Here at BuckeyeScoop.com we try to have as much personal interaction with our readers as possible. Today, it’s Marc Givler’s turn in the hot seat to answer questions from our membership. Who was a silent commit to Ohio State for the longest? Will the Buckeyes land the nation’s top class? How is 2022 quarterback recruiting …
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The Pain Scale: J.C. Latham
If you’ve ever gone to the doctor, you may have been asked to rate your pain on a scale from 1-10. Your favorite team missing on a recruit may bring those same types of feelings, which is why we’re here to help with ‘The Pain Scale’. When Ohio State misses on a key recruiting target, …
The Pain Scale: Hudson Wolfe
If you’ve ever gone to the doctor, you may have been asked to rate your pain on a scale from 1-10. Your favorite team missing on a recruit may bring those same types of feelings, which is why we’re here to help with ‘The Pain Scale’. When Ohio State misses on a key recruiting target, …
The Buckeye Scoop: New Camp season? Hope for Hancock?
College coaches are facing an interesting challenge that they haven’t had to face before. The lack of a camp season and key evaluation opportunities. With the NCAA wiping out the Spring Evaluation Period and then the June college camp circuit, schools around the nation are making recruiting decisions in the 2021 and 2022 classes with …
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Updating the list of most important recruiting targets
Even during the prolonged Dead Period, there is still movement on the recruiting trail. With that in mind it is time to take an updated look at Ohio State’s most important recruiting targets in the 2021 class. How does the commitment of J.C. Latham to Alabama impact the list? The big-time tackle had been my …
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Mick Chat: Mick Walker talking OSU football and basketball recruiting
We love interacting with our membership here at BuckeyeScoop.com and we are going to make chats with our insiders a regular thing around these parts. First, it was Ross Fulton’s chalk talk on Wednesday, which gave everyone an in-depth look at the X’s and O’s of the Ohio State football program. Then on Thursday, we …
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Major O-Line target J.C. Latham commits to Alabama
For months it looked as though Ohio State was in the driver’s seat to land highly touted Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive tackle J.C. Latham. But in recent weeks there were rumblings that Alabama had become an even bigger factor than previously thought and perhaps even the leader for the big-time tackle. Those rumblings turned …
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Dasan McCullough has strong relationships at Ohio State
Ohio State is looking to keep the momentum they have built in the 2021 recruiting class rolling into the 2022 cycle. So far, the Buckeyes have been able to do just that with a few major commitments in the rising junior class. Among the uncommitted targets, Overland Park (KS) Blue Valley North safety/linebacker Dasan McCullough …
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Thursday Bank Chat
It is Thursday on BuckeyeScoop.com so that can mean only one thing. It is a BANK CHAT day! Recruiting analyst and OSU football insider Bill Greene will be hosting his weekly chat with our message board community today. As always, pretty much all topics are in play. Want to ask him about the Buckeyes or …
Givs and The Bank Recruiting Podcast: Jack Sawyer on the epic OSU recruiting class
Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class is on pace to be one of the best in the internet recruiting era. But will it be THE best? Five-star defensive end commit Jack Sawyer has some thoughts on that. Sawyer also breaks down his own game and discusses the shutdown and what he has been doing to stay …
Chalk Talk with Ross Fulton
As players have returned to the practice facility this week, it is time to start thinking about what the 2020 version of the Ohio State football team might look like. Nobody in the business does a better job of breaking down the Buckeyes than our football analyst Ross Fulton. Fulton is stopping by the message …
As recruiting slows down, Powers speeds up
Ohio State is off to a fast start when it comes to in-state recruiting in the 2022 class. Right now one of the top priorities is Marysville (Ohio) linebacker Gabe Powers. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound prospect is right in the discussion as Ohio’s top prospect in 2022 and has held an offer from the Buckeyes for …
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The Buckeye Scoop: Where things stand with the top targets
Even during a summer where camps and official visits have been postponed, there is still plenty going on in the world of Ohio State football recruiting. The Buckeyes have emerged from the COVID-19 shutdown with the clear number one class in the nation in the 2021 cycle but there is still work left to be …
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Buckeye receiver target Stellato commits to Clemson
In recent months, Ohio State’s recruiting focus at wide receiver has primarily focused on five-star Washington standout Emeka Egbuka and South Florida four-star speedster Troy Stellato. On Friday afternoon, Stellato committed to Clemson over the Buckeyes and many other programs, denying Ohio State of a third wide receiver pledge in the 2021 recruiting class. Stellato …
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Davis and Day building strong relationship
Ohio State has already taken a handful of defensive backs in its 2021 recruiting class, but there is a strong need to replenish the secondary and so the Buckeyes are still heavily recruiting a few more targets. Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway star Derrick Davis Jr. is one of those priority targets and the four-star prospect has …
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