The Hurry Up: Ohio State Offers Elite California Receiver While Four-Star Safety Plans to Shock the World

By Andrew Lind on February 3, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Amon-Ra St. Brown
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The Hurry Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-NAME FAMILY

Ohio State dished out its first post-signing day offer on Thursday night to Santa Ana, California, Mater Dei four-star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown

"It's huge for me," St. Brown told Eleven Warriors. "Ohio State is one of the top programs in the nation and they get some of the best receivers to the league, so it was a big one for me."

The 6-foot-1, 187-pound St. Brown is considered the third-best receiver and No. 30 prospect overall in the Class of 2018. He holds 20 offers from programs such as Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Washington.

St. Brown is the younger brother of Notre Dame wide receiver Equanimeous and Stanford signee Osiris, so academics will certainly play a role in his decision. He hopes to study something business-related in college.

"We all know football doesn't last forever," St. Brown said, "but ultimately the goal is to go to the NFL, so whatever school gives me the best opportunity to do so is where I'll probably end up."

St. Brown hopes to make his first visit to campus this summer.

WHY NOT JUST ASK HIM ABOUT IT?

Bellflower, California, St. John Bosco four-star safety Jaiden Woodbey really enjoyed his first visit to Ohio State last weekend, so naturally his tweet on Thursday night raised some eyebrows.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Woodbey recently listed Ohio State in his Top 4 alongside Nebraska, Oklahoma and USC. So I asked him point blank if we should be on commitment watch. 

"That was from something my mom said yesterday, so I don't know why people thought it was for recruiting," Woodbey said with a laugh. 

Of course people are going to overanalyze and dissect everything a highly sought-after athlete says, but let's not jump the gun. Woodbey hopes to return to campus this spring and visit the other finalists before he makes a decision.

SELF-PROCLAIMED SACK MACHINE

A few months back, we introduced you to North Arlington, New Jersey, Queen of Peace junior linebacker Robert Snead

The 6-foot-2, 202-pounder is not ranked by any major recruiting sites, but he's as impressive on tape as any athlete I've ever seen. 

Though he played in only four games last season because of a fractured foot, Snead racked up a team-high 46 tackles, 29 tackles for a loss and eight sacks. Queen of Peace went winless without him, and even had to forfeit its final two games due to low numbers. 

In spite of that, school such as Alabama, Michigan, Penn State and Rutgers have reached out to Snead, though he once again reiterated he covets an offer from Ohio State above all else.

"[Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano] hit me up Monday on my birthday. He's been talking to me on the phone each day so far," Snead told Eleven Warriors. "[He said] that I'm a big-time talent. He said this time next year, I will be signing. Biggest day of my life. Supporting things so far."

Snead understands a lot has to happen for him to be a part of Ohio State's Supreme '18 recruiting class - including visits to campus, an offer, etc. - but he's just happy things are finally moving in a positive direction. 

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AN OPPORTUNITY

Tate Martell won't be the only new signal caller on Ohio State's roster next season, as Cape Coral, Florida, Island Coast quarterback Kory Curtis has accepted a preferred walk-on offer from the Buckeyes. 

"Ohio State stood out to me for many reasons," Curtis told Eleven Warriors. "I think it's the best football and academic combination in the nation. What made it right with me is that the coaches will treat everyone the same no matter if you are a scholarship kid or not. They will push you to be your best every day. The connections you would make here are better than any other school in the nation."

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Curtis threw for 5,444 yards and 59 touchdowns in his career with the Gators. He turned down walk-on offers from programs such as Florida Atlantic and Colorado.

"I am ready to make my mark on the best football program in the nation and try to work for a scholarship because I feel that I'm more than capable of earning one," Curtis said. "I'm glad I got this opportunity. Everyone has a clean slate in college. Al the stars and ratings don't matter. It's how you perform every day that matters to them."

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