July 1, 2026

Kenji Swanson, 2022 OT, says Big Ten showed ‘they care about the player’s health': Ohio State football recruiting


COLUMBUS, Ohio — California three-star offensive lineman Kenji Swanson isn’t playing football this fall. He’s entering his first year at Sierra Canyon High School after transferring from St. Francis High School, hoping to have a breakout season as a player who’s already earned 12 offers. He’s rated as the nation’s No. 414 overall player and No. 37 offensive tackle in the initial 247Sports.com composite Class of 2022 rankings with plenty of time to climb up. That climb was supposed to start this past Friday, but instead, he’ll have to wait until Jan. 8 as California is one of 17 states that have postponed fall sports until the spring. Those states are walking the same path that the Pac-12 and Big Ten chose, and Swanson gets it, even if he’s not happy about it. “Of course I wish they could play and I’m sure they do too, I was excited to…

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