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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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Over half of the 2014 team was from Ohio, with notable exceptions (Zeke, Michael Thomas, Joey Bosa - though he and his brother are definitely Ohioans*). The Buckeyes had always been mostly homegrown. But in 2022, that's not even close to being the case:

Miyan Williams, Jayden Ballard, Zach Harrison, C.J. Hicks, Cade Stover, Jaylen Johnson, Reid Carrico, Jack Sawyer, Tommy Eichenberg, Gabe Powers, Michael Hall, Ty Hamilton, Jakob James, Trey Leroux, Ben Christman, Paris Johnson Jr, Joe Royer, Jerron Cage, Jake Seibert.

That's just 19 out of 85 scholarship players. Michigan State had 27 Ohioans on its roster in 2020. Penn State currently has six Ohioans, including its starting QB and its future QB. Michigan has seven, but the Wolverines have a significant history with Ohio players.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONALIZATION STRENGTHENED OHIO STATE TO THE POINT WHERE THE STATE'S BORDERS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE IMAGINARY.

OVER THE COURSE OF ONE DECADE, OHIO STATE FOOTBALL BECAME NOTRE DAME - BUT WITHOUT THE PEWS.

Conventional wisdom used to suggest that in recruiting, a tie would go to the kid from Ohio. That's probably not the case anymore, as Ohio State has a lot more to gain by establishing a foothold in foreign lands. The Buckeyes don't have an in-state brand in Texas, but being a star Texan and going to Columbus isn't the least bit mysterious anymore.

We probably won't regain 2014 levels of homegrown talent anytime soon or ever again, and that's just another consequence of college football's evolution dovetailing into what's necessary to compete for undisputed national titles. Ohio State will continue to strike what it perceives to be the correct balance of in-state talent and outsourced superstars.

And as long as they win, you'll continue to barely notice most Buckeyes are from somewhere else.
 
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Happy to see the DE from Cincinnati Taft get an offer. Tyler Williams is the coach over there. He was a 4 year starter at Colerain, played at Akron and was an assistant at Colerain before getting the Taft job. He is instilling a Colerain mentality and work ethic at Taft. I could not be more proud of Tyler and what he is doing. If he stays he will turn Taft into Glenville.

for those who don’t remember Adolphus Washington came from Taft. Keep an eye on this program.
 
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Honor&Glory said:
Happy to see the DE from Cincinnati Taft get an offer. Tyler Williams is the coach over there. He was a 4 year starter at Colerain, played at Akron and was an assistant at Colerain before getting the Taft job. He is instilling a Colerain mentality and work ethic at Taft. I could not be more proud of Tyler and what he is doing. If he stays he will turn Taft into Glenville.

for those who don’t remember Adolphus Washington came from Taft. Keep an eye on this program.
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Is it the same Tyler Williams who was like a scat RB and played with a bigger RB in the late 2000s(I think his name also began with a T)? If so, my God has time flew!


BTW, let's all feel old together. This kid is an 8th grader currently, and I haven't seen a thread for 2026 yet. But this is Tyler Atkinson, and he already holds an OSU offer. He's from the well known GA program, Grayson HS in Loganville, GA. We will be remembering his name for a while



 
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pnuts34 said:
Is it the same Tyler Williams who was like a scat RB and played with a bigger RB in the late 2000s(I think his name also began with a T)? If so, my God has time flew!


BTW, let's all feel old together. This kid is an 8th grader currently, and I haven't seen a thread for 2026 yet. But this is Tyler Atkinson, and he already holds an OSU offer. He's from the well known GA program, Grayson HS in Loganville, GA. We will be remembering his name for a while



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yes. Same Tyler Williams. Tryion Durham. also played football at Akron. yes, we are old. lol
 
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Ohio State has been an annual stop on the PPI Recruits’ DreamChasers tour since it began in 2017. For PPI Recruits founder Brandon Collier, however, this year felt different.

For the first time since he started the nationwide camp tour to help international prospects land opportunities to play college football in the United States, Collier got to see a former participant on the tour as a current Ohio State football player.

After participating in the DreamChasers tour last June, German-born defensive tackle Hero Kanu recently arrived in Columbus to begin his freshman year at Ohio State. It brought great pride to Collier to see Kanu at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center as this year’s DreamChasers participated in Ohio State’s high school football camps on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“It was kind of a surreal moment. I was almost in tears seeing Hero walk up to me and just kind of hug me, like ‘Man, thank you for helping me get here,’” Collier said. “It's only a few schools in the world like Ohio State. You got Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson. I mean, they are the cream of the crop type of schools. And just to see Hero, these guys say ‘OK man, if Hero came from the same pedigree as us, we can do the same.’”
 
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2019: GARRETT WILSON, JAMESON WILLIAMS

2020: JULIAN FLEMING, JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA, GEE SCOTT JR., MOOKIE COOPER

2021: EMEKA EGBUKA, MARVIN HARRISON JR., JAYDEN BALLARD

2022: KALEB BROWN, KYION GRAYES, CALEB BURTON, KOJO ANTWI

2023: BRANDON INNISS, CARNELL TATE, NOAH ROGERS, BRYSON RODGERS

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