan[/autotag], [autotag]Tennessee[/autotag] and others vying to gain early interest from the 6-foot-2-inch, 200-pound rising junior. He is the top quarterback in the class, and [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] would love to steal him away from TTUN’s territory.

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Ohio State a finalist for 2023 5-star California defensive end

The Buckeyes could score a huge recruiting win in Cali! #GoBucks

If you follow recruiting, which I know most of you do, it should come as no surprise to see this news. Five-star California defensive end [autotag]Matayo Uiagalelei[/autotag], DJ’s younger brother, has [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] in his top 3 along with [autotag]USC[/autotag] and [autotag]Oregon[/autotag].

Ohio State has been looking hard to fill a few spots on the defensive line, even though they already have [autotag]Jason Moore[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Smith[/autotag] already committed. In a report by 247Sports Greg Biggins, Uiagalelei states that he is going to be making his decision on signing day and he “still don’t know where I’m going.” Buckeye defensive line coach [autotag]Larry Johnson[/autotag] will be out to see the star end playing in his state championship game this weekend also.

If [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] were to get a verbal commitment from Uiagalelei it would be a huge recruiting win as they need some depth at the position. We will know soon where the big Californian is headed.

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Five star Ohio State wide receiver commit will wait until February to sign

Not the best news for the Bucks

This was not the news we wanted to hear, as five-star wide receiver [autotag]Brandon Inniss[/autotag] has told 247Sports that he will likely wait until February to sign with a school. This decision by Inniss is two-fold, he wants to be coached by [autotag]Brian Hartline[/autotag], who has tweeted he isn’t going anywhere, and [autotag]Deion Sanders[/autotag] moved to [autotag]Colorado[/autotag].

The Florida receiver told Andrew Ivins that he’s “going to wait until February to sign, just so I can let everything play out and make sure 100 percent where he (Hartline) will be.” Inniss did go and say that he could sign in the early period if Hartline is still in Columbus but there was another factor, Sanders.

The current Jackson State head coach is reportedly taking the open position at Colorado and has already been recruiting Inniss to join him. Coach Prime has told Inniss “that he wanted me to join him,” if he were to leave JSU. Inniss wants to play for a Power Five school so Sanders’ current position at Jackson State isn’t an option but the Buffs would be.

Now, Inniss did take to Twitter to calm Ohio State fans’ and coaches’ fears, but this is big-time college football recruiting, and things change often until there’s a signature on that piece of paper.

Ivins also notes that a few other schools are still actively recruiting Inniss, such as Miami and Alabama, but it doesn’t seem like either of those schools is really in contention for Inniss’ signature.

This is a situation to monitor, even if the Buckeyes are in a very good position with receivers in the 2023 class as [autotag]Carnell Tate[/autotag], [autotag]Noah Rogers[/autotag], and [autotag]Bryson Rodgers[/autotag] also in the fold. [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and Hartline have some work to do to keep Inniss in the class even though he did Tweet out earlier that he’s still locked in.

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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has been spotted recruiting in Indiana

Bring him home coach!

As the 2023 cycle is coming to an “end” (it seems like it with how many players ultimately sign during the early period), the Buckeyes and [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] have their sights on a few prospects that they would love to have join the fold.

One of those is [autotag]Joshua Mickens[/autotag], who is fresh off his official visit to Columbus after decommitting to LSU just before the trip. Mickens preps at Lawrence Central and it looks like Day was at his school today checking up on him (He did retweet the picture). The defensive end has yet to announce when he will make his final choice but the Bucks are going after him hard in recent weeks.

If I had to guess, Mickens will eventually commit to OSU, adding to their current class of 19 players, which is rated as one of the best in the country.

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ESPN names this 2023 Ohio State verbal as their key commit

Who do you believe is the most important commit in the ‘23 class for Ohio State? #GoBucks

With the early signing period just around the corner and the fact that many players opt to end their recruiting at this time, it is time to look at who will be linchpins for every class. ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren looked at the top 25 classes and selected one recruit from each as their key verbal (subscription may be required).

For Ohio State, it was defense end [autotag]Jason Moore[/autotag], ESPN’s 53rd overall ranked player. VanHaaren views Moore as “a player who has room to refine his game, can be important in the pass rush.” He also mentions the possibility of adding [autotag]Keon Keeley[/autotag] (don’t expect it) and [autotag]Damon Wilson[/autotag] to the defensive line haul. He fails to mention [autotag]Matayo Uiagalelei[/autotag], who I believe is much more likely to join the class than Keeley.

