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LGHL Buckeyes set to host major 2026 target before one of the bigger recruiting weekends in June
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Buckeyes set to host major 2026 target before one of the bigger recruiting weekends in June
Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Doral Chenoweth/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
Ohio State will have some of the best receivers in the country on site this weekend.
A week into the busiest recruiting month of the year, Ohio State’s coaching staff is putting in some grueling hours, and the rest of this week will be no different. Hosting some of the biggest commits and targets, the Buckeyes in the month of June have really only just gotten started.
Ohio State’s highest rated recruit in their 2024 class needs no introduction. The top receiver in the country, Jeremiah Smith is known by everyone, and that many times is both a blessing and a curse if you’re the team that owns his commitment. Knowing how talented he is and all that he brings to the table, trying to keep other top programs away from him is certainly no walk in the park. The Buckeyes have been fending off plenty of premier schools, and that won’t change until pen hits paper.
The Buckeyes would love Smith to just shut it down and ignore every other program that talks to him, but they also know that Smith has been clear and up front that he’s solid to Ohio State and just doing his due diligence in the meantime in case anything were to happen down the road to this coaching staff. Nowadays, the many visits these top players take mean extra money in their pockets, and you can’t fault him if that’s the case.
At any rate, Smith is fresh off an official visit to Florida and just saw Georgia last month, with plans to see Florida State and Miami soon as well. But this weekend it’s all about the Buckeyes and getting him back to where he plans to spend his college career. Arriving tomorrow, Jeremiah will be in town until Sunday, and Brian Hartline will be doing what he does best and that’s recruiting. Continuing to show him why Ohio State is the best place for his development, Smith will see everything he already knows to be true and that’s why his commitment is with the Buckeyes.
He knows what Hartline can do for him, and while it may be worrisome to see him visit and entertain other schools, it’s been said that as long as Hartline and Day are in Columbus, Smith will keep his pledge. That does seem like the safe bet here, and this weekend may prove that.
Speaking of high profile receivers, Ohio State has it better than anyone since Hartline has been at the helm of the position, and that good fortune doesn’t look to be running out any time soon. Sure, the current 2024 class and the 2025 class take a lot of the priority right now, but in 2026, the Buckeyes already have their guy picked out. Fortunately, they don’t have to travel far for the Cincinnati, Ohio native.
Chris Henry Jr. may be just a high school freshman, but with nearly 30 offers to his name and a 6-foot-5 frame, he’s one of the best players in his entire class. The Buckeyes have already hosted Chris a few times now, but once again Henry Jr. will make his way back to campus today to see the coaching staff. At this rate, you have to love the chances Ohio State has at running away with this recruitment with how solid the relationship aspect between the two will be. Relationships are everything in recruiting, and the comfortability he has with this staff is only growing with each return visit.
Thanks to Bill Kurelic’s early submission, the Buckeyes have the lone 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction, and while there’s plenty of time still to go in this recruitment, the more he’s around this coaching staff the more it does seem he will eventually be a Buckeye. Certainly having Hartline as a position coach doesn’t hurt either.
A guy Perry Eliano is already making a priority this early on in the process, getting him to Columbus yesterday to see the sites was a major win and it looks as if all things went pretty well on his visit. Unranked right now on his 247Sports profile, it won’t be a surprise to see him listed amongst the top safeties in the country when the rankings are updated for his class.
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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
Doral Chenoweth/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
Ohio State will have some of the best receivers in the country on site this weekend.
A week into the busiest recruiting month of the year, Ohio State’s coaching staff is putting in some grueling hours, and the rest of this week will be no different. Hosting some of the biggest commits and targets, the Buckeyes in the month of June have really only just gotten started.
Smith heading back to Columbus
Ohio State’s highest rated recruit in their 2024 class needs no introduction. The top receiver in the country, Jeremiah Smith is known by everyone, and that many times is both a blessing and a curse if you’re the team that owns his commitment. Knowing how talented he is and all that he brings to the table, trying to keep other top programs away from him is certainly no walk in the park. The Buckeyes have been fending off plenty of premier schools, and that won’t change until pen hits paper.
The Buckeyes would love Smith to just shut it down and ignore every other program that talks to him, but they also know that Smith has been clear and up front that he’s solid to Ohio State and just doing his due diligence in the meantime in case anything were to happen down the road to this coaching staff. Nowadays, the many visits these top players take mean extra money in their pockets, and you can’t fault him if that’s the case.
