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tBBC Heard Around the ‘Shoe – 10/3/2016

Ben van Ooyen

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Heard Around the ‘Shoe – 10/3/2016
Ben van Ooyen
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Welcome to your tri-weekly look at all things Ohio State recruiting. Let’s get started!

5-Star Ends Recruitment Early, Picks Bama


Not even a week after announcing that he would be pushing back his commitment date from December to January, 5-star linebacker Dylan Moses made an official visit to Tuscaloosa on Saturday and left a member of the Crimson Tide’s 2017 recruiting class. Moses was once an LSU commit, and still had listed them as his leader until the Les Miles firing two weeks ago. He was caught off guard by the firing, and it looks to have made an impact judging by the fast commitment to Alabama.

Moses was supposedly going to take all five of his official visits before deciding, but that plan appears to be scraped with this news. He was going to go to Houston, Ohio State, Miami and Texas on officials before deciding on January 1st.

The Buckeyes were seen as a long shot in this recruitment anyways, so losing him is not a shock. With the commitment Alabama maintains the #2 spot on the recruiting rankings sitting behind Ohio State at #1. Alabama does however hold commitments from three of the top five ranked players in the 247 Sports rankings for 2017.



Top 2017 recruit tears ACL, Out for the Season:


In what was billed as a must see high school game last Friday, Bishop Gorman with its Buckeye trio hosted St. Thomas Aquinas and Trevon Grimes. The game was defensive battle, that went to three overtimes before the Gaels came out with a 25-24 victory. The game was not without incident, as one of Ohio State’s top recruits for 2017 Trevon Grimes left the game in an air-cast and it was later confirmed that he tore his ACL.

This is the second consecutive year the Buckeyes have had a 5-star commitment miss their entire senior season with a torn ACL, as last year Nick Bosa suffered the same injury. Bosa rehabbed and is now a rotating member of the defensive line, so there is hope for Grimes to get back to playing condition by fall camp.



Big Recruiting Weekend at Ohio State:


The Buckeyes not only steamrolled the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday 58-0, but they also hosted a plethora of high school recruits who are considering the Buckeyes for their college plans. Some of the players were there without offers, and there were also some there who were already committed to Ohio State.

Emory Jones was on hand and was seen sitting with surprise visitory Jackson Carman during the game. I am sure that Jones was putting the full court press on Carman to get him to come to Ohio State and help protect him for years to come. Carman is a 5-star offensive lineman that currently has 33 offers, and a 100% crystal ball projection to the Buckeyes.


The Buckeyes also hosted Aeneas Hawkins, a 3-star defensive tackle out of Archbishop Moeller in Cincinnati. Hawkins spoke to Landof10.com about his visit and how it went.

“It was great,” Hawkins said. “I spent some time with Emory Jones and Jackson Carman, and then I got to talk to some of the coaches after the game. I also ran into (former Moeller stars) Jake Hausmann and Sam Hubbard.”

“The things I saw are that Ohio State knows two things really well,” he said. “First, they know how to win. Second, they know how to recruit. Both were impressive to watch. The defensive line rotated a ton of guys in and that lets me know that I will be given the chance to play, if I’m good enough.”


The Buckeyes also had strong Kentucky lean Alex Reigelsperger on hand, and he also spoke with Landof10.com about his trip to the ‘Shoe.

“It was amazing,” said Reigelsperger, Ohio’s 17th-ranked 2018 prospect. “I love it there so much.”

“During the game and everything, I was talking to Jackson Carman mostly,” he said. “After, I was talking to Larry Johnson. He just asked how things were, asked about my cast (for a broken finger) and if I’m still playing, how I’m playing, stuff like that. He said he’s going to try and come down for a game soon before our season ends.”

Reigelsperger does not hold an Ohio State offer yet.


A Weekend Visit = New Offer:


The Buckeyes had a visit from 3-star defensive end Brenton Cox out of Lithonia, Georgia as well on Saturday, and he came away with an offer after the road trip. He spoke to 11W about his trip up and the offer.

“[The] trip was eight hours long, but was worth it. I had a great time there,” Cox told Eleven Warriors. “I like the atmosphere. It was great.”

“[The] offer means a lot to me because they compete for the national championship every year,” Cox said.

Cox currently holds 13 offers, and in-state Georgia is the front runner at this time. Nebraska and Alabama have recently offered as well. He is ranked as the #14 defensive end in the class of 2018 and the 37th best player out of the state of Georgia.


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