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Buckeyes miss out for second elite 2019 WR
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Scottsdale (Ariz.) Notre Dame Prep wide receiver Jake Smith and his father visited Ohio State in late March. Afterwards Smith told Bucknuts, “I loved it. Ohio State is definitely a. Title/Alt Text Smith visited Ohio State in late March. place I have a ...

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Musa Jallow called into USA Basketball U18 National Team camp
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Ohio State fans have not really gotten to know Musa Jallow quite yet. The Buckeye sophomore averaged just 14 minutes per game as a freshman, but the future is bright for the guard out of Bloomington, Indiana. A three-star prospect and the country's ...
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Why Ohio State will have Big Ten's No. 1 class in 2019
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8 in the national rankings according to the 247Sports Composite in the quest to land the top recruiting class. But while the Buckeyes are at it, the team also wants to finish atop the Big Ten rankings, as that has helped the Scarlet and Gray maintain ...
Ohio State recruiting: Dwan Mathis, Michigan State QB commit, visits as part of large Detroit contingentLandof10.com
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Ohio State recruiting: Buckeyes in top 5 for coveted TE; latest QB developments
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The Buckeyes' quarterback recruiting continues to become more fascinating and convoluted, seemingly by the hour. On Sunday, Land of 10 reported that Michigan State quarterback commit Dwan Mathis made an unofficial visit to Ohio State alongside his Oak ...
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3 Buckeyes among Bleacher Report's top 25 NFL prospects for 2019
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The 2018 NFL Draft already feels like months ago, but even just two weeks later, analysts and scouts are already turning their attention on the next group of guys to make the jump to the pros. Draft insider Matt Miller of Bleacher Report, already put ...
Ohio State's Nick Bosa ranked No. 2 player to watch in college football, per NFL.comLandof10.com

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Keita Bates-Diop works out of the Los Angeles Lakers
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As a redshirt junior in 2017-2018, and finally healthy, Bates-Diop showcased his skills, leading the Buckeyes with 19.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game. He was in double figures in 32 of Ohio State's 34 games, including scoring a ...
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Andrew Dakich to return to Ohio State as graduate assistant, per The Columbus Dispatch
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After four years in Ann Arbor, Dakich clearly saw the error of his ways.

After one of the most unique trajectories in Ohio State athletic’s history, former Buckeye guard Andrew Dakich has decided that one season in the OSU basketball program is not enough. After four seasons as a Michigan Wolverine, Dakich saw the light and came to Columbus as a graduate transfer for the 2017-18 season.

Now, with one year left of graduate school, pending final paperwork, Dakich will join the Ohio State men’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant for the 2018-19 season, according to Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch.

Dakich told The Dispatch that he is not 100 percent sure that he wants to pursue a career as a coach, but he added, “I know I’m 100 percent committed to knowing if I want to get into it.”


While many in Buckeye Nation scoffed at what Dakich would be able to contribute to the program when his transfer was announced, new head coach Chris Holtmann believed in Dakich’s leadership ability and potential to contribute on the floor. In the Buckeyes’ remarkable run to the NCAA Tournament last season, Dakich set career highs in every imaginable category—mainly because he was never able to get much playing time in Ann Arbor.

After being redshirted for his senior year at TTUN, Dakich averaged 19 minutes per game for the Buckeyes, turning in 3.0 points, 2.1 assists, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game en route to becoming something of a cult figure in Columbus.

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Ohio State basketball's Andrew Dakich to return to Buckeyes as graduate assistant, per report
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Andrew Dakich will remain with the Ohio State basketball program as a graduate assistant, as reported by Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch. Dakich averaged 3 points and 2.1 assists per game in his only season playing for the Buckeyes. Dakich had ...


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Could Keita Bates-Diop find a home with the Lakers?
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The team that took D’Angelo Russell just a few years ago is eyeing another Ohio State prospect.