At any rate, Smith is fresh off an official visit to Florida and just saw Georgia last month, with plans to see Florida State and Miami soon as well. But this weekend it’s all about the Buckeyes and getting him back to where he plans to spend his college career. Arriving tomorrow, Jeremiah will be in town until Sunday, and Brian Hartline will be doing what he does best and that’s recruiting. Continuing to show him why Ohio State is the best place for his development, Smith will see everything he already knows to be true and that’s why his commitment is with the Buckeyes.
He knows what Hartline can do for him, and while it may be worrisome to see him visit and entertain other schools, it’s been said that as long as Hartline and Day are in Columbus, Smith will keep his pledge. That does seem like the safe bet here, and this weekend may prove that.
Another visit for a top in-state 2026 target
Speaking of high profile receivers, Ohio State has it better than anyone since Hartline has been at the helm of the position, and that good fortune doesn’t look to be running out any time soon. Sure, the current 2024 class and the 2025 class take a lot of the priority right now, but in 2026, the Buckeyes already have their guy picked out. Fortunately, they don’t have to travel far for the Cincinnati, Ohio native.
Chris Henry Jr. may be just a high school freshman, but with nearly 30 offers to his name and a 6-foot-5 frame, he’s one of the best players in his entire class. The Buckeyes have already hosted Chris a few times now, but once again Henry Jr. will make his way back to campus today to see the coaching staff. At this rate, you have to love the chances Ohio State has at running away with this recruitment with how solid the relationship aspect between the two will be. Relationships are everything in recruiting, and the comfortability he has with this staff is only growing with each return visit.
Thanks to Bill Kurelic’s early submission, the Buckeyes have the lone 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction, and while there’s plenty of time still to go in this recruitment, the more he’s around this coaching staff the more it does seem he will eventually be a Buckeye. Certainly having Hartline as a position coach doesn’t hurt either.
Quick Hits
- On campus Wednesday, Ohio State played host to 2026 safety prospect, Jireh Edwards. A 6-foot-1, 194 pound Maryland native, Edwards is only one year into his prep career, but already holds offers from nearly 20 schools including the likes of LSU, Georgia, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State and more.
A guy Perry Eliano is already making a priority this early on in the process, getting him to Columbus yesterday to see the sites was a major win and it looks as if all things went pretty well on his visit. Unranked right now on his 247Sports profile, it won’t be a surprise to see him listed amongst the top safeties in the country when the rankings are updated for his class.
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Kevyn Humes (DB Maryland, transfer to ???)
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School: Baltimore(MD) St. Frances Academy
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LGHL LGHL Asks: ‘What If’ you could rewrite Ohio State football history?
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LGHL Asks: ‘What If’ you could rewrite Ohio State football history?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about players to watch this upcoming season. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”What If?” articles here.
As we are in “What If” Week, we have decided to allow you to play Doctor Strange and venture into the multiverse and change the course of Ohio State football history in this week’s LGHL Asks survey. Not only are we allowing you to make a key addition to this year’s roster, but also to rewrite history following one of the Buckeyes’ most painful and disappointing losses.
So, check out the two questions below and make sure to answer them in the survey at the bottom of the page. We will bring you the collective Buckeye Nation answers later in the week so that you can see if the other Sorceror Supremes amongst us feel the same way that you do.
Obviously, C.J. Stroud is probably the best answer to this question, if it didn’t have the caveat — and for a while, we thought that might be possible — but, with the Houston Texans quarterback off the board, who would you like to see back in the scarlet and gray for one more year?
Would you want to see what a fully healthy Jaxon Smith-Njigba could do alongside Marvin Harrison Jr. in his current other-worldly form? Or, would you like to see one of the departed offensive linemen back protecting the new, first-time starting QB?
I know what my answer would be, but I don’t want to put my thumb on the scale and influence your pick, so I will save my thoughts for when we go over the results. I have only included the players that were selected in the NFL Draft, but there are plenty of other players that you could go with if you would like. If you want to pick someone off the board, drop the name in the comments at the bottom of the page.
While Question 1 is a fun thought experiment, Question 2 might be a little more painful. Despite all of the highs that the Buckeye football team has experienced since the dawning of the 21st Century, there have been an uncomfortable number of lows as well. So, Aladdin, I am hereby granting you a single wish to change the outcome of one game since 2001 (that’s when the new century started, not 2000). I have gone ahead and selected a slate of options that I imagine would most appeal to the majority of Ohio State football fans, but, again, feel free to contribute different picks in the comments at the bottom of the page.
