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2027 NC LB Aroson Randle Jr. (Verbal Offer)

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Attack51 24 Feb 2026, 11:52 am
NC 4* LB AJ Randle was a big riser in Rivals updated rankings, jumping up to #57 nationally. Visiting Ohio State on April 4, but has a crazy Spring scheduled to see 13 different schools. Spoke glowingly about Ohio State though:

"They were my first big time offer. Coach Laurinaitis does a good job recruiting me. They're really selling me and Quinton Cypher getting to play together. He's someone I grew up with. We are really good friends. I enjoyed my time up thee. On top of all that it was one of my childhood dreams and it's my favorite football team."
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2027 CA DL Marcus Fakatou (Verbal Offer)

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KYBuck4858 23 Feb 2026, 6:20 pm
DT Marcus Fakatou sets an OV to OSU on 5/29.
He’s a priority for LJ and one of only 5 DT’s that he visited in Jan (Karlos May, Braylon Parks, Maleek Lee, and Brewster being the others). “Current” state we are probably running 4th or 5th here. But he’s never visited before, so certainly can move up. I really think landing a high-end DT is the most importantly position left this cycle. I really hope we spend up for someone like we were willing to do with Jacobs.

KYBuck4858 23 Feb 2026, 7:01 pm
Biggins note on him setting up OV’s:

Ohio State is surging a bit here. Last time I talked with him a few weeks ago, the schools he said would get his first official trips were Texas, Georgia and Michigan. Now Ohio State is set and he'll take an unofficial there in March as well.
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2027 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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KYBuck4858 1 hour ago
Intriguing OLB prospect Jhadyn Nelson sets an OV to OSU for 5/29. Seems like a great fallback option for the position if things don't work out with AJ Randle or Roman Igwebuike. We're the only non-TX school that he's visiting. He's also visiting in late April too. Some guys might love the chance to leave home, who knows.

The offer from the Buckeyes resonated with the Rivals300 defender, who is eyeing a visit to Columbus this spring ahead of his official visit in May.
“The offer from Ohio State blew my mind because, of course, I went from zero offers to having one of the most prestigious programs in college football in two weeks,” Nelson said.

“I plan to grow my relationship with Coach (James) Laurinaitis. We have been on the phone and I can’t wait to get down there and check out the city, the facilities and spend time with the staff. Ohio State is a prestigious program — a top-15 academic program in the country. At Ohio State, you have the ability to go and compete for a national championship year after year. This offer showed me where I could go with football.”
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