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LGHL Freshman Focus 2025: Tavien St. Clair
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Freshman Focus 2025: Tavien St. Clair
Gene Ross via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Ohio State freshman quarterback Tavien St. Clair | via @TJSaint_1 on Twitter
Kicking off our series highlighting each of the Buckeyes’ freshmen with the five-star quarterback.
Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class featured 26 commitments and ranked No. 4 in the country, not including transfer portal additions. Each of these new Buckeyes hopes to one day become a star in Columbus, just like so many highly touted prospects before them. As part of Land-Grant Holy Land’s series Freshman Focus, we will take a look at all of these new members of the scarlet and gray and what they can bring to the team.
First up on the list is five-star quarterback, Tavien St. Clair.
Ohio State under Ryan Day has become a bastion of quarterback play.
J.T. Barrett put together a career-best season as a senior upon Day’s arrival to campus in 2017 as quarterbacks coach, and he followed that up with Dwayne Haskins’ record-breaking 2018 campaign.
Since taking over as head coach in 2019, Day has seen almost nothing but elite quarterback play from Justin Fields and CJ Stroud to most recently Will Howard, who had far and away his best year in his only season in Columbus.
Day is hoping to now follow up Howard’s national championship-caliber performance with a similar effort from former five-star prospect Julian Sayin, who looked very impressive in Ohio State’s spring game this past weekend. As is typically the case, however, the Buckeyes aren’t just built for the now, but for the future as well.
In that not-so-distant future is another five-star prospect in freshman Tavien St. Clair.
The No. 3 quarterback and No. 7 overall player in the 2025 class, St. Clair was the No. 1 player in Ohio as the pride of Bellefontaine High School. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound QB began as a bit of an unknown commodity, but rose up the ranks to become one of the nation’s top passers.
He would ultimately choose the Buckeyes over offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Penn State and around two dozen others.
“Being a kid from Ohio, that’s what you dream of, being a Buckeye.” St. Clair told Eleven Warriors back when he committed in June 2023. “It’s 50 minutes down the road, family can watch whenever they want [...] There’s not a better place I’d rather be.”
St. Clair was a monster for Bellefontaine, throwing for more than 10,000 yards and completing more than 100 touchdown passes for the Chieftains. A runner up for 2024 Ohio Mr. Football, St. Clair threw for over 2,500 yards with 29 touchdowns to only four interceptions as a senior, adding another nine scores with his legs.
The talented QB’s most impressive campaign came in his junior year, wherein he passed for a school-record 3,983 yards with 37 TDs to six INTs.
A three-time Offensive Player of the Year in the Central Buckeye Conference, the accolades for St. Clair were not limited to the Ohio high school ranks. The blue chip prospect also showed out at the Elite 11 Finals last summer, winning the Panini Accuracy Challenge and finishing as the No. 1 player on Day 2 of the event, but finishing in second place overall to Alabama’s Keelon Russell.
St. Clair was also named a Navy All-American, but did not compete in the event as an early enrollee at Ohio State. He also most recently won the accuracy competition at the Nike “Next Ones” event back in February.
A talented multi-sport athlete who also played basketball and baseball, here is some of what 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins had to say in his scouting report of St. Clair:
We got a small taste of St. Clair’s abilities in the Buckeyes’ spring game, while also seeing some of the growing pains of a talented player coming from a smaller school to a place like Ohio State. The freshman threw a pair of interceptions in The Shoe, but also completed 11-of-18 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown after settling in during the second half.
St. Clair isn’t going to be a day-one starter, nor was that ever going to be the expectation for the highly regarded prospect. However, the Ohio kid has all of the tools to one day be a star in this Ohio State offense.
We won’t see St. Clair attempt a collegiate pass in a non-garbage time setting in 2025, but the future of the quarterback position looks bright with him on campus.
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Gene Ross via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ohio State freshman quarterback Tavien St. Clair | via @TJSaint_1 on Twitter
Kicking off our series highlighting each of the Buckeyes’ freshmen with the five-star quarterback.
Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class featured 26 commitments and ranked No. 4 in the country, not including transfer portal additions. Each of these new Buckeyes hopes to one day become a star in Columbus, just like so many highly touted prospects before them. As part of Land-Grant Holy Land’s series Freshman Focus, we will take a look at all of these new members of the scarlet and gray and what they can bring to the team.
First up on the list is five-star quarterback, Tavien St. Clair.
Ohio State under Ryan Day has become a bastion of quarterback play.
J.T. Barrett put together a career-best season as a senior upon Day’s arrival to campus in 2017 as quarterbacks coach, and he followed that up with Dwayne Haskins’ record-breaking 2018 campaign.
Since taking over as head coach in 2019, Day has seen almost nothing but elite quarterback play from Justin Fields and CJ Stroud to most recently Will Howard, who had far and away his best year in his only season in Columbus.
Day is hoping to now follow up Howard’s national championship-caliber performance with a similar effort from former five-star prospect Julian Sayin, who looked very impressive in Ohio State’s spring game this past weekend. As is typically the case, however, the Buckeyes aren’t just built for the now, but for the future as well.
In that not-so-distant future is another five-star prospect in freshman Tavien St. Clair.
The No. 3 quarterback and No. 7 overall player in the 2025 class, St. Clair was the No. 1 player in Ohio as the pride of Bellefontaine High School. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound QB began as a bit of an unknown commodity, but rose up the ranks to become one of the nation’s top passers.
He would ultimately choose the Buckeyes over offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Penn State and around two dozen others.
“Being a kid from Ohio, that’s what you dream of, being a Buckeye.” St. Clair told Eleven Warriors back when he committed in June 2023. “It’s 50 minutes down the road, family can watch whenever they want [...] There’s not a better place I’d rather be.”
St. Clair was a monster for Bellefontaine, throwing for more than 10,000 yards and completing more than 100 touchdown passes for the Chieftains. A runner up for 2024 Ohio Mr. Football, St. Clair threw for over 2,500 yards with 29 touchdowns to only four interceptions as a senior, adding another nine scores with his legs.
The talented QB’s most impressive campaign came in his junior year, wherein he passed for a school-record 3,983 yards with 37 TDs to six INTs.
A three-time Offensive Player of the Year in the Central Buckeye Conference, the accolades for St. Clair were not limited to the Ohio high school ranks. The blue chip prospect also showed out at the Elite 11 Finals last summer, winning the Panini Accuracy Challenge and finishing as the No. 1 player on Day 2 of the event, but finishing in second place overall to Alabama’s Keelon Russell.
St. Clair was also named a Navy All-American, but did not compete in the event as an early enrollee at Ohio State. He also most recently won the accuracy competition at the Nike “Next Ones” event back in February.
A talented multi-sport athlete who also played basketball and baseball, here is some of what 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins had to say in his scouting report of St. Clair:
We got a small taste of St. Clair’s abilities in the Buckeyes’ spring game, while also seeing some of the growing pains of a talented player coming from a smaller school to a place like Ohio State. The freshman threw a pair of interceptions in The Shoe, but also completed 11-of-18 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown after settling in during the second half.
St. Clair isn’t going to be a day-one starter, nor was that ever going to be the expectation for the highly regarded prospect. However, the Ohio kid has all of the tools to one day be a star in this Ohio State offense.
We won’t see St. Clair attempt a collegiate pass in a non-garbage time setting in 2025, but the future of the quarterback position looks bright with him on campus.
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LGHL Checking in on Ohio State baseball alums on MLB rosters
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Checking in on Ohio State baseball alums on MLB rosters
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images
There are three Buckeyes currently on rosters, and a fourth who made a brief appearance.
We’re nearly a month into the 2025 Major League Baseball season, and while there aren’t many Ohio State baseball alums on MLB rosters, there are two who are getting consistent at-bats, another currently in a major league starting rotation, and a fourth who played briefly this month before getting sent back down.
