Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney is joined by national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman along with Jeremy Birmingham of DottingTheEyes.com and Jefferson Powell of DeathValleyInsider.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.
MORE FACT OR FICTION: Ohio State will hold onto the No. 1 class
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1. Ohio State has five five-stars committed for 2025. The Buckeyes will keep all five in this recruiting class.
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Gorney’s take: FICTION. Ohio State is one of the best programs in the country and if the Buckeyes aren’t playing for a national championship this season then that is a disappointment – that is the level they’re playing at now – but just by the nature of recruiting I have to think at least one five-star heads elsewhere.
I don’t think it will be Tavien St. Clair unless something ridiculous happens with coach Ryan Day. I don’t think it will be Devin Sanchez, he seems locked in. And I don’t think it will be Carter Lowe (although there is a chance he could end up a four-star) or Riley Pettijohn, although a great season at Texas A&M or USC could make things interesting. If I had to guess it would be Birmingham (Ala.) Parker’s Na’eem Offord to stay in the SEC and flip to either Alabama or Auburn. The good news for Ohio State here is that all five could stick and the Buckeyes could actually add more including someone like Jarquez Carter or Zahir Mathis, who are already in the class.
Birmingham’s take: FACT. Ohio State is well aware that other programs are coming hard after its recruits, especially…
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Publish date : 2024-08-18 13:51:59
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