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LGHL Ohio State dishes out handful of new offers on Wednesday, emerging for 2026 QB target
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Ohio State dishes out handful of new offers on Wednesday, emerging for 2026 QB target
Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Buckeyes stay busy on the recruiting trail offering a handful of new names in the current and future cycles.
When it comes to the 2027 class at wide receiver, Ohio State couldn’t be off to a better start.
Brian Hartline has already snatched up the top-ranked player at the position thanks to Huber Heights Wayne product Jamier Brown as the trend of landing the top receivers continues. The No. 6 player nationally per the 247Sports Composite has been committed since November 2024, and while he’d be enough for most classes to be excited about, on Wednesday Hartline was out looking for more.
Making a stop in Indiana, one of the latest offers to be extended was to Lawrence North’s Monshun Sales. A 6-foot-5, 195 pound receiver, Sales is ranked just one spot below Brown as the No. 14 player nationally and second best receiver per the 247Sports Composite.
With 30-plus schools already in the fold, Sales holds offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, and several others. Ohio State now officially entering this race, you have to imagine Hartline’s track record immediately gives the Buckeyes an edge, and it doesn’t hurt that he’s just one state away.
As it’s been seen time and time again, when Hartline zeros in on a player, he tends to get what he wants. It won’t be a shock to see him go all in for Sales, who poses a ton of ability. His frame alone is a dream for any coach looking to stretch the field. Getting him to campus in the very near future will be the next mission, but plan on hearing this name often moving forward.
Keeping with the receiver position, Hartline continued a busy Wednesday when he sent out an additional offer to California native, Quentin Hale. Taking to his social media to share the latest, Ohio State joins a list of nearly 20 schools to be in the mix including Arizona State, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, USC, Washington, and a host of others.
Another longer prospect, Hale checks in at 6-foot-3, 175 pounds and grades out as the No. 70 player nationally and 13th best receiver per the 247Sports Composite.
Typically adding at least three receivers in each class, seeing these new offers go out shows Hartline’s desire to have things rolling sooner rather than later to join the aforementioned Brown. With these major recruiting weeks coming up in June, the Buckeyes are going to be bringing in elite players seemingly each day, so seeing these newly offered players making the trek to campus should be in the works.
Moving to the defensive side of the ball, one of the Ohio State staffers that has been as impressive as it gets is linebackers coach, James Laurinaitis. Proving his worth both on and off the field, top prospects in the 2026 class are taking notice of his development, but he’s also taking time to work on the 2027 class. Wednesday gave way to one of his most recent offers when California native Isaiah Phelps received the good news.
A 6-foot-1, 200 pound athlete, Phelps is currently the No. 254 player nationally and 16th best linebacker per the 247Sports Composite for his cycle. Another impressive offer list of 20-plus schools, Phelps has Auburn, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, and USC among others interested.
Simply put, it’s no surprise to see him as highly-touted for his position when it comes to the rankings, and a big reason as to why the Buckeyes are showing their own interest. Recruiting California maybe harder than ever, having the west coast in the Big Ten landscape certainly doesn’t hurt Ohio State’s chances here.
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Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Buckeyes stay busy on the recruiting trail offering a handful of new names in the current and future cycles.
When it comes to the 2027 class at wide receiver, Ohio State couldn’t be off to a better start.
Brian Hartline has already snatched up the top-ranked player at the position thanks to Huber Heights Wayne product Jamier Brown as the trend of landing the top receivers continues. The No. 6 player nationally per the 247Sports Composite has been committed since November 2024, and while he’d be enough for most classes to be excited about, on Wednesday Hartline was out looking for more.
Making a stop in Indiana, one of the latest offers to be extended was to Lawrence North’s Monshun Sales. A 6-foot-5, 195 pound receiver, Sales is ranked just one spot below Brown as the No. 14 player nationally and second best receiver per the 247Sports Composite.
With 30-plus schools already in the fold, Sales holds offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, and several others. Ohio State now officially entering this race, you have to imagine Hartline’s track record immediately gives the Buckeyes an edge, and it doesn’t hurt that he’s just one state away.
As it’s been seen time and time again, when Hartline zeros in on a player, he tends to get what he wants. It won’t be a shock to see him go all in for Sales, who poses a ton of ability. His frame alone is a dream for any coach looking to stretch the field. Getting him to campus in the very near future will be the next mission, but plan on hearing this name often moving forward.
