Ohio State Football Recruiting: 4-Star LB Dante Booker Commits to OSU
Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes are locking up some serious in-state talent with their 2014 recruiting class. The Buckeyes had already secured commitments from five of Ohio’s top prospects coming into…
Kyle Berger Commits to Ohio State: Buckeyes Land Stud 4-Star LB
Outside linebacker and 4-star recruit Kyle Berger has committed to Ohio State, representing Urban Meyer’s seventh commitment for the 2014 recruiting class. Berger is a talented linebacker recruit, so he’s a big commitment…
Ohio State and Michigan Battling for 4-Star LB Kyle Berger
The Ohio State—Michigan rivalry isn’t just a one-day battle on the football field in late November. For these two schools, the competition is a year-round event. The perfect depiction of that comes with…
Ohio State Battling Alabama and Clemson for 5-Star LB Raekwon McMillan
Inside linebacker Raekwon McMillan, the 5-star prospect out of Hinesville, Ga., boasts more than 50 scholarship offers from schools around the country. Elite programs like USC, Florida, Texas, Notre Dame and in-state Georgia have all…
Atlanta Nike SPARQ Combine standouts
ATLANTA — More than 1,700 student athletes took part Saturday in the Atlanta Nike Combine, a record for the event. Players from across the Southeast braved freezing conditions, snow flurries and significant wind chill to compete and test their athletic ability in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump and power ball throw. Below are the standouts from the event, which includes several prominent recruits and some off the radar prospects for the 2014 and 2015 classes.
Memphis LB racks up tackles, offers
ATLANTA — As a junior, Petera Wilson (Memphis, Tenn./White Station) had over 100 tackles, eight sacks, six passes broken up and two blocked punts. His double-digit list of offers reads like a who’s who of college football, with Florida State, Georgia and Ohio State being his most recent scholarship options. The coveted linebacker gave his thoughts on the newest offers. Ohio State: My father tells me a lot about “The” Ohio State and Urban Meyer is up there, so it does mean a lot to know they offered me.
Three impress Watch List LB Garrett
WESTMONT, Ill. — Watch List linebacker Clifton Garrett (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield) already planned to announce his decision at the 2014 U.S. Army All-America Game, but he is not so sure anymore. Garrett, one of the Midwest’s most coveted junior prospects, already has several offers and his latest came Sunday while at Iowa for a junior day visit. The trip to Iowa City went so well that Garrett plans to make another one. “I loved it.
Three-star LB comes on as commit No. 22
Just a little more than a week ago, Ohio State sat with no linebackers in the class of 2013. Now the Buckeyes have three. Three-star Christopher Worley (Cleveland/Glenville) became the 20th Tarblooder since 2002 to commit to Ohio State. Long thought to be a Buckeyes lean, Worley made things official Friday on the first day of his official visit and became the 22nd Ohio State pledge in the class of 2013. While he is the first Glenville product to commit to Ohio State this year, he joins offensive tackle Marcelys Jones after the junior committed to the Buckeyes on Christmas Day.
2014 LB Moore hopes to visit Buckeyes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Airius Moore (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek) headed to Tropicana Field last week for the Under Armour Combine in hopes of further improving his stock. The 6-foot, 215-pound linebacker has offers from Cincinnati and Illinois and is hearing from several programs in the Northeast and Midwest. “Boston College sends me a lot of mail,” he said. “Penn State, Ohio State, Louisville, Iowa — I can’t really think of any more.” Moore’s travel plans are not too, too busy.
Scouts: Meyer bolsters LB corps
The Buckeyes struck big on Friday with the commitment of ESPN 150 prospect Trey Johnson (Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett), who fills a huge need at the linebacker position for Ohio State in this 2013 class. This is key out-of-state verbal as the Under Armour All-American was being courted by several SEC schools and has SEC caliber speed and athleticism that Meyer may need to call upon early. In terms of ability, the Buckeyes are getting a versatile linebacker who can play inside or out in Columbus with his well-rounded skill-set and high football intelligence and instincts.
