June 2, 2026

National Signing Day: Ohio State loses longtime verbal commitment

Ohio State began the traditional National Signing Day 0 for 1.  Doug Nester, a four-star offensive lineman from Huntington (W.V.) Spring Valley, told the Huntington Herald-Dispatch he will sign with Virginia Tech rather than Ohio State.  He also considered Penn State before settling on making Blacksburg his home for the next 3-5 years.  “Ohio State is always the best of the best and they continue to get great talent and great guys, but it’s a big city and I don’t know if I would fit in well there,” Nester said. “Penn State is a great place – a small kind of town that is a city built around its campus. The town life is great and the guys are great, but it’s a little too far. I feel like Virginia Tech is that happy medium. It’s three hours away and only an hour away from my sisters.” Nester committed to…

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