I have given a bit more prominence to recent games as the sting of those Ls likely lingers most, but feel free to change whichever game your heart desires.
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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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
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about players to watch this upcoming season. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”What If?” articles here.
As we are in “What If” Week, we have decided to allow you to play Doctor Strange and venture into the multiverse and change the course of Ohio State football history in this week’s LGHL Asks survey. Not only are we allowing you to make a key addition to this year’s roster, but also to rewrite history following one of the Buckeyes’ most painful and disappointing losses.
So, check out the two questions below and make sure to answer them in the survey at the bottom of the page. We will bring you the collective Buckeye Nation answers later in the week so that you can see if the other Sorceror Supremes amongst us feel the same way that you do.
Question 1: If you could have brought back one player from last year’s football team other than C.J. Stroud, who would it be?
Obviously, C.J. Stroud is probably the best answer to this question, if it didn’t have the caveat — and for a while, we thought that might be possible — but, with the Houston Texans quarterback off the board, who would you like to see back in the scarlet and gray for one more year?
Would you want to see what a fully healthy Jaxon Smith-Njigba could do alongside Marvin Harrison Jr. in his current other-worldly form? Or, would you like to see one of the departed offensive linemen back protecting the new, first-time starting QB?
I know what my answer would be, but I don’t want to put my thumb on the scale and influence your pick, so I will save my thoughts for when we go over the results. I have only included the players that were selected in the NFL Draft, but there are plenty of other players that you could go with if you would like. If you want to pick someone off the board, drop the name in the comments at the bottom of the page.
Question 2: If you could change the outcome of one Ohio State football game from this century, what would it be?
While Question 1 is a fun thought experiment, Question 2 might be a little more painful. Despite all of the highs that the Buckeye football team has experienced since the dawning of the 21st Century, there have been an uncomfortable number of lows as well. So, Aladdin, I am hereby granting you a single wish to change the outcome of one game since 2001 (that’s when the new century started, not 2000). I have gone ahead and selected a slate of options that I imagine would most appeal to the majority of Ohio State football fans, but, again, feel free to contribute different picks in the comments at the bottom of the page.
I have given a bit more prominence to recent games as the sting of those Ls likely lingers most, but feel free to change whichever game your heart desires.
Share your thoughts here:
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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LGHL ‘What if’ Marvin Harrison Jr. never suffered a concussion in the 2022 Peach Bowl?
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‘What if’ Marvin Harrison Jr. never suffered a concussion in the 2022 Peach Bowl?
Josh Dooley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Route Man Marv’s injury changed the course of the 2022 college football season. But what if the best WR in the game had been (or remained) available to continue cooking the Georgia secondary?
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about asking “What If?”. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ‘What If?’ articles here.
Well... damn. Each and every time I am forced to recall or think about this, I become irrationally angry. Probably should have chosen a different ‘What if’ huh?
But Marvin Harrison Jr.’s concussion and its impact on the game against Georgia (in the College Football Playoff semifinal) will likely go down as one of the biggest Ohio State-related what-ifs of the 21st century. And I don’t consider that statement to be of the hyperbolic variety.
So I simply had to focus on Super Marv’s unfortunate injury as part of LGHL’s theme week, despite my deep desire to avoid self-induced torture. Damn you, Javon Bullard!
Up 35-24 and driving on New Year’s Eve, the Ohio State Buckeyes had the defending champion Georgia Bulldogs on the ropes and gasping for air. C.J. Stroud looked nearly unstoppable moving the ball up and down the field against UGA’s “vaunted” defense, and Harrison Jr. was or had been on the receiving end of many of his quarterback’s most important – and most impressive – throws.
Wildly impressive in his own right, MHJ racked up 5 catches for 102 yards and 2 TD, all before the end of the third quarter. However, with just 35 seconds left in that third quarter and OSU facing a 3rd and goal, disaster struck for both he and Buckeyes.
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Or, you could say that Javon Bullard struck... illegally. As Stroud was pressured behind the line of scrimmage, he lobbed a pass toward the back of the endzone, where his No. 1 target was perfectly positioned to reel in a TD that would have given Ohio State a three-possession lead.
But as the pass arrived in MHJ’s hands, Bullard, a starting defensive back for Georgia, ran across the back of the endzone, lowered his helmet, made forcible contact with the helmet of MHJ, and separated the second-generation star from the ball.
