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LGHL You’re Nuts: Who will be the next Ohio recruit to commit to Ohio State men’s basketball?
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You’re Nuts: Who will be the next Ohio recruit to commit to Ohio State men’s basketball?
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There’s a deep talent pool in the Buckeye State in both the 2025 and 2026 cycles.
The Ohio State men’s basketball program got a big BOOM earlier this week, with 2025 guard and Cleveland native Dorian Jones announcing that he would be playing for Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes. Jones is the second-highest ranked player in the state of Ohio in 2025, the No. 12 shooting guard in the class, and is the first member of Ohio State’s 2025 class.
In addition to Jones and 2026 signee Marcus Johnson, Ohio State is involved with several other Ohio kids in these two classes. Today, we’re breaking down which one(s) we think could be next to become Buckeyes.
Last week, Connor and Justin debated the most impressive records in Ohio State men’s basketball history for “Broken Records Week.” Connor picked the 12 home sellouts that occured in 2000 and 2007. Justin picked David Lighty’s record of 157 career games played. Justin crushed it, winning with 89% of the vote.
Connor- 76
Back to ‘cruitin. Does Jones’ commitment this week impact other guard prospects that could be considering the Buckeyes? Could his connections in high school and AAU nudge other players to commit and join him?
Here are two players who we think could be next to follow Jones and join the Buckeye men’s basketball program:
For as plentiful and strong as Ohio State’s guard recruiting has been over the past few years, depth at small/power forward hasn’t been a strength of this program — basically since E.J. Liddell left. TJ Crumble feels like a perfect culture fit for the program, as well as fills a need at a position that is sometimes hard to recruit. He is currently the No. 43 player in the 2026 class, the No. 3 player in Ohio, and the No. 15 small forward.
Crumble is a 6-foot-8, 215-pound “small” forward from Cleveland’s Richmond Heights High School. He’s a high school teammate of 2025 commit Dorian Jones, who is mentioned above. He’s also an AAU teammate of Jones within the All-Ohio Red program, as well as 2025 Ohio State target/offeree Antoine West. His familiarity with Jones feels like a good connection that could bode well for Ohio State as Crumble gets closer to a decision.
While he does not have any kind of “list” cut down yet, Crumble has received offers from Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Ohio, Missouri, LSU, Kent State, Georgia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati, and Arizona State. He has not indicated when he will make a decision.
Crumble describes his game as a “Mr. Do-It-All” who can “Shoot, post, score, play defense, talk, (and) good play making.” While he was disappointed to see Chris Holtmann fired, Crumble already knows and is a fan of new head coach Jake Diebler, telling 247Sports, “I believe Coach Diebler was the best person for that spot. He’s been the main one recruiting me and he’s been the main recruiter for a lot of the guys who have been going to Ohio State. I have a good relationship and my parents have a good relationship with him. I love Coach Diebler.”
He visited Ohio State last week. Per 247Sports, it is the only program he has completed an official visit with. Crumble is already big enough to compete in the Big Ten, and will only get bigger, taller, and stronger by 2026.
Crumble feels like someone whose stock and recruiting ranking are only going to go up from this point on. Based on the connections he already has with the program, I think he’s someone to keep an eye on this year to possibly choose the Buckeyes.
Unfortunately, I do not believe that Niko Bundalo will be a Buckeye. He has scheduled two official visits this fall — one to Michigan State and one to UConn,” — and it feels hard for any prospect to turn down UConn with where they are now.
The same is true for Darryn Peterson. Anytime you compete with Kansas in recruiting, it feels like you might already be one step behind. That is not to say they won’t land one or both of these two, but if I am going with strict confidence levels, Jerry Easter is who I am going with.
And yes, currently Jerry Easter is not playing in Ohio. He will be in Missouri playing for Link Academy, the same high school as Felix Okpara. But Easter is from Toledo and still holds true to his Ohio roots. So, I am counting him.
Easter is everything you want in a recruit. He has played against a high level of competition, is a top-50 ranked recruit in the country (No. 36 according to the 247Sports Composite), and has great size at 6-foot-5. He has been offered by Michigan State, Michigan, Maryland, and other top programs.
Ohio State has been recruiting Easter for a while, starting under Chris Holtmann and continuing under Jake Diebler. One of the benefits of retaining the interim coach in Diebler is he has already established these relationships in recruiting, and Easter is a prime example of that.