There have been 64 Ohio State players who have gone on to appear in the big leagues, with the most recent debut belonging to right-handed pitcher Jack Neely, who debuted for the Chicago Cubs last season and made six appearances, striking out seven batters in six innings and pitching to a 9.00 ERA.
Neely is currently pitching for the Triple-A affiliate of Chicago, the Iowa Cubs. He has made four scoreless appearances and recorded two saves thus far in 2025.
While Neely is trying to pitch his way back to the big leagues down on the farm, there are three Buckeyes currently playing on Major League teams, and a fourth we’ll throw in as an “honorable mention” because he did play at the MLB level at one point in this season before a demotion.
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Feltner pitched at Ohio State from 2016-2018 and is originally from Hudson, Ohio. He was a fourth round draft pick by the Rockies in 2018, and made his debut in 2021.
Over his first five seasons, Feltner has pitched in 66 games for the Rockies, starting 65 of them and making one relief appearance. Pitching mostly in hitter-friendly, high-altitude conditions in Denver, he’s compiled a 9-24 record with a 5.21 ERA and has struck out 283 batters in 328 innings.
Feltner has had an uneven start to his age-28 season so far, allowing 10 earned runs in 18.2 innings this season across three starts, resulting in a 4.82 ERA on the season. His earned run average was below 3.00 heading into Tuesday night’s start against the powerhouse LA Dodgers, but they tagged Feltner for five earned runs in 2+ innings to balloon his ERA to nearly 5.00.
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Dingler played at Ohio State from 2018-2020 before he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft. Dingler is a Canton, Ohio-native and was a two-time captain for the Buckeyes. Dingler made his MLB debut in 2024, appearing in 27 games as a rookie. Because Dingler only took 87 at-bats last season, he entered the 2025 season with his rookie status still intact.
The 26-year old catcher made Detroit’s Opening Day roster this season as the primary backup to Jake Rogers, but due to injuries in front of him, Dingler has played in 13 of the Tigers’ 17 games. He’s hitting .302 so far this season — third on the Tigers — and is one of four Detroit players with two or more home runs through 17 games. He is also third on the team in RBI (9) and fourth in OPS (.853).
Dingler is making a case to become Detroit’s full-time starting catcher, even when Rogers returns. Even if the Tigers go back to Rogers, Dingler’s bat will keep in the lineup more often than not if he continues to hit.
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Dezenzo played at Ohio State from 2019-2022 and is originally from Alliance, Ohio. He was a 12th round pick of the Houston Astros in the 2022 MLB Draft, and made his debut last August for the Astros.
Dezenzo appeared in 19 games as a rookie for the Astros, hitting .242 with a .648 OPS in 65 plate appearances. He played both first base and third base last season for Houston, and also hit his first two major league home runs.
Like Dingler, Dezenzo also retained his rookie status for the 2025 season, and made the Astros Opening Day roster. He has appeared in six of Houston’s 17 games, going 2-for-15, striking out seven times and drawing one walk.
He has played first base, left field, and right field this season for Houston. His defensive versatility gives him value to the Astros, but he’s struggled at the dish this year.
Dominic Canzone
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After appearing in a combined 126 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners the past two seasons and hitting 14 home runs, Canzone did not make the Mariners’ Opening Day roster this season. He was called up by Seattle on April 7, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in two games, and was sent back down to Triple-A Tacoma on April 13.
Canzone has hit .276 with an .861 OPS in eight games for Tacoma this season, with two home runs.
The 6-foot-tall, 190-pound outfielder played at Ohio State from 2017-2019 and is from Sagamore Township, located between Akron and Cleveland. He was an 8th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2019 MLB Draft, and was traded from Arizona to Seattle in 2023.
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Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images
There are three Buckeyes currently on rosters, and a fourth who made a brief appearance.
