The event features a Nike Football Ratings Championship, which is essentially a combine that determines “high school football’s top athlete.” Last year, that winner was Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins. Teammate Jeffrey Okudah came in second. There is also the Final 5 Linemen Challenge, which features the top 20…
Ohio State verbal commitments Emory Jones, Taron Vincent, and Jaiden Woodbey will all be featured during ESPN’s first weekend of high school football in August. Also making an appearance will be possible future commitment L’Christian “Blue” Smith, out of Huber Heights Wayne. Here is the full release from ESPN.
Listed at 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds, L’Christian Smith doesn’t look like your typical wide receiver. But then, when it comes to Ohio State, “typical wide receivers” need not apply. Nicknamed “Blue” almost since birth, Smith was a First-Team All-State wide receiver last year for Wayne High School in the Dayton area. That’s the…
The ink is barely dry after signing arguably the top class in Ohio State history, but it is never too early to look forward. The class of 2018 won’t sign on the dotted line for a whole year, and things will change drastically between now and then in these players’ minds. There will be commitments, decommitments, and more along the way…
