tOSU Recruiting Discussion

[Jaxbuck]

What leverage do these small schools have though? If they push too hard, the bigger schools say “screw you” and just play other P4 teams. BG, Miami(OH), Mercer, Furman, etc you’re pissed and what more money? Well now you get nothing, have fun playing each other and say bye to those 7 figure checks that massively help, and OSU will just play Syracuse, Colorado and Kansas for OOC games.

They don't have a ton of leverage to be sure. Like most people/groups in that position that could lead them to organize into a tighter group for safety.

Maybe that group says, essentially, we are our own league and if you play for us, these are the rules...we get to post you/sell your rights type of thing.

Who knows? But the MAC type schools joining forces to try and have any kind of general leverage/say so in the sport we still call CFB is a distinct possibility as this old system gives way to whatever the new is going to look like.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Like a super-sized version of playing in the Shoe i September for a million bucks? Interesting thought

Or, considered from 180-degrees… “Want to be compensated for coming to play in the Shoe every couple of years? Ok, then… we’re even.”

Sorry I didn't see these, yes. This is what I had in mind more than anything.

There are no rules right now, they who learn quickest will win. Get out in front of building an affiliate network with the teams/schools that will have the occasional 3 star turned OSU caliber monster.

All in all, as a matter of general principle, someone at OSU (or any school looking to navigate these waters) should educate themselves on early major league baseball and specifically a guy named Branch Ricky. History doesn't repeat but it does echo. This wild west of talent acquisition is exactly what what those early baseball guys were dealing with. A playbook, or draft of a playbook, exists. People who do this for a living would be foolish to ignore it.

If you want one book on it, go read Dollar Sign on the Muscle by Kevin Kerrane. Well worth the time and money.

 

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Four-Star 2025 DE Epi Sitanilei, Five-Star 2026 S Bralan Womack, Five-Star 2027 QB Brady Edmunds Among Key Visitors As Ohio State Prepares to Host Approximately 60 Recruits for Michigan Game

Approximately 60 recruits will attend Ohio State's game against Michigan with 2025 DE Epi Sitanilei, 2026 S Bralan Womack and 2027 QB Brady Edmunds among the standouts.

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Four-Star 2025 DE Epi Sitanilei, Five-Star 2026 S Bralan Womack, Five-Star 2027 QB Brady Edmunds Among Key Visitors As Ohio State Prepares to Host Approximately 60 Recruits for Michigan Game​

Class of 2025​

• Five-star quarterback Tavien St. Clair
• Five-star cornerback Devin Sanchez
• Five-star cornerback Na’eem Offord
• Five-star defensive tackle Jahkeem Stewart (maybe)
• Four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn
• Four-star wide receiver Quincy Porter
• Four-star wide receiver Bodpegn Miller
• Four-star defensive tackle Trajen Odom
• Four-star defensive tackle Jarquez Carter
• Four-star offensive tackle Carter Lowe
• Four-star defensive end Zion Grady
• Four-star linebacker Tarvos Alford
• Four-star safety DeShawn Stewart
• Four-star defensive end Epi Sitanilei
• Three-star linebacker Eli Lee
• Three-star safety Cody Haddad
• Three-star offensive lineman Jake Cook

Class of 2026​

• Five-star wide receiver Chris Henry Jr.
• Five-star safety Bralan Womack
• Five-star cornerback Elbert Hill
• Five-star offensive tackle Immanuel Iheanacho (maybe)
• Four-star safety Simeon Caldwell
• Four-star safety Zech Fort
• Four-star safety Jireh Edwards
• Four-star defensive end Shaun Scott
• Four-star offensive tackle Adam Guthrie
• Four-star offensive lineman Darius Gray
• Four-star defensive end Jake Kreul
• Four-star tight end Brayden Fogle
• Four-star defensive lineman Aidan Harris
• Four-star defensive lineman Andrew Harris
• Four-star defensive end Derek Colman-Brusa
• Four-star cornerback Jakob Weatherspoon
• Four-star wide receiver Brody Keefe
• Four-star wide receiver Connor Salmin
• Four-star offensive tackle Heze Kent
• Four-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo
• Four-star linebacker Thomas Davis Jr.
• Four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson
• Four-star offensive tackle Sam Greer
• Four-star wide receiver Jabari Brady
• Four-star linebacker Kenneth Goodwin
• Four-star wide receiver Messiah Hampton
• Three-star linebacker CJ Sanna
• Three-star safety Kaden Gebhardt
• Three-star wide receiver Jaeden Ricketts
• Three-star quarterback Matt Ponatoski

Class of 2027​

• Five-star wide receiver Jamier Brown
• Five-star quarterback Brady Edmunds
• Five-star wide receiver Dakota Guerrant
• Four-star wide receiver Myles McAfee
• Offensive tackle Reed Gerken
• Wide receiver DeAnthony Crittenden
• Tight end Luke Brewer
• Tight end D’Angelo White
• Cornerback Larry Moon

Class of 2028​

• Quarterback Christopher Vargas
• Quarterback Neimann Lawrence