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LGHL Two five-star Ohio State targets set commitment dates
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Two five-star Ohio State targets set commitment dates
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2026 five-star safety Bralan Womack | via @B_Mack02 on X
The Buckeyes saw five-star targets Bralan Womack and Jackson Cantwell set commitment dates.
The Ohio State football team, led by head coach Ryan Day, had a busy start to the week as the team traveled to the nation’s capital to be honored for winning the newly-expanded College Playoff National Championship.
Many of Monday’s headlines surrounding Ohio State focused on the trip to D.C., and rightfully so. However, the Buckeyes also found a way to make some major recruiting headlines on Monday as well.
Ohio State saw two elite targets in the 2026 recruiting cycle announce commitment dates as well as narrowing down their top schools. The Buckeyes are off to a hot start with their recruiting class this cycle, holding verbal commitments from 10 of the nation’s top prospects. The class is highlighted by five-star WR Chris Henry Jr. and highly-rated safety Blaine Bradford, and the Buckeyes are hoping to soon add to this haul.
Five-star safety Bralan Womack (Flowood, MS / Hartfield Academy) was the first to set a commitment date on Monday, and the blue-chip prospect will announce his school of choice this summer on Aug. 23.
Womack also announced his finalists which include Auburn, Florida Texas A&M and Ohio State. Of the four finalists, no school has separated itself from the pack but that could change in a couple months.
Womack has official visits scheduled this summer with all four of his finalists. Florida will receive his first visit on May 30 and the following weekend he will travel to Texas A&M. He will then officially visit with Auburn and his final visit will be with Ohio State on June 20.
Ohio State has a legitimate chance to land Womack, and having the benefit of hosting him on his final visit could give them that additional boost they are needing to separate themselves from the other finalists.
Womack is the No. 2 safety in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and he is the No. 26 overall prospect. He is also the No. 2 recruit out of Mississippi.
The next Ohio State target to set a commitment date Monday was five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell (Nixa, MO / Nixa), who will be announcing his school of choice in just a couple weeks on April 30.
Similar to Womack, Cantwell has a group of four finalists that he will be choosing between. Those finalists are Miami, Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State. The Buckeyes are much less likely to be the winners in this one when compared to Womack, as Miami was the early favorite but momentum has shifted in favor of Oregon this spring.
Prior to the announcement, he had multiple official visits scheduled with Miami, Missouri, Georgia, Michigan and Oregon, with Miami having the first shot on May 9. However, alongside his commitment date announcement, it was also announced his official visit to Oregon would now take place April 26-27.
With his commitment date being just days following his newly-scheduled official visit with The Ducks, it is definitely looking like they are the favorites in this. While there are no guarantees with college football recruiting, if he were to commit anywhere else than Oregon it would be a surprise.
Cantwell is the No. 1 OT in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and he is also the No. 1 overall recruit. He is also the No. 1 recruit out of Missouri.
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Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
2026 five-star safety Bralan Womack | via @B_Mack02 on X
The Buckeyes saw five-star targets Bralan Womack and Jackson Cantwell set commitment dates.
The Ohio State football team, led by head coach Ryan Day, had a busy start to the week as the team traveled to the nation’s capital to be honored for winning the newly-expanded College Playoff National Championship.
Many of Monday’s headlines surrounding Ohio State focused on the trip to D.C., and rightfully so. However, the Buckeyes also found a way to make some major recruiting headlines on Monday as well.
Ohio State saw two elite targets in the 2026 recruiting cycle announce commitment dates as well as narrowing down their top schools. The Buckeyes are off to a hot start with their recruiting class this cycle, holding verbal commitments from 10 of the nation’s top prospects. The class is highlighted by five-star WR Chris Henry Jr. and highly-rated safety Blaine Bradford, and the Buckeyes are hoping to soon add to this haul.
Five-star safety Bralan Womack (Flowood, MS / Hartfield Academy) was the first to set a commitment date on Monday, and the blue-chip prospect will announce his school of choice this summer on Aug. 23.
Womack also announced his finalists which include Auburn, Florida Texas A&M and Ohio State. Of the four finalists, no school has separated itself from the pack but that could change in a couple months.
Womack has official visits scheduled this summer with all four of his finalists. Florida will receive his first visit on May 30 and the following weekend he will travel to Texas A&M. He will then officially visit with Auburn and his final visit will be with Ohio State on June 20.
Ohio State has a legitimate chance to land Womack, and having the benefit of hosting him on his final visit could give them that additional boost they are needing to separate themselves from the other finalists.
Womack is the No. 2 safety in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and he is the No. 26 overall prospect. He is also the No. 2 recruit out of Mississippi.
The next Ohio State target to set a commitment date Monday was five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell (Nixa, MO / Nixa), who will be announcing his school of choice in just a couple weeks on April 30.
Similar to Womack, Cantwell has a group of four finalists that he will be choosing between. Those finalists are Miami, Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State. The Buckeyes are much less likely to be the winners in this one when compared to Womack, as Miami was the early favorite but momentum has shifted in favor of Oregon this spring.
Prior to the announcement, he had multiple official visits scheduled with Miami, Missouri, Georgia, Michigan and Oregon, with Miami having the first shot on May 9. However, alongside his commitment date announcement, it was also announced his official visit to Oregon would now take place April 26-27.
With his commitment date being just days following his newly-scheduled official visit with The Ducks, it is definitely looking like they are the favorites in this. While there are no guarantees with college football recruiting, if he were to commit anywhere else than Oregon it would be a surprise.
Cantwell is the No. 1 OT in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and he is also the No. 1 overall recruit. He is also the No. 1 recruit out of Missouri.