“The Lakers’ Monday workout is likely just the first in which some notable prospects will enter the building, and the team is officially ready to try and find their next draft steal.”

-Harrison Faigen, Silver Screen and Roll


Last week, Keita Bates-Diop was one of nearly 70 players chosen to participate in the NBA Draft Combine later this month in Chicago. With his status as reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, he is already one of the more notable of the nine players selected from the conference to attend the exclusive event. Currently projected as a mid-to-late first round selection, it doesn’t seem to be a matter of if the 6-foot-7 forward will be selected, but by whom.

One of the those teams who appears interested in the former Ohio State standout is the Los Angeles Lakers, who hold the 25th pick in the first round of the draft, scheduled for June 21st in New York. The Lakers hosted Bates-Diop at a pre-draft workout at their facilities Monday, along with a number of other players including Kansas’s Udoka Azubuike, Baylor’s Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr., Nevada’s Caleb Martin, Houston’s Rob Grey and Florida’s Jalen Hudson. Of this group, Bates-Diop is the only player widely regarded as a first-round selection.

Bates-Diop waived his final year of eligibility after the Buckeyes’ finished their 2017-18 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The redshirt junior finished his degree and graduated in the fall, and was honored on Ohio State’s senior night earlier this year. Bates-Diop finished the season averaging 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Coincidentally, he was part of the same 2014 recruiting class that brought D’Angelo Russell to Columbus, leading to the Lakers selecting Russell with the No. 2-overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft after one season.

Current projections have Bates-Diop listed as the 19th-best player overall, so the Lakers might not even have a shot at taking the forward. However, should he fall several picks, Los Angeles might prove to be the optimal landing spot.

“His 73 wins give him 11 more than Jim Tressel, who set the previous school record for wins in his first six seasons.”

-James Grega, Eleven Warriors


The Ohio State football program has had just six head coaches since 1951, when Woody Hayes came to Ohio State as the lead man. Of these, only Luke Fickell, filling in as interim in 2011, coached less than nine seasons. The remaining five wasted no time in building up their own empire in Columbus on the foundation of success built by their predecessors, leading to conference championships, first-round draft picks, All-American players and, in several instances, national titles in just a few short seasons.

Urban Meyer has now been at the helm at Ohio State for six seasons. Following the NFL Draft late last month, Meyer continued to build on his legacy as he sent more players to the pros. In fact, at this point in his coaching tenure, Meyer has produced more first-round draft picks than Jim Tressel, John Cooper, Earl Bruce or Woody Hayes managed in the first six seasons of their respective tenures.

Tressel had 10, including a quintet of first-round selections in 2006 (A.J. Hawk, Donte Whitner, Bobby Carpenter, Santonio Holmes and Nick Mangold). Hayes had just two in Howard “Hopalong” Cassady and Jim Parker. Meyer and Tressel also top the list when it comes to first-team All-Americans, each producing 17 in their first six years as head coach. Notably, Tressel had three, two-time selections with Hawk, Mike Doss and Mike Nugent.

When it comes to conference championships, however, Meyer is actually down one to Tressel and Bruce, both of whom won three championships in their opening six seasons. Still, Meyer’s team was ineligible for the postseason in his first year as coach in 2012 when the Buckeyes went 12-0, and, with the conference championship game being instituted in 2011, Meyer’s teams have had to win an extra game to earn a conference title.

Meyer, Tressel and Hayes also all share the distinction of winning their first conference title in the same year they won a national title (1954, 2002 and 2014).

“In my mind, Bosa is pound-for-pound the best player to suit up for Ohio State during the Urban Meyer era. For that alone, he’s worth considering.”

-Ryan Ginn, Land of 10


Of the myriad of outstanding players that Urban Meyer has developed over the last six seasons, many would seemingly provide a huge benefit if they could play for the 2018 squad. Michael Thomas would bring a proven deep threat at receiver. Taylor Decker and Pat Elflein would shore up an offensive line that will likely lack leadership next season. Ryan Shazier and Darron Lee would aid a linebacking corps that lost two starters in the offseason, and Malik Hooker would refresh a secondary that — again — lost a host of prospects to the NFL. All of the above are strong playmakers who would bring a proven, hypothetical advantage to their team.

