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Ohio State Recruiting: Digging deeper on Buckeyes’ recent in-state wide receiver offer
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The Ohio native received his offer from Ohio State shortly after committing to Kentucky.
Ohio State’s 2025 class currently features three wide receiver commits thanks to De’zie Jones, Quincy Porter, and Bodpegn Miller. Ohio State has been able to reel in three big-time play makers that come from a myriad of backgrounds recruiting wise. A well-rounded group at that, the Buckeyes still have at least one more spot open for the right guy, and several top targets are out there.
Ideally, Ohio State would love nothing more than to land the nation’s top receiver Dakorien Moore, but prying him away from other top suitors — mainly Texas — is going to be no easy task. The two other names that gained the most buzz are Vernell Brown and Jaime Ffrench. In a similar vein, neither of these players are guys to bank on, considering Brown is a Florida legacy and Ffrench has really cooled in the last month or so.
All of this said, it is pretty interesting to see Ohio State’s latest offer at the receiver position going out to in-state product, Preston Bowman. The timing of this latest development does make you wonder if the Buckeyes are looking elsewhere now, sensing they are not in the lead for any of the aforementioned trio of uncommitted prospects.
The No. 1251 player nationally and the 181st best receiver in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, Bowman’s offer from the Buckeyes comes just one day after his commitment to Kentucky. This could be a scenario where Ohio State is trying to make up for lost time or for any number of reasons, but this offer going out when it did does warrant some extra attention with three guys already in the fold and not a ton of room left at the position.
Following the offer, Bowman did reaffirm his pledge to Kentucky. While that certainly means something, it’s hard to count out the Buckeyes knowing that they’re the home team, and also happen to be at the top of the college football landscape for developing his position. At any rate, telling Hartline “no” isn’t something this staff has heard much of if at all, and though Ohio State is definitely late, it’s hard to imagine they’re totally out of the running.
A development like this makes you wonder if Bowman would have been part of the class by now if the offer had come sooner, as he certainly showed interest when he attended various Ohio State camps. But even as a player committed elsewhere, the offer coming from the Buckeyes has to make him think a little more longer on the potential of staying closer to home.
Preston may very well stick with Kentucky, and it would be hard to fault him for doing so, but as the wide receiver recruiting for Ohio State continues to go through it’s changes, Bowman is one to keep a close eye on.
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Preston Bowman | 247Sports
The Ohio native received his offer from Ohio State shortly after committing to Kentucky.
Ohio State’s 2025 class currently features three wide receiver commits thanks to De’zie Jones, Quincy Porter, and Bodpegn Miller. Ohio State has been able to reel in three big-time play makers that come from a myriad of backgrounds recruiting wise. A well-rounded group at that, the Buckeyes still have at least one more spot open for the right guy, and several top targets are out there.
Ideally, Ohio State would love nothing more than to land the nation’s top receiver Dakorien Moore, but prying him away from other top suitors — mainly Texas — is going to be no easy task. The two other names that gained the most buzz are Vernell Brown and Jaime Ffrench. In a similar vein, neither of these players are guys to bank on, considering Brown is a Florida legacy and Ffrench has really cooled in the last month or so.
All of this said, it is pretty interesting to see Ohio State’s latest offer at the receiver position going out to in-state product, Preston Bowman. The timing of this latest development does make you wonder if the Buckeyes are looking elsewhere now, sensing they are not in the lead for any of the aforementioned trio of uncommitted prospects.
AGTGBlessed to received my 16th offer from THE Ohio State University @RecruitPN @ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachJordan82 @mickdwalker @Birm @MattParkerLR @AllenTrieu @Bill_Kurelic pic.twitter.com/IzYUeHp0WX
— Preston Bowman ¹ (@PrestonBowman9) June 23, 2024
The No. 1251 player nationally and the 181st best receiver in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, Bowman’s offer from the Buckeyes comes just one day after his commitment to Kentucky. This could be a scenario where Ohio State is trying to make up for lost time or for any number of reasons, but this offer going out when it did does warrant some extra attention with three guys already in the fold and not a ton of room left at the position.
Following the offer, Bowman did reaffirm his pledge to Kentucky. While that certainly means something, it’s hard to count out the Buckeyes knowing that they’re the home team, and also happen to be at the top of the college football landscape for developing his position. At any rate, telling Hartline “no” isn’t something this staff has heard much of if at all, and though Ohio State is definitely late, it’s hard to imagine they’re totally out of the running.
A development like this makes you wonder if Bowman would have been part of the class by now if the offer had come sooner, as he certainly showed interest when he attended various Ohio State camps. But even as a player committed elsewhere, the offer coming from the Buckeyes has to make him think a little more longer on the potential of staying closer to home.
Preston may very well stick with Kentucky, and it would be hard to fault him for doing so, but as the wide receiver recruiting for Ohio State continues to go through it’s changes, Bowman is one to keep a close eye on.
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