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LGHL Taylor Thierry joins the Atlanta Dream in 2025 WNBA Draft
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Taylor Thierry joins the Atlanta Dream in 2025 WNBA Draft
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The former Buckeye moved into the professional ranks Monday night
Monday night in New York City, the next class of WNBA stars joined the premier professional league in the United States. Career Ohio State women’s basketball guard/forward Taylor Thierry joined the class when the Atlanta Dream added the Ohio native with the 11th pick of the third round.
Thierry is the fourth Buckeye drafted into the WNBA in the last three seasons, coming in after former teammates Taylor Mikesell in 2023 and Celeste Taylor and Jacy Sheldon in 2024.
Getting drafted into the league does not guarantee a spot on a team and now Thierry begins the hard work of making it onto a WNBA roster. In the last two seasons, only Sheldon made it a full season with one team when the Dallas Wings selected Sheldon with the fifth pick in the 2024 draft.
In the last three seasons, Thierry is the only Buckeye to start every game for Ohio State. That included the Scarlet and Gray’s 2023 run to the Elite Eight. In 101 starts, Thierry averaged 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals.
This season, Thierry averaged a career high 77 steals and led the Big Ten with 2.3 steals per game. Thierry did it with a combination of her ability to anticipate plays with athleticism that is tough to match.
That defensive strength gives Thierry a better chance of making it onto a game day roster with the Dream. The hurdle Thierry will have to overcome to earn a contract is on the offensive side of the ball. Thierry is more hesitant to go to the basket or take a three when Ohio State had possession.
On the Dream roster, center Brittney Griner and forward Brionna Jones joined the team in the offseason. For Thierry to make the team, the best opportunity will be at the small forward position.
Head coach Kevin McGuff, teammates and Thierry herself attributed it to needing more confidence with the ball in her hand. This season, Thierry started off the year trying her hand at deep shooting and took at least one shot from beyond the arc in the first 10 games of the season. In the last six games of the regular season, Thierry only attempted three-point shots in half. Thierry had double-digit scoring efforts in 22 games of the 22-23 and 23-24 seasons but only 16 in her senior campaign, a season that ended with Ohio State’s second consecutive Second Round home defeat in the NCAA Tournament.
Atlanta hired former Florida Gulf Coast head coach Karl Smesko to the same role with the Dream in the offseason. Smesko’s system focuses heavily on three-point shooting, and Thierry’s ability to shoot from deep will help as she competes for a roster spot. The Dream also selected guard Te-Hina Paopao in the second round of the 2025 draft to help in that department.
Thierry is the 18th Ohio State player selected in WNBA Draft history and Monday is the fourth time the program had players selected in the draft in three consecutive seasons. The forward is also the second in her immediate family to be drafted into professional sports, with Thierry’s dad John Thierry going No. 11 in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft to the Chicago Bears. John Thierry played 18 seasons in the NFL, ending with the Atlanta Falcons in 2002.
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The former Buckeye moved into the professional ranks Monday night
Monday night in New York City, the next class of WNBA stars joined the premier professional league in the United States. Career Ohio State women’s basketball guard/forward Taylor Thierry joined the class when the Atlanta Dream added the Ohio native with the 11th pick of the third round.
Thierry is the fourth Buckeye drafted into the WNBA in the last three seasons, coming in after former teammates Taylor Mikesell in 2023 and Celeste Taylor and Jacy Sheldon in 2024.
Getting drafted into the league does not guarantee a spot on a team and now Thierry begins the hard work of making it onto a WNBA roster. In the last two seasons, only Sheldon made it a full season with one team when the Dallas Wings selected Sheldon with the fifth pick in the 2024 draft.
In the last three seasons, Thierry is the only Buckeye to start every game for Ohio State. That included the Scarlet and Gray’s 2023 run to the Elite Eight. In 101 starts, Thierry averaged 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals.
This season, Thierry averaged a career high 77 steals and led the Big Ten with 2.3 steals per game. Thierry did it with a combination of her ability to anticipate plays with athleticism that is tough to match.
That defensive strength gives Thierry a better chance of making it onto a game day roster with the Dream. The hurdle Thierry will have to overcome to earn a contract is on the offensive side of the ball. Thierry is more hesitant to go to the basket or take a three when Ohio State had possession.
On the Dream roster, center Brittney Griner and forward Brionna Jones joined the team in the offseason. For Thierry to make the team, the best opportunity will be at the small forward position.
Head coach Kevin McGuff, teammates and Thierry herself attributed it to needing more confidence with the ball in her hand. This season, Thierry started off the year trying her hand at deep shooting and took at least one shot from beyond the arc in the first 10 games of the season. In the last six games of the regular season, Thierry only attempted three-point shots in half. Thierry had double-digit scoring efforts in 22 games of the 22-23 and 23-24 seasons but only 16 in her senior campaign, a season that ended with Ohio State’s second consecutive Second Round home defeat in the NCAA Tournament.
Atlanta hired former Florida Gulf Coast head coach Karl Smesko to the same role with the Dream in the offseason. Smesko’s system focuses heavily on three-point shooting, and Thierry’s ability to shoot from deep will help as she competes for a roster spot. The Dream also selected guard Te-Hina Paopao in the second round of the 2025 draft to help in that department.
Thierry is the 18th Ohio State player selected in WNBA Draft history and Monday is the fourth time the program had players selected in the draft in three consecutive seasons. The forward is also the second in her immediate family to be drafted into professional sports, with Thierry’s dad John Thierry going No. 11 in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft to the Chicago Bears. John Thierry played 18 seasons in the NFL, ending with the Atlanta Falcons in 2002.
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