We’re nearly a month into the 2025 Major League Baseball season, and while there aren’t many Ohio State baseball alums on MLB rosters, there are two who are getting consistent at-bats, another currently in a major league starting rotation, and a fourth who played briefly this month before getting sent back down.
There have been 64 Ohio State players who have gone on to appear in the big leagues, with the most recent debut belonging to right-handed pitcher Jack Neely, who debuted for the Chicago Cubs last season and made six appearances, striking out seven batters in six innings and pitching to a 9.00 ERA.
Neely is currently pitching for the Triple-A affiliate of Chicago, the Iowa Cubs. He has made four scoreless appearances and recorded two saves thus far in 2025.
While Neely is trying to pitch his way back to the big leagues down on the farm, there are three Buckeyes currently playing on Major League teams, and a fourth we’ll throw in as an “honorable mention” because he did play at the MLB level at one point in this season before a demotion.
Ryan Feltner
Feltner pitched at Ohio State from 2016-2018 and is originally from Hudson, Ohio. He was a fourth round draft pick by the Rockies in 2018, and made his debut in 2021.
Over his first five seasons, Feltner has pitched in 66 games for the Rockies, starting 65 of them and making one relief appearance. Pitching mostly in hitter-friendly, high-altitude conditions in Denver, he’s compiled a 9-24 record with a 5.21 ERA and has struck out 283 batters in 328 innings.
Feltner has had an uneven start to his age-28 season so far, allowing 10 earned runs in 18.2 innings this season across three starts, resulting in a 4.82 ERA on the season. His earned run average was below 3.00 heading into Tuesday night’s start against the powerhouse LA Dodgers, but they tagged Feltner for five earned runs in 2+ innings to balloon his ERA to nearly 5.00.
Dillon Dingler
Dingler played at Ohio State from 2018-2020 before he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft. Dingler is a Canton, Ohio-native and was a two-time captain for the Buckeyes. Dingler made his MLB debut in 2024, appearing in 27 games as a rookie. Because Dingler only took 87 at-bats last season, he entered the 2025 season with his rookie status still intact.
The 26-year old catcher made Detroit’s Opening Day roster this season as the primary backup to Jake Rogers, but due to injuries in front of him, Dingler has played in 13 of the Tigers’ 17 games. He’s hitting .302 so far this season — third on the Tigers — and is one of four Detroit players with two or more home runs through 17 games. He is also third on the team in RBI (9) and fourth in OPS (.853).
Dingler is making a case to become Detroit’s full-time starting catcher, even when Rogers returns. Even if the Tigers go back to Rogers, Dingler’s bat will keep in the lineup more often than not if he continues to hit.
Zach Dezenzo
Dezenzo played at Ohio State from 2019-2022 and is originally from Alliance, Ohio. He was a 12th round pick of the Houston Astros in the 2022 MLB Draft, and made his debut last August for the Astros.
Dezenzo appeared in 19 games as a rookie for the Astros, hitting .242 with a .648 OPS in 65 plate appearances. He played both first base and third base last season for Houston, and also hit his first two major league home runs.
Like Dingler, Dezenzo also retained his rookie status for the 2025 season, and made the Astros Opening Day roster. He has appeared in six of Houston’s 17 games, going 2-for-15, striking out seven times and drawing one walk.
He has played first base, left field, and right field this season for Houston. His defensive versatility gives him value to the Astros, but he’s struggled at the dish this year.
Dominic Canzone
(Honorable Mention)
After appearing in a combined 126 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners the past two seasons and hitting 14 home runs, Canzone did not make the Mariners’ Opening Day roster this season. He was called up by Seattle on April 7, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in two games, and was sent back down to Triple-A Tacoma on April 13.
Canzone has hit .276 with an .861 OPS in eight games for Tacoma this season, with two home runs.
The 6-foot-tall, 190-pound outfielder played at Ohio State from 2017-2019 and is from Sagamore Township, located between Akron and Cleveland. He was an 8th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2019 MLB Draft, and was traded from Arizona to Seattle in 2023.
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