A class built with Easter and Jones would be phenomenal and show a ton of versatility and athleticism.
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Photo courtesy of Steve Helwagen - 247Sports
There’s a deep talent pool in the Buckeye State in both the 2025 and 2026 cycles.
The Ohio State men’s basketball program got a big BOOM earlier this week, with 2025 guard and Cleveland native Dorian Jones announcing that he would be playing for Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes. Jones is the second-highest ranked player in the state of Ohio in 2025, the No. 12 shooting guard in the class, and is the first member of Ohio State’s 2025 class.
In addition to Jones and 2026 signee Marcus Johnson, Ohio State is involved with several other Ohio kids in these two classes. Today, we’re breaking down which one(s) we think could be next to become Buckeyes.
Last week, Connor and Justin debated the most impressive records in Ohio State men’s basketball history for “Broken Records Week.” Connor picked the 12 home sellouts that occured in 2000 and 2007. Justin picked David Lighty’s record of 157 career games played. Justin crushed it, winning with 89% of the vote.
After 159 weeks:
Connor- 76
Justin- 63
Other- 16
(There have been four ties)
Back to ‘cruitin. Does Jones’ commitment this week impact other guard prospects that could be considering the Buckeyes? Could his connections in high school and AAU nudge other players to commit and join him?
Here are two players who we think could be next to follow Jones and join the Buckeye men’s basketball program:
This week’s question: Who will be the next Ohio recruit to commit to Ohio State men’s basketball?
Connor: TJ Crumble
Stay Home???️ @OhioStateHoops #notcommitted pic.twitter.com/1K6ggMdhM8
— T.J. Crumble (@_TJCrumble2026) June 25, 2024
For as plentiful and strong as Ohio State’s guard recruiting has been over the past few years, depth at small/power forward hasn’t been a strength of this program — basically since E.J. Liddell left. TJ Crumble feels like a perfect culture fit for the program, as well as fills a need at a position that is sometimes hard to recruit. He is currently the No. 43 player in the 2026 class, the No. 3 player in Ohio, and the No. 15 small forward.
Crumble is a 6-foot-8, 215-pound “small” forward from Cleveland’s Richmond Heights High School. He’s a high school teammate of 2025 commit Dorian Jones, who is mentioned above. He’s also an AAU teammate of Jones within the All-Ohio Red program, as well as 2025 Ohio State target/offeree Antoine West. His familiarity with Jones feels like a good connection that could bode well for Ohio State as Crumble gets closer to a decision.
While he does not have any kind of “list” cut down yet, Crumble has received offers from Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Ohio, Missouri, LSU, Kent State, Georgia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Cincinnati, and Arizona State. He has not indicated when he will make a decision.
Crumble describes his game as a “Mr. Do-It-All” who can “Shoot, post, score, play defense, talk, (and) good play making.” While he was disappointed to see Chris Holtmann fired, Crumble already knows and is a fan of new head coach Jake Diebler, telling 247Sports, “I believe Coach Diebler was the best person for that spot. He’s been the main one recruiting me and he’s been the main recruiter for a lot of the guys who have been going to Ohio State. I have a good relationship and my parents have a good relationship with him. I love Coach Diebler.”
He visited Ohio State last week. Per 247Sports, it is the only program he has completed an official visit with. Crumble is already big enough to compete in the Big Ten, and will only get bigger, taller, and stronger by 2026.
Crumble feels like someone whose stock and recruiting ranking are only going to go up from this point on. Based on the connections he already has with the program, I think he’s someone to keep an eye on this year to possibly choose the Buckeyes.
Justin: Jerry Easter
Unfortunately, I do not believe that Niko Bundalo will be a Buckeye. He has scheduled two official visits this fall — one to Michigan State and one to UConn,” — and it feels hard for any prospect to turn down UConn with where they are now.
The same is true for Darryn Peterson. Anytime you compete with Kansas in recruiting, it feels like you might already be one step behind. That is not to say they won’t land one or both of these two, but if I am going with strict confidence levels, Jerry Easter is who I am going with.
And yes, currently Jerry Easter is not playing in Ohio. He will be in Missouri playing for Link Academy, the same high school as Felix Okpara. But Easter is from Toledo and still holds true to his Ohio roots. So, I am counting him.
