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Ohio State football commit Riley Pettijohn junior season highlights video

Check out what Ohio State will be getting #GoBucks

Ohio State added to its 2025 recruiting class in a big way on Saturday with the commitment of 5-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn out of McKinny, Texas. He’s the fourth 5-star prospect that OSU has received a verbal commitment from in the cycle and the third linebacker included in the class.

As a 5-star recruit, you’d expect his video highlights from his junior season to be impressive, and that’s exactly what you’ll see if you look up the 6-2, 215-pounder online.

Better yet, rather than look it up, we’ve got some highlights from last season right here for you thanks to the YouTube channel, “Brodie Knows Ball.” Hit play below and check out the speed and ability to process and react.

What you see here will hopefully be coming to a stadium on the banks of the Olentangy near you over the next few years.

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Texas A&M loses out on two 2025 recruiting class propsects

For the last two years, some of the top Texas high school talent have committed outside the state, which continued on Saturday

Under first-year head coach Mike Elko, Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has continued to grow. It is 18 commitments deep with more to come over the next two months. Sporting 12 Texas-based commits among the 18, Elko and his staff have continued to focus on the Lone Star State, but they know outside competition remains an issue.

Texas A&M’s recruiting success in California, it landed three of the top five prospects in the state, has posed problems for in-state programs like USC. However, as Good Bull Hunting’s Robert Behrens pointed out, seven of the top 10 prospects from Texas have either committed or are predicted to land with a school outside the state.

On Saturday, this trend continued. 2025 four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn, who was predicted to land with Texas while the Aggies were still in the mix late, committed to Ohio State. Also, the ninth-ranked offensive prospect in the 2025 cycle out of Mesquite, Texas, four-star offensive tackle Lamont Rogers, committed to SEC foe Missouri.

Pettijohn’s decision could be based on name, image and likeness licensing money, but it mostly likely stems from the program’s linebacker development track to NFL longevity, which is completely understandable.

For Rogers, the prospect of immediate playing time at Missouri, a program in need of future offensive line talent, is a significant opportunity. This decision could see him on the field as early as the 2025 season.

Texas A&M is still in a good position to land a commitment from five-star Jonah Williams, the top safety prospect in Texas. Still, after whiffing on nearly every previously favored 2025 and 2026 prospect the last two weeks, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has his work cut out for him. That is especially true against NIL-rich Oregon, which earned the most significant commit of the weekend, five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore, who is the most talented receiver in the 2025 class.

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WATCH: The moment Riley Pettijohn chose Ohio State

The moment Riley Pettijohn picked Ohio State. #GoBucks

In case you missed it, the Ryan Day, James Laruinaitis, and the Ohio State football program picked up one whale of a commitment for the linebacker room when 5-star prospect Riley Pettijohn chose the Buckeyes Saturday.

And everyone rejoiced.

He’s the third of a solid group of linebackers to join the 2025 cycle, and it was a bit of a flex for OSU, going down in the state of Texas and stealing him away from the teams in Texas and the south. For awhile, it sure looked like the 6-foot, 2-inch, 215-pounder would be heading to L.A. to play for the USC Trojans, but that all seemed to change as the announcement got closer.

In the end, Pettijohn appears to be headed to Columbus, and in case you missed his announcement live, we’ve got the moment he chose Ohio State over USC, Syracuse, Texas, and Texas A&M.

It’s an exciting and big-time sales job by OSU, now it’s time to get on campus and get to work next year.

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Major Boom! Ohio State gets commitment from 5-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn

Big #BOOM on Saturday. #GoBucks

In a class with several five star prospects already, Ohio State football just landed another in its 2025 class with the commitment of five-star linebacker, Riley Pettijohn on Saturday.

Out of McKinney, Texas, Pettijohn is ranked as the No. 4 linebacker and 31st overall prospect in the 2025 class according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. His recruitment seemed to come down to Ohio State and USC, but in the end, the Buckeye leaves began to point towards Columbus just ahead of the announcement.

Pettijohn makes the 23rd commitment for the cycle and fourth five-star commitment for the Buckeyes, leading all programs. It keeps the class out ahead as the No. 1 class in the country as it stands today with a legimate shot at finishing at the top class this year.

There are hits and misses on the recruiting trail, but this is a big one for linebackers coach James Lauranaitis and company.

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Top 2025 Ohio State football linebacker target will commit this weekend

Will the Buckeyes land another Texan for a BOOM! on Saturday?

Although Ohio State football’s 2025 recruiting class has commitments from linebackers Tarvos Alford and Eli Lee, it is looking to add one more prospect to the group.

[autotag]Riley Pettijohn[/autotag], the 6-foot, 2-inch and 215-pound Texas ‘backer visited Columbus at the end of May, and has since taken other visits to his finalists. The nation’s No. 31 overall prospect and 4th ranked at his position according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings is ready to shut down his recruiting process.

This coming Saturday, July 6th, Pettijohn will choose from his final four: Texas A&M, Texas, USC and Ohio State. The 247Sports Crystal Ball leader is currently the Longhorns, but it has been wrong before.

Ohio State would love at add yet another Lone Star State star to its roster, as they have been extremely successful recruiting Texas in the recent past.

