Ohio State landed a commitment from 4-star wide receiver Alex Stump Sunday afternoon, flipping the local prospect from Lakewood, Ohio, who was previously committed to play at Kentucky.
According to Jeremy Birmingham of Eleven Warriors, the Buckeyes offered Stump a scholarship in late September, and the 6’3″ wide receiver needed less than a month to make his decision. Stump explained the nuance of his choice to Birmingham:
I actually really started to talk to Coach (Urban) Meyer in the early part of the season, after our opener against Gilman. They’d wanted me to come visit for a while, but we always play on Saturdays, so I couldn’t make it. (Meyer) talked to me about how I played that game, and that they wanted me to call them later in the week. An offer from Ohio State would have always made things interesting, and about a month ago I thought it might be coming.
Ohio State wanted me to come camp all summer, and if I wasn’t committed to Kentucky, I would have. I didn’t feel right going there and essentially campaigning for an offer from another school. I’d hoped that if they wanted to offer me, seeing me in person and during a game would show what I could do.
Stump is the No. 310 overall player and No. 38 wide receiver in the 2015 class, per the 247Sports composite rankings. He is the 17th commitment in OSU’s class, which ranks No. 14 in the country and second behind Penn State in the Big Ten.
More importantly, Stump is only the second receiver in…
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