June 27, 2026

Analysts Speculate Tuimoloau is Leaning to Ohio State — or is He?


The University of Washington football team just lost its defensive coordinator. What about the nation’s top defensive recruit, sitting in the Huskies’ backyard? Sports Illustrated All-American’s John Garcia speculates that Eastside Catholic High School defensive lineman J.T. Tuimoloau is probably weighing Alabama against Ohio State in choosing a college football program. Yet Garcia says just the fact that Tuimoloau is not revealing any clues right up to the end in two weeks has to bode well for the UW. The following is Garcia’s assessment of six uncommitted national recruits, among them Tuimoloau, who still lists five choices, which also include Oregon and USC, among his finalists: DE J.T. Tuimoloau / Sammamish, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) The most critical singular get for a program two Wednesdays from now is the top overall defensive prospect in the SI99, technically considering Washington, Oregon, USC, Alabama and Ohio State. Much of the buzz remains around…

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