Ohio State Not Giving Up Chase for Five-Star In-State Lineman

By Jeremy Birmingham on January 16, 2015 at 8:44 am
Tommy Kraemer on a visit to Ohio State last spring.
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Cincinnati Elder five-star offensive lineman Tommy Kraemer will have a pair of national champions visiting him today. 

"Urban Meyer is coming to school today," Kraemer told Eleven Warriors via text message this morning. "Coach Coombs is coming to my basketball game tonight."

The top player in a loaded Ohio 2016 class, the 6-foot-5, 305 pound Kraemer told 11W that the Buckeyes have not stopped their pursuit of him since his October commitment to Notre Dame. 

"They never stopped," he said when I asked him if Ohio State had been trying to stay in touch. "I've just been staying busy with basketball."

One likely topic of discussion? The Buckeyes' effort to get Kraemer back on campus in Columbus, something the Buckeyes were unable to accomplish this past fall despite multiple attempts to do so. With a key Junior Day approaching, the Elder offensive tackle says he'll listen to the Buckeyes' coaches, but makes no promises about any visit.

"Yes," Kraemer said when I asked if they were trying to arrange a Junior Day visit. "I'll have to hear what (Ohio State) has to say."  

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