Heading into next year, however, Ohio State may be facing a lack of depth at a position where such a problem would seem absurd given the success it has experienced over the last few seasons: Defensive end. Three of the seven former Buckeyes selected in this years draft — Tyquan Lewis, Sam Hubbard and Jalyn Holmes — anchored that position last season. Along with Nick Bosa, the position group was one of the most formidable in college football. Heading into 2018, the focus shifts to defensive tackle, with Dre’Mont Jones and Robert Landers anchoring the middle of the line.

Now, with Bosa returning for his true junior (and likely final) season in Columbus, the player who would provide the biggest benefit to the team in 2018 might be Nick’s older brother, Joey. As it stands, the younger Bosa is not alone on the line by any means. The defensive end spot will feature the likes of Chase Young and Jonathon Cooper, both five-star prospects coming out of high school, and could prove to be even better than the one that just saw most of its players go pro. With two Bosas in the mix, that possibility doesn’t seem that far off.

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Wisconsin QB commit Graham Mertz visiting Ohio State: Report
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Check out the Rivals story to see what Mertz said about the Buckeyes. It's the first visit to Columbus for Mertz, who's been committed to the Badgers since October but hasn't seen his recruitment slow down with offers from the likes of Ohio State ...
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Rogers talks Buckeyes' biggest challenger, why OSU stands out
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3 Buckeyes among Bleacher Report’s top 25 NFL prospects for 2019
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The No. 1 name isn’t really all that surprising.

The 2018 NFL Draft already feels like months ago, but even just two weeks later, analysts and scouts are already turning their attention on the next group of guys to make the jump to the pros. Draft insider Matt Miller of Bleacher Report, already put out his 2019 big board, and three Buckeyes were named among the top 25 overall NFL prospects—with three more named among the top 10 at their positions.

Miller’s list of Buckeyes included: Nick Bosa (No. 1 overall), Dre’Mont Jones (No. 16 overall), Kendall Sheffield (No. 18 overall), Mike Weber (No. 7 among RBs), Isaiah Prince (No. 10 among OTs), and Michael Jordan (No. 9 among OGs).

Sure, it’s way too early to start thinking about the No. 1 overall draft pick in next year’s event, but it seems pretty unanimous that Nick Bosa is going to be a priority for several teams. The legacy Buckeye has a chance to not only equal his brother’s accomplishments in college and during his transition to the pros, but to ultimately best Joey’s collegiate production and be a higher draft pick is definitely in the realm of possibilities.

Bosa being atop Miller’s big board for next year isn’t really that surprising — just as it won’t be that surprising when Mike Mayock, ESPN, et al put out their big boards with the Bosa brother at No. 1. He was long considered to be a more natural talent than his brother Joey, even during his recruitment to Ohio State, and despite being among a pretty deep D-line rotation, has done enough to be the real standout among the group.

Since getting to Columbus in 2016—just months after Joey left, ruining my dream of calling them the `Bosa Bash Brothers`—the younger brother of the DE phenom got straight to work. In his two seasons at Ohio State, Nick has amassed 63 total tackles (23 for loss) and 13.5 sacks—coming off a career-high 8.5 sack season in 2017. He also got a little more handsy last season, recording two pass breakups and a forced fumble.

Bosa may be the biggest name at DE when talking about the 2019 draft class, but he certainly isn’t the only one. Aside from the Buckeye, Miller names Ed Oliver (Houston) and Rashan Gary (Michigan) as his top D-line prospects heading into next year’s draft.


Potentially having another draft with multiple first round picks is exciting. Aside from Bosa being a given, Miller also expects Dre’Mont Jones to be a Round 1 take and for CB Kendall Sheffield to continue the first-round tradition of defensive backs out of Ohio State.

