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2026 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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GeorgiaBuck2 said:
...has been more enjoyable to watch/listen to since Barton was replaced by B. Moses)
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Barton was a bit slimey - to put it kindly - but he could talk ball, had historical and current inside knowledge of the program as a player and coach, and knew the OSU booster/collective/recruiting game well. B Moses is just a hype man that's a fan of the team. He can't tell you anything you don't know, so what's the point of him having an Ohio State football podcast? Other than to continue the BS grift...
 
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sflbuck said:
In addition to DE, I think they have to find another CB. If they find ones they like as a late riser, you might see another RB and LB
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pnuts34 said:
I agree on another CB, losing DI and Zo and possibly even Matthews. I don't see another RB with getting 3 in '25, and OSU can easily pull 1 from the Portal if need be(next year could see: Jackson, Peoples, West, Rogers and Akih in the room). I also don't see them pursuing another LB for the same reason as RB. Big class in the previous cycle and only losing minimal guys. Since the LBs are pretty much interchangeable, they only lose Styles. They only play usually 2, and rotate 3. But they will have 6 returning, and that's without the 3 frosh.

Now all of this can change due to the Portal of course. But as of now LB, RB, WR, TE, QB, and S are all loaded. Can never have enough OL, and another DE is definitely needed.
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I stand corrected on LB. I forgot that Arvell Reese is NFL draft eligible at seasons end. And the way he's playing, he could possibly go in the 1st 2-3 rounds. Would OSU increase his NIL deal to keep him? That no one knows yet. But it would make sense for JL to start entertaining other LBs in the 2026 class. So the interest in the LB from Massillon makes sense.
 
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pnuts34 said:
I agree on another CB, losing DI and Zo and possibly even Matthews. I don't see another RB with getting 3 in '25, and OSU can easily pull 1 from the Portal if need be(next year could see: Jackson, Peoples, West, Rogers and Akih in the room). I also don't see them pursuing another LB for the same reason as RB. Big class in the previous cycle and only losing minimal guys. Since the LBs are pretty much interchangeable, they only lose Styles. They only play usually 2, and rotate 3. But they will have 6 returning, and that's without the 3 frosh.

Now all of this can change due to the Portal of course. But as of now LB, RB, WR, TE, QB, and S are all loaded. Can never have enough OL, and another DE is definitely needed.
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pnuts34 said:
I stand corrected on LB. I forgot that Arvell Reese is NFL draft eligible at seasons end. And the way he's playing, he could possibly go in the 1st 2-3 rounds. Would OSU increase his NIL deal to keep him? That no one knows yet. But it would make sense for JL to start entertaining other LBs in the 2026 class. So the interest in the LB from Massillon makes sense.
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Yea, I mentioned LB because they seemed to be chasing one aggressively.(i.e. Scheduling an OV for the Curry kid from Florida and the recent interest in Williams) JL is rumored to be visiting Williams this Friday. If true he might be closing in on an offer.

RB was just pure speculation on my part. With five in the room from the 24 and 25 classes, I was looking at the potential for one or two of them to enter the portal.(especially Dixon who already tried to bolt once.) Add in the potential of Georges being the only back in the 27 class (due to NIL limitations) I thought it may make sense to taking another one in 26 if you could find one you like. But I think you're right, the portal may be a better solution to that problem.
 
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sflbuck said:
Yea, I mentioned LB because they seemed to be chasing one aggressively.(i.e. Scheduling an OV for the Curry kid from Florida and the recent interest in Williams) JL is rumored to be visiting Williams this Friday. If true he might be closing in on an offer.

RB was just pure speculation on my part. With five in the room from the 24 and 25 classes, I was looking at the potential for one or two of them to enter the portal.(especially Dixon who already tried to bolt once.) Add in the potential of Georges being the only back in the 27 class (due to NIL limitations) I thought it may make sense to taking another one in 26 if you could find one you like. But I think you're right, the portal may be a better solution to that problem.
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Funny thing about RB is, I forgot all about SWD in my previous post, I only included Peoples, the 3 true frosh and Akih. I see 2 in 2027(1 being DGG and another being a lower rated).
 
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sflbuck said:
Back into the pure speculation department, but given that we seem to be chasing LB's and CB's, but not S, I think it is possible that OSU expects Caldwell to stay at S (al least to start).
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From everything I've read, they expect Caldwell to play LB. But it all depends on how he grows. But it seems like OSU is attempting to flip players, and Bing from MD is the 2nd S they're attempting to flip in 2 days.
 
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KYBuck4858 1 hour ago
Birm updates: At Edge, LJ expected to watch Wafle’s game on Friday. Conversations happening with Dre Quinn and discussions about possibly visiting for the Minn game. At DT, rumors of maybe taking a 4th and bringing Emmanuel Ruffin back in for the Minn game. We were in his Top2 prior to filling up before his announcement. (This is very interesting to me. If true, this would indicate some attrition on roster or possibly moving on from Brickle, who hasn’t played this year. We’re very heavy at DT numbers on roster.)
LB - Lauranitis will watch Ja’Dyn Williams on Friday. Seems that he’ll want either him or recent offer Jacob Curry. On Monday, he also checked in on Xavier Griffin. Nothing serious here, but more of a courtesy visit (see how we are using Arvell Reese).
CB - recent offer to Jay Simmons. Walt will be visiting Danny Odem Friday (who will be visiting Neb for the UM game Sat).
S - Baylor commit Jordan Davis has been hearing from Matt G. He camped at OSU in June.
 
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