#AGTG After a great conversation with @brianhartline I am blessed to receive an offer from @OhioStateFB@coach_mal @CoachMillz_ @CoachKelich @IAMCOACHWILSON pic.twitter.com/P7lpLHFNwC
— Monshun “Showtime” Sales (@__1problem) May 21, 2025
Keeping with the receiver position, Hartline continued a busy Wednesday when he sent out an additional offer to California native, Quentin Hale. Taking to his social media to share the latest, Ohio State joins a list of nearly 20 schools to be in the mix including Arizona State, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, USC, Washington, and a host of others.
Another longer prospect, Hale checks in at 6-foot-3, 175 pounds and grades out as the No. 70 player nationally and 13th best receiver per the 247Sports Composite.
Typically adding at least three receivers in each class, seeing these new offers go out shows Hartline’s desire to have things rolling sooner rather than later to join the aforementioned Brown. With these major recruiting weeks coming up in June, the Buckeyes are going to be bringing in elite players seemingly each day, so seeing these newly offered players making the trek to campus should be in the works.
#AG2G
Extremely blessed and grateful to have received an offer from The University Of Ohio State #gobuckeyes pic.twitter.com/XaP3jXTIL0
— Quentin Hale 4️ (@QuentinHalee15) May 21, 2025
Moving to the defensive side of the ball, one of the Ohio State staffers that has been as impressive as it gets is linebackers coach, James Laurinaitis. Proving his worth both on and off the field, top prospects in the 2026 class are taking notice of his development, but he’s also taking time to work on the 2027 class. Wednesday gave way to one of his most recent offers when California native Isaiah Phelps received the good news.
A 6-foot-1, 200 pound athlete, Phelps is currently the No. 254 player nationally and 16th best linebacker per the 247Sports Composite for his cycle. Another impressive offer list of 20-plus schools, Phelps has Auburn, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, and USC among others interested.
Simply put, it’s no surprise to see him as highly-touted for his position when it comes to the rankings, and a big reason as to why the Buckeyes are showing their own interest. Recruiting California maybe harder than ever, having the west coast in the Big Ten landscape certainly doesn’t hurt Ohio State’s chances here.
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- Still searching for their class of 2026 quarterback commit, the Buckeyes have had no shortage of offers sent out, but are now seeing a potential for prospect Luke Fahey to be a real contender to take that spot. The No. 355 player nationally and 23rd best signal caller per the 247Sports Composite, Fahey has nearly 30 offers to his name. While that doesn’t yet include the Buckeyes, that soon could change.
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LGHL BOOOOM! Buckeyes find new scholarship QB, men’s basketball target exits NBA Draft
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BOOOOM! Buckeyes find new scholarship QB, men’s basketball target exits NBA Draft
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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@EliBrickhandler
The OSU football team lands Eli Brickhandler, while men’s hoops hopes to land Darrion Williams.
We’ve long known that Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes would need to add a fourth scholarship quarterback. Coming out of the spring, the roster only had three QBs, and none of them had much experience; in fact, the three combine for a total of 34 collegiate pass attempts (and only 15 completions).
While the position battle is going to come down to the heir apparent Julian Sayin (5-for-12 for 84 yards) and Lincoln Keinholz (10-for-22 for 111 yards), with true freshman Tavien St. Clair waiting in the wings, Day always likes to have a veteran guy in the mix, to serve as an emergency option and someone to show the young pups how to carry themselves as college signal callers.
Well, on Tuesday, the Buckeyes found their fourth in the form of former Houston Christian quarterback Eli Brickhandler — yes, that’s his real name.
Despite being a graduate transfer, the newest Buckeye has two years of eligibility remaining. He started his career at North Carolina A&T and then headed to Houston after two seasons. Last year, he shared the QB responsibilities with Cutter Stewart — also his real name — and completed just 49.4% of his passes (38-of-77) for 557 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, adding 4 touchdowns on the ground; obviously not wildly exciting numbers if Ohio State ever needed to call on him to take the offensive reigns.
But Brickhandler isn’t coming to Columbus to contend for playing time, and he will clearly be QB4, but he will be a veteran who can run the scout team, and give OSU’s defense convincing reps against a mobile QB.
Welcome to the family, Eli.
Moving from the gridiron to the hardwood, a few puzzle pieces seem to be slowly coming together for Jake Diebler’s men’s basketball team. The second-year head coach has been holding one spot on his roster to try and find the perfect fit to help get his squad back to the NCAA Tournament.
This offseason, Diebs has already dipped into the transfer portal to add centers Joshua Ojianwuna (Baylor) and Christoph Tilly (Santa Clara), power forward Brandon Noel (Wright State), and point guard Gabe Cupps (Indiana). All of those players will bring experience to the team (although Ojianwuna will likely be out for a while rehabbing an ACL tear), but the Buckeyes still need someone who can make an immediate impact. Perhaps someone who averaged 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists for a team that made it to the Elite 8 before losing by 5 points to the eventual national champions.