Perhaps not as well-known as Bosa, Jones was a pivotal player for the Buckeyes the past two seasons. After taking a redshirt his freshman year, he went on to collect 71 total tackles (9 for loss) and one sack in his two years among the defensive line rotation. Jones isn’t really designated as an edge prospect, but should be able to find his niche at the next level.

Sheffield, on the other hand, has had a bit of a windy career before landing with the Buckeyes. Initially enrolled to play for Alabama, the cornerback moved to JUCO in 2016 before transferring to OSU in 2017. In his first season in Columbus, he became the heir apparent for a starting role in the secondary, having recorded 40 total tackles, nine pass breakups and a forced fumble. With Denzel Ward and Damon Webb no longer on the roster, Sheffield’s experience puts him among the top of the class.


Not all the top Buckeyes considered draft prospects in next year’s class were given a first-round grade, but were named among the top of their respective positions. Mike Weber was graded as the No. 7 running back prospect, Isaiah Prince at No. 10 among OTs and Michael Jordan coming in at No. 9 among interior offensive linemen.

Some takeaways from these rankings: 1) We’re in for another BIG draft for Buckeyes, 2) Miller isn’t expecting for J.K. Dobbins to declare early (yay!), and 3) Seriously, no wideouts?

Almost a year in advance of the 2019 NFL Draft, there are already six Buckeyes considered locks coming off the draft board. Whether they end up going in Round 1 or Round 6 is yet to be seen, but regardless, they are expected to hear their name called throughout the three-day event. The 2018 football seasons isn’t even among us, and some starters haven’t even been named yet, so it’s fairly safe to assume that the list of viable Ohio State prospects will continue to grow.

Mike Weber absolutely deserves to be ranked among the best of the rushers, but the omission of J.K. Dobbins means that Miller isn’t expecting the younger Buckeye to make the transition to the pros next season. Declaring early—especially for RBs—is commonplace, given the wear and tear these players put on their bodies. Dobbins being around for a year without Weber will really allow him to become the feature back that he is.

The biggest question mark of this entire big board is the lack of any OSU receivers. Look, I get it, the past few years have been rough for wideouts at Ohio State. Despite this, though, last year’s group was able to carve out individual niches throughout the offense to make it work—and if you don’t consider Parris Campbell a top prospect, then I don’t know what to tell you.

We are a long way from the 2019 NFL Draft, but there’s already a lot to be excited about with the potential for your favorite NFL team to add some Buckeye talent.

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OHIO STATE WELCOMES CAMPBELL TO BILL DAVIS STADIUM THIS WEEK

Ohio State (30-15, 11-7 B1G) and Camels (26-19, 17-4 Big South) meet in two-game series Tuesday-Wednesday


MIDWEEK ROTATION
Tuesday: LHP Griffan Smith (2-1, 3.52 ERA) vs. TBA
Wednesday: RHP Jake Vance (3-1, 3.90 ERA) vs. TBA

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats links can be found by going to the schedule page of Ohio State Baseball on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter via @OhioState_BASE. Both games will be streamed on BTN Plus ($). There will be no radio broadcast for the midweek series.

