July 4, 2026

What 5-star RB Rueben Owens’ Louisville decommitment means to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is looking for a new running back after watching Mark Fletcher decommit and a high-profile one just came back on the market. Rueben Owens is the nation’s No. 23 player and No. 2 running back and has announced that he has decommitted from Lousiville after joining the Cardinals’ class in June. It’s the second school he’s decommitted from after originally committing to Texas. The Buckeyes offered the five-star recruit back in 2021 as they’ve spent the past year trying to build a relationship with him. But so far, it hasn’t amounted to much in terms of in-person intersection. He was supposed to camp this summer but never made his way up from his home in El Campo, Texas. Over the past month, the coaching staff has made a pitch for Owens again following Fletcher’s decision in hopes of getting him on campus for the…

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