Referees immediately threw a flag and called Bullard for targeting, while MHJ lay on the ground receiving medical attention. But then inexplicably, the call was reversed and the laundry picked up, forcing OSU to attempt field goal. MHJ of course suffered a concussion as a result of Bullard’s vicious hit, and his Buckeyes settled for a 14-point lead instead of the 18-point advantage they had been seeking.
The hit, the concussion, and the absence of MHJ completely flipped the Peach Bowl script. Ohio State was outscored 18-3 in the fourth quarter, struggled to move the ball without its star WR, and ultimately lost the CFP semi 42-41. Sure, the Buckeyes still had a kick to win it, even without MHJ, but his mere presence in the game would have eliminated the need for said kick. And that is just a big, fat fact.
So what if Harrison Jr. never suffered a concussion? How would the rest of the Peach Bowl and the rest of the 2022 college football season have played out? Well, I think the answer to both is obvious. OSU would have finished the job against UGA, before taking TCU to the woodshed and eventually winning another national championship. There is just no debate.
If a penalty is (rightfully) called against Georgia in that game, Ohio State gets a 1st & Goal, putting them in prime position to go up 42-24. Admittedly, Kirby Smart’s squad had a stout defensive line last season, so running or sneaking may have been a challenge, but Ryan Day was in his bag that night. The Buckeyes probably score on a Stroud bootleg or a goal line fade to Route Man Marv, and the boat race is on.
Even if the Bulldogs score on the ensuing possession – which they did, via FG – we’re talking about a 42-27 game in which MHJ is still involved.
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MHJ put on a show for three quarters against the “vaunted” UGA defense
On OSU’s next possession, he (MHJ) would have opened the offense for the Buckeyes and likely prevented a quick three-and-out. But say their drive ends in a punt again. Then Georgia draws closer with the 76-yard strike to Adrian Smith, and the Scarlet and Gray are suddenly looking at just a seven-point advantage (42-35). No problem. Ohio State had two more possessions. And all they would have needed was three points... Which they got!
On the Buckeyes’ penultimate possession, Stroud led OSU down the field and set up a 48-yard field goal for Noah Ruggles, which he banged through the uprights. Ruggles’ kick made the (real) score 41-35, but with four additional points from “the MHJ drive”, that same kick would have pushed the lead to 45-35. Or maybe MARVelous makes another big play, banks a third or fourth TD, and puts the game out of reach for good (49-35). Who knows what the final score could have or would have been? Not me.
But what I do know, is that if Harrison Jr. had played the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, we would absolutely be talking about Ohio State as the reigning champs. Because much like UGA, OSU would have made easy work of TCU in the title game. No disrespect to Sonny Dykes, Max Duggan, and/or Quentin Johnson, but the Horned Frogs would not have stood a chance against the Buckeyes. They would have had no answers on defense for the trio of Stroud, MHJ, and Emeka Egbuka. And even if Johnston made plays against a below-average (OSU) secondary, the Frogs were just too one-dimensional without star running back Kendre Miller.
So there you have it, folks. A big ol’ what-if and a biased view of how things would have played out differently. Have I been eating bitter berries? Perhaps. Will I cry about it – literally or figuratively – in the future? Probably. But Ohio State played a hell of a game against Georgia and Ryan Day really deserved that one. Likewise for Marvin Harrison Jr. and the rest of the Buckeyes.
Here’s hoping most of the same group gets another crack at it in 2023.
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Josh Dooley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Route Man Marv’s injury changed the course of the 2022 college football season. But what if the best WR in the game had been (or remained) available to continue cooking the Georgia secondary?
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about asking “What If?”. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ‘What If?’ articles here.
Well... damn. Each and every time I am forced to recall or think about this, I become irrationally angry. Probably should have chosen a different ‘What if’ huh?
But Marvin Harrison Jr.’s concussion and its impact on the game against Georgia (in the College Football Playoff semifinal) will likely go down as one of the biggest Ohio State-related what-ifs of the 21st century. And I don’t consider that statement to be of the hyperbolic variety.
So I simply had to focus on Super Marv’s unfortunate injury as part of LGHL’s theme week, despite my deep desire to avoid self-induced torture. Damn you, Javon Bullard!