BUCKEYES IN A NUTSHELL

• Ohio State is 30-15 overall and 11-7 in Big Ten play with two weeks to go in the regular season.
• The team is 13-5 at home in 2018. The Buckeyes jumped 18 spots in the RBI and sit at No. 30 as of Monday.
• Ohio State hit the 30-win mark for the sixth time under eighth-year head coach Greg Beals.
• Last time out, the Buckeyes took two of three games at Illinois over the weekend. Noah West batted .500 with a double, five RBI and two runs scored. Jacob Barnwell also had five hits and Kobie Foppe had four hits with five RBI. Seth Kinker claimed two saves over the weekend.
• Ohio State is 3-1 all-time vs. Campbell. Last year, the Scarlet and Gray won two of three games on the road in Buies Creek, N.C.
• The Buckeyes are hitting .290 as a team, which is second in the Big Ten. The staff has struck out 356 hitters in 403.1 innings of work.
• Kinker is leading the Big Ten and seventh nationally in ERA (1.32). He is one appearance shy of tying the program record for career appearances (currently with 101).
• Senior Noah McGowan is leading the team in batting (.381), hits (67), doubles (18), home runs (8), RBI (50), slugging (.631) and on-base percentage (.458).
• Dominic Canzone has a team-high 42 runs scored and also has recorded 65 hits with 12 doubles and four home runs.
• Griffan Smith is making his second start of his career on Tuesday, while Jake Vance will start for the sixth time this season on Wednesday.
• The team had 26 OSU Scholar-Athletes for the 2017-18 academic year.
• The Big Ten Tournament is set for May 23-27 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. The top eight teams in the conference will battle for the tournament crown. Ohio State won the 2016 tournament last time it was held in Omaha.

#VOTE4KINKER
Seth Kinker is one of 10 finalists for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced two weeks ago. Kinker, who has made 101 career appearances and leads the Big Ten in ERA at 1.31, is majoring in sport industry. He is from Huntington, W. Va., and Cabell-Midland High School. Fans can vote for Seth Kinker on the award's official website at www.seniorclassaward.comthrough May 28. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner. This year’s Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2018 College World Series® in June.

OHIO STATE AS OF LATE
The team is 10-5 in the last 15 games. The team is hitting .267 with 24 doubles, three home runs and seven RBI. Kobie Foppe is batting .333 (16-for-48) with 10 runs scored, one double, one triple and 11 RBI. Seth Kinker is 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 20.1 innings pitched.

STARTER TALK
Griffan Smith is making his first collegiate start at Bill Davis Stadium on Tuesday vs. the Camels. He is 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 23.0 innings of work. He claimed his first collegiate win on the road at UNC-Willington. In a controlled start, he threw 3.2 innings and scattered six hits on two runs, one earned, with two strikeouts and one walk. Jake Vance is 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA in his second year as a Buckeye. Vance is 2-0 with 18 strikeouts in 17.2 innings at Bill Davis Stadium.

SCOUTING THE CAMELS
Campbell travels to Columbus with a 26-19 overall record. The team is first in the Big South standings with a 17-4 league record. The Camels won a home series over High Point last weekend. Campbell is hitting .247 with 63 doubles and 37 home runs. The Camels are 71-for-85 in stolen bases. The pitching staff has a 4.39 ERA with 418 strikeouts in 404.0 IP. Matthew Barefoot is batting .323 with 12 doubles and 20 RBI. He is 24-for-27 in stolen bases.

RPI UPDATE
Ohio State moved up 18 spots to No. 30 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, which were released on Wednesday. The Buckeyes are the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten. Ohio State has six wins over Top 50 RPI teams.

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Tickets for the 2018 Big Ten Tournament May 23-27 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., are on sale now. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha starting one and a half hours prior to the start of the first game each day. Tickets are now on sale for all-session tickets, single-game tickets and group tickets. Please call the MECA Box Office (800-745-3000) or visit Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.

UP NEXT
Ohio State concludes the 2018 home schedule with Purdue Friday-Sunday. The Big Ten series vs. the Boilermakers marks the fourth straight week the Buckeyes will battle a Top 5 league opponent. Friday is First Responders Night with postgame fireworks. The middle game Saturday will be Alumni Day and Senior Day is set for Sunday at Bill Davis Stadium.

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Ohio State football: Which former player would give Buckeyes biggest boost in 2018?
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Bringing back Hooker would resolve one of Ohio State's lingering 2018 depth chart battles and also give the Buckeyes one of their best playmakers in recent memory. And Lee and Shazier would capably fill the middle, giving Ohio State a beastly playmaker ...
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Ohio State softball owned Michigan in the 2018 regular season finale
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It wasn’t a full three-game sweep, but the Buckeyes did pull off an impressive feat in the final matchup.