Easter is everything you want in a recruit. He has played against a high level of competition, is a top-50 ranked recruit in the country (No. 36 according to the 247Sports Composite), and has great size at 6-foot-5. He has been offered by Michigan State, Michigan, Maryland, and other top programs.
Ohio State has been recruiting Easter for a while, starting under Chris Holtmann and continuing under Jake Diebler. One of the benefits of retaining the interim coach in Diebler is he has already established these relationships in recruiting, and Easter is a prime example of that.
A class built with Easter and Jones would be phenomenal and show a ton of versatility and athleticism.
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LGHL I-80 Football Show: Which teams were helped/hurt the most by conference realignment?
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I-80 Football Show: Which teams were helped/hurt the most by conference realignment?
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Discussing the impact of conference realignment and a 12-team College Football Playoff.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
Happy Independence Day to those who celebrate. The July 4th holiday wasn’t the only thing worth celebrating this week, as a lot of schools across the nation celebrated their official entrance into their new conference, including Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC.
For the four new schools entering the Big Ten, those celebrations will have to wait until Aug. 1, but we’re inching closer to the start of the football season and a new era in the Big Ten Conference.
In other news, EA Sports dropped their official power rankings of the 25 highest-ranked teams, and of course they were controversial. They continued the trend of overranking Colorado for no good reason. We discuss which rankings we agreed with, and which ones we disagree with outside of Colorado — which are egregiously high.
With conference realignment becoming official, The Athletic dropped an article giving every school a ranking from negative five to five to identify who was hurt the most and who was helped the most by conference realignment. Ohio State was given the highest mark in the Big Ten at plus-four. Should that mark have gone to Penn State, or are the rich getting richer with the new conferences and the 12-team playoff?
Oregon was given a positive ranking, while USC and UCLA were deemed negatively affected by their new conference affiliation. Dante and Jordan debate the Athletic’s rankings and which they would change, including where they would rank the former Big Ten West schools like Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
In their weekly pitstop, the guys try and figure out why it’s so expensive to be healthy and lose weight. In this economy, you have to have a good salary just to afford a gym membership.
Follow the show on YouTube: @JordanW330
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @I80FootballShow
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Discussing the impact of conference realignment and a 12-team College Football Playoff.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
Happy Independence Day to those who celebrate. The July 4th holiday wasn’t the only thing worth celebrating this week, as a lot of schools across the nation celebrated their official entrance into their new conference, including Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC.
For the four new schools entering the Big Ten, those celebrations will have to wait until Aug. 1, but we’re inching closer to the start of the football season and a new era in the Big Ten Conference.
In other news, EA Sports dropped their official power rankings of the 25 highest-ranked teams, and of course they were controversial. They continued the trend of overranking Colorado for no good reason. We discuss which rankings we agreed with, and which ones we disagree with outside of Colorado — which are egregiously high.
With conference realignment becoming official, The Athletic dropped an article giving every school a ranking from negative five to five to identify who was hurt the most and who was helped the most by conference realignment. Ohio State was given the highest mark in the Big Ten at plus-four. Should that mark have gone to Penn State, or are the rich getting richer with the new conferences and the 12-team playoff?
Oregon was given a positive ranking, while USC and UCLA were deemed negatively affected by their new conference affiliation. Dante and Jordan debate the Athletic’s rankings and which they would change, including where they would rank the former Big Ten West schools like Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
In their weekly pitstop, the guys try and figure out why it’s so expensive to be healthy and lose weight. In this economy, you have to have a good salary just to afford a gym membership.
Follow the show on YouTube: @JordanW330
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @I80FootballShow
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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LGHL Dakorien Moore commits to Oregon, Buckeyes in solid position with another top defensive target
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Dakorien Moore commits to Oregon, Buckeyes in solid position with another top defensive target
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Ohio State is hoping Saturday brings good news after a tough two days on the recruiting trail.
On Thursday, five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore committed to Oregon. It feels like the first time in a while Brian Hartline has missed out on a top end player at the position, but that is how it goes in the recruiting world.
Moore was a long-time LSU commit before re-opening his recruitment this past May. After taking multiple trips to Columbus to see the Buckeyes and all that Ohio State had to offer, it was then that Hartline and the rest of the staff really felt they had a shot moving forward considering how they have fared the last several classes at his position.