Yesterday, former Texas Tech Red Raider Darrion Williams officially withdrew from the NBA Draft process, and according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, “Ohio State is the team to watch here, though not guaranteed, they are considered the favorites for Darrion Williams.”
This news comes on the day after The Columbus Dispatch’s Adam Jardy reported that William’s Texas Tech teammate Devan Cambridge had opted not to take a visit to Columbus, and on the same day that he committed to UCF.
If Williams was going to be available, there is no doubt that the Buckeyes would go with him over just about anyone else still available. He is the No. 6 player in the transfer portal and the No. 2 power forward, and would instantly join the Buckeyes’ starting lineup.
Now, there are other schools reportedly in the mix, including Kansas, N.C. State, BYU, and Auburn, but there is a lot of smoke around Williams potentially joining Bruce Thornton, John Mobley, Devin Royal, Micah Parrish, Taison Chatman, and the rest of the aforementioned transfers.
I don’t know much, and I am an affirmed homer, but that seems like it would make for a pretty exciting rotation for Diebler to play with heading into the 2025-26 season.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
@EliBrickhandler
The OSU football team lands Eli Brickhandler, while men’s hoops hopes to land Darrion Williams.
We’ve long known that Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes would need to add a fourth scholarship quarterback. Coming out of the spring, the roster only had three QBs, and none of them had much experience; in fact, the three combine for a total of 34 collegiate pass attempts (and only 15 completions).
While the position battle is going to come down to the heir apparent Julian Sayin (5-for-12 for 84 yards) and Lincoln Keinholz (10-for-22 for 111 yards), with true freshman Tavien St. Clair waiting in the wings, Day always likes to have a veteran guy in the mix, to serve as an emergency option and someone to show the young pups how to carry themselves as college signal callers.
Well, on Tuesday, the Buckeyes found their fourth in the form of former Houston Christian quarterback Eli Brickhandler — yes, that’s his real name.
Despite being a graduate transfer, the newest Buckeye has two years of eligibility remaining. He started his career at North Carolina A&T and then headed to Houston after two seasons. Last year, he shared the QB responsibilities with Cutter Stewart — also his real name — and completed just 49.4% of his passes (38-of-77) for 557 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, adding 4 touchdowns on the ground; obviously not wildly exciting numbers if Ohio State ever needed to call on him to take the offensive reigns.
But Brickhandler isn’t coming to Columbus to contend for playing time, and he will clearly be QB4, but he will be a veteran who can run the scout team, and give OSU’s defense convincing reps against a mobile QB.
Welcome to the family, Eli.
Moving from the gridiron to the hardwood, a few puzzle pieces seem to be slowly coming together for Jake Diebler’s men’s basketball team. The second-year head coach has been holding one spot on his roster to try and find the perfect fit to help get his squad back to the NCAA Tournament.
This offseason, Diebs has already dipped into the transfer portal to add centers Joshua Ojianwuna (Baylor) and Christoph Tilly (Santa Clara), power forward Brandon Noel (Wright State), and point guard Gabe Cupps (Indiana). All of those players will bring experience to the team (although Ojianwuna will likely be out for a while rehabbing an ACL tear), but the Buckeyes still need someone who can make an immediate impact. Perhaps someone who averaged 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists for a team that made it to the Elite 8 before losing by 5 points to the eventual national champions.
Yesterday, former Texas Tech Red Raider Darrion Williams officially withdrew from the NBA Draft process, and according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, “Ohio State is the team to watch here, though not guaranteed, they are considered the favorites for Darrion Williams.”
This news comes on the day after The Columbus Dispatch’s Adam Jardy reported that William’s Texas Tech teammate Devan Cambridge had opted not to take a visit to Columbus, and on the same day that he committed to UCF.
If Williams was going to be available, there is no doubt that the Buckeyes would go with him over just about anyone else still available. He is the No. 6 player in the transfer portal and the No. 2 power forward, and would instantly join the Buckeyes’ starting lineup.
Now, there are other schools reportedly in the mix, including Kansas, N.C. State, BYU, and Auburn, but there is a lot of smoke around Williams potentially joining Bruce Thornton, John Mobley, Devin Royal, Micah Parrish, Taison Chatman, and the rest of the aforementioned transfers.
I don’t know much, and I am an affirmed homer, but that seems like it would make for a pretty exciting rotation for Diebler to play with heading into the 2025-26 season.
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