David Mack has produced eye-popping numbers for the Moorhead Spuds, who are in the state championship game against Edina.
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Ohio State sniffing around top-ranked Minnesota wide receiver recruit
David Mack has produced eye-popping numbers for the Moorhead Spuds, who are in the state championship game against Edina.
David Mack will play for the Class 6A state title on Friday night as the Moorhead Spuds meet the Edina Hornets at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Last Friday, Mack scored on a five-yard slant to help Moorhead secure a spot in the Prep Bowl with a 26-14 win over Lakeville South. Then he traveled to Columbus, Ohio, where he visited Ohio State University and met with the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes.
It's unclear how much interest the Buckeyes have in Mack, as it doesn't appear that he's been offered a scholarship by Ohio State. However, the Gophers were the first FBS team to extend an offer to the junior wide receiver.
Last season, as a sophomore, Mack caught 70 passes and 18 touchdowns. This season, he's blown those numbers away. In the regular season (eight games), Mack had 76 catches for 1,044 yards and 17 touchdowns. In four playoff games, he's totaled 38 receptions for 450 yards and eight touchdowns.
Add it all up, and Mack has 112 catches for 1,494 yards and 25 touchdowns this season.
According to 247Sports, the only offers Mack has received so far are from Minnesota and South Dakota State.
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Give it time, and things will surely work out. One of the things that the Ohio State Buckeyes have done better than seemingly everyone under Ryan Day's watch is
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Ohio State, Ryan Day just entered the race for a Minnesota WR making waves
Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes have entered the fray for this Minnesota wide receiver.
Give it time, and things will surely work out. One of the things that the Ohio State Buckeyes have done better than seemingly everyone under Ryan Day's watch is recruit the best wide receivers in the country. It does not matter what part of the country they hail from, Ohio State is always closing. Yes, it absolutely helps that offensive coordinator Brian Hartline is the very best at what he does in this, too.
One such player the Buckeyes seem to a keen eye on is an unranked 2027 recruiting prospect from Minnesota in David Mack. The Moorhead, Minnesota native will be playing for a Class 6A State Championship on Friday night in Minneapolis. After helping the Moorhead Spuds win last Friday night, he made his way to Columbus to see the Buckeyes demolish the UCLA Bruins during Big Ten play.
With him getting a photo op with his primary recruiter Hartline, could this mean Mack is now well on his way to Columbus in 2027? Then again, what happens if Hartline gets to lead his own program before the time Mack can enroll in college? Let that sink in... Regardless, Ohio State showing interest in a recruit who only has offers from home state Minnesota and South Dakota State speaks volumes.
Clearly, the big winner in all this is Mack, who could use this Ohio State visit to his advantage here.
Ohio State has a reputation for being Wide Receiver U in college football
For a program like Ohio State that tends to know what it is doing when it comes to evaluating a certain position group, to the victors go the spoils. In a way, maybe the Buckeyes used the Minnesota offer Mack had as a way of knowing that he can play in this league? It stinks for a team like Minnesota, as the Golden Gophers just are not as well-resourced as Ohio State. Then again, who really cares?
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