Following official visits and the rumblings, the Buckeyes landed in his final group with Texas, Oregon, and LSU also in the fold, but Texas was the school that really seemed to be in the driver’s seat. However, this week the Crystal Ball predictions began to change as Oregon surged to the top, and it was the Ducks that landed the five-star’s pledge, continuing what has been an incredible week for them on the trail.
From here, it’s important to note that while Ohio State has lost out on some incredible talent, this staff does still currently boast the top-ranked class in the country with more commits to come. It’s not easy to lose an in-state kid like Justin Hill or to see a conference foe poach the top player at the position you develop better than anyone else, but that seems to be part of the deal now in college football. Simply put, you can’t win them all.
Current Ohio State players such as Jeremiah Smith and future Buckeye Devin Sanchez did their best to pitch Moore late in the process once more, but Oregon is now proving they’re a real threat. It’s never fun to see another team have recruiting success head-to-head with Ohio State, but Dan Lanning and the Ducks are a force to be reckoned with right now.
Still, plenty of optimism surrounds this current 2025 class Ohio State has put together, and that should be the focus as we get deeper into the summer months and closer to the start of the regular season.
Echoing that the Buckeyes are, “all good,” Sanchez’s thoughts pave the way for potential good news on the horizon. That would certainly be a positive development, considering Texas native linebacker target Riley Pettijohn is set to announce his college plans on Saturday.
Ohio State seems to be in solid position this close to decision day for the No. 31 player nationally and fourth-best linebacker in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, and comments like the ones Steve Wiltfong makes below further promote the Buckeyes and their chances of landing another big time playmaker for their defense.
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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
Ohio State is hoping Saturday brings good news after a tough two days on the recruiting trail.
On Thursday, five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore committed to Oregon. It feels like the first time in a while Brian Hartline has missed out on a top end player at the position, but that is how it goes in the recruiting world.
Moore was a long-time LSU commit before re-opening his recruitment this past May. After taking multiple trips to Columbus to see the Buckeyes and all that Ohio State had to offer, it was then that Hartline and the rest of the staff really felt they had a shot moving forward considering how they have fared the last several classes at his position.
Following official visits and the rumblings, the Buckeyes landed in his final group with Texas, Oregon, and LSU also in the fold, but Texas was the school that really seemed to be in the driver’s seat. However, this week the Crystal Ball predictions began to change as Oregon surged to the top, and it was the Ducks that landed the five-star’s pledge, continuing what has been an incredible week for them on the trail.
From here, it’s important to note that while Ohio State has lost out on some incredible talent, this staff does still currently boast the top-ranked class in the country with more commits to come. It’s not easy to lose an in-state kid like Justin Hill or to see a conference foe poach the top player at the position you develop better than anyone else, but that seems to be part of the deal now in college football. Simply put, you can’t win them all.
Current Ohio State players such as Jeremiah Smith and future Buckeye Devin Sanchez did their best to pitch Moore late in the process once more, but Oregon is now proving they’re a real threat. It’s never fun to see another team have recruiting success head-to-head with Ohio State, but Dan Lanning and the Ducks are a force to be reckoned with right now.
Still, plenty of optimism surrounds this current 2025 class Ohio State has put together, and that should be the focus as we get deeper into the summer months and closer to the start of the regular season.
Quick Hits
- Speaking of Sanchez, the five-star continues to say and do all the right things concerning his Buckeye pledge. Taking it to heart to peer recruit and help build this 2025 class, Sanchez was active on his social media on Thursday not only pitching to Moore, but also reassuring Ohio State fans that everything is going to be fine even with two consecutive days of news that could have gone better.
Echoing that the Buckeyes are, “all good,” Sanchez’s thoughts pave the way for potential good news on the horizon. That would certainly be a positive development, considering Texas native linebacker target Riley Pettijohn is set to announce his college plans on Saturday.
Ohio State seems to be in solid position this close to decision day for the No. 31 player nationally and fourth-best linebacker in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, and comments like the ones Steve Wiltfong makes below further promote the Buckeyes and their chances of landing another big time playmaker for their defense.
"I do not think it's going to be the Longhorns" @SWiltfong_ says Ohio State is surging for the No. 2 ranked LB Riley Pettijohn
More: https://t.co/5MkbNAAbiH pic.twitter.com/DQssl9thNZ
— Josh Newberg (@josh_newberg) July 4, 2024
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