According to 247Sports’ in-depth process for churning out player rankings, Ohio State has received commitments from a whopping 40 five-star recruits since 2000. Of that group, 13 are either on the current roster or committed to future classes (i.e. Garrett Wilson). This impressive number spans four Ohio State head…
Now, since I love lists, I’ve ranked those remaining 27 five-star recruits whose days as a Buckeye has passed. Many, like Nick Bosa, will appear on this same ranking in a matter of months, but with careers still being defined, I felt it was best to leave them off for now. This list, from least productive to most, only includes the…
In this week’s episode of The Buckeye SloopCast, Kyle and Jared celebrate the nearness of the college football season. They also spend some time talking about recruiting, specifically which Buckeye targets might be about to pop. They also discuss the Buckeyes’ latest pledges and some rankings updates that were both good…
247Sports.com is a website that utilizes “ratings and rankings of major media recruiting services” to form a composite index. According to their site, there are approximately 32 prospects in any given recruiting class that receive the honor of earning five out of five stars. The number of such outstanding athletes is chosen to…
If the day comes when Urban Meyer calls you up on the phone and offers you a job as an assistant coach, before you accept it, you better understand that you are going to have to recruit at an elite level. Now, you’ll have a top-notch product to sell, but it’s not going to sell itself. Or is it? When talking this spring about…
Five-star Bettendorf, Iowa point guard D.J. Carton is taking an official visit to Ohio State on Wednesday and Thursday, with a decision to follow in the next couple of weeks. Carton (6-2 195) is the No. 17 player in the 2019 recruiting class per Rivals and the No. 4 point guard. He is the No. 21 player overall in the 247Sports Composite…
Milton (6-2 210) is the No. 2 running back in the 2020 class and the No. 10 player overall per the 247Sports Composite. As a sophomore last season, Milton rushed for 1,514 yards and 23 touchdowns. Ohio State 2020 quarterback commit Jack Miller said last month that Milton was one of the targets that he would be…
Four-star Tennessee (Christ Presbyterian Academy/Nashville) linebacker Kane Patterson committed to Ohio State today. He chose the Buckeyes over offers from Alabama, Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Stanford, and Texas-San Antonio. He announced his commitment via Twitter. Patterson (6-1 225) is…
