CINCINNATI – The decision on Ohio State for cornerback Jermaine Mathews had been in the bag for some time but it made Friday afternoon just as special. Mathews made his decision ‘a couple weeks ago’ but waited until July 1st to make it public in front of a full gym at Winton Woods high school. …
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Kayin Lee Follows Up Official Visit With Buckeyes Pledge
The Buckeyes started the week off the same way last week did with a major commitment at a position of need with the verbal pledge of four-star Kayin Lee. The 5-foot-11, 185 pounder from suburban Atlanta took his official visit to Ohio State over the weekend and apparently liked what he heard. Lee chose the …
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Givs And The Bank: Ten (Stars) By Tuesday Adding Inniss
Another day and another five-star wide receiver commit for Brian Hartline and the Buckeyes. But nobody is complaining, and nobody is taking it for granted as Ohio State has picked up the pledge of Brandon Inniss on the heels of landing the commit of Carnell Tate. For Inniss, he picks the Buckeyes over a slew …
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Givs And The Bank: No More Wait On Carnell Tate
It has been a long time coming, at least from the perspective of an Ohio State recruiting fan, the Buckeyes finally have the commitment of Carnell Tate after a few tense moments, real or not. We now know that Tate is in the class but what does this mean? What are the Buckeyes getting in …
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Chase Young Captures Attention Of French Edge Rusher
COLUMBUS – Ohio State’s football camps not only attract players from all across the country but players from all across the world as the PPI tour from Europe took part in the camp for the past two days with top players including linebacker Aymeric Koumba from France. The talented defensive end already holds double-digit offers …
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An Ohio State Offer Would Bring Jordan Hall To Tears
COLUMBUS – Players can go to as many of the Ohio State football camps as they would like and offensive lineman Jordan Hall is taking advantage of that, already participating in a pair and with plans to come back and work out for the Buckeyes coaches. The 6-foot-8, 340-pounder from nearby Kipp Academy already holds …
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Lockwood Remains Locked In After Camp Visit
COLUMBUS – Ohio State’s recruiting camps are not only a chance for uncommitted players to show out in front of Ohio State (and many other schools) coaches, but it is a chance for players who are committed to visit campus and get a chance to work with their future coaches in a football setting. The …
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Jax Leatherwood Still Working To Be The Best
COLUMBUS – The Buckeyes kicked off their annual football camps on Wednesday and had a pair of top 2023 quarterbacks in the building, both looking to earn a coveted Ohio State offer. Jax Leatherwood stands out in a crowd, checking in at 6-foot-6 and it was easy to tell when he was throwing footballs in …
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Jermaine Matthews Has A Big Day And Earns That Offer
COLUMBUS – Sometimes it just takes a good camp experience to get the wheels really moving and that seems to be the case for class of 2023 cornerback Jermaine Matthews out of Cincinnati (Ohio) Winton Woods high school. The Buckeyes had been very aware of the in-state star but Wednesday’s camp took the Buckeyes to …
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Soft-spoken Noah Rogers Makes Noise On The Field
ROLESVILLE, N.C. – Southern Swing wraps up its travel portion with a stop just outside of Raleigh to check out one of the nation’s top receivers, Noah Rogers. The four-star wideout is not one to do a lot of interviews or do a lot of big talking on social media, so this opportunity was a …
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Buckeyes Have Made An Impression on Popo Aguirre
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. – Southern Swing made its way back to the state of Georgia on its way towards Ohio and caught up with one of the nation’s top linebackers with Raul ‘Popp’ Aguirre. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder is a solid four-star in all of the rankings and a major target for many of the nation’s top …
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Darron Reed Looks To Tim Walton For Columbus to Columbus Move
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Southern Swing is in the home stretch, and we stop in Columbus, not the one everyone is familiar with in Ohio, but rather the one in the Peach State to check out defensive lineman Darron Reed from Carver high school. Reed checks in at 6-foot-5, 260 pounds but may be even closer …
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Bryson Rodgers Already Embracing His Role
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – If there is a top receiver in the nation, the Buckeyes will find him and more often than not will land him. The greater-Tampa area is well-known for producing more than its fair share of talent and while Wiregrass Ranch may be a newer high school, it already has been producing …
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Dijon Johnson Recognizes Ohio State’s ‘Brotherhood’
TAMPA – Sometimes you just know and that was the case with Wharton high school cornerback Dijon Johnson when it came to Ohio State. The class of 2023 defensive back did not come to Ohio State for a visit with the intentions of committing and technically he did not commit on his visit, but it …
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Buckeyes Very Much In Troy Bowles’ Recruitment
TAMPA – Our Southern Swing tour continues on into Tampa and we catch up with linebacker Troy Bowles, a familiar name around football circles. His father, Todd, was named the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this year and has been a household name around the NFL for quite some time. But Troy …
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