Ohio State football may have just pulled off the final move needed to land elite RB David Gabriel Georges over Tennessee​

Ohio State’s top target is five-star RB David Gabriel Georges, and they just made an interesting chess move to make sure they beat out Tennessee.

Ohio State makes a chess move to best position themselves to land David Gabriel Georges ​

The Buckeyes extended an offer to Baylor School (TN) S Jordan Darren Djila on Friday. Darren Djila is an unrated safety originally from Canada just like Gabriel Georges. The two are really good friends and this definitely looks like a ploy for the Buckeyes to best position themselves to land the five-star running back.

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”For me, it’s the fact that I can play for a team that’s got the best of the best, has (a great) coaching staff,” Darren Djila said of the Ohio State offer, via Rivals. “Having that meeting with Coach (Matt) Guerrieri and talking about scheme and what he could bring me in my football journey is something I’m seeking.”

This marks the first Power Four offer for the Baylor School safety who has offers from Dartmouth, Georgia State, and Kennesaw State. Ohio State would be taking the 5-foot-11, 185-pound safety in as a developmental prospect, but also as a move to try to get his good friend.

Gabriel Georges took to his Instagram story about the offer and sounded pretty happy to see it happen. The Ohio State target hinted at potential neighbors, to roommates, to being teammates.

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Playing with a high school teammate would be potentially important to Gabriel Georges, and a player from the same country he is. It would allow the acclimation to living in Columbus to be a bit more comfortable. It’ll now be worth watching whether or not Tennessee extends an offer to Darren Djila....

If the battle is truly neck-and-neck, the Buckeyes may have just made the needed move to land DGG.

Ohio State is playing chess while Tennessee is playing checkers in latest recruiting move....​

The Ohio State Buckeyes feel great about their chances of landing him. Gabriel Georges seems to love what they are able to offer him. Now, the Buckeyes have made a chess move to offer his best friend in high school, which is something Tennessee has failed to do.

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Tavien St. Clair, Ohio State​

There is no quarterback competition in Columbus this year. Returning Heisman finalist Julian Sayin is firmly entrenched as Ohio State's starter, but that says more about Sayin than the talent behind him. St. Clair, a five-star prospect in the loaded 2025 quarterback class, looks like the next name in the Buckeyes' quarterback pipeline that has produced college stars like C.J. Stroud, Justin Fields, Dwayne Haskins and J.T. Barrett. His limited college sample as a redshirt freshman -- just 12 snaps and two incomplete pass attempts -- hardly says anything about his long-term outlook. At Bellefontaine (Ohio), St. Clair threw for more than 10,000 yards and 104 touchdowns in four seasons, reinforcing why many view him as Ohio State's quarterback of the future.

Jaxbuck said:

They have enough future porn stars on campus

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Future?

Dee-Liem said:

Watching Japan-Tunisia, the new Tunisia coach is a literal mercenary. He's the back-up quarterback (or former starter) waiting for someone to get hurt to jump onto that team.

I don't know his contract (it might be a two-game contract). He jumps jobs a lot. He was managing the French women's team a few years ago.

Herve Renard

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At this point it might be a 1 game contract

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BYu will be a tough battle(He’s LDS)

johnson2443 said:

I think it’s a bit of both. If his profile on Twitter is accurate, there is something to work with here for sure.

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He’s definitely a raw ball of clay. But the fact that OSU is battling: Kennsaw St and UT- Martin says a lot.

brodybuck21 said:

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#1 looks good on him, he should go for it when he gets here.

Jaxbuck said:

The fuck is a CONCACAF?

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This

After that effort, Ecuador’s coach should just take a flight directly back to Argentina.

RugbyBuck said:

Maybe put a flashing light on his helmet so Sayin can see him.

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I’d love to see an all 22 compilation of times he’s allegedly been open and not seen. I’m not saying I don’t believe it or anything but I genuinely would just like to see how open he gets and how often etc

Well…if Curaçao could somehow shock the Ivory Coast…they could advance to the KO stage

I'm in tears watching this!

If it were the US Id be throwing shit though. This is CONCACAF level abuse

Wow that had OG all over it

Bahahaha 19 just trucking dudes, like, "No whistles? OK then."