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Texas target Riley Pettijohn reveals final four, commitment date

Four-star LB Riley Pettijohn set to announce commitment on July 6th

The Texas Longhorns 2025 recruiting class, already Top 15 in the nation, continues to get better by the day as they landed a huge commitment on Monday from four-star EDGE Smith Orogbo. However, the week is still just getting started for Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns as four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn is set to announce his commitment on Saturday, Jul. 6.

Pettijohn is the No. 1 ranked LB in the class and the No. 33 overall player in the recruiting cycle according to Rivals. Despite offers from basically every major program in the country, Pettijohn has narrowed down his schools to Texas, Texas A&M, USC, and Ohio State.

As a Texas native, many of the experts think that the Longhorns are in the driver’s seat to land his commitment. The Longhorns have pursued the defensive side of the ball very heavily in the last two cycles and Pettijohn would be the cherry on top. I think there is a good chance that Pettijohn will end up earning a fifth star at some point this fall.

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2025 4-star LB Riley Pettijohn has announced his commitment date

One of the top linebacker prospects in Texas is set to announce his commitment this weekend

It’s been a busy summer for Mike Elko and his staff on the recruiting trail. Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has continued to grow over the last month after adding two more prospects, led by the announcement on Sunday afternoon of highly talented four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail.

With a clear emphasis on adding defensive talent and future depth on the offensive line, the most impressive feat thus far is Elko’s dominance on the California recruiting trail. The program has landed commitments from the top 5 2025 prospects in the state, as five-star quarterback Husan Longstreet and four-star cornerback Adonyss Currie will join Mikhail in Aggieland.

While Mikhail and four-star LB Kelvion Riggins have more than compensated for the Aggies’ recent misses on elite linebacker talent, there’s a remaining piece to the puzzle. Four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn is set to announce his commitment on Saturday, July 6.

Pettijohn will choose between Ohio State, USC, Texas, and Texas A&M. The incoming McKinney HS senior is coming off several official visits, including his most recent OV to College Station on June 21. A favorite to land with the Longhorns, no one can count the Aggies out after what Elko has accomplished on the recruiting trail so far.

According to 247Sports Composite, Pettijohn is currently the 31st-ranked prospect in the 2025 cycle, the fourth-ranked linebacker, and the ninth-ranked player in Texas.

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Ohio State football makes top 4 for elite Texas linebacker while on official visit

Dropped his top list while in Columbus….

Ohio State football hosted multiple prospects for official visits this weekend and it looks like the weekend has been very successful.

Texas 2025 linebacker [autotag]Riley Pettijohn[/autotag] is one of the players that made the trip to Columbus, and in no coincidence, he dropped his top four list while on campus. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 205-pound star has the Buckeyes, USC, Texas and Texas A&M as his finalists.

As the nations No. 31 overall prospect and 4th rated linebacker according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Pettijohn would be a major recruiting win for any the remaining schools still in the running. Ohio State currently has two commits at the position, Eli Lee and Tarvos Alford.

It seems like there is room for just one more linebacker in the 2025 class, and the Buckeyes would love for Pettijohn to be that final addition.

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Texas target, 2025 four-star linebacker names Horns among top four

One of the top linebackers in the country has Horns among top four.

The Texas Longhorns find themselves in a good position to land one of the top linebackers in the country. McKinney, Texas, product Riley Pettijohn recently named his top four schools with the Horns being among them.

Pettijohn is ranked as the No. 4 linebacker of the 2025 recruiting cycle by 247Sports composite. Nationally he ranks at No. 31 overall and the No. 9 prospect in the Lone Star State.

The Texas target can be a punishing hitter that can play all three downs. He has some flexibility as a former safety for the McKinney defense. Texas will be joined by some familiar names in the chase for Pettijohn’s pledge.

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2025 College Football Recruiting Rankings

The latest CFB recruiting rankings from 247Sports composite as of Sunday, Jun. 2.

  1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (264.56)
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes (244.58)
  3. Oklahoma Sooners (224.45)
  4. USC Trojans (221.64)
  5. LSU Tigers (221.01)
  6. Clemson Tigers (217.55)
  7. Texas A&M Aggies (217.46)
  8. Alabama Crimson Tide (199.13)
  9. Penn State Nittany Lions (199.00)
  10. Auburn Tigers (195.54)
  11. Syracuse Orange (194.04)
  12. SMU Mustangs (188.01)
  13. Texas Longhorns (185.07)
  14. Georgia Bulldogs (183.70)
  15. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (179.68)

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Ohio State to host elite linebacker who recently named Buckeyes to top six

A spring visit is on the books for the elite Texas linebacker to Columbus

Less than a week ago, Texas 2025 linebacker [autotag]Riley Pettijohn[/autotag] released his top six schools, with Ohio State making the cut.

Now the nations No. 3 linebacker and 33rd overall player according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings has announced that he will make a spring visit to Columbus. Pettijohn will visit five of the six schools that he named in his top remaining group, with the lone exception being Georgia.

Just reading between the lines, it looked like the Bulldogs will have to make up some ground on the other schools, including the Buckeyes. Now that James Laurinaitis has been elevated to the Ohio State linebackers coach, the pressure will be on to land the elite linebacker.

Ohio State does have a linebacker commit in the 2025 class, Eli Lee, but will be looking at add at least two others to the room in the cycle.

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