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— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) June 27, 2026
Have a good Monday.
TWO BIG BOOMS. How about two weekend BOOMs for the Buckeyes?
Four-star offensive tackle Caden Moss committed to Ohio State on Friday, and less than 24 hours later, three-star wide receiver Jordan Donahoo joined the class on Saturday.
Moss' commitment was a significant recruiting win for Tyler Bowen. The four-star prospect became Ohio State's third-highest-rated commit in the 2027 class, trailing only five-stars DJ Jacobs and Jamier Brown. Jacobs ranks No. 4 nationally in the cycle, Brown sits at No. 23 and Moss checks in at No. 72. Ohio State now has six top-100 prospects committed in the class, as four-stars Wyatt Smith, Kellen Wymer and Price Goldsby join Jacobs, Brown and Moss among the nation's top 100 recruits.
Ohio State has landed a top-100 overall prospect from out-of-state on the offensive line for the first time in six recruiting cycles as Caden Moss committed to the Buckeyes on Friday.https://t.co/JsZ93AW8U3 pic.twitter.com/JXtsi3NGTl
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) June 27, 2026
Moss is Ohio State’s first out-of-state top-100 offensive line prospect to commit to the Buckeyes since Donovan Jackson in 2021. That worked out pretty well for Ohio State, as Jackson developed into a first-team All-American and played a pivotal role in the Buckeyes’ championship season, stepping in at left tackle after season-ending injuries to Josh Simmons and Seth McLaughlin shook up the offensive line.
Moss has big shoes to fill, but at 6-foot-5, 320 pounds, he’s more than built for the job. The first clip on his Hudl tape is the kind of rep that jumps off the screen — driving a defender into the end zone like Michael Oher in The Blind Side — and it makes me think he’ll live up to the expectations set before him in Columbus.
Donahoo had made official visits to Minnesota, Georgia Tech and Ohio State, and while he had trimmed his final schools down to the Buckeyes and Cincinnati, his commitment still came as a bit of a surprise on Saturday.
#BOOM Three-star 2027 wide receiver Jordan Donahoo commits to Ohio State.https://t.co/NDKirgwZrw pic.twitter.com/F5OkQwR13G
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) June 27, 2026
The 6-foot-4, 191-pound wide receiver is a three-star recruit ranked as the No. 1,202 overall prospect in the 2027 class, but if Ryan Day and Cortez Hankton believe he can develop into a fit at Wide Receiver U, it’s an addition worth trusting. Ohio State has found plenty of three-star hits under Day, dating back to his time as offensive coordinator, with names like Chris Olave and Brock Boyd coming to mind.
Of course, Boyd hasn’t played an official snap in Columbus yet, but only Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate lost their black stripes quicker than him, so the early returns suggest he’s on a strong trajectory.
I’m not expecting Donahoo to follow that exact path, but with his multi-sport athletic profile as a football, basketball and track standout, there’s real developmental upside for the Florida prospect.
“LOL.” Caden Moss’ commitment sparked some… interesting… reactions on Ole Miss message boards Friday, and those posts eventually made their way to former Mississippi and Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins’ timeline over the weekend.
In a now-deleted tweet, Judkins quoted this post from Message Board Geniuses with a simple “lol.”
#OleMiss lost an in-state recruit to #OhioState. pic.twitter.com/2VhxmwIzsB
— Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) June 27, 2026
Judkins played two seasons at Ole Miss in 2022 and 2023, where he won SEC Freshman of the Year honors and earned back-to-back first-team All-SEC selections before transferring to Ohio State for the Buckeyes’ championship season in 2024. In Columbus, he rushed for 1,060 yards and 14 touchdowns while splitting carries with TreVeyon Henderson.
Ole Miss fans haven’t exactly warmed to Judkins since his departure, with many Rebels supporters pointing to NIL as the driving factor behind his move to Ohio State. Judkins addressed those narratives in his introductory press conference in Columbus, saying, “A lot of people won’t be happy when you make a decision for yourself.”
Judkins got the last laugh with a national title — and he seems to be still enjoying it. A championship ring tends to afford you that luxury.
A COMPETITIVE BATTLE? Former Ohio State All-American Jeff Okudah was in Columbus over the weekend for DeSales graduate Brian Asamoah’s Rising Stars camp, a free event for 300 young football players in Central Ohio.
10TV’s Adam King interviewed Okudah at the event, where he praised Devin Sanchez and Jermaine Mathews Jr. as future standouts in Ohio State’s secondary. He also said a one-on-one rep between him and Jeremiah Smith would be a “competitive battle.”
Former Buckeye Jeff Okudah is all in on this years Buckeye Squad.
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) June 28, 2026
He says Devin Sanchez and Jermaine Matthews Jr are going to be special with this OSU defense.
I did ask him if he could go one-on-one with Jeremiah Smith here is his answer: pic.twitter.com/eECJXu8T3Y
Respectfully, that’s a tough matchup for anyone. Smith wins that rep nine times out of 10 — and the one he doesn’t is probably 2019 Okudah, when he was at his peak as a first-team All-American with nine pass breakups and three interceptions. That’s no slight to Okudah, who was elite in his final season in Columbus and went No. 3 overall in the 2020 NFL draft. It’s just that Smith is that good.
TAKE IT BACK TO THE 90S. The Athletic continued its rewind to the 1990s last week when Bruce Feldman ranked the top 25 players from the decade. Two Buckeyes made the list, with Orlando Pace at No. 2 and Eddie George at No. 21.
Note: Don’t look at who ranked No. 1.
No. 2 - Orlando Pace
At almost 6-7, 335 pounds with over 36-inch arms and nimble feet, the mammoth Buckeye was a prototype offensive tackle. He became only the second true freshman to start an opener for the Buckeyes and went on to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1994. Over the next two seasons, Ohio State’s left tackle didn’t allow a sack as he became the first player to win the Outland Trophy twice. In 1995, he helped pave the way for Eddie George’s Heisman win. The next season, Pace finished No. 4 in the Heisman voting — the best finish by an O-lineman in 23 seasons dating back to OSU’s John Hicks finishing No. 2 in 1973.
Pace recorded a staggering 80 “pancake blocks” in his junior year, his last before he left to become the first pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.
No. 21 - Eddie George
The chiseled 6-3, 235-pound tailback looked like he was as big as some opposing defensive ends. In George’s first two seasons at OSU, he was part of a stacked running back room and didn’t have a major impact. But in 1994, he took over as the lead back and rushed for 1,353 yards and 12 TDs. The next season, he ran wild in the Big Ten. He also proved to be a big weapon as a receiver, and he capped his college career by beating out Nebraska’s Tommie Frazier for the Heisman Trophy.
Man, football was elite in the 90s. There are some dudes on this list.
Pace.
George.
Randy Moss.
Marshall Faulk.
Peyton Manning.
Champ Bailey.
Ray Lewis.
Dudes!
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