It’s been a wild ride for Ohio State softball this season. From record-breaking at-bats, to some pretty surprising series defeats, the 2018 campaign had a little bit of everything for the Buckeyes. After going 1-2 on the weekend — but winning the regular season finale in spectacular fashion — the ladies finished the regular season 34-13 (and 14-8 in Big Ten contents).

The team wrapped up their year with a run-rule win over Michigan on Sunday. It wasn’t a full series sweep of the rival Wolverines, but a 10-1 victory to end the season isn’t all that bad — especially against the No. 14 ranked team in the country. Embarrassing Michigan is always fun, and the Buckeyes did just that, handing TTUN their first run-rule loss at home since 2000.


Ohio State was quick to get on the board, beginning with Lilli Piper’s 19th (!!!) home run of the season — tying the program’s single-season record. Emily Clark followed that up be being walked, with Niki Carver moving the runner to second base with a single. Ashley Goodwin brought the two home with a two-RBI single.

The Buckeyes didn’t slow down with quality at-bats throughout the next several innings. Piper wasn’t the only one with a home run on Sunday, Shelby McCombs was a big contributor at the plate with a three-run shot in the second inning — her 13th of the season.

This is the second-straight year that Ohio State has beat Michigan in their series finale, and the Buckeyes even forced TTUN to commit a season-high four errors.

The Buckeyes were able to bounce back for Sunday’s beatdown, after two tough losses earlier in the weekend. Their first contest was a close 2-3 loss to the Wolverines on Friday, followed by an 8-run shut-out loss on Saturday.


The regular season may be over, but there is still plenty of softball left to play, with the Big Ten Tournament getting underway on Thursday, May 10. The Buckeyes are the No. 5 seed, and will face Iowa at 8 p.m. ET.


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Urban Meyer ranked among college football's elite head coaches
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For his head coaching career, which began at Bowling Green in 2001 and stretches to today with the Buckeyes, Meyer is 177-31 with three national championships (two at Florida and one at Ohio State). Joining Meyer in that top tier of coaches is, as ...


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Meechie Johnson carrying on family legacy at Garfield Heights
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Demetrius “Meechie” Johnson Jr. is carrying on the family business as a basketball standout at Garfield Heights (Ohio) High School. And colleges across the country – including Ohio State – have taken notice. The 6-0 Johnson was a starter at guard for ...


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Ohio State hosts long list of top prospects
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Urban Meyer and crew had their hands full over the weekend.

The weekend might’ve not ended with any verbal commitments for Ohio State, but many potential Buckeyes still found their names in the headline over the last few days.

Did you miss out of your OSU recruiting fix? Don’t worry, Land-Grant Holy Land has your back.

Recruits flock to Columbus


With numerous camps being held in the area a pretty solid list of prospects made the trek to the Ohio State University campus over the weekend to mingle with the coaching staff, and get a better feel on what it would be like to play their college ball for Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes.

Giving the Buckeyes a chance to show some of the top recruits in the Midwest what it would be like to suit up in the Scarlet and Gray, the Buckeyes had numerous prospects walk away from their time on campus highly impressed.

Below are just some of the recruits who reportedly had the chance to visit the OSU campus.

4-star TE Jahleel Billingsley


Class: 2019

Town: Chicago,IL/Phillips Academy

Size: 6’5/225

Offers: Ohio State, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia, etc

3-star DE Ruke Orhorhoro


Class: 2019

Town: River Rouge,MI/River Rouge

Size: 6’5/250

Offers: Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon, Clemson, etc

4-star QB Dwan Mathis


Class: 2019

Town: Oak Park,MI/Oak Park

Size: 6’5/195

Offers: Michigan State verbal commit

3-star QB Sam Johnson


Class: 2019

Town: Walled Lake,MI/Walled Lake Western

Size: 6’4/195

Offers: Boston College, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Syracuse, etc

