Things went so well for Ohio State on the recruiting trail at receiver this past year that there are rumors they even had to tell one 5-star pass catcher who wanted to come aboard that the ship was full. Of the seven highest-rated signees for the Buckeyes in their 2020 recruiting class, four of them were receivers. Julian Fleming, the 5-star receiver who played less than…
Before KJ Hill was Ohio State’s all-time leader in receptions he was committed to Arkansas. The Little Rock native was going to be a Razorback. When Urban Meyer hired Chris Ash to take over the Buckeye defense prior to the 2014 season, Ash told him about Hill, who was being recruited while he was at Arkansas. They offered Hill in March, but he didn’t commit until signing day.
Most of Ohio State’s freshmen early enrollees have discussed how excited they are to be a part of the Buckeye program. But for wide receiver Mookie Cooper, it’s a thrill just to be a part of a team again, period.
Remember that play in the fourth quarter against Michigan in 2018 when Dwayne Haskins dropped back, looked left to deceive the safety, and then went back to the right for a 78-yard touchdown pass deep down the seam to Parris Campbell? Of course you don’t, because it didn’t happen. Oh, there was definitely a 78-yard…
Since Urban Meyer’s arrival, the H-back/slot receiver has been the focal point of the Ohio State passing game. The role of the position changes depending on the receiver manning it, and it has fluctuated from the likes of Philly Brown to Dontre Wilson to Jalin Marshall, then to Braxton Miller and Curtis Samuel, then most recently to Parris Campbell and KJ Hill.
Winter workouts are the first chapter of any college football season. It is also where new leaders begin to emerge. At Ohio State, new leaders are needed in the receivers room, but according to the newly arrived freshmen pass catchers, there have been plenty to lean upon. Ohio State signed four receivers in the 2020 class. Julian Fleming, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Gee Scott…
One of Ohio State’s biggest question marks surrounding the team entering the 2020 season is who will replace the talent lost in the wide receiver room. The Buckeyes have a number of star receivers coming in from the new recruiting class, but ‘Zone 6’ only returns two major contributors from the rotation last season in rising junior Chris Olave and rising sophomore Garrett Wilson.
Ohio State signed four of the nation’s top 15 receivers this past recruiting cycle. In fact, four of the top six signees for the Buckeyes last month were wide receivers. The haul has helped make Ohio State receivers coach Brian Hartline the top-ranked recruiter in 247Sports’ recruiter rankings. Hartline himself bristles at the label of recruiter, as he places his focus…
Mookie Cooper, a wide receiver from Maryland Heights, Missouri, is now officially a Buckeye. He’s a top-100 overall player in the nation and one of the four players ranked among the top-15 receivers this year to sign with Ohio State.
A little over a month ago, 4-star receiver Mookie Cooper released his Top 5. Today, he whittled that group down to one by committing to Ohio State. Cooper (5-9 193) chose the Buckeyes over Miami, USC, Illinois, and Texas. Out of Trinity Catholic High School in St. Louis, Missouri, Cooper now becomes the second-highest ranked receiver…
