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2021 VA OL Tristan Leigh (Clemson Verbal)

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Can Ohio State still add an offensive tackle?
Ryan Day was pleased with the Buckeyes additions on the offensive line, and there’s plenty of reason to believe him. Ohio State signed three athletic, versatile linemen — including the top-ranked interior lineman in the country in Donovan Jackson — but fell short to this point of landing a surefire, top-tier offensive tackle, at least according to the national rankings.

“I think [offensive line coach Greg Studrawa] worked his tail off,” Day said. “I think we got three really good players, all very different — three really talented young men. I’d give it an ‘A.'”

Ohio State was out in front for 5-star offensive tackle J.C. Latham for six-plus months but lost traction in his recruitment after the spring dead periods unfolded and he signed with Alabama. When Latham moved on, the Buckeyes turned attention pretty exclusively to 5-star Tristan Leigh, who has been receptive to their conversation. But he has not returned to campus in Columbus in the last year despite multiple visits to LSU, Oklahoma and a trip last weekend to Florida.

Leigh was expected to sign with a college this week before announcing his decision on Jan. 2. He decided against signing, but still intends to announce his school of choice in two weeks with a plan to sign in February. That means there is at least potentially a chance for Ohio State to get him on campus in the month of January. But if he does, then he’d be making the visit as a player committed somewhere else.

There’s been little optimism on the Tristan Leigh front for Ohio State, but at the very least there’s been a stay of execution in his recruitment. Expect Greg Studrawa, Ryan Day and the rest of the Buckeyes to make an appeal in whatever way they can. If Ohio State can’t convince Leigh, it would not be a surprise to see the Buckeyes get active in the transfer portal for an offensive tackle.
 
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https://theclemsoninsider.com/2021/...scusses-decision-to-join-dabo-and-the-tigers/

Leigh’s mother, Laura Rigney, who has multiple sclerosis, is a big inspiration to Leigh and was exactly that as he went through the recruiting process.
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I’m going to have trouble finding it in writing, but I believe the general understanding of Jordan Hancock committing to Clemson was that he was pressured/guilt tripped into committing to them to stay close to his sick mother who had a recent “cancer scare.”

At the very least, I find it highly coincidental that Clemson managed to land another kid with a sick mother.

I guess they’ve got that pitch, whatever it happens to be (presumably something connected to religion/faith), locked down.
 
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