ShareTweetAs expected, Ohio State had a huge recruiting weekend after its annual Friday Night Lights camp. Commitments from Chase Young and Amir Riep add to an already impressive class for 2017, and Brian Snead got things started in the same direction for the 2018 class. Let’s see how these commitments impact the Buckeyes’ future recruiting plans and evaluate what we learned from Friday Night Lights. The Buckeyes have been in hot pursuit of a pure pass rusher for this 2017, and they set their sights on Chase Young. Ohio State gave him the red carpet treatment every time he set foot on campus, and it obviously worked. This weekend, he gathered Urban Meyer and Larry Johnson together and let them know his intentions of coming to Columbus next fall. 5?? Chase Young, the No. 3 defensive end in the nation, ended his recruitment with a commitment to Ohio State! pic.twitter.com/CEjMPaUC9m — The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) July 23, 2016 Young’s commitment probably puts an end to defensive end recruitment for now since he will join 2016 signees Nick Bosa and Jonathan Cooper to wreak havoc on opposing Big Ten offensive lines for the next few years. Young had recently visited Alabama, and he didn’t…
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