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2025 FL LB Tarvos "TJ" Alford is a Buckeye!!!

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Ultimately, the thing that drew Alford to Ohio State in the first place ultimately won out: James Laurinaitis and the opportunity to compete for a national championship.

“Really just because of the brotherhood there,” Alford said of why he wanted to commit to Ohio State. “Because of the relationship I have with coach Laurinaitis and the whole coaching staff and how I connect with the players there.”
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Alford said he’s already started taking the role as a peer recruiter to help get other players in his class to Ohio State. The targets he’s talked to the most are offensive tackle David Sanders Jr., linebacker Riley Pettijohn, wide receiver Vernell Brown and running back Jordon Davison.

Alford says he’ll plan on being an early enrollee in Columbus and has already set big goals for his first semester in college.

“I really want to get my black stripe off and get myself in that rotation early and go out there and make plays,” Alford said.
 
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pnuts34 said:
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Gotta hand it to the dedicated alumnus that arranged that transmission failure. In all seriousness though, I don't want to see this kid waver at all...very important recruit in this class and talent in droves. I know LB has a little less important in Knowles' scheme with one less on the field, but we have to have really good ones out there. I think Eich and Chambers were a tad underappreciated (and Simon), but man they were important. I see TJ being at that level or even possibly better, so I am sure the staff is not going to let up on continuing to recruit him even though he is a commitment.
 
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Ebb and flow, ebb and flow. If we've got a great stable of DBs, then we'll probably play 5. If there's a great stable of LBs, then Knowles has the luxury of putting in 3 backers. Depends on the talent available, and of course, the team proclivities we're facing. Having the flexibility to do both looks is priceless. In two years, the team make-up could be quite different. Get all nervous and jerky until a kid commits, then get more nervous and jerky about a de-commit. Ah well, seems to be ramped up by NIL $, and general recruiting mania. Go Bucks!
 
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