Up 35-24 and driving on New Year’s Eve, the Ohio State Buckeyes had the defending champion Georgia Bulldogs on the ropes and gasping for air. C.J. Stroud looked nearly unstoppable moving the ball up and down the field against UGA’s “vaunted” defense, and Harrison Jr. was or had been on the receiving end of many of his quarterback’s most important – and most impressive – throws.
Wildly impressive in his own right, MHJ racked up 5 catches for 102 yards and 2 TD, all before the end of the third quarter. However, with just 35 seconds left in that third quarter and OSU facing a 3rd and goal, disaster struck for both he and Buckeyes.
Or, you could say that Javon Bullard struck... illegally. As Stroud was pressured behind the line of scrimmage, he lobbed a pass toward the back of the endzone, where his No. 1 target was perfectly positioned to reel in a TD that would have given Ohio State a three-possession lead.
But as the pass arrived in MHJ’s hands, Bullard, a starting defensive back for Georgia, ran across the back of the endzone, lowered his helmet, made forcible contact with the helmet of MHJ, and separated the second-generation star from the ball.
Referees immediately threw a flag and called Bullard for targeting, while MHJ lay on the ground receiving medical attention. But then inexplicably, the call was reversed and the laundry picked up, forcing OSU to attempt field goal. MHJ of course suffered a concussion as a result of Bullard’s vicious hit, and his Buckeyes settled for a 14-point lead instead of the 18-point advantage they had been seeking.
The hit, the concussion, and the absence of MHJ completely flipped the Peach Bowl script. Ohio State was outscored 18-3 in the fourth quarter, struggled to move the ball without its star WR, and ultimately lost the CFP semi 42-41. Sure, the Buckeyes still had a kick to win it, even without MHJ, but his mere presence in the game would have eliminated the need for said kick. And that is just a big, fat fact.
So what if Harrison Jr. never suffered a concussion? How would the rest of the Peach Bowl and the rest of the 2022 college football season have played out? Well, I think the answer to both is obvious. OSU would have finished the job against UGA, before taking TCU to the woodshed and eventually winning another national championship. There is just no debate.
If a penalty is (rightfully) called against Georgia in that game, Ohio State gets a 1st & Goal, putting them in prime position to go up 42-24. Admittedly, Kirby Smart’s squad had a stout defensive line last season, so running or sneaking may have been a challenge, but Ryan Day was in his bag that night. The Buckeyes probably score on a Stroud bootleg or a goal line fade to Route Man Marv, and the boat race is on.
Even if the Bulldogs score on the ensuing possession – which they did, via FG – we’re talking about a 42-27 game in which MHJ is still involved.
MHJ put on a show for three quarters against the “vaunted” UGA defense
On OSU’s next possession, he (MHJ) would have opened the offense for the Buckeyes and likely prevented a quick three-and-out. But say their drive ends in a punt again. Then Georgia draws closer with the 76-yard strike to Adrian Smith, and the Scarlet and Gray are suddenly looking at just a seven-point advantage (42-35). No problem. Ohio State had two more possessions. And all they would have needed was three points... Which they got!
On the Buckeyes’ penultimate possession, Stroud led OSU down the field and set up a 48-yard field goal for Noah Ruggles, which he banged through the uprights. Ruggles’ kick made the (real) score 41-35, but with four additional points from “the MHJ drive”, that same kick would have pushed the lead to 45-35. Or maybe MARVelous makes another big play, banks a third or fourth TD, and puts the game out of reach for good (49-35). Who knows what the final score could have or would have been? Not me.
But what I do know, is that if Harrison Jr. had played the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, we would absolutely be talking about Ohio State as the reigning champs. Because much like UGA, OSU would have made easy work of TCU in the title game. No disrespect to Sonny Dykes, Max Duggan, and/or Quentin Johnson, but the Horned Frogs would not have stood a chance against the Buckeyes. They would have had no answers on defense for the trio of Stroud, MHJ, and Emeka Egbuka. And even if Johnston made plays against a below-average (OSU) secondary, the Frogs were just too one-dimensional without star running back Kendre Miller.
So there you have it, folks. A big ol’ what-if and a biased view of how things would have played out differently. Have I been eating bitter berries? Perhaps. Will I cry about it – literally or figuratively – in the future? Probably. But Ohio State played a hell of a game against Georgia and Ryan Day really deserved that one. Likewise for Marvin Harrison Jr. and the rest of the Buckeyes.
Here’s hoping most of the same group gets another crack at it in 2023.
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