Welcome to “A-Deck” at Buckeye Scoop, where I’ll bring you inside scoop, what I’m hearing, tidbits, thoughts, and more on Ohio State recruiting and team coverage every week. Last week’s A-Deck took a look at the latest situation coming out of spring visits with defensive prospects on Ohio State’s 2023 board. This week, I do a …
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Around The Oval: Chase Bisontis Breaks Down Latest In His Recruitment
Around The Oval is presented by Todd Pennington with Revolution Mortgage. Check out today’s rates HERE! Ohio State is off to a great start with 2023 offensive line recruiting, having landed commitments from Luke Montgomery, Joshua Padilla, and Austin Siereveld. The Buckeyes are looking to add another big time prospect or two to the group, with …
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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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A-Deck: Post-Spring Pulse Check – Defense
Welcome to “A-Deck” at Buckeye Scoop, where I’ll bring you inside scoop, what I’m hearing, tidbits, thoughts, and more on Ohio State recruiting and team coverage every week. Last week’s A-Deck focused on the latest in 2023 recruiting for Ohio State on offense. This week, I look at the defensive side of the ball and where …
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Around The Oval: Impact Dylan Raiola’s Commitment Has On Ohio State Quarterback Room And Recruiting
Around The Oval is presented by Todd Pennington with Revolution Mortgage. Check out today’s rates HERE! Ohio State got some big news on Friday when former USC starting kicker Parker Lewis announced he would be leaving the Trojans program and transferring to the Buckeyes. Why did Lewis leave Lincoln Riley’s program? Why did he pick Ohio …
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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Big Me Kickoff: Swinging Into Week Two On The Road
We are halfway done with Southern Swing and in just a week have seen so much. Have you not been able to keep up with us? That’s okay, we have a midway point cheat sheet to get you up to speed. We have seen so many great players along the way and we want to …
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There Are No Doubts For Mark Fletcher
PLANTATION, Fla. – American Heritage high school is absolutely stacked when it comes to college-ready talent on the football field and the Buckeyes have already landed one piece of the puzzle from the program with running back Mark Fletcher. It is easy to spot Fletcher on the field, standing at 6-foot-1, 225-pounds and possessing a …
Cedrick Hawkins Excited For The Future
COCOA, Fla. – We caught up with Ohio State commitment Cedrick Hawkins as part of our annual Southern Swing after his practice at Cocoa high school and everything is going well for the future Ohio State safety. The ‘newness’ of being a commit is starting to wear off and Hawkins now is focusing on his …
Have The Buckeyes Lost Any Ground With JJ Smith?
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Our Southern Swing tour heads south to a familiar school at Chaminade Madonna Prep, a place that has been good to the Buckeyes here recently. The next name up is Jeremiah ‘JJ’ Smith, a tall and talented wideout from the class of 2024. Ohio State recently picked up signees with Ryan Turner …
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A-Deck: Post-Spring Pulse Check – Offense
Welcome to “A-Deck” at Buckeye Scoop, where I’ll bring you inside scoop, what I’m hearing, tidbits, thoughts, and more on Ohio State recruiting and team coverage every week. Last week’s A-Deck shared scoop on a pair of big time visitors from the West Coast. This week, I look at the latest in Ohio State 2023 recruiting …
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