Three-star 2024 tight end
Ryner Swanson may reside in California, but his family has plenty of Ohio roots.
His father, Boad, graduated from Upper Arlington High School in 1991. A good portion of the Swanson family still resides in the Columbus area, so Ryner is used to making yearly trips to Columbus.
But his latest trip to Ohio was certainly more unique than others. About two weeks ago, Ohio State reached out to Swanson to express interest in the tight end and invited him and his family to a game at Ohio Stadium. Swanson and his family attended OSU’s 54-10 victory over Iowa on Saturday, marking his first visit to Columbus as a college football recruit. The trip was everything he imagined it could be.
“From what I’ve seen, not much compares to Ohio State’s fans, band and old-school tradition,” Swanson told
Eleven Warriors. “My dad and I both got a little emotional watching the band in the skull session. I couldn’t believe how many tailgaters there were and how the stadium was packed even for a noon game. That’s rare.”
Swanson’s father has loved the Buckeyes all his life, so naturally, he adopted OSU as his favorite team growing up as well. He’s a bit of a late bloomer to football, though, as he only started playing the sport as a sophomore in high school and grew up primarily playing baseball and basketball. But in a year and a half, he’s blossomed into a Division I football prospect, holding 10 offers from Arizona, BYU, Colorado, Duke, Louisville, Oregon, Oregon State, UNLV, Utah and Vanderbilt. He’s also received interest from Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, Stanford, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA and USC.
While Swanson and Ohio State are at the beginning stages of their relationship, getting an offer from the Buckeyes would fulfill a lifelong dream for the California prospect.....
“Ohio State is one of my dream schools,” Swanson said. “To get an offer would mean so much to me and my family. No matter who else offers, Ohio State would be hard to turn down.”
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