3-star WR Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen


Class: 2020

Town: Walled Lake,MI/Walled Lake Western

Size: 6’1/180

Offers: Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Toledo, etc

4-star ATH Enzo Jennings


Class: 2020

Town: Oak Park,MI/Oak Park

Size: 6’2/175

Offers: Ohio State, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, etc

Thoughts: “A few things that stood out to me was the coaches and how much they care about their players. Also I could tell everyone there wants to win a National Championship every year and expects nothing less. It feels great to receive an offer from OSU, I know they do a great job of getting DBs to the league first round.”

4-star WR Rashawn Williams


Class: 2020

Town: Detroit,MI/Martin Luther King

Size: 6’1/185

Offers: Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland, etc

DB Jared Greenfield


Class: 2020

Town: South Jordan,UT/Bingham

Size: 6’0/165

Offers: Oregon, San Jose State

Thoughts: “I had a great weekend in Ohio. The visit to Ohio State was a great experience. I spoke with some of the position coaches and Urban Meyer himself which was really a dream come true. The tribute that they have to everyone that helped build the program was amazing to me. That school is one of a kind and is at the top of my interest list.”

OSU recruits “Get Open”


Following in the footsteps of a long list of former, future, and potential Buckeyes, three class of 2019 prospects with Ohio State ties were selected to participate in “The Opening”, a best-of-the-best camp being held in Texas later this summer.

Shining against the stiff competition on hand in Massillon for the regional camp, key OSU targets Zach Harrison, a defensive end from Olentangy Orange, West Bloomfield (MI) linebacker Lance Dixon, and Chicago tight end Jahleel Billingsley were among those picked to attend the event this go around.


Before they head to the longhorn state, all three of the aforementioned recruits will have tough decisions ahead of them.

A five-star prospect, the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Harrison is trying to set up visits, including one to Ohio State, after officially Penn State last month.

Dixon, who could also play safety on the next level, might be hard to pluck away from instate programs and OSU foes, Michigan, and Michigan State.

While it will be tough to add Dixon, Billingsley might be the Buckeyes best chance of landing a tight end. Al though it isn’t a position of much need in the 2019 class, Jahleel, a 6’-foot-5 standout is fresh off a visit to Columbus, where he walked away highly impressed with the coaching staff, and program as a whole.

All three recruits will be joined by current OSU pledges, offensive lineman Doug Nester, and wide receiver Garrett Wilson in Texas.

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Ohio State recruiting: Dwan Mathis, Michigan State QB commit, visits as part of large Detroit contingent - Landof10.com
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Ohio State recruiting: Dwan Mathis, Michigan State QB commit, visits as part of large Detroit contingent
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A large contingent of recruits from Detroit checked out the Buckeyes following camp Sunday. Land of 10 broke news on visits from several offered prospects, including 4-star 2019 Michigan State quarterback commit Dwan Mathis. Mathis was offered by the ...
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Holmes is the first Buckeye from the 2018 NFL Draft class to sign his deal. Holmes was drafted by Minnesota in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the recent NFL Draft after a successful four-year career at Ohio State. After arriving in Columbus as a ...
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Another QB in Buckeyes' 2019 mix, visit Sunday, decision Monday
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Buckeyes' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day stopped to see another QB who plans to visit Ohio State on Sunday before announcing on Monday. This bolt is for vip members only. To continue reading, subscribe now for VIP Access ...


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While it appeared he would go to a smaller school initially, Chris Holtmann, who took over the Buckeye program last June, went after Dakich, a player he recruited out of high school, to help add to the Scarlet and Gray's depth at guard. Dakich came to ...
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Today the Buckeyes offered a scholarship to Rogers' teammate, 2020 athlete Enzo Jennings. Jennings posted the offer on Twitter. “I am blessed to receive an offer from Ohio State University,” Jennings posted on his Twitter account on Sunday afternoon ...
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