VanHaaren is correct about depth at the position, as the Buckeyes have three seniors ([autotag]Zach Harrison[/autotag], [autotag]Javontae Jean-Baptiste[/autotag], and [autotag]Tyler Friday[/autotag]) as the position. [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] will have to find some younger players to step up next year to play opposite [autotag]J.T. Tuimoloau[/autotag].

The improvements on the defense do warrant a defender to be selected, but in my eyes it’s a member of the secondary that needs to be highlighted. The defensive back commits of [autotag]Calvin Simpson-Hunt[/autotag], [autotag]Malik Hartford[/autotag], [autotag]Kayin Lee[/autotag], [autotag]Jayden Bonsu[/autotag], [autotag]Cedrick Hawkins[/autotag] or [autotag]Jermaine Matthews[/autotag] would be on the list, but they are ranked lower than Moore.

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Report: Ohio State team to beat for 2024 Washington, DC offensive lineman

Who wouldn’t want to block for Dylan?

With the 2023 recruiting cycle quickly coming to an end, many school have already started to recruit some 2024 prospects very hard. For the Buckeyes, they are off to a very good start, especially at quarterback with consensus number one overall player [autotag]Dylan Raiola[/autotag]. Indiana offensive lineman [autotag]Ian Moore[/autotag] and Ohio athlete [autotag]Garrett Stover[/autotag] round out the class and according to a report (insider) from 247Sports Steve Wiltfong, Ohio State is leading for Washington, DC offensive lineman Jordan Seaton.

The six-foot-five-inch and 287-pound interior lineman holds offers from Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, LSU, Tennessee, USC and others. Seaton is fresh off a visit to Columbus this past weekend and Wiltfong has crystal balled him to eventually join the class.

It would be another recruiting win for [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and offensive line coach [autotag]Justin Frye[/autotag] if Seaton were to commit. Time will tell is this report is correct but at the moment, things looks very good for Ohio State with Seaton.

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Former LSU commit visits Ohio State and promptly decommits

The spatula is warm

This weekend wasn’t all a loss, many recruits don’t just pick a school due to what happens on the field during their visits and that looks to be the case with Indiana defensive end [autotag]Joshua Mickens[/autotag]. The former LSU commit broke off his verbal pledge to the SEC school after making his official visit to Ohio State this past weekend.

Just a few weekends ago, Mickens unofficially visited the Buckeyes and his return trip could not have gone much better. It seems like the lure of playing much closer to home and for a program with similar traits had Mickens rethinking his initial decision.

The six-foot-five-inch and 225-pound edge defender had offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, USC, Wisconsin, Florida State, UNC, and others before initially selecting LSU. It looks very much like the Buckeyes will add Mickens to the 2023 recruiting class, to play the Jack position, which currently has 19 verbal commits and is ranked as the No. 6 overall class according to the 247Sports composite team rankings.

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Georgia football recruiting: 5-star RB TreVeyon Henderson sets commitment time

5-star Georgia football RB target Treveyon Henderson has announced his commitment time.

Georgia fans received some good news last week when five-star running back TreVeyon Henderson included the Bulldogs in his most recent cut.

Henderson cut his list of schools to nine: Georgia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Texas, Ohio State, North Carolina, Penn State, Michigan and Oklahoma.

And now, it appears the 5-star ball carrier from Hopewell, Virginia is ready to commit.

On Thursday night, Henderson tweeted that he has made a decision, and then the following afternoon he posted that he will be committing at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Henderson ranks as the nation’s No. 17 overall prospect, No. 2 running back and No. 3 player in his state.

Ohio State is viewed as his leader, per the 247Sports Crystal Ball, which has 18 predictions going to the Buckeyes. Oklahoma and Virginia Tech are viewed as his other top choices.

The Buckeyes possess the nation’s top recruiting class for the 2021 cycle and recently landed a commitment from another elite running back, Georgia target Evan Pryor. If Ohio State lands both Pryor and Henderson in this class, that should secure the best 1-2 running back punch in 2021.

Henderson took a visit to Georgia in early February and holds over 40 offers.