Ohio State added a running back to its 2022 recruiting class on Tuesday when Dallan Hayden announced a verbal commitment to join the Buckeyes. Hayden, a four-star from Memphis, Tennessee, revealed his decision in a two-minute video released on Twitter. In the clip, he highlighted his football bloodlines as his father, Aaron, was a running back at Tennessee before playing in the NFL for four seasons, and his older brother, Chase, is a running back at Illinois after transferring from East Carolina this offseason. Their success raised expectations for him as a budding prospect at Christian Brothers High School. “I never ran away from my last name,” he said in his commitment video. “It’s only made me run harder.” Hayden made his decision after he visited Ohio State this past weekend. The other finalists included Illinois, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Utah. Since the expiration of the NCAA’s recruiting dead period at the start…
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