June 8, 2026

5-star RB Richard Young not taking official visit to Ohio State football this summer: What it means — Buckeyes Recruiting


COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State football program took a heavy hit in the recruitment of 2023 five-star running back Richard Young on Monday night. Or did it? Young sparked chaos and confusion for Ohio State Twitter with two tweets 10 minutes apart. The first canceled his official visit on June 24-26. “I will not be taking an OV to Ohio state for my fifth visit..,” Young tweeted. But Young then confirmed that he still has interest in the Buckeyes. “Buckeyes will still be in my top school,” Young tweeted. So what just happened? Young’s tweets suggest what many have speculated, that Alabama may be pulling away in Young’s recruitment. The dream school that Young grew up watching as a kid has made a massive impression and the man at the helm is Nick Saban. Young hasn’t been shy about his enjoyment of meeting and being recruited by the coaching…

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