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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Also believe we're seeing an aspect of recruiting, where the vultures hang out in the weeds (trees), and see how a football power is shaping up, and then review the commit list, and try to steal/cherry pick/woo away some of the lower rated commits with the offer of more NIL and/or playing time. Can see the recent DB defect in that category. Looking up and seeing three more highly ranked players at your same position, might tend to dull the tastes for that program, no matter what the DB coach might say/argue. tOSU is littered with 3*s that have worked/played their way to AA status, and first rounders in the NFL, and making millions there. Get that, got that. But the added incentive of NIL money now, might be the straw that breaks the camels back. Now on the other hand, the school (tOSU being of note), might lament the loss in the papers, but secretly pleased that a schollie opened up (along with NIL and university money distribution) to spend competing for another area of need/want. PS, not naive enough to not believe this has been a recruiting tactic since time out of mind, just becoming more prevalent nowadays.
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Vultures to OSU fans.
Scrappy underdogs trying to find ways to compete with the Death Star to them.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Why the Ohio State football team is fine at CB after recent de-commitment
The Ohio State football team lost a cornerback recruit to North Carolina. Here's why it won't hurt them that much.
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Why the Ohio State football team is fine at CB after recent de-commitment
The Ohio State football team lost a cornerback recruit to North Carolina. Here's why it won't hurt them that much.The Ohio State football team lost Jakob Weatherspoon as a recruit to North Carolina. He de-committed from the Buckeyes in order to flip to North Carolina. Weatherspoon is listed as a safety, but he was being recruited by the Ohio State Buckeyes as a corner.
Weatherspoon was the second cornerback that the Buckeyes had in their 2026 recruiting class. Other than Jordan Thomas, he was the only other guy they had. With Weatherspoon gone, Thomas is the only cornerback left in this class. Do they have enough time to find another one?
Even if Tim Walton is able to find one, the Buckeyes will still be fine with just taking one cornerback in this class. This is one of the few times that they will be okay taking only one recruit at such a critical roster spot because of the depth they have at that spot already.
Ohio State has enough depth at corner to survive flipped recruit
The Buckeyes won't have to worry about missing out on a recruit this year because they will only lose a couple of corners after this season. Davison Igbinosun will be heading to the NFL. He's hoping to be a first-round pick with a good 2025 season with Ohio State.Lorenzo Styles Jr. will also be graduating, so he won't be back. They still have a lot of depth at the cornerback spot behind those two guys. Jermaine Mathews Jr. might already be the best CB on the roster. They still have Bryce West and Aaron Scott on the roster, as well.
Freshman Devin Sanchez is perhaps why the Buckeyes don't need to freak out. He was the top corner in the 2025 recruiting class, so they feel like he can help right away. Having those four guys at the top of the depth chart in 2026 will allow them one cycle without getting two corners.
This can't be a continued pattern, though. Tim Walton still has some time to grab another corner, but he might have to try to flip one. That's not a reliable strategy to keep using, though. They need to be better at recruiting the defensive side of the ball, in general.
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