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LGHL Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit

Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit
Dan Hessler
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2026 four-star LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X

2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.

Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.

The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.

2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.


Had a great weekend! pic.twitter.com/QsuzbFcLta

— Cincere Johnson 4⭐️ (@JCincere8) June 15, 2025

June 19th! The Commitment ‼️ pic.twitter.com/1sK0hlxGWJ

— Cincere Johnson 4⭐️ (@JCincere8) June 15, 2025

Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.

The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.

Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.

Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.

Ohio State’s visitor list continues to grow, and grow, and grow​


As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.

This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:

Five-star WR Kesean Bowman

Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds


I will be at The Ohio State University tomorrow⚪@ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachJordan82 @SWiltfong_ @samspiegs @TomLoy247 pic.twitter.com/UfoWHLkEAg

— Kesean Bowman (@K3B02) June 16, 2025

Four-star LB Kaden Henderson

Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds


I will be in Columbus tomorrow for camp!! #GoBucks @ryandaytime @JLaurinaitis55 @CoachDuHart @CoachMcGrath22 pic.twitter.com/cRfSJaDgFQ

— Kaden Henderson (@KadenHenderson_) June 16, 2025

Three-star QB Emmett Queen

Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds


I’ll be finishing up my camp season tomorrow at Ohio State @ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachFess @CoachKeanu pic.twitter.com/EhpJB77O4n

— Emmett Queen (@EmmettQueen) June 16, 2025

Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih

Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds


Can’t wait to get coached by the Best In America tomorrow at camp! @Montgomery_DHHS @Locklyn33 @TonyJCoach pic.twitter.com/fgeab7iiP6

— Favour Akih (@FavourAkih) June 16, 2025

Four-star S Adryan Cole

Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds


Three-star S Malaki Taufoou

Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds


FL Edge Ismael Schiefer

Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds


Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown

Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds


Ohio ATH Chris Bradley

Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds


Ohio RB Edmund McAllister

Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds


Back at Ohio State for camp tomorrow! Ready to compete, learn, and show how much I’ve grown. Let’s work! #GoBucks #AGTG #ClassOf2029 @Birm @Bucknuts247 @Bryan_Ault @Mark__Porter @DJRSwework @coachH2bwill @SWiltfong_ @Locklyn33 @CoachJordan82 @TomLoy247 pic.twitter.com/ovYtoUlglq

— Edmund McAllister III (@Emac2029) June 16, 2025

TX LB Cam Pettijohn

Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds


I will be at Ohio state June 16-18.@JLaurinaitis55

— Cam “Major” Pettijohn (@Campettijohn) June 16, 2025

TX LB Kailer Pettijohn

Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds


I will be at Ohio state June 16-18.@JLaurinaitis55 #GoBucs

— 3⭐️ kailer pettijohn (@kailerpettijohn) June 16, 2025

OH LB Judah Blair

Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds


Tomorrow, I will be attending the University of Ohio State Football Camp. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/TBxBvMBiZw

— Judah Blair (@JudahBlair1) June 16, 2025

OH RB Kenyon Norman

Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds


FL WR Peter Pierre

Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds

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LGHL Who do Ohio State fans think will lead the team in touchdowns and sacks?

Who do Ohio State fans think will lead the team in touchdowns and sacks?
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NCAA Football: CFP National Championship-Ohio State at Notre Dame

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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.

Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various
Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33, or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.



Last week at LGHL was “Most Telling Stat Week” here at Land-Grant Holy Land. So for our weekly fan survey, we wanted to know who Buckeye Nation would predict to lead the team in two major counting stats this fall.


So, we asked about one offensive stat and one defensive, and gave respondents a slew of options to choose from. However, if there is someone’s name that you would like to include that we didn’t provide initially, feel free to throw his name into the mix in the comments at the bottom of the article.

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Question 1: Which Buckeye will finish with more touchdowns this year?



Yeah, this is the answer that makes the most sense. In the article announcing the survey questions, I half-heartedly made the argument that by J.J. becoming officially WR1 and everyone in college football turning their attention to him that it would open the doors for one of the new co-starting running backs or other wide receivers to take the TD title.

Ultimately though, when you’ve got the best offensive player in college football, you’ve got to get him the ball, and I expect Ryan Day, Brian Hartline, and Julian Sayin to do just that.


Question 2: Which Buckeye will finish with more sacks this year?



This one is more difficult to nail down. It has been 20 seasons since a Buckeye linebacker has led the team in sacks; A.J. Hawk had 9.5 in the 2005 season to tie defensive lineman Mike Kudla, so the chances of Sonny Styles doing it aren’t great.

However, when you only have one returning starter on the first two levels of your defense, I understand why folks would pick No. 6, since they have actually seen years of productivity from him, while the other guys will be getting their first real chance to prove themselves this fall.

Thinking about it now, if I had to predict, I would probably go with Kenyatta Jackson. I think he is going to lineup in the J.T. Tuimoloau spot on the right this fall, and that worked out pretty well for him.



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