This series will highlight the commitment anniversary date of Ohio State players. I have commitment dates from 2003-2015.

Note: I don't have all of the commitment dates for all of the players from those years, but I'm working on it. 

Luke Roberts had a .844 comp. rating and was the 42nd ranked ILB in the 2012 class.

ON JULY 13, 2011 LUKE ROBERTS (ILB) COMMITTED TO OHIO STATE

Information from an article by Michael Chung of bleacherreport.com:

Some good news today for Ohio State. Luke Roberts, a 6'2", 215-lb linebacker from Lancaster, Ohio announced on Facebook that he has committed to play football at Ohio State. It is not surprising that the first recruit to commit to OSU after the announcement of new defensive coach Mike Vrabel is a linebacker.  

On Facebook, Roberts posted, "Is officially an Ohio State Buckeye." Fellow recruit Joshua Perry wrote on Roberts Facebook: "There you go! Welcome aboard. Glad to have you as a part of the Buckeye brotherhood!"

Luke Roberts making a tackle in a Spring Game.

Roberts leaves Ohio State for Harvard. Excerpts fromJason Priestas' article on 7-3-2013:

Backup Ohio State linebacker Luke Roberts is taking his talents to Cambridge to suit up for the Harvard Crimson.

Roberts, a sophomore, was buried on the depth chart and with talented linebackers Trey Johnson and Mike Mitchell arriving in the 2013 recruiting class, the writing, as far as playing time was concerned, may have been on the wall.

The Lancaster product has the grades to play for Harvard – he flirted with the school during his recruitment before pledging to interim coach Luke Fickell in July of 2011 – and because Harvard is an FCS program, he's able to play immediately, with three years of eligibility remaining.

A chance to play somewhere and earn a degree from one of the nation's best schools? That's a no-brainer.

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We wish Luke the best of luck, but it sounds like